China: Investigate untimely death of former political prisoner due to denial of medical care
A former Tibetan political prisoner, who had been released last year after completing a four-year prison term, died yesterday at…
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Chinese authorities threaten family to hand over former Tibetan political prisoner who lives in exile
In a shocking case of reprisals against a former Tibetan political prisoner living in India, Chinese authorities have subjected his…
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Former Tibetan political prisoner released after 21 years detained for second time for staging defiant protest in front of Potala Palace
A prominent former Tibetan political prisoner named Lodoe Gyatso was detained late last month for carrying out a lone protest…
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Tibetan singer jailed for songs praising Dalai Lama released after more than four years
A popular Tibetan singer named Amchok Phuljung was released late yesterday evening after serving more than four years in prison…
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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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TCHRD welcomes release of political prisoner Ronggye A’drak, calls on China to stop criminalizing human rights
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is pleased to learn that Ronggye A’drak, a Tibetan nomad who…
Read More‘I was criminalized for expressing my views’: Writer Tashi Rabten in a recent interview a year after release from prison
Tashi Rabten is a Tibetan writer and poet in the Tibetan province of Amdo, present-day Sichuan Province. He was released…
Read More‘A Sacrifice’: New documentary film on a former Tibetan political prisoner
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is pleased to announce the release of a new documentary movie…
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 years’ prison term, according to…
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