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…
Read MoreDetentions continue as China cracks down on self-immolation
A close cousin of a monk who died of self-immolation was among the two detained recently by Chinese security personnel…
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2012 Report: Democracy in Exile
The democratization process of Tibetan society in exile has been ongoing since the 1960s, with the Dalai Lama as its…
Read MoreNGO’s forcible closure drives founder into exile
One of the founders of a Tibetan grassroots organization that was forcibly shuttered in late 2010 by the Chinese authorities…
Read MoreChina detains more monks in Ngaba County
Details are trickling out on arbitrary detentions of more monks amid an ongoing crackdown in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) County, the…
Read MoreSenior monk sentenced to 7 years for sharing information
A senior Tibetan monk who went missing for eight months since his arbitrary arrest last October has been sentenced to…
Read MoreOfficial notice warns against immolations, flammable liquids at Machu Horse-racing Festival
Hundreds of armed forces, particularly the People’s Armed Police, were deployed at the immensely popular annual horse-racing festival at Machu…
Read MoreTsodun Monastery Crackdown: Arbitrary Detention of Five Young Monks
Five young monks were detained during night-time raids at Gyalrong Tsodun Monastery in Barkham (Chinese: Ma’erkang) County in Ngaba (Chinese:…
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