{"id":13071,"date":"2024-11-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/tibetan-language-rights-activist-tashi-wangchuk-detained-again-for-slanderous-videos-on-chinese-tiktok\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T23:00:00","slug":"tibetan-language-rights-activist-tashi-wangchuk-detained-again-for-slanderous-videos-on-chinese-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/tibetan-language-rights-activist-tashi-wangchuk-detained-again-for-slanderous-videos-on-chinese-tiktok\/","title":{"rendered":"Tibetan language rights activist Tashi Wangchuk detained again for \u201cslanderous\u201d videos on Chinese TikTok"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chinese authorities detained prominent Tibetan language rights activist Tashi Wangchuk on 20 October 2024, for his language rights activism on Chinese social media platforms. The Yushul (Chinese: Yushu) City Public Security Bureau (PSB) accused Tashi of publishing \u201cfabricated\u201d and \u201cslanderous\u201d videos on platforms such as Douyin (TikTok) and Kuaishou to \u201cslander government agencies\u201d and challenge government decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tashi was held for 15 days and released on 4 November 2024. This detention follows his previous five-year prison term from 2016 to 2021 on charges of \u201cinciting separatism,\u201d after his appearance in a New York Times<\/a> article and video documentary in November 2015 documenting his efforts to petition the Chinese government for Tibetan language protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite surveillance and punitive measures, Tashi has continued his language rights activism after his release from prison. In August 2023, he was attacked<\/a> by masked men, presumed to be affiliated with the authorities, in his hotel room in Darlag (Chinese: Dari) County, Golog (Guoluo) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, while conducting research on the status of the Tibetan language in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recent detention was specifically related to Tashi\u2019s social media activities. According to an Administrative Penalty Decision notice from the Yushul City Public Security Bureau, obtained by the International Campaign for Tibet, Tashi was charged with publishing \u201cfabricated\u201d and \u201cslanderous\u201d videos on Douyin and Kuaishou since June 2024. The PSB alleged that Tashi, using Douyin ID 241933 under the nickname Yushu Tashi, had been posting video clips that \u201cseriously disrupt the cyberspace environment and social public order\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PSB alleged Tashi\u2019s language rights activism \u201cprovoked disturbances\u201d and imposed an administrative penalty of 15 days of administrative detention in accordance with Article 26(4)<\/a> of the Law of the People\u2019s Republic of China on Public Security Administration Punishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 26(4) provides for detention of individuals who commit \u201cOther acts of provocation\u201d that disturb public security or disrupt social order. This broad provision allows Chinese police significant discretion in detaining individuals by misusing the law to suppress activism and free speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a firm belief in his right to freely express himself and advocate for Tibetan language rights in accordance with Chinese and international laws, Tashi refused to sign the Yushul City PSB decision notice that imposed 15 days of detention for his activism. The PSB noted his defiance in a handwritten note on the decision notice. Since his release on 4 November, Tashi is reportedly under surveillance by the Chinese authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yulshul City PSB Administrative Penalty Decision notice imposing 15 days detention to Tashi Wangchuk<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Notice of release from detention on 4 November issued by Yulshul Detention Center<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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