Prominent Tibetan religious figure found in emaciated condition in prison
Trulku Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche (also known as Pangri-na Rinpoche), a highly revered reincarnated lama from Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous…
Read MoreTCHRD hosts seminar on Nepal, China and Tibet at JNU
On 22 and 23 August, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), working with the Jawaharlal Nehru University…
Read MoreLeaked internal document shows China used machine guns to kill Tibetans in March 2008 protest
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) presents an analysis of a secret Chinese document on Tibetans killed…
Read MoreTCHRD condemns Chinese police shooting of unarmed Tibetans in Kardze
Despite strict restriction on communication, information is coming out of Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province that…
Read MoreFormer political prisoner smuggles list of fellow prisoners on escape from Tibet
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has received a list of 45 Tibetans from Sichuan Province who…
Read MoreTCHRD releases memoir of former Tibetan political prisoner
TCHRD is pleased to announce the launch of a memoir of a former Tibetan political prisoner in Tibetan titled “Raising…
Read MoreAnti-corruption crackdown in Tibet must focus on human rights abuses
As part of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, investigators are being sent to the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) for…
Read MoreChina holds Tibetan livelihood to ransom to secure political stability
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) recently published an update on the escalating repression in Diru (Ch:…
Read MoreMonk released after 6 years of incarceration for ‘leaking state secrets’
A Tibetan monk was released recently after completing a six-year sentence for sharing information about human rights abuses perpetrated by…
Read MoreSenior Buddhist scholar arrested as repression escalates in restive Tibetan county
A senior Tibetan monk who is an accomplished Buddhist scholar was arbitrarily arrested and disappeared in May 2014 while he…
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