China implements measures to appoint political monks in guise of spiritual teachers
In the past weeks, there has been persistent speculation on āexperimentalā moves by the Chinese authorities to overturn some of…
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My words are not tainted by lies and deception: Gartse Jigme
Imprisoned Tibetan monk and writer Gartse Jigme in a heartfelt appeal calls on the Chinese government to reach out to…
Read MoreTibetan writer sentenced to 5 yrs in prison for writing book on self-immolation
By branding Dalai Lama as their enemy and neglecting the demands of self-immolators, they have shown that they consider…
Read MoreThree Lives and A Song: Disappearance of Panchen Lama
Today marks the 18th year of Tibet’s XIth Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima’s disappearance into Chinese custody. One of the…
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TCHRD has received a Chinese language copy of a manual published by the Sichuan Provincial Political Department of the Peopleās…
Read MoreLonglife prayers for Dalai Lama removed, ban on phonecalls with outsiders
Chinese officials scraped off a longlife prayer for Dalai Lama carved on a rockface near the besieged Nyatso Zilkar Monastery…
Read MoreTibetan farmer escapes imminent arrest for sharing religious texts
Ugyen Lhundup, 57, was a farmer at Thangka Village in Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Township in Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan…
Read MoreKirti Monastery monk dies of self-immolation protest in Ngaba
According to confirmed information received by TCHRD, on 2 February, at around 6 am, a monk named Lobsang Namgyal, 37,…
Read MoreTragic death of Tibetan nun after self-Immolation
Today, at around 12.40 pm, a nun in Tawu (Ch: Daofu) County, Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (TAP), set herself afire…
Read MoreMonk Dorgay of Nagchu Shabten Monastery arrested
On 6 July 2011, Dorgay, a monk of Shabten Monastery in Dickyi Township of Nagchu (Ch: Naqu) County in Tibet…
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