China-based Tibetan blogger Tsering Woeser has won a Courage in Journalism award for the web site Invisible Tibet, but apparently China is not permitting her to collect the award.
China-based Tibetan blogger Tsering Woeser has won a Courage in Journalism award for the web site Invisible Tibet, but apparently China is not permitting her to collect the award.

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