Tibet is one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world. This is in danger of extinction
- Written by Gerald Roche, Lecturer in Linguistics, La Trobe University
Three days after he was released from prison in December, a Tibetan village leader named Gonpo Namgyal died. As his body was being prepared for traditional Tibetan funeral rites, marks were found indicating he had been brutally tortured in jail.
His crime? Gonpo Namgyal had been part of a campaign to protect the Tibetan language in China.
Gonpo...
