Demolition at Larung Gar: Tibetan nun’s protest suicide note denounces China’s policy of religious repression
A suicide note left by a Tibetan nun last year following the demolition of her shelter by Chinese authorities at…
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Undercover in Larung Gar: A year after demolition, world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist institute sliced like a melon
Larung Gar, the world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist institute, resembles a sliced melon, a year after Chinese authorities dismantled thousands of…
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Famed Tibetan dunglen artist Kelsang Yarphel released from prison after four years
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) welcomes the release of popular Tibetan singer and composer Mr Kelsang…
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Earlier this month, Chinese authorities sent two monks, Gendun Dakpa and Lobsang Sherab, to prison for allegedly ‘sharing information with…
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China suspected of using torture on self-immolator’s sister as Tibetan monk dies of self-immolation
A Tibetan monk named Jamyang Losel died of self-immolation protest yesterday in Chentsa (Ch: Jianzha) County, Malho (Ch: Huangnan) Tibetan…
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Inevitable Imprisonment: Arbitrary Detention and its Effects on the Exercise of Universal Rights in Tibet
Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the arbitrary detention of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedun Choekyi Nyima by the Chinese government.…
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Senior Tibetan doctor accused of writing about human rights and the Dalai Lama detained for the second time
On 27 February, a senior Tibetan monk and head of the Mura Monastery hospital was detained for the second time…
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Tibetan mother jailed for protecting body of self-immolator released after four years
A Tibetan woman named Tsedup Kyi was welcomed home by family members and 200 other local Tibetans after her release…
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Tibetan monk arrested for spearheading protest during 2008 uprising released after 10 years
A Tibetan monk jailed for spearheading a mass protest against Chinese rule during the 2008 uprising in Tibet was released…
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Tibetan monk jailed for peaceful protest released after three years
A Tibetan monk was released last Wednesday after the completion of his three years prison term. Lobsang Gyatso, 23, a…
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