New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): In yet another crackdown on free speech, local Chinese authorities in the so-called Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture detained five Tibetan men for performing a music piece that hailed the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, media reports said citing research group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy.
The incident took place Thursday in the so-called Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture when the group of men were performing a song at a musical contest on the popular Chinese video-sharing platform Kuaishou, which is known to have a team of 2000 employees to censor users who violate the regulations set by the Chinese government, reported Phayul.
From among the five detained the identity of only one man has been revealed till now, his name Derab. Chinese authorities while censoring the song detained the individuals. An excerpt from the censored song reads: “Noble Lama was born in Tibet / Performed virtuous deeds in foreign lands / Loving and compassionate Lama / Pray for his swift return.”
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