Exile Tibetans condemn China’s ‘Ethnic Unity Law’ as threat to Tibetan identity

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, July 1: Exiled Tibetans in Dharamshala joined a worldwide ‘Global Day of Action’ on Wednesday to denounce the implementation of China’s new “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,” describing it as a state-backed legal framework designed to accelerate the assimilation of Tibetans and systematically dismantle their distinct identity, language, religion, and culture.

The demonstration was organised by a coalition of four major Tibetan non-governmental organisations—Students for a Free Tibet-India (SFT-India), the Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA), the National Democratic Party of Tibet (NDPT), and the Gu Chu Sum Movement Ass...

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