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Abuse Investigated

March 2, 2019;

In Toronto, the online abuse directed at Chemi Lhamo, 22, the Tibetan girl who was elected Student Union President at the University of Toronto, is being investigated by police. Her victory, and an anti-Chinese speech by Rukiye Turdush, a student of Uyghur origin, had both sparked a Chinese backlash with threats and abuse. There is concern that Beijing is monitoring university activities.

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