Tibetan language activist Tashi Wangchuk has been released after five years behind bars. Photo: Freetibet.org
Human rights in China: Tibetan activist Tashi Wangchuk released after five years in prison
- Activist was detained in 2016 for ‘inciting separatism’ after appearing in a documentary about the diminishing use of the Tibetan language
- He is now at his sister’s home in Qinghai province but his lawyer says he is unsure if his client is ‘fully free’
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Tibetan language activist Tashi Wangchuk has been released after five years behind bars. Photo: Freetibet.org