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Tibetan WeChat users could face eight years in prison for sharing news about Hong Kong

The Chinese government has told citizens of Qinghai province in north eastern Tibet they could face up to eight years in prison if caught sharing illegal content on a popular communications app called WeChat.

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Eight Tibetans detained for “organising a mob to disturb social order”

Tibetans in south-eastern Tibet have been detained on suspicion of “organising a mob to disturb social order” and “provoking trouble” court documents published below show.

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Thousands relocated in southern Tibet

The entire population of the three townships was moved by the government, which also offered incentives for people to move.

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Chinese tech firm bars Tibetans and Uyghurs applying for a job

A Chinese technology company has published a job advert which bars Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians and Sichuanese people from applying.

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Details emerge of three monks arrested in eastern Tibet

Tibet Watch has learned of the detention of three Tibetan monks in eastern Tibet during the past three years.

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Authorities offer Tibetan informants over $40,000 for information on “illegal” activities

Tibet Watch has learned that local Chinese Communist Party authorities have offered rewards of up around to 42,750 US dollars to citizen informers who report online or digital based activities that are considered to be illegal by the state.