Caught between a rock and a hard place
A Tibetan porter’s personal account of the anguish, heartbreak and struggle he and other Tibetans faced on trying to re-enter…
Read MoreZilkar Monastery monk detained
A monk from Nyatso Zilkar Monastery has been detained in Zatoe (Chinese: Zaduo) town, Tridu (Chinese: Chenduo) County in Jyekundo…
Read MoreChina sentences two Tibetan men to 7 1/2 years for sharing information
Two Tibetan men have been sentenced to seven years 6 months and seven years respectively by an Intermediate People’s Court…
Read MoreTwo teenage monks sentenced to 11 years and 8 years in prison
The Chinese authorities in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) Prefecture, Sichuan Province, have sentenced two teenage Tibetan monks to 11 and 8…
Read MoreMonk “disappears” from hospital after police beatings
More details have emerged on the case of Tsering Gyaltsen, 40, a monk from Drango Monastery who was severely beaten…
Read MoreDrango Monastery monk sentenced, another presumed dead
Shonu, a monk and staff member of Drango Monastery, whose whereabouts were unknown since his arrest in February 2012, is…
Read MoreMonk faces uncertain future as he recovers from burn injuries
Less than a year after his self-immolation protest, Tibetan monk Dawa Tsering is now making good recovery from his burn…
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Iron Hare 2011: Flames of Resistance
In 1998, the first self-immolation protest by a Tibetan took place in New Delhi, India, when Thupten Ngodup set himself…
Read MoreFormer Tibetan political prisoner in poor health after release
A Tibetan political prisoner who was released last year after serving a three-year sentence is in poor health with multiple…
Read MoreMonks beaten, detained, in Nyatso Zilkar Monastery raid
On Saturday, 1 September, China police forces raided Nyitso Zilkar Monastery in Zatoe (Chinese: Zaduo) town, Tridu (Chinese: Chenduo) County…
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