Tibet's children forget their language • China.Table

Tibetan children in Gangdoi, southwest of Lhasa, doing their homework.

The sinicisation of Tibet’s children and youth continues. To estrange them from their own culture, Chinese authorities force them into boarding schools far from their families. The students only see their families during the holidays. They speak their mother tongue less and less.

By
Marcel Grzanna

The United Nations Special Rapporteurs are not letting up. They have once again requested the Chinese government’s statement on a human rights issue. This time, the UN observers are focusing on the dramatic situation in Tibet.

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