Senior Buddhist scholar arrested as repression escalates in restive Tibetan county
A senior Tibetan monk who is an accomplished Buddhist scholar was arbitrarily arrested and disappeared in May 2014 while he…
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TCHRD releases two new publications on ‘village democracy’ and UN human rights instruments
Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) proclaims that ‘all are equal before the law and are…
Read MoreFIRST-CUT SCREENING OF ‘THROUGH FLESH AND BONES’ : TCHRD Observes International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Today, 26 June 2014, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) joins the international community in commemorating the…
Read MoreTibetan writers Jangtse Donkho and Buddha released from prison
“The greatest mental suffering of Tibetans is not that there is no place to complain about their sufferings but that…
Read MoreTCHRD welcomes Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen’s release from prison
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is pleased to learn that Dhondup Wangchen, the courageous filmmaker of…
Read More‘For the values of democracy and equality’: Remembering Tiananmen Heroes
“For the values of democracy and equality, many great men and women gave up their lives. On this earth beneath…
Read MorePlight of Tibetan ‘substitute teachers’ in Rebkong County
In the People’s Republic of China, a ‘substitute teacher’ is someone who is employed to teach in a primary or…
Read MoreFormer abbot subjected to secret detention shortly after release from prison
Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is deeply distressed to learn that Lodoe Rabsel, the former abbot of…
Read MoreChina expands new measures to directly control Tibetan monasteries
Chinese authorities in Yulshul (Ch: Yushu) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, in the Tibetan province of Kham has begun implementing…
Read MoreMonk disappears after sending protest writings to Chinese cadres’ phones
A Tibetan monk has disappeared after sharing his writings criticizing Chinese rule to the mobile phones of Chinese cadres stationed…
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