Monk dies of self-immolation calling for Dalai Lama’s return to Tibet
Exile Tibetan media have reported yet another self-immolation yesterday of a monk in Tawu (Ch: Daofu) County in Kardze (Ch:…
Read MoreTibetan woman, 19, dies of self-immolation: Police detain family members
A Tibetan nomad woman died of self-immolation protest yesterday evening in Meuruma Township in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) County in Ngaba…
Read MoreTibetan man dies of self-immolation in front of Chinese police station
A Tibetan man set himself alight to protest Chinese government this week at Amchok (Ch: Amuqu) Township in Sangchu (…
Read MoreExtrajudicial killing, arbitrary detention and religious repression continue in restive Tibetan county
Latest information received by Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) demonstrates escalating violence and crackdowns including extrajudicial killing…
Read More‘EVERYDAY IS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY’: TCHRD observes World Human Rights Day
Sixty-six years ago, on 10 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The…
Read MoreFormer Tibetan social activist serving 15 years’ sentence dead after less than 6 years in prison
According to reliable information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), a Tibetan political prisoner serving…
Read MoreTwo Tibetan artists receive harsh sentences, severe fines for creation of Tibetan music
Two prominent members of the Tibetan folk music industry have been given harsh prison sentences and heavy fines for their…
Read MoreTCHRD and PEN Tibetan honor imprisoned Tibetan writers: Event graced by Kirti Rinpoche and Chang Ping
On 15 November 2014, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) and Tibetan Writers Abroad PEN centre (Tibetan…
Read MoreTibetan activist-writer challenges China’s ‘rule of law’ rhetoric in new book
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has recently obtained a book written by Lhaden, a Tibetan writer…
Read MoreTwo young monks sentenced to prison for staging peaceful protests in Tibet
Two young Tibetan monks from Kirti Monastery were convicted and sentenced by the Intermediate People’s Court in Barkham (Ch: Ma’erkang)…
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