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Tibetans forced to demolish school attached to monastery in western China
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Sichuan [China], November 6 (ANI): Tibetan school officials were forced to demolish a school attached to Drago Monastery in Karze prefecture in western China's Sichuan province last month, Radio Free Asia reported quoting a monk living in southern India.
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Chinese tourists flock Tibet's Lhasa amid COVID-19 surge in 11 Chinese pro
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], October 27 (ANI): Amid the resurgence of COVID-19 in China lately, Chinese tourists are rushing to Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. This comes at a time when the Chinese authorities have banned tourism in the areas outside Tibet, reported Radio Free Asia.
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Forces loyal to Myanmar's Junta 'torch church, homes' in Chin State
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], October 15 (ANI): Troops loyal to Myanmar's junta have torched an entire village -- including a Baptist church and a dozen other buildings--in the country's embattled Chin state, residents said on Thursday, prompting condemnation from a local human rights group which cal
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China shuts down private Tibetan school in Qinghai province
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 16 (ANI): Chinese authorities in Qinghai province have shut down private schools forcing some students to enroll in government schools, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported citing Tibetan sources as saying.
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Hong Kong District Councillor expelled after failing to take 'loyalty oath
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 14 (ANI): Authorities in Hong Kong have expelled an elected pro-democracy member of the city's District Council for failing to turn up to pledge allegiance to the government and the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), while calling into question the oaths of seve
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Uyghur businessman, who disappeared in 2017, confirmed to be held in Xinji
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): A Uyghur entrepreneur, who disappeared four years ago following his return from the US, has been confirmed detained by authorities in an internment camp in northwestern China's Xinjiang region, sources familiar with the case told Radio Free Asia.
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Beijing forcing Tibetan students to undergo military training
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Lahasa [Tibet] August 7 (ANI): Chinese authorities in the autonomous body of Tibet are forcing the school-going students to undertake military training during their vacations to indoctrinate them in the ideology of China's ruling Communist Party, Radio Free Asia reported citing Tibetan sourc
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Chinese dams release Mekong waters on Laos; pose threats to aquatic life
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], April 8 (ANI): Chinese dams on the Mekong River have begun unleashing water during the river's normal dry season, posing threats to aquatic life in Laos, along with thousands of people living alongside the river in Southeast Asian country, according to a report by Radio Fre
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China targeting Christians by detaining them in secretive brainwashing cen
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 8 (ANI): Authorities in China are detaining Christians in secretive, mobile "transformation" facilities to make them renounce their faith by using brainwashing methods, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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China using pressure tactics on family members to intimidate Uyghur scribe
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Chinese has been pressurising family members to intimidate journalists reporting about the atrocities against over a million Uyghurs in Xinjiang, as recently shown by the detainment of two brothers of a Radio Free Asia (RFA) journalist who has been missing si
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Brothers of US-based journalist detained after Xinjiang coverage, in appar
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): Two brothers of US-based Journalist Eset Sulaiman have been detained by the authorities in China's Xinjiang as part of an intimidation campaign aimed at preventing him from reporting on rights abuses, according to Radio Free Asia.
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China removes Uyghur language as medium of instruction in Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): As China continues to refute reports of ongoing human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, another revelation has confirmed that Beijing has removed the Uyghur language instruction from educational institutions in the region.
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