{"id":13071,"date":"2016-12-07T14:26:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T14:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/?post_type=creativo_portfolio&#038;p=13071"},"modified":"2021-10-05T16:59:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T15:59:23","slug":"tashi-wangchuk","status":"publish","type":"creativo_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/freedom101\/hero-profile\/tashi-wangchuk\/","title":{"rendered":"Tashi Wangchuk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1585061086162{margin-bottom: 24px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13328&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629377015269{margin-top: 24px !important;margin-bottom: 6px !important;padding-top: 12px !important;padding-right: 6% !important;padding-bottom: 12px !important;padding-left: 6% !important;}&#8221;]<strong>Age<\/strong>: Early 30&#8217;s on detention<br \/>\n<strong>Summary<\/strong>: Tashi Wangchuk, a Tibetan businessman, was detained following an interview with the New York Times on Tibetan culture and language. Tashi was tortured and held without trial for two years.<br \/>\n<strong>Charge<\/strong>: \u201cinciting separatism\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Sentence<\/strong>: Five Years<br \/>\n<strong>Prison<\/strong>: Yushu Detention Center<br \/>\n<strong>Status<\/strong>: RELEASED on 28 January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 426px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-13071-1\" width=\"426\" height=\"426\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/freedom101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TashiWangchuk.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/freedom101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TashiWangchuk.mp4\">https:\/\/freetibetanheroes.org\/freedom101\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TashiWangchuk.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p class=\"LC20lb DKV0Md\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmnestyOz\/\">\u00a9Amnesty Australia<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1585147448931{padding-bottom: 12px !important;background-color: #990000 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text font_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; el_class=&#8221;whiteHeads&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1633449560046{padding-bottom: 12px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Released!<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1585147643255{margin-bottom: 24px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1585059584006{padding-top: 24px !important;padding-bottom: 12px !important;}&#8221;]Tashi Wangchuk, an innocent Tibetan shopkeeper and language advocate, was sentenced to five years\u2019 imprisonment by Chinese authorities on false charges of \u2018inciting separatism\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIS CRIME? Publicly seeking his right to Tibetan language education.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In November 2015, Tashi was interviewed by the New York Times about his mission as an advocate for Tibetan language rights. His concern was stemmed after classes in his local area were closed down, prompting fears that future generations of Tibetans would grow up unable to speak their mother tongue.<\/p>\n<p>The interview resulted in the short film, \u201cA Tibetan\u2019s Journey for Justice\u201d, which covers Tashi&#8217;s attempts to file a lawsuit against local officials over the lack of Tibetan language education in schools.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"nyt_video_player\" title=\"New York Times Video - Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video\/players\/offsite\/index.html?videoId=100000004031427\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1585059540825{margin-bottom: 24px !important;padding-bottom: 24px !important;}&#8221;]<strong>On 4 January 2018, after two years in detention, Tashi Wangchuk finally stood trial.<\/strong> The four-hour hearing concluded without a verdict or a sentence, which finally came on 22 May 2018.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column][vc_message style=&#8221;square&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629377129855{padding-bottom: 32px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h3>Read More:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tibetnetwork.org\/tibetan-rights-activist-tashi-wangchuk-released-after-five-years-in-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TASHI WANGCHUK RELEASED &#8211; Joint Statement<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pen.org\/advocacy-case\/tashi-wangchuk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PEN America<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>New York Times:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/29\/world\/asia\/tibet-china-tashi-wangchuk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tibetan Who Spoke Out for Language Rights Is Freed From Chinese Prison<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Older News:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/11\/29\/world\/asia\/china-tibet-language-education.html\">\u00a0New York Times<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/11\/29\/world\/asia\/china-tibet-language-education.html\">: <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/11\/29\/world\/asia\/china-tibet-language-education.html\">Tibetans Fight to Salvage Fading Culture in China<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.org\/imprisoned-tibetan-language-advocate-tashi-wangchuk-faces-false-separatism-charges\/#2\"><strong>International Campaign for Tibet<\/strong>: Imprisoned Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk faces false \u2018separatism\u2019 charges<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spcommreports.ohchr.org\/TMResultsBase\/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=22981\"><strong>UN Human Rights Experts Statement:<\/strong> Express &#8220;serious concern&#8221; about Tashi Wangchuk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/CAT_C_CHN_CO_5_22477_E.pdf\">\u201cnumerous reports from credible sources that document in detail cases of torture, deaths in custody, arbitrary detention and disappearances of Tibetans.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freetibet.org\/news-media\/pr\/student-protests-marginalisation-tibetan-language-spread\">Tibetan language has been steadily undermined under Chinese rule over the past six decades<\/a>[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p><iframe id=\"SHR\" style=\"display: none; border: none;\" title=\"shr-utils\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<p><iframe id=\"SHR\" style=\"display: none; border: none;\" title=\"shr-utils\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;30&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1585061086162{margin-bottom: 24px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13328&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1629377015269{margin-top: 24px !important;margin-bottom: 6px !important;padding-top: 12px !important;padding-right: 6% !important;padding-bottom: 12px !important;padding-left: 6% !important;}&#8221;]Age: Early 30&#8217;s on detention Summary: Tashi Wangchuk, a Tibetan businessman, was detained following an interview with the New York Times on Tibetan culture and language. 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