Tibetan woman, 20, detained in connection with Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday
On 2 July 2015, a 20-year-old Tibetan woman was arbitrarily detained by local Chinese police in connection with the 80th…
Read MoreTibetan political prisoner in critical condition after release from prison
A Tibetan monk who was recently released after completing a seven-year prison term is in critical condition following injuries suffered…
Read MoreFour Tibetans detained as crackdown continues on Tsenden Monastery
Chinese authorities have detained four Tibetan men including three monks from the embattled Tsenden Monastery in Sog (Ch: Suo) County…
Read MoreTCHRD urges UN rights commissioner to defend imprisoned Tibetan activist
In his first speech as the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein declared “courage is…
Read MoreTCHRD condemns Chinese police shooting of unarmed Tibetans in Kardze
Despite strict restriction on communication, information is coming out of Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province that…
Read MoreChina detains Tibetan singer for ‘politically subversive’ song
A well-known Tibetan singer was detained last month in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, on suspected charges of singing a “politically-subversive”…
Read MoreSenior monk among the latest identified in Tawu shootings
Warning: This post contains graphic images. Tsewang Choephel, a senior monk and administrative staff (Tib: chanzoe) at Nyatso Monastery, is…
Read MoreMonastery under siege as monks face expulsion while another detained for writing book on immolations
A monk from Tongkyap Monastery has gone ‘missing’ since his arbitrary detention earlier this month by People’s Armed Police in…
Read MoreChina detains uncle of Tibetan self-immolator in Rebkong
Amid news of heightened restrictions and increased detention, an uncle of Dorjee Lhundup, a Tibetan farmer who set his body…
Read MoreDetentions reported after Lhasa immolations
An unspecified number of Tibetans have been detained following the twin self-immolation protests in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa. Two Tibetan…
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