Published 3 years ago

Tibetan culture advocate released after 5-year prison term

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BEIJING — A Tibetan shopkeeper convicted of inciting separatism based on his comments in a New York Times documentary was released Friday after serving a five-year prison sentence, advocacy groups said.Tashi Wangchuk’s release was reported by the writers group PEN America and the International Campaign for Tibet. There was no official comment and his lawyer did not answer calls to his cellphone.Tashi was detained on Jan. 29, 2

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Tibetan culture advocate released after 5-year prison term

A Tibetan shopkeeper convicted of inciting separatism based on his comments in a New York Times documentary has been released after serving a five-year prison sentence

3 years ago·United States

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South China Morning Post

Tibetan activist Tashi Wangchuk released after five years in Chinese prison

A Tibetan activist sentenced to five years in prison by Chinese authorities for “inciting separatism” after appearing in a New York Times documentary has been released, his lawyer said.Tashi Wangchuk was sentenced in 2018 after prosecutors cited a short documentary about his work protecting his culture as evidence of his alleged incitement. He had been taken into custody two years earlier.The documentary followed Tashi as he travelled to Beijing…

3 years ago·Hong Kong

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Channel News Asia

Tibetan culture advocate released after 5-year prison term

3 years ago·Singapore

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IBTimes

China Releases Tibetan Activist After Five Years In Jail

A Tibetan activist sentenced to five years in prison by Chinese authorities for "inciting separatism" after appearing in a New York Times documentary has been released from jail, his lawyer said Friday. Tashi Wangchuk was sentenced in 2018 after prosecutors cited a short documentary about his work protecting his culture as evidence of his alleged incitement. He had been taken into custody two years earlier.

3 years ago·United States

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WION

China releases Tibetan activist after five years in jail

A Tibetan activist sentenced to five years in prison by Chinese authorities for "inciting separatism" after appearing in a New York Times documentary has been released from jail. The activist -- by the name of Tashi Wangchuk -- was sentenced to prison in 2018 after prosecutors cited a short documentary about his work protecting his culture as evidence of his alleged incitement. He had been taken into custody in 2016.

3 years ago·Noida, India

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Bangkok Post

China releases Tibetan activist after five years in jail

BEIJING - A Tibetan activist sentenced to five years in prison by Chinese authorities for "inciting separatism" after appearing in a New York Times documentary has been released from jail, his lawyer said Friday.

3 years ago·กทม, Thailand

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