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“Anti-Gang” Campaign Targeting Tibetans

May 15, 2020;

A Chinese “anti-gang crime” campaign is reportedly being used to target Tibetans suspected of dissent. Since the crackdown began in 2018 “gang crime” charges have been used to sentence at least 51 Tibetans for peacefully petitioning or protesting on issues such a religious freedom, environmental protection and official corruption. According to Human Rights Watch the campaign “has intensified the persecution of those deemed to be disloyal to Communist Party rule”.

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