Revealing increasing atrocities against members of the Tibet community in China, Human Rights Watch on Wednesday released a report on the relocation of hundreds of Tibetans in recent times. Over 140,000 residents have been relocated or are currently relocating from 500 villages to new locations,

Human Rights Watch says China is accelerating the forced urbanization of Tibetan villagers and herders, adding to state government and independent reports of efforts to assimilate them through control over their language and traditional Buddhist culture.

An extensive report by Human Rights Watch says China is accelerating the forced urbanization of Tibetan villagers and herders, adding to state government and independent reports of efforts to assimila

According to the report, these programs amount to forced evictions in breach of international law that countries are supposed to adhere to. The report is based on over 1,000 official Chinese media articles from 2016 to 2023 and includes three case studies with video evidence.