Tsering Woeser, one of 10 Women of Courage honored by the U.S. State Department this year, has used her blog, Invisible Tibet, together with her poetry, historical research and social media platforms like Twitter to give voice to millions of ethnic Tibetans who are prevented from expressing themselves to the outside world by government curbs on information. Now based in Lhasa, Woeser continues to document Tibetan life under Chinese Communist Party rule in the Himalayan region.
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