“They treat us like animals”
Tashi Rabten (pen name: Theurang) is a Tibetan writer, poet and editor who is serving a four-year sentence in Mianyang…
Read MoreFreedom at last? : Released from 25 years’ imprisonment, former longest-serving Tibetan political prisoner under surveillance
Tibet’s longest-serving known political prisoner, Lobsang Tenzin, was released last month after completing his 18-yr term in Chushul Prison in…
Read MoreTwo Tibetan monks die of self-immolation protest
Despite extreme measures implemented by the Chinese authorities to crack down on self-immolation protests, burning protests in Tibet continue unabated…
Read MoreTibet’s Stolen Spiritual Leader Turns 24: China must end enforced disappearance of Tibet’s Panchen Lama
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, Tibet’s XIth Panchen Lama, one of the most important Tibetan spiritual leaders, turns 24 today under house…
Read MoreTibetan mother dies of self-immolation, denied proper cremation by Chinese authorities
A Tibetan mother of one has died after setting herself on fire in protest against Chinese rule in Dzamthang (Ch:…
Read MoreChabcha student protesters sentenced up to four years
Eight Tibetan students have been sentenced to varying prison terms for “illegally holding demonstration” last year by the Chabcha (Ch:…
Read MoreChina confirms sentencing four Tibetans for “inciting separatism”
A Chinese court in Malho (Ch: Huangnan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, has sentenced four Tibetans to varying prison terms…
Read MoreMonk hospitalized, another has lost mental stability on release from prison
Two Tibetan monks have been released after they completed their five-year prison terms in Chushul (Ch: Qushui) Prison located in…
Read MorePolitical prisoner’s early release seen as attempt to avoid detention-related death
A long-serving Tibetan political prisoner, Dawa Gyaltsen, now about 47, was released two years earlier than the expected date for…
Read MoreProminent political prisoner in critical condition on release after 17 years
A prominent Tibetan political prisoner, Jigme Gyatso, 52, was released recently after completing his 17 years’ prison term, according to…
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