Dharamshala — The Chinese authorities prohibit Tibetans from creating logos featuring religious symbols or the Tibetan language. They have tightened restrictions on the use of the Tibetan language in daily life, as well as on Buddhist symbols on logos and signs. They have further restricted the publication of Tibetan books, arrested Tibetan publishers, and banned the display of Thangkas and wearing traditional Tibetan hats. The aim is to eliminate all aspects of Tibetan identity.

Dharamshala — Chinese authorities in Lhasa have secretly sentenced a Tibetan monk to seven years in prison following his arrest in 2021. He was accused of helping monks escape from Tibet to India and making offerings to their spiritual leader in exile, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. His conviction was revealed only recently, when his family received invoices for expenses incurred during his imprisonment.

Dharamshala — Tibetan monk Zeyga Gyatso released after six months in the Chinese police detention, in poor health. He suffers from knee pain and eye problems, due to exposure to intense light whilst he was detained at the Xining police station. Since his release, Zeyga has been placed under close surveillance, making it difficult to obtain full information about his state of health.

Dharamshala — At a time when the Chinese government was placing millions of Tibetan children in colonial-style boarding schools with the aim of assimilating them into Chinese culture, language and ideologies. Tibetan parents feared their children would become like the Chinese, but they were forced to send them to these schools. One Tibetan father refused to send his son to the boarding school and was detained by the Chinese authorities.

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