Advocacy and Capacity Building to counter China’s Transnational Repression in Europe
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) conducted a seven-week long advocacy and capacity building activities aimed at…
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TCHRD Conducts Series of Child Rights Awareness Campaigns for Tibetan Youth in Nepal and India
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) recently concluded its Child Rights awareness campaign, engaging thousands of Tibetan…
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Tibetan Real-Name Complainant Detained by Chinese Authorities for Exposing Illegal Mining in Tibet
Tsongon Tsering, a 29-year-old Tibetan from Tsaruma village in Kakhog (Ch: Hongyuan) County, Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Prefecture, Sichuan Province, was…
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China: Disclose the Whereabouts of Four Arbitrarily Detained and Missing Tibetans from Ngaba
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) calls on the Chinese authorities to immediately disclose the whereabouts of…
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Tibetan Librarian at Kirti monastery sentenced to three years in Chinese prison
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) strongly condemns the recent sentencing of Lobsang Thapkhey, a former librarian…
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Tibetan live-streamer assaulted and suspended for promoting Tibetan language and culture on social media
Tibetan language content creator and live-streamer Tashi Nyima, also known as Gang Lhaja, shared in a video posted on the…
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TCHRD’s call to end enforced disappearances in Tibet on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, TCHRD stands in solidarity with the victims and families of those who have been subjected to unlawful, Chinese state-sanctioned repression through enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, beatings, torture, and inhuman treatment merely based on one’s own religious beliefs or cultural identity.
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China must end its persecution of Tibetan human rights defender Tsering Tso
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy strongly condemns the relentless persecution of Tibetan human rights defender Tsering Tso, who was arbitrarily arrested and subjected to a 10-day “administrative detention” by the local police in Yushu Prefecture.
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China shuts down highly reputed Tibetan private school signalling intensification of its forced cultural assimilation policy
The Chinese government has shut down Gangjong Sherig Norbu Lobling also known as Jigme Gyaltsen Nationalities Vocational School, a highly…
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Douyin’s ban on the Tibetan language sparks concerns over rapidly shrinking cultural and linguistic freedoms online
The strict imposition on using the Tibetan language on Douyin, the most popular short video app in China—the Chinese counterpart of TikTok—has been a recurring issue and has raised concerns about digital freedoms and the rapidly shrinking space for cultural and linguistic autonomy in Chinese cyberspace.
The issue has sparked concerns again after a Tibetan netizen, Youga Ga, posted a video expressing strong discontent over the ban. Many Tibetans have also expressed their concerns on social media, reporting difficulties in streaming and speaking in Tibetan, with their content being immediately censored and deleted.
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