Increased religious repression forces monks to flee, monasteries to close
Beginning October 2011, the ‘work teams’ instituted by the Chinese authorities have launched campaigns such as ‘Nine Must-Haves’ and ‘Harmonious…
Read MoreThree Tibetan writers detained, one sentenced
On 15 February 2012, popular Tibetan writer Gangkye Drubpa Kyab was detained by Chinese security personnel. On the night of…
Read MoreTeenage self-immolation death in Dzamthang
On 19 February 2012, yet another Tibetan teenager set himself ablaze and reportedly died protesting against the Chinese government, in…
Read MoreFormer monk disciplinarian dies of self-immolation
A former monk disciplinarian at Bongtak Monastery has died of self-immolation in Tso-ngon (Ch: Qinghai) Province. On 17 February 2012…
Read MoreJigme Gyatso impending sentence: arrest warrant surfaces
Jigme, also known as Jigme Gyatso, the intrepid monk from Labrang Monastery who exposed Chinese brutality to the outside world…
Read MoreTen of 27 known journalists jailed in China are Tibetans
As the Chinese authorities continue to ban access to journalists attempting to report on the situation inside Tibet, a global…
Read MoreOne More Teenage Self-immolation in Ngaba
On 13 February at about 2.30 pm (Tibet Time), 19-year-old Lobsang Gyatso set himself on fire at the main street…
Read MoreChina confirms teenage Tibetan nun’s death
Chinese-government owned news agency Xinhua today confirmed the death of nun Tenzin Choedon after her self-immolation protest in Ngaba (Ch:…
Read MoreChinese newspaper reports two shooting death in Drango
A Chinese government-owned newspaper has reported that the security forces shot dead two Tibetan brothers on 9 February 2012 in…
Read MoreTibetan nun self-immolates in protest against Chines rule
A Tibetan nun from Mamae Nunnery, also known as Dechen Choekhorling Nunnery, has set herself afire at Ngaba (Ch: Aba)…
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