On Thursday 14 December in Strasbourg, MEPs voted by 477 votes to 14 with 45 abstentions in favour of a resolution regarding the abduction of Tibetan children and forced assimilation practices in Chinese boarding schools in Tibet.
In this resolution, they condemn repressive assimilation policies throughout China, in particular the boarding school system in Tibet, “that seek to eliminate the distinct linguistic, cultural and religious traditions among Tibetans and other minorities, such as...