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Analysts say China violating human rights in Tibet

A protester displays a placard during a demonstration against China in Times Square in New York, Feb. 13, 2015, demanding for the freedom of Tibet. [AFP]

New research measuring nighttime lighting data from detention facilities in Tibet has renewed global discussion about China's decades long persecution of Tibetans in the autonomous region.

While the report's findings offer limited insights into the current state of detention across the region, analysts say some evidence shows a fundamental shift in policing.

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