China: Release Tibetan monks from incommunicado detention
Early this month, two Tibetan monks were arbitrarily arrested for carrying out lone protests on different dates in Ngaba…
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Tibetan monk imprisoned for Dalai Lama pictures released after two years
A Tibetan monk was released from prison last month after serving two years sentence for storing pictures of the Tibetan…
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Cousin of Tibetan self-immolator released in poor health after four years in prison
On 12 November, a Tibetan monk named Lobsang Sangyal was released from Mianyang prison near the provincial capital of Chengdu,…
Read MoreSenior Tibetan Buddhist scholar sentenced to 12 years in prison
A senior Tibetan monk has been sentenced to twelve years of rigorous imprisonment Diru (Ch: Biru) county, Nagchu (Ch: Naqu)…
Read MoreTwo Tibetans receive harsh prison sentences for online anti-fur campaign
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) translated a copy (below) of the verdict of Jamyang Wangtso, a…
Read MoreTibetan writer Kunga Tsayang released from prison after 5 years
Writer, essayist, blogger, chronicler, environmentalist and amateur photographer Kunga Tsayang has been released after serving almost five years’ of imprisonment…
Read MoreKirti monk detained for second time in two years
Chinese authorities have detained a monk from Kirti Monastery on the eve of the 54th anniversary of Tibetan uprising day…
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 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 MoreYet Another Self-Immolation in Kardze
Sources to Tibet report that yet another monk self-immolated in Kandze County, Sichuan Province today (25 October 2011). At around…
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