Senior Tibetan monk jailed for protesting arbitrary detention of his uncle released after 10 years
A senior Tibetan monk was released last Monday after he completed a ten-year prison term for leading a peaceful protest…
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Tightening the Noose: China appoints Communist Party members to key positions at Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhist Institute
Chinese authorities have announced the appointment of Chinese Communist Party members to key positions at Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhist Institute…
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Tibetan monk imprisoned for Dalai Lama pictures released after two years
A Tibetan monk was released from prison last month after serving two years sentence for storing pictures of the Tibetan…
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Demolition at Larung Gar: Tibetan nun’s protest suicide note denounces China’s policy of religious repression
A suicide note left by a Tibetan nun last year following the demolition of her shelter by Chinese authorities at…
Read MoreUndercover in Larung Gar: A year after demolition, world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist institute sliced like a melon
Larung Gar, the world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist institute, resembles a sliced melon, a year after Chinese authorities dismantled thousands of…
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Famed Tibetan dunglen artist Kelsang Yarphel released from prison after four years
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) welcomes the release of popular Tibetan singer and composer Mr Kelsang…
Read MoreRelease Tibetan monks from arbitrary detention: Sentencing is politically motivated
Earlier this month, Chinese authorities sent two monks, Gendun Dakpa and Lobsang Sherab, to prison for allegedly ‘sharing information with…
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China suspected of using torture on self-immolator’s sister as Tibetan monk dies of self-immolation
A Tibetan monk named Jamyang Losel died of self-immolation protest yesterday in Chentsa (Ch: Jianzha) County, Malho (Ch: Huangnan) Tibetan…
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Inevitable Imprisonment: Arbitrary Detention and its Effects on the Exercise of Universal Rights in Tibet
Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the arbitrary detention of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedun Choekyi Nyima by the Chinese government.…
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Senior Tibetan doctor accused of writing about human rights and the Dalai Lama detained for the second time
On 27 February, a senior Tibetan monk and head of the Mura Monastery hospital was detained for the second time…
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