Tibetan activist writer released after four years in prison
“I hate lies and intrigues. The purpose of my life is to secure truth and justice” – Gyitsang Takmig Tibetan…
Read MoreTibetan businessman detained incommunicado after staging lone protest in Kardze
A Tibetan businessman has been detained incommunicado for staging a lone protest in Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) County in Kardze Tibetan…
Read MoreSix monks arrested for removing and burning Chinese national flags in Diru
Chinese authorities have detained six monks for challenging a government order to fly Chinese national flags on their monastery rooftops.…
Read MoreTCHRD highlights Tibetan human rights issues at UN
The director of the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), Ms. Tsering Tsomo, attended the 27th session of…
Read MoreTibetan student dies from self-immolation protest
A 22-year old Tibetan student from eastern Tibet burned himself to death in protest against China’s occupation of Tibet. Lhamo…
Read MoreTwo Tibetans receive harsh prison sentences for online anti-fur campaign
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) translated a copy (below) of the verdict of Jamyang Wangtso, a…
Read MoreTibet raised at the 27th session of UN Human Rights Council
As the Human Rights Council discussed situations that require the Council’s attention, several NGOs raised their concern on the urgent…
Read MoreTCHRD urges UN rights commissioner to defend imprisoned Tibetan activist
In his first speech as the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein declared “courage is…
Read MoreTorture, Tibet and the PLA Brawl
On 24 August, 40 Chinese paramilitary trainees were hospitalized in what is being described as a brawl between the drill…
Read MoreTCHRD calls on new UN rights commissioner to make Tibet a priority
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) would like to welcome Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein to the position…
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