China disappears a father of three, arrests 10 others in ongoing crackdown in Diru
China has disappeared a Tibetan father of three and arrested 10 other Tibetans in an ongoing crackdown in Diru (Ch:…
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 MoreGuest Post: Placing psychiatric health manual of Chinese armed police in Tibet in context
The Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) recently received and published a summary of a manual it…
Read MoreFormer longest-serving political prisoner still under house arrest after release
Almost a month after his release from prison on 24 April 2013, Lobsang Tenzin was finally allowed to see his…
Read MoreFreedom at last? : Released from 25 years’ imprisonment, former longest-serving Tibetan political prisoner under surveillance
Tibet’s longest-serving known political prisoner, Lobsang Tenzin, was released last month after completing his 18-yr term in Chushul Prison in…
Read MoreTwo Tibetan monks die of self-immolation protest
Despite extreme measures implemented by the Chinese authorities to crack down on self-immolation protests, burning protests in Tibet continue unabated…
Read MoreMonk hospitalized, another has lost mental stability on release from prison
Two Tibetan monks have been released after they completed their five-year prison terms in Chushul (Ch: Qushui) Prison located in…
Read MoreGuest Post: Remembering a noble soul on his second death anniversary
By Jayang Jinpa* The noble soul Sangye Gyatso was born in 1969 in a nomadic village called Lha De Sangkhog…
Read MorePainful death for Tibetan man injured in police violence
A Tibetan man died a slow and agonising death, almost eight months after he was injured in a violent police…
Read MoreLabrang monk Jayang Jinpa reflects on his daring 2008 protest
Jayang Jinpa, 26, was among the 15 Tibetan monks who staged a daring protest in front of a group of…
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