Ancient 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 its own choice of...
TCHRD’s new report on ‘Ending Impunity: Crimes Against Humanity in Tibet’
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy commemorates the 53rd anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day, by releasing a report titled Ending Impunity: Crimes...
China tightens the screw after shooting Tibetan worshippers in Tawu
China has launched a crackdown on local Tibetans who had organised a religious ceremony to observe the birthday of Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the...
Tibetan singer secretly sentenced to five years in prison amid major crackdown in Rebkong
A Tibetan singer has been secretly sentenced to five years in prison following his arbitrary detention in November 2012 in Dowa Township in Rebkong...
Yushu mine protest crackdown exposes China’s ‘nature reserve’ sham
Last week, Chinese armed police beat and teargassed hundreds of Tibetans protesting illegal mining activities in Gedrong area in Dzatoe (Ch: Zaduo) County in...
‘Tears of the Past’: Imprisoned Tibetan writer Gangkye Drupa Kyab in translation
Gangkye Drupa Kyab is a writer, poet, teacher and a father of two who was sentenced early this month to five years and six...
Tibetan man sentenced to death over wife’s self-immolation
In a deepening crackdown on self-immolation protests, Chinese authorities in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, have given death sentence...
Dissenting Voices: TCHRD releases English translation of Ancestors’ Tomb
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is pleased to announce the release of Ancestors’ Tomb, a book written by a Tibetan...
Four Tibetan monks released from Chinese labour camp
Four Tibetan monks have been released following their incarceration in a Re-education Through Labour (Ch: Laojiao) camp in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai...
China detains Tibetan singer for ‘politically subversive’ song
A well-known Tibetan singer was detained last month in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, on suspected charges of singing a "politically-subversive" song at a music...
