“These Chinese are not letting us live in peace. It’s better to die, better...
"These Chinese are not letting us live in peace. It's better to die, better to die."
These were the last words uttered by father of...
Elderly Tibetan nomad burns himself alive in protest
TCHRD can confirm that there was another self-immolation yesterday in Tibet. Dhondup, a nomad and farmer, aged around 65, set himself on fire yesterday...
The inextinguishable Tibetan fire in China’s darkness
"Since China is uninterested in the well-being of the Tibetan people, we are sharpening our nonviolent movement. We are declaring the reality of Tibet...
Tibetan man self-immolates near Labrang
The morning of 22 October 2012, TCHRD received information from a reliable source that at 9.45am (Tibet time) a Tibetan man has self-immolated near...
Longest-serving political prisoner expected to be released next year
A Tibetan political prisoner who has spent 24 years in prison, is expected to be released next year if the prison authorities conclude that...
Caught between a rock and a hard place
A Tibetan porter's personal account of the anguish, heartbreak and struggle he and other Tibetans faced on trying to re-enter Tibet. Their crime: attempting...
Zilkar Monastery monk detained
A monk from Nyatso Zilkar Monastery has been detained in Zatoe (Chinese: Zaduo) town, Tridu (Chinese: Chenduo) County in Jyekundo (Chinese: Yushu), Tibetan Autonomous...
China sentences two Tibetan men to 7 1/2 years for sharing information
Two Tibetan men have been sentenced to seven years 6 months and seven years respectively by an Intermediate People's Court in Barkham (Chinese: Ma'erkang),...
Two teenage monks sentenced to 11 years and 8 years in prison
The Chinese authorities in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) Prefecture, Sichuan Province, have sentenced two teenage Tibetan monks to 11 and 8 years in prison.
In the...
Monk “disappears” from hospital after police beatings
More details have emerged on the case of Tsering Gyaltsen, 40, a monk from Drango Monastery who was severely beaten and detained by security...
