Drango Monastery monk sentenced, another presumed dead
Shonu, a monk and staff member of Drango Monastery, whose whereabouts were unknown since his arrest in February 2012, is…
Read MoreMonk faces uncertain future as he recovers from burn injuries
Less than a year after his self-immolation protest, Tibetan monk Dawa Tsering is now making good recovery from his burn…
Read MoreFormer Tibetan political prisoner in poor health after release
A Tibetan political prisoner who was released last year after serving a three-year sentence is in poor health with multiple…
Read MoreMonks beaten, detained, in Nyatso Zilkar Monastery raid
On Saturday, 1 September, China police forces raided Nyitso Zilkar Monastery in Zatoe (Chinese: Zaduo) town, Tridu (Chinese: Chenduo) County…
Read MoreDetentions continue as China cracks down on self-immolation
A close cousin of a monk who died of self-immolation was among the two detained recently by Chinese security personnel…
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2012 Report: Democracy in Exile
The democratization process of Tibetan society in exile has been ongoing since the 1960s, with the Dalai Lama as its…
Read MoreNGO’s forcible closure drives founder into exile
One of the founders of a Tibetan grassroots organization that was forcibly shuttered in late 2010 by the Chinese authorities…
Read MoreChina detains more monks in Ngaba County
Details are trickling out on arbitrary detentions of more monks amid an ongoing crackdown in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) County, the…
Read MoreSenior monk sentenced to 7 years for sharing information
A senior Tibetan monk who went missing for eight months since his arbitrary arrest last October has been sentenced to…
Read MoreOfficial notice warns against immolations, flammable liquids at Machu Horse-racing Festival
Hundreds of armed forces, particularly the People’s Armed Police, were deployed at the immensely popular annual horse-racing festival at Machu…
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