Cao Shunliās death a huge blow to human rights movement in China
Chinese human rights activist Cao Shunli (ę¹é”ŗå©) died in a Chinese military hospital on 14 March 2014. Only her family…
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Extrajudicial detention still a major issue despite RTL abolition
On Saturday 28 December 2013, the National Peopleās Congress Standing Committee voted to abolish Re-education Through Labor (RTL; Ch: laojiao).Ā …
Read MoreProminent political prisoner in critical condition on release after 17 years
A prominent Tibetan political prisoner, Jigme Gyatso, 52, was released recently after completing his 17 yearsā prison term, according to…
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 MoreNun mentally unstable after torture in detention
A Tibetan nun jailed in May 2008 had become āmentally unsoundā after being reportedly tortured in prison and was handed…
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China detains hundreds of Tibetans in Lhasa under “Strike Hard Campaign”
With the launch of “Strike Hard” Campaign in the “Tibet Autonomous Region” (āTAR’) from 2nd March, the Chinese security forces…
Read MoreChina detains three Tibetan monks in Nagchu County
According to confirmed information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), the Chinese authorities in Nagchu…
Read MoreChina arrests two nuns of Dragkar Nunnery in Kardze
Chinese security forces in Kardze County (Ch: Ganzi), Sichuan Province, has severely beaten and arrested two nuns of Dragkar nunnery…
Read MoreThree more Tibetans arrested in connection with Farming Boycott Movement
Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) received confirmed information from multiple sources that three more Tibetans from Kardze…
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