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Surveillance in Tibet

February 14, 2018;

The Chinese government in the Tibet autonomous region has issued new instructions that Tibetans living there should report on the activities of “criminal gangs” connected to the “separatist forces of the Dalai Lama” and his “group”, as well as “foreign hostile forces”. There are reports that due to lack of employment opportunities for Tibetans, many work in the surveillance industry which requires them to spy on their compatriots.

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