China’s repression in Tibet intensifies as imprisoned tycoon Dorje Tashi brutally beaten in custody

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Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India] November 26 (ANI): Dorje Tashi, one of Tibet’s most prominent businessmen, has reportedly suffered a violent assault inside Lhasa’s Drapchi Prison, further exposing China’s inhumane treatment of Tibetan political prisoners. According to his lawyer, Wang Fei, Tashi was attacked by three fellow inmates, leaving him with serious head injuries and a deep scar on his forehead. In blatant violation of Chinese prison regulations, authorities failed to inform his family about the incident, as reported by Phayul.

According to Phayul, the recent assault is not an isolated case; Tashi had earlier been beaten by eight inmates on April 17, 2021, highlighting a pattern of systemic abuse and negligence under the Chinese penal system. Once among Tibet’s most successful entrepreneurs, Dorje Tashi, founder of the Yak Hotel and other flourishing ventures in Lhasa, was arrested following the 2008 Tibetan uprising. He was accused of “illegal business operatio...

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