China Demotes 6 Tibetan Officials in TAR
The Chinese authorities have demoted six officials of Tibetan descent from their high-ranking posts in Toelung Dechen (Chinese: Duiling Deqing)…
Read MoreChina Re-launches ‘Legal Education’ Campaign in TAR
The Chinese authorities in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have re-launched a new wave of ‘patriotic re-education’ and ‘legal education’ campaigns…
Read MoreFather succumbs to shock over son’s arrest in Shigatse
A Tibetan man died of emotional shock after security officers arbitrarily arrested his son at Tretroh village in Dopay Township…
Read MoreChinese government notification restricts Tibetan NGOs in Kardze
The Chinese authorities in Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province have issued a notification aimed at restricting…
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The Plan that Never Was: Reassessing China’s Assessment Report on National Human Rights Action Plan (2009-2010)
In April 2009, the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) released a report titled National…
Read MoreChina Rewards ‘Harmonious’ Monasteries, ‘Patriotic’ Monks, Nuns
The Chinese government has conferred awards on ‘harmonious’ monasteries and ‘patriotic’ monks and nuns at a ceremony held on 19…
Read MoreTibetan school forcibly closed, teachers arrested
The government authorities in Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi) County have forcibly closed a locally-founded Tibetan school that has offered classes in Tibetan language and culture for the last 20…
Read MoreTibetans beaten, arrested for protesting official corruption
About 100 Tibetans were injured after they were beaten by security personnel from People’s Armed Police (PAP) for protesting against the local government’s move…
Read MoreTibetan singer sentenced to 2 yrs’ imprisonment
Around 20 March 2012, a Tibetan singer was sentenced to two years imprisonment for singing songs calling for Tibetan unity…
Read MoreMonk official of Drango Monastery arrested
A learned Tibetan monk who is also a high-ranking official at Drango Monastery has been arrested by police officers from…
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