China: Tibet Anti-Crime Campaign Silences Dissent

Expand Saohei Chu'e "anti-gang" campaign poster, photographed in Lhasa, 2019. © 2019 Private (New York) – Chinese authorities in Tibet are using a national anti-crime campaign to crack down on peaceful expression by Tibetans suspected of dissenting views, Human Rights Watch said today. Those criminally prosecuted include activists defending Tibetan culture and environment, critics of official corruption, and suspected supporters of the Dalai Lama. The campaign is also targeting for possible prosecution or other punishment practitioners of unapproved religious activities and Tibetan government…

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