Drango Monastery monk sentenced, another presumed dead

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Shonu, a monk and staff member of Drango Monastery, whose whereabouts were unknown since his arrest in February 2012, is in Mianyang Prison (Sichuan...

Monk faces uncertain future as he recovers from burn injuries

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Less than a year after his self-immolation protest, Tibetan monk Dawa Tsering is now making good recovery from his burn injuries, but his future...

Former Tibetan political prisoner in poor health after release

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A Tibetan political prisoner who was released last year after serving a three-year sentence is in poor health with multiple medical complications, reported his...

Monks beaten, detained, in Nyatso Zilkar Monastery raid

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On Saturday, 1 September, China police forces raided Nyitso Zilkar Monastery in Zatoe (Chinese: Zaduo) town, Tridu (Chinese: Chenduo) County in Jyekundo (Chinese: Yushu),...

Detentions continue as China cracks down on self-immolation

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A close cousin of a monk who died of self-immolation was among the two detained recently by Chinese security personnel in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba)...

2012 Report: Democracy in Exile

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The democratization process of Tibetan society in exile has been ongoing since the 1960s, with the Dalai Lama as its driving force and architect....

NGO’s forcible closure drives founder into exile

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One of the founders of a Tibetan grassroots organization that was forcibly shuttered in late 2010 by the Chinese authorities in Gansu Province has...

China detains more monks in Ngaba County

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Details are trickling out on arbitrary detentions of more monks amid an ongoing crackdown in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) County, the site of most number...

Senior monk sentenced to 7 years for sharing information

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A senior Tibetan monk who went missing for eight months since his arbitrary arrest last October has been sentenced to seven years in prison...

Official notice warns against immolations, flammable liquids at Machu Horse-racing Festival

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Hundreds of armed forces, particularly the People's Armed Police, were deployed at the immensely popular annual horse-racing festival at Machu (Chinese: Maqu) county in...