China jails Tibet cultural campaigner for five years

A Tibetan man who campaigned against the erosion of his language and culture has been imprisoned in China for “inciting separatism”.

The five-year sentence handed down to Tashi Wangchuk, who was detained in 2016, was immediately branded a “gross injustice” by rights groups. The case against Mr Tashi, 33, was based on comments made during a New York Times documentary in which he tried to highlight the erosion of Tibetan culture by the authorities.