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Tibetan Private Language Schools Closed Down in Sichuan

June 8, 2021;

Reported by Sangay Kunchok for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Dickyi. Written in English by Richard Finney. School closings further tighten China’s restrictions on language rights in Tibetan areas. Authorities in western China’s Sichuan province are closing down private Tibetan schools offering classes taught in the Tibetan language, forcing students to go instead to…

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