‘EVERYDAY IS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY’: TCHRD observes World Human Rights Day
Sixty-six years ago, on 10 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The…
Read MoreFormer Tibetan social activist serving 15 years’ sentence dead after less than 6 years in prison
According to reliable information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), a Tibetan political prisoner serving…
Read MoreTwo Tibetan artists receive harsh sentences, severe fines for creation of Tibetan music
Two prominent members of the Tibetan folk music industry have been given harsh prison sentences and heavy fines for their…
Read MoreTCHRD and PEN Tibetan honor imprisoned Tibetan writers: Event graced by Kirti Rinpoche and Chang Ping
On 15 November 2014, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) and Tibetan Writers Abroad PEN centre (Tibetan…
Read MoreTibetan activist-writer challenges China’s ‘rule of law’ rhetoric in new book
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has recently obtained a book written by Lhaden, a Tibetan writer…
Read MoreTwo young monks sentenced to prison for staging peaceful protests in Tibet
Two young Tibetan monks from Kirti Monastery were convicted and sentenced by the Intermediate People’s Court in Barkham (Ch: Ma’erkang)…
Read MoreTibetan monk sentenced to 12 years for ‘inciting separatism’
A senior Tibetan monk who was the chief chant master/presiding priest (Tib: umze) at his monastery has been given 12…
Read MoreTwo Tibetan men released after serving prison for 2008 protests
Two Tibetan men, Woeden and Lobsang Gyatso, were released after serving prison for their participation in 2008 uprising in Ngaba…
Read More[GUEST POST] The past in the way of the present: Ruminations on Pema Tseten’s movie Old Dog
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) presents one of the most comprehensive and insightful reviews ever done…
Read MoreTibetan activist writer released after four years in prison
“I hate lies and intrigues. The purpose of my life is to secure truth and justice” – Gyitsang Takmig Tibetan…
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