Crackdown in Diru widens: Tibetan writer and a former policeman detained
A Tibetan writer and his friend, a former police officer, were detained late last week in an ongoing crackdown at…
Read MoreOfficial Chinese notification puts Nagchu Tibetans under secret surveillance
Days after the violent crackdown on local Tibetans in Diru County in Nagchu (Ch: Naqu) Prefecture, Chinese authorities in Lhasa…
Read MoreTwo monks flee Tibet’s Nagchu to escape persecution as ‘social prisoner’
Chinese authorities in Nagchu (Ch: Naqu) Prefecture in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) are persecuting monks and nuns who travel to…
Read MoreDiru under lockdown: One Tibetan sentenced; more injured by gunshots and disappeared
Chinese authorities have sentenced an elderly Tibetan man and disappeared two others even as crisis escalated following protests against Chinese…
Read MoreBeatings, detention, threats after Tibetans reject China’s ‘Mass Line’ policy in Diru
China’s domestic security forces including the armed police and the army have engaged in beatings, and detention of 40 Tibetans…
Read MoreProminent Tibetan writer released after completion of 3-yr prison term
A prominent Tibetan writer, editor and teacher was released earlier today after the completion of his three-year prison term from…
Read MoreTibetan master tailor dies in self-immolation, body seized by police
A Tibetan man known for his master tailoring skills has died of self-immolation protest in front of his home in…
Read MoreTibetan poet found detained after months of disappearance
A Tibetan man who authored a book of poetry was found detained nine months after his disappearance from his work…
Read MoreWonpo Monastery: China sentences three monks up to 4 years in prison
Three Tibetan monks detained last year from Wonpo Monastery have been sentenced to prison, with two monks receiving four years…
Read MoreAncient Tibetan monastery under siege over reincarnation issue; mother of two attempts suicide protest
A Tibetan monastery with over 300 years of history has been shut down indefinitely after Chinese authorities attempted to impose…
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