China accused of silencing SOAS-bound student over Tibet advocacy

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London [UK], September 20 (ANI): Zhang Yadi, a Chinese student from Changsha, Hunan, has gone missing under alarming circumstances after returning to China from France earlier this summer.

Zhang had been preparing to begin a Master’s program in Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in September 2025 on a prestigious scholarship. Zhang’s disappearance has sparked deep concern among academics, activists, and human rights defenders, as reported by Free Tibet.

According to Free Tibet, Zhang travelled back to China on 5 July to spend time with her family. She was last heard from on 30 July while in Shangri-La, Yunnan province. Since then, all communication with friends and colleagues has been severed. She may have been taken to her hometown of Changsha by state security officials. Authorities are reportedly investigating her on charges of “endangering national security," a vague and widely criticised accusation often used by ...

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