TCHRD submits petition on electoral reforms to Tibetan parliament in exile

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On 19 September, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy submitted a petition concerning the proposal to reform Tibetan electoral system to each chithue (Members of Tibetan parliament-in-exile) ahead...

Veteran Tibetan political prisoner jailed over Dalai Lama books released after 12 years

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A former Tibetan political prisoner named Sonam Gyalpo was released last month after serving a 12-yr prison term at Chushul (Ch: Qushui) Prison located...

NGOs LAUNCH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON TIBETAN DEMOCRACY

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The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) in collaboration with Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) today launched a public awareness campaign to improve...

Senior Tibetan monk jailed for protesting arbitrary detention of his uncle released after 10...

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A senior Tibetan monk was released last Monday after he completed a ten-year prison term for leading a peaceful protest against the arbitrary detention...

Tightening the Noose: China appoints Communist Party members to key positions at Larung Gar...

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Chinese authorities have announced the appointment of Chinese Communist Party members to key positions at Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhist Institute to exercise direct control...

Tibetan monk imprisoned for Dalai Lama pictures released after two years

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A Tibetan monk was released from prison last month after serving two years sentence for storing pictures of the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness...

Demolition at Larung Gar: Tibetan nun’s protest suicide note denounces China’s policy of religious...

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A suicide note left by a Tibetan nun last year following the demolition of her shelter by Chinese authorities at Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhist...

Undercover in Larung Gar: A year after demolition, world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist institute ...

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Larung Gar, the world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist institute, resembles a sliced melon, a year after Chinese authorities dismantled thousands of monastic residences and evicted...

Famed Tibetan dunglen artist Kelsang Yarphel released from prison after four years

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The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) welcomes the release of popular Tibetan singer and composer Mr Kelsang Yarphel from prison after...

Release Tibetan monks from arbitrary detention: Sentencing is politically motivated

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Earlier this month, Chinese authorities sent two monks, Gendun Dakpa and Lobsang Sherab, to prison for allegedly ‘sharing information with outsiders’ and ‘inciting separatism’...