China: Three More Tibetan Schools Forcibly Closed as Tibetan-Language Education Faces Mounting Threat

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According to the latest information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), Chinese authorities have forcibly closed at least three private Tibetan schools in the Golok (Ch: Guoluo) region of Amdo over the past three months. The schools are the Golok Tadrak Orphan School, the Ra-Gya Jigme Gyaltsen Grassland (Tsathang) Girls’ School, and a community-funded village school in Jasag village. Authorities ordered the closures between August and September 2026, depriving Tibetan children of educational institutions that placed their language, culture, and community traditions at the centre of learning.

The latest closures follow years of mounting pressure on independent and privately ru...

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