China detains hundreds of Tibetans for 're-education', says human rights group

Source: Guadian.co.uk Posted By: Carson R...4454 days ago

The Chinese government has detained several hundred Tibetans who were returning from India after attending teaching sessions overseen by the Dalai Lama, and was forcing them to undergo political re-education, a human rights group said.

New York-based Human Rights Watch said it believed it was the first time since the late 1970s authorities had detained Tibetan laypeople in such large numbers, and comes as Beijing frets about unrest in Tibetan parts of the country.

China allowed about 7,000....

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