Dharamshala — The Chinese government has introduced a new law that will tighten control over all forms of information on the Internet, and which will come into force on August 1, 2024. This law will prevent people from freely sending messages, images, audio and video, and will force them to be very careful when sending information. Any information considered illegal by the Chinese authorities will be subject to arrest, torture and imprisonment.
The Chinese National Information Bureau, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced a new resolution aimed at controlling the flow of information intended for the Chinese people and Tibetans in particular. This will make it more difficult for Tibetans to send information about the real situation in Tibet to the free world, and will restrict the right to freedom of expression and the right to information.
The Chinese authorities claimed that the aim of the resolution was to combat rumours, threats and illegal information. In reality, the Chinese authorities want to control the flow of information about the CCP authorities' wrongdoings and human rights violations, the sentencing of Tibetans without crime and without legal trial, the violation of religious and educational rights, etc. to free countries and the international media. This is why they do everything possible to prevent the circulation of information in the name of national security and personal safety.
The Chinese authorities' resolution will come into force on August 1, 2024, the day on which the Chinese People's Liberation Army was founded. This law will prevent people from speaking against the Chinese army and circulating information about the misdeeds of the CCP authorities and human rights violations in Tibet and China.
The resolution warning that sending letters, messages, images, audio and video recordings via the Internet to so-called "incite hatred, threats, violence, accusations or illegal information" will be subject to prosecution. In addition, "the Internet service provider is primarily responsible for the content of information on the Internet.
In addition, the Chinese authorities have asked Internet service providers to restrict information on anything considered "illegal or harmful" to the Chinese government, the CCP. In fact, the things considered "illegal or harmful" by the Chinese government are exercising freedom of expression, writing articles in the Tibetan language and practising religious activities, including keeping photos and books of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, and having a faith in their spiritual leader.
The Chinese government has detained, arrested, tortured and imprisoned hundreds of Tibetans for exercising their fundamental rights, keeping a photo of their spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and trying to protect their mother tongue, Tibetan culture, religion and environment.
