Video exposé of PAP violence reinforces Tibetan grievances
Earlier this year, TCHRD released a manual from the People’s Armed Police (PAP) that described how many members of the…
Read MoreMandela legacy continues to inspire Tibetans
Nelson Mandela passed away on 5 December 2013. His state funeral on Sunday, 15 December is a time for the…
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Banned Expression
In his essay, Soul of Poetry, the influential Tibetan poet, Yidam Tsering (1933 – 2004), likened the poets to nightingales…
Read MoreChina arrests two Tibetan singers in Diru
Two Tibetan singers have become the latest targets of China’s crackdown in Diru (Ch: Biru) County in Nagchu (Ch: Naqu)…
Read MoreWriter among nine Tibetans sentenced to prison in Diru
China’s ongoing crackdown in enforcing the government’s ‘mass line’ policy has resulted in the sentencing of nine Tibetans in Shagchu…
Read MoreBanned Expression: Campaign to protect free speech in Tibet
‘Banned Expression: Support Free Speech in Tibet’ is an awareness campaign focussing on the Right to Freedom of Opinion, Expression…
Read More‘A Sacrifice’: New documentary film on a former Tibetan political prisoner
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is pleased to announce the release of a new documentary movie…
Read MoreTibetan man disappeared amid heavy surveillance in Sog County
Arbitrary arrests and detention have increased amid unusual intensification of state surveillance measures in Nagchu (Ch: Naqu) Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region…
Read MoreTCHRD statement on China’s election to UN Human Rights Council
On 12 November 2013, China was elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council. The Human Rights Council…
Read MoreNo let-up in Diru crackdown: 17 Tibetans detained as party officials greet armed police
Chinese authorities have detained 17 known Tibetans in separate incidents following the outbreak of popular protests against China’s ‘mass-line’ campaigns…
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