Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) , Jan 29 : The Tibetan government-in-exile has demanded the unconditional release of Tibetan activist Tashi Wangchuk, who is reportedly in a jail in China for the last three years.
Speaking to ANI, Karma Yeshi, finance minister of Tibetan government-in-exile, said Wangchuk fought for the voice of Tibetan language and hence is jailed by the Chinese government.
Wangchuk is a Tibetan activist and advocates for greater Tibetan language education in schools in Tibet where Mandarin has become the sole language of instruction. He was detained by Chinese authorities on January 27, 2016, and formally arrested in March 2016 on suspicion of “inciting separatism”.
According to the Tibetan government-in-exile, the activist has been sentenced to a total of five years in prison and is at the risk of being tortured there.
