A year after arrest, monk sentenced to 6 years in prison over self-immolation
A Tibetan monk has been sentenced to six years in prison over self-immolation protest, more than a year after his…
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Extrajudicial detention still a major issue despite RTL abolition
On Saturday 28 December 2013, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee voted to abolish Re-education Through Labor (RTL; Ch: laojiao). …
Read MoreMao’s legacy in Tibet
On 26 December 2013, China held a grand celebration to commemorate the 120th birthday of Mao Zedong (毛澤東). This involves a careful balance…
Read MoreDiru Crackdown: Three Tibetans sent to prison for up to 13 years, singer gets 9 years in prison
Chinese authorities have sentenced three Tibetan men to prison on charges of allegedly “attempting to split the Chinese nation” in…
Read More[Updated]Tibetan monk dies of self-immolation, calls for unity among Tibetans in last note
[Warning: Graphic images in this post] A Tibetan monk died of self-immolation protest today calling for unity among Tibetans and…
Read MoreDiru Crackdown: Senior Tibetan Buddhist scholar beaten to death in police custody
China’s relentless crackdown in Diru (Ch: Biru) County in the name of Xi Jinping’s ‘mass line’ policy has claimed another…
Read MoreVideo exposé of PAP violence reinforces Tibetan grievances
Earlier this year, TCHRD released a manual from the People’s Armed Police (PAP) that described how many members of the…
Read MoreMandela legacy continues to inspire Tibetans
Nelson Mandela passed away on 5 December 2013. His state funeral on Sunday, 15 December is a time for the…
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Banned Expression
In his essay, Soul of Poetry, the influential Tibetan poet, Yidam Tsering (1933 – 2004), likened the poets to nightingales…
Read MoreChina arrests two Tibetan singers in Diru
Two Tibetan singers have become the latest targets of China’s crackdown in Diru (Ch: Biru) County in Nagchu (Ch: Naqu)…
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