Two young monks sentenced to prison for staging peaceful protests in Tibet
Two young Tibetan monks from Kirti Monastery were convicted and sentenced by the Intermediate People’s Court in Barkham (Ch: Ma’erkang)…
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 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 MoreWriter among two sentenced to harsh prison terms of 10 to 13 years in Diru County
Tibetan writer Tsultrim Gyaltsen, also known as Shokdril, and his friend Yulgyal, from Diru County, Eastern Tibet, have been sentenced…
Read MoreChina sentences two Tibetan village leaders to 10 years’ imprisonment in Diru County
Chinese authorities have sentenced in secret two Tibetan village leaders to 10 years in prison in the restive Diru (Ch;…
Read MoreTibetan father of two sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2009
Chinese authorities had sentenced three Tibetans including a father of two to varied prison terms five years ago in Sangchu…
Read MoreRepression escalates in Tibet’s Diru County: Tibetan youth beaten to death, 2 others given heavy sentences and another disappeared
A Tibetan youth has died in police custody soon after his arrest in Diru (Ch: Biru) County in Nagchu (Ch:…
Read MoreWriter among nine Tibetans sentenced to prison in Diru
China’s ongoing crackdown in enforcing the government’s ‘mass line’ policy has resulted in the sentencing of nine Tibetans in Shagchu…
Read MoreWonpo Monastery: China sentences three monks up to 4 years in prison
Three Tibetan monks detained last year from Wonpo Monastery have been sentenced to prison, with two monks receiving four years…
Read MoreTibetan singer secretly sentenced to five years in prison amid major crackdown in Rebkong
A Tibetan singer has been secretly sentenced to five years in prison following his arbitrary detention in November 2012 in…
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