Human rights defender Tsering Tso placed under house arrest

5 months ago

Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 9: Tsering Tso, a Tibetan human rights defender and professional tour guide, has been placed under house arrest at her residence in Trika (Ch. Guide) County, Tsolho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Amdo, eastern Tibet. According to a report by Tibet Times, the Dharamshala-based Tibetan-language outlet, she is accused of forging an identity card and causing “social unrest.”

Sources told the outlet that authorities have imposed tight restrictions on her movement and other basic rights. Her lawyer, Liang Xiaojun, who previously represented Tibetan language ...

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