TCHRD welcomes Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen’s release from prison
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is pleased to learn that Dhondup Wangchen, the courageous filmmaker of…
Read More‘For the values of democracy and equality’: Remembering Tiananmen Heroes
“For the values of democracy and equality, many great men and women gave up their lives. On this earth beneath…
Read MorePlight of Tibetan ‘substitute teachers’ in Rebkong County
In the People’s Republic of China, a ‘substitute teacher’ is someone who is employed to teach in a primary or…
Read MoreFormer abbot subjected to secret detention shortly after release from prison
Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is deeply distressed to learn that Lodoe Rabsel, the former abbot of…
Read MoreChina expands new measures to directly control Tibetan monasteries
Chinese authorities in Yulshul (Ch: Yushu) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, in the Tibetan province of Kham has begun implementing…
Read MoreMonk disappears after sending protest writings to Chinese cadres’ phones
A Tibetan monk has disappeared after sharing his writings criticizing Chinese rule to the mobile phones of Chinese cadres stationed…
Read MoreFIGHT THE BLACKOUT IN TIBET: World Press Freedom Day Campaign
‘Fight the Blackout’ campaign aims to highlight and end the extreme restrictions put on independent journalists and human rights monitors…
Read MoreTCHRD commemorates 25th birthday of Tibet’s disappeared Panchen Lama
Today marks the 25th birthday of the XIth Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, one of the most important spiritual leaders…
Read More12 Years Too Many: Release Tenzin Delek Rinpoche on medical parole
Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) observes with deep concern the 12th anniversary of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s arbitrary arrest…
Read MoreWriter among two sentenced to harsh prison terms of 10 to 13 years in Diru County
Tibetan writer Tsultrim Gyaltsen, also known as Shokdril, and his friend Yulgyal, from Diru County, Eastern Tibet, have been sentenced…
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