UN Experts Condemn French Museums for Erasing “Tibet” Name Under Chinese Pressure

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By Tenzin Chokyi

Alexandra Xanthaki, UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, briefing reporters at UN Headquarters in 2022. Image:UN/ Manuel Elías.

DHARAMSALA, 30 Sept: UN experts have raised serious concerns over the erasure of the name “Tibet” in French museums, declaring that such actions contribute to the sinicisation of Tibetan heritage by the Chinese government and undermine the rights of the Tibetan people.

In a letter addressed to the French government on 31 July—now made public—...

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