China is targeting the social media accounts of Tibetan government-in-exile officials and human rights defenders in a bid to silence those who speak out against China’s occupation of Tibet. Tenzin Lekshay, spokesperson and additional secretary of the Department of Information and International Relations of the Central Tibetan Administration, unexpectedly disappeared in January this year and remains suspended to this day, according to Tibet Rights Collective. “Despite months of continued requests to @TwitterSupport, @Twitter has remained silent and refused to lift the suspension of my Twitter account @tlekshay, which has been active for over ten years. Twitter must act quickly and provide justification.
In an earlier statement, Lekshay revealed that he had been contacted by an anonymous media personality linked to Chinese state-affiliated media on another communication platform with a request for access to a mysterious connection dating back to the Republic. popular in China. While trying to access the link, his Twitter handle was compromised.
Similar instances of hacking and censorship have been reported among Tibetan social media profiles, which actively speak out against China’s policy in Tibet, which was illegally invaded in 1959. The account of a prominent Tibetan activist based in Dharmshala, Himachal Pradesh, Yeshi Dawa which was widely engaged in activities related to raising awareness of various social and environmental issues in the Tibetan region was also compromised earlier.
Concerns have been raised about censorship on Twitter linked to tweets and social media posts, which China perceives as anti-China, the report said, adding that China has recently tightened its censorship on indoor communication. and outside Tibet, as it restricted online communications between Tibetans and their family members and friends living abroad.
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