Gulags of Tibet
TCHRD’s special report, ‘Gulags of Tibet’ examines the history and evolution of RTL, analyzes the current RTL laws, in addition…
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TCHRD releases 2013 Annual Report and Special Report on Re-education Through Labour
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is pleased to announce the release of the 2013 Annual Report…
Read MoreTibetan writer Kunga Tsayang released from prison after 5 years
Writer, essayist, blogger, chronicler, environmentalist and amateur photographer Kunga Tsayang has been released after serving almost five years’ of imprisonment…
Read MoreDeath in detention: Monk exposes China’s failure to protect Tibetans’ right to life
Nyima Dakpa Kyeri was a monk at Tawu Nyitso Monastery in Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province.…
Read MoreA year after arrest, monk sentenced to 6 years in prison over self-immolation
A Tibetan monk has been sentenced to six years in prison over self-immolation protest, more than a year after his…
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Extrajudicial detention still a major issue despite RTL abolition
On Saturday 28 December 2013, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee voted to abolish Re-education Through Labor (RTL; Ch: laojiao). …
Read MoreMao’s legacy in Tibet
On 26 December 2013, China held a grand celebration to commemorate the 120th birthday of Mao Zedong (毛澤東). This involves a careful balance…
Read MoreDiru Crackdown: Three Tibetans sent to prison for up to 13 years, singer gets 9 years in prison
Chinese authorities have sentenced three Tibetan men to prison on charges of allegedly “attempting to split the Chinese nation” in…
Read More[Updated]Tibetan monk dies of self-immolation, calls for unity among Tibetans in last note
[Warning: Graphic images in this post] A Tibetan monk died of self-immolation protest today calling for unity among Tibetans and…
Read MoreDiru Crackdown: Senior Tibetan Buddhist scholar beaten to death in police custody
China’s relentless crackdown in Diru (Ch: Biru) County in the name of Xi Jinping’s ‘mass line’ policy has claimed another…
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