‘So many myriad hellish sufferings’: Persecution of Tibetan artists
TCHRD has translated some of the songs from the album, ‘Agony of Unhealed Wounds’, to highlight the secret imprisonment of Tibetan musicians Chakdor and...
Two Tibetan singers secretly sentenced but whereabouts unknown
Two Tibetan singers who were detained last year for releasing a music album titled “Agony of Unhealed Wounds” had been secretly sentenced to four years...
Two monks sentenced to 3 yrs in prison for holding prayers for self-immolator
The relentless crackdown on self-immolation protests in Tibet continued when Chinese authorities sentenced two Tibetan monks to three years in prison for holding religious...
My words are not tainted by lies and deception: Gartse Jigme
Imprisoned Tibetan monk and writer Gartse Jigme in a heartfelt appeal calls on the Chinese government to reach out to His Holiness the Dalai...
Former longest-serving political prisoner still under house arrest after release
Almost a month after his release from prison on 24 April 2013, Lobsang Tenzin was finally allowed to see his extended family members and...
China rejects universality of human rights in latest white paper
Last week, the Information Office of the State Council, or China's Cabinet, issued a white paper on “Progress in China's Human Rights in 2012”...
Tibetan writer sentenced to 5 yrs in prison for writing book on self-immolation
By branding Dalai Lama as their enemy and neglecting the demands of self-immolators, they have shown that they consider more than 99% of the...
Three Lives and A Song: Disappearance of Panchen Lama
Today marks the 18th year of Tibet's XIth Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima's disappearance into Chinese custody. One of the most important spiritual leaders...
‘Weakness of the Oppressor’ : Leaked document exposes psychological traumas faced by Chinese armed...
TCHRD has received a Chinese language copy of a manual published by the Sichuan Provincial Political Department of the People’s Armed Police Force (PAPF,...
Nyatso Zilkar monk in poor health after imprisonment
An imprisoned monk from the restive Nyatso Zilkar Monastery in Trindu (Ch: Chenduo) County, Jyekundo (Ch: Yushu) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Qinghai Province) was released...
