Tibetan Community Alleges Information Blackout by China Amid Nepal Flood, Demands Access for International Media - The Tribune
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Tibetan community alleges information blackout by China amid Nepal flood, demands access for international media - The Tribune
Tibetan community and environmental researchers on Tuesday expressed anguish over the challenges in accessing verified information on the impact of the glacial avalanche that struck Kyirong, Tibet, and caused a flash flood in the Rasuwa district of Nepal on August 26.
Beijing, 1 Sep (EFE).- Human Rights Watch (HRW) denounced this Tuesday that Chinese authorities have resorted to "censorship and control" following the flood that hit northern Nepal and the Tibetan county of Gyirong (southeastern China), and claimed that the victims can "be heard" and that journalists and [...] The entry HRW denounces information restrictions in China after the flood that hit Tibet and Nepal was first published in HolaNews.
The Human Rights Observatory (ODH) accused the Chinese authorities of censoring information and preventing journalists from contacting relatives of the victims of the floods in Tibet, arguing that survivors have "right to be heard".
Communist regime of China censors publications on social networks about flooding in Tibet and restricts access to the region
The Chinese government today invoked security risks and the possibility of new "secondary disasters" to justify restrictions on foreign journalists' access to the Tibetan area hit by last week's floods.
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