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Tsering Woeser

Protesters stand behind a photo of a victim of self-immolation during a 2012 march in New York City in support of Tibet.

A prominent Tibetan activist thinks Facebook deleted her post to cozy up to China

Business

Beijing-based Tsering Woeser has been documenting Tibetan self-immolation protests online for the past few years. But she says Facebook has now deleted one of her posts, and not for the reasons of graphic content that they’ve given her.

Woeser on a visit to Tibet, where she grew up.

This woman is the voice of Tibet for China and the world

Global Politics
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