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Tibetan’s Appeal Rejected

June 19, 2020;

The appeal against the seven-year sentence of Tibetan anti-corruption activist, Anya Sengdra, has been rejected by a Chinese court. Sengdra was sentenced for “provoking troubles, forming a mob to disturb social order, and other evil cases” in December 2019 following his criticism of corrupt officials and involvement in environmental campaigns. In May a United Nations working group called for Sengdra’s release,expressing concern that his “legitimate work” was being criminalised.

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