Tibetan mother of three dies after self-immolation
Three days after the twin self-immolation in Lhasam a Tibetan woman died after setting herself on fire in Dzamthang (Chinese: Rangtang) County, Ngaba (Chinese:...
China confirms twin self-Immolation in Lhasa
Two Tibetans set themselves on fire in the afternoon of 27 May 2012 in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). The...
Official Chinese notification bans Tibetan participation in religious activities
Chinese authorities in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have issued a notification banning members of the Party, cadres, government officials and even students from participating...
China Demotes 6 Tibetan Officials in TAR
The Chinese authorities have demoted six officials of Tibetan descent from their high-ranking posts in Toelung Dechen (Chinese: Duiling Deqing) County in Lhasa Municipality,...
China Re-launches ‘Legal Education’ Campaign in TAR
The Chinese authorities in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have re-launched a new wave of 'patriotic re-education' and 'legal education' campaigns targeted at Tibetan monastic...
Father succumbs to shock over son’s arrest in Shigatse
A Tibetan man died of emotional shock after security officers arbitrarily arrested his son at Tretroh village in Dopay Township in Ngamring County of...
Chinese government notification restricts Tibetan NGOs in Kardze
The Chinese authorities in Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province have issued a notification aimed at restricting the activities of non-governmental...
The Plan that Never Was: Reassessing China’s Assessment Report on National Human Rights Action...
In April 2009, the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China (PRC) released a report titled National Human Rights Action Plan...
China Rewards ‘Harmonious’ Monasteries, ‘Patriotic’ Monks, Nuns
The Chinese government has conferred awards on 'harmonious' monasteries and 'patriotic' monks and nuns at a ceremony held on 19 April 2012 in Lhasa,...
Tibetan school forcibly closed, teachers arrested
The government authorities in Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi) County have forcibly closed a locally-founded Tibetan school that has offered classes in Tibetan language and culture for the last 20 years at Khadrok village...
