China: Police Arrest Tibetans for Internet, Phone Use

China: Police Arrest Tibetans for Internet, Phone Use

Click to expand Image A Tibetan Buddhist monk and a woman share a mobile phone outside the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on June 1, 2021. © 2021 Kevin Frayer/Getty Images (New York) – China’s government has arrested dozens of people in Tibetan areas since 2021 for politically motived phone and internet-related offenses, Human Rights Watch said today. Tibetan journalists in exile report that these arrests typically targ…

Tortured for Telecoms in Tibet

By Human Rights Watch, 14 April 2025 Have you ever phoned or emailed someone in another country? A friend, a relative, or maybe a work colleague? It seems almost a silly question. In today’s hyperconnected world, where communications are incredibly inexpensive and easily available, these are things people do countless times a day without giving... The post Tortured for Telecoms in Tibet first appeared on Central Tibetan Administration. The post …

Chinese police ensnaring Tibetans over phone and internet activity, Human Rights Watch says

Dozens of people in Tibet have been arrested by Chinese authorities in recent years for "simply using a cellphone," according to the nonprofit Human Rights Watch.

China intensifies digital surveillance, arrests in Tibet: HRW report

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 14: Chinese authorities have arrested dozens of Tibetans since 2021 for phone and internet-related offences that appear politically motivated, according to a new report released Sunday by US-based rights group Human Rights Watch. The monitoring group documented more than 60 cases where Tibetans were detained for having “banned content” on their phones or for contacting people outside China, including relatives.…