China launches campaign to crack down on ‘illegal’ online activities and ‘fake’ news
The Communist Party of China’s Central Propaganda Department announced the launch of a campaign to crack down on illegal online activities and fake news.
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Monk sentenced to ‘intentional homicide’ for protecting a self-immolator released after 10 years
Lobsang Tenzin, now 32, was released recently after serving 10 of the 13-year prison term in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, in the Tibetan province of Amdo. The exact date of his release is unknown.
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Tibetan monastic disciplinarian goes missing after arbitrary detention in Ngaba
The 45-year-old disciplinarian, identified as Konmey, was arbitrarily taken into police custody around 20 July 2021. Since then, there has been no information on why and where he was detained. His whereabouts remain unknown.
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China: Release Tibetan singer Lhundrub Drakpa from arbitrary detention
Chinese authorities must release from detention a popular Tibetan singer unjustly sentenced for peacefully expressing dissent against Chinese rule, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) said today. Lhundrub Drakpa, 36, was sentenced to six years in prison for performing a song that criticised repressive government policies in Driru (Ch: Biru) County, Nagchu City/Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), in the Tibetan province of Kham.
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China: Stop using coronavirus excuse to continue imprisoning Tibetan language rights advocate
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) condemns the latest attempt by Chinese authorities to block imprisoned Tibetan…
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Tibetan monk’s account reveals rampant use of torture and sexual abuse in China’s ‘political re-education’ centres
A first-hand account written by a former detainee reveals the horror that goes on in the name of ‘legal education’…
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Chinese authorities detain father of Tibetan man who died of self-immolation protest on Christmas Eve
A Tibetan man succumbed to burn injuries early morning on 24 December after he committed self-immolation to protest repressive policies…
Read MoreRelease Tibetan monks from arbitrary detention: Sentencing is politically motivated
Earlier this month, Chinese authorities sent two monks, Gendun Dakpa and Lobsang Sherab, to prison for allegedly ‘sharing information with…
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Inevitable Imprisonment: Arbitrary Detention and its Effects on the Exercise of Universal Rights in Tibet
Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the arbitrary detention of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedun Choekyi Nyima by the Chinese government.…
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Prominent former political prisoner Tsegon Gyal arbitrarily arrested, at risk of torture in incommunicado detention
Tsegon Gyal, 53, has been arbitrarily detained on unknown charges early this month by the local State Security Bureau officers…
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