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Tashi Wangchuk

PEN America Celebrates Release of Tibetan Language Advocate Tashi Wangchuk

Press ReleaseJanuary 28, 2021

“We’re overjoyed to learn that Tashi has been released from a prison sentence he should never have served in the first place.” More

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Nearly 1,000 Writers and Linguists Sign Open Letter Demanding China Release Tibetan Language Advocate

Press ReleaseJanuary 26, 2020

"The freedom to write is meaningless without the freedom to speak one’s own language, and PEN America vehemently supports linguistic and cultural rights." More

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An Open Letter to His Excellency Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China

Open LetterJanuary 26, 2020

We, the undersigned members of the literary, academic, and linguistic community, join PEN America in calling for the release of Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk.  More

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International Mother Language Day: Safeguarding the World’s Cultural Heritage

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By: James Tager | February 21, 2019

"When we safeguard the continued use of a language we are also safeguarding the cultural heritage that the language produced, and the possibility of future works in those languages." More

DARE: Verizon Under Fire for ‘Throttling’ Firefighters’ Data in California Blaze

News DigestAugust 23, 2018

Verizon under fire for allegedly slowing flow of data to California firefighters who maxed out their plan, illustrating perils of abolishing net neutrality. More

Five Years’ Imprisonment for Tibetan Activist Tashi Wangchuk an Attack on Language Rights

Press ReleaseMay 24, 2018

“​The preservation of language rights is a fundamental building block of the right to free expression. Tashi Wangchuk should never have spent a single day in detention for his… More

Trial of Education Advocate Tashi Wangchuk on Separatism Charges an Attack on Tibetan Linguistic and Cultural Rights

Press ReleaseJanuary 3, 2018

This is an absurd and offensive attack on Tibetan language and cultural rights, which authorities have dressed up as an issue of national security. More

DARE: Iran’s Supreme Leader Blames ‘Enemies’ for Deadly Protests

News DigestJanuary 2, 2018

Trump takes to Twitter to taunt Iran over swelling popular protests as Iran's leader blames "enemies" for fomenting the unrest. More

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