Chinese authorities threaten family to hand over former Tibetan political prisoner who lives in exile
In a shocking case of reprisals against a former Tibetan political prisoner living in India, Chinese authorities have subjected his…
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Tibetan monk’s account reveals rampant use of torture and sexual abuse in China’s ‘political re-education’ centres
A first-hand account written by a former detainee reveals the horror that goes on in the name of ‘legal education’…
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Special Report Pays Tribute to Chinese lawyers Defending Tibetans
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) yesterday released a special report on Chinese lawyers defending Tibetans detained…
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Tashi Wangchuk’s sentencing exposes China’s assimilationist agenda to annihilate Tibetan cultural identity
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) condemns in the strongest terms the sentencing of Tibetan language advocate…
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China: Allow independent international bodies to verify fate of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet
On the 23rdanniversary of the enforced disappearance of Tibetan spiritual leader Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights…
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Village leader among 31 Tibetans detained for opposing mining at sacred mountain
Chinese authorities have detained scores of Tibetans and disappeared a village leader after they had opposed plans to mine Sebtra…
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2017 Annual Report on Human Rights Situation in Tibet
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) released today the 2017 Annual Report on Human Rights situation in…
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Chinese authorities detain two Tibetan monks for sharing ‘illegal’ contents on social media
This week on Monday, Chinese authorities detained two monks from Tsang Monastery in Ba Dzong or Gepasumdo (Ch: Tongde) County…
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Tibetan nomad dies of self-immolation protest ahead of sensitive political anniversary
A Tibetan man named Tsekho died of self-immolation protest in the nomadic town of Meruma (Ch: Maierma) in Ngaba (Ch:Aba)…
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Prominent former political prisoner Tsegon Gyal sentenced to three years on charge of ‘inciting separatism’
A prominent former political prisoner who had been detained incommunicado more than a year ago was sentenced to three years…
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