Dharamshala, Sept. 5 -- A coalition of 147 Tibet-focused organisations and members of the International Tibet Network has strongly denounced China's intensifying crackdown on Tibetan environmental defenders, cultural advocates, and community leaders, Phayul reported.

According to Phayul, the statement released on Wednesday was issued in response to the arbitrary extension of the prison sentence of prominent Tibetan activist A-Nya Sengdra. Rights groups argue that the decision reflects Beijing's determination to stifle dissent and intimidate Tibetan civil society.

Sengdra, a well-known community leader from Gade County, Golog in eastern Tibet's Amdo province, was detained on September 4, 2018, and later sentenced to seven years in prison...