Human Rights Update and Archives

2004

December: Death sentence for Bangri Rinpoche commuted to life imprisonment [ read ]; Monk expelled for going on "illegal" pilgrimage [ read ]; TCHRD commemorates 56th World Human Rights Day [ read ]; Monk arrives in exile to pursue monastic studies freely [ read ]; Commotion between monks and government officials [ read ]; Recent arrivals report ill-treatment and nepotism in schools in Tibet [ read ]; Profile of a current political prisoner; Mining results in imprisonment [ read ]; TCHRD Activities Bulletin:; New TCHRD Publications [ read ]; Briefings by TCHRD staff [ read ]
November: China relaunches "Strike hard" campaign to curb Tibetan dissidence and religion [ read ]; "Drapchi 14 Singing Nuns" testify torture in prison [ read ]; Monk refutes China's claim of religious freedom in Tibet [ read ]; Minors raped enroute to exile [ read ]; Discriminatory practice in Nubchang Nationalities University [ read ]; Distressed father arrives in exile to educate handicap son [ read ]; Profile of a current political prisoner; A farmer sentenced to 14 years term [ read ]; TCHRD Activities Bulletin:; Executive Director attends ACSF-II in Bangkok [ read ]; Briefings by TCHRD staff [ read ]; Former Nepalese Minister visits TCHRD [ read ]
October: Brothers arrested for pro-independence protest [ read ]; Workshop on Patriotic Education held in Lhasa [ read ]; China releases Geshe Sonam Phuntsok upon completion of prison term [ read ]; Tibetan writer persecuted for liberal references to Dalai Lama [ read ]; A Tibetan lama shot dead [ read ]; U.N. Expert team cut short visit to Drapchi Prison [ read ]; U.S. Government official visits Kathmandu Tibetan Refugee Reception Centre [ read ]; A summarised information on Trulku Tenzin Delek’s death penalty [ read ]; Two “Singing Nuns” of Drapchi Prison arrive in exile [ read ]; Profile of a current political prisoner; Long-life prayer ceremonies to the Dalai Lama lead to five Tibetans' imprisonment [ read ]; TCHRD Activities Bulletin:; TCHRD releases campaign brochure on Trulku Tenzin Delek [ read ]; TCHRD staff invited to speak on human rights and democracy at Transit school [ read ]; TCHRD Director invited to speak in Varanasi [ read ]
September: Tibetans arrested for protesting against mining activity [ read ]; Obituary to Jampa Phuntsok [ read ]; Monk reports unjust selection of candidates for Geshi Lharampa exam [ read ]; Anti terror exercise drill in Tibet for the second time [ read ]; China releases Ngawang Gyaltsen after 15 years in prison [ read ]; UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention visits Tibet [ read ]; EU Presidency Visits Tibet [ read ]; US State Department Religion Report critical of China’s religious record [ read ]; Monks undergo beatings for crossing the border [ read ]; Hu Jintao takes over as the Chinese Military Chief [ read ]; Profile of a current political prisoner; Carpenter given six years' imprisonment [ read ]; TCHRD Activities Bulletin:; TCHRD commemorates 44th Tibetan Democracy Day [ read ]; Briefings by TCHRD staff [ read ]; TCHRD new recruits [ read ]
August: Rise in arbitrary detention and fines for exile returnees [ read ]; Cross border calls to be monitored [ read ]; Loyalty to the State now pre-requisite for attaining highest religious degree in Tibet [ read ]; Freedom is 24-hour surveillance for "singing nun" [ read ]; High fees make education beyond reach of ordinary Tibetans [ read ]; UNICEF Executive Director critical of education system in Tibet [ read ]; Monks expelled for failure to denounce Dalai Lama [ read ]; Chinese official denies ban on Dalai Lama pictures [ read ]; China steps up campaign to woo foreign journalists [ read ]; Carlsberg to brew beer in Tibet [ read ]; Nomads in Qinghai Province reel under heavy taxation [ read ]; Profile of a current political prisoner; Five years in a labour camp for taking photographs [ read ]; TCHRD Activities Bulletin:; 11th Tibet human rights workshop in Bangalore [ read ]; TCHRD tours southern India Tibetan settlements [ read ]
July: Ngawang Woeser released after fifteen years in jail [ read ]; A new "Re-education through Labour" camp established in Tibet [ read ]; Farmers anxious over highway project [ read ]; Aids in Tibet [ read ]; Third attempt to freedom proves lucky [ read ]; Dalai Lama's audio teachings earns a monk two year jail sentence [ read ]; Internet firms bow to Chinese government censorship policy [ read ]; Monks expelled for visiting India [ read ]; Authorities make nomadic life miserable [ read ]; Profile of a current political prisoner; Five years jail sentence for playing a song of tribute for Tibetan matyr in exile [ read ]; TCHRD Activities Bulletin:; Ms. Gyari Dolma appointed Chairperson of TCHRD Board of Directors [ read ]; TCHRD Releases Prisoner Biography [ read ]; Briefing to candle light vigil participants [ read ]
June: Four Exile Returnees Arrested and Sentenced [ read ]; A monk incarcerated for Dalai Lama's portraits and video [ read ]; TCHRD receives list of new names of political prisoners [ read ]; TCHRD Commemorates UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture [ read ]; Special Rapporteur on Torture postpones visit to China [ read ]; European Commission Issues Statement on Tibet [ read ]; Austrialian Ambassador to China Visits Tibet [ read ]; Profile of a current political prisoner; Two brothers given lengthy sentences for pro-independence pamphlets [ read ]; TCHRD Activities Bulletin:; TCHRD staff briefings about human rights situation in Tibet [ read ]; "Jampa Project" launched to assist former Tibetan political prisoners [ read ]; Kalon Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche Resigns as Chairperson of the TCHRD Board of Directors. [ read ]; Annual Report 2003 in Tibetan Language [ read ]
May: Nuns undergo tremendous hardship for protesting against curtailment of religious rights [ read ]; Lobsang Tenzin and Rinzin Wangyal in critical condition [ read ]; Tibetan singer and lyricist released after two months' detention [ read ]; "China retains tight control over Tibetan Religion", reports USCIRF [ read ]; Tashi Topgyal resurfaces having been sentenced to six years' imprisonment in Drapchi Prison [ read ]; Third time lucky for a deportee [ read ]; Poor education and discriminatory practices in Tibet make children go into exile [ read ]; Profile of a current political prisoner; An elderly Tibetan sentenced to six years' imprisonment term [ read ]; TCHRD Activities Bulletin:; TCHRD Nominations for Human Rights Awards [ read ]; Lecture on Human Rights and Democracy [ read ]; TCHRD Welcomes New Researcher [ read ]
April: Five students from Tibet University detained, one expelled [ read ]; China blocks US Resolution on Human Rights at 60th UNHCHR [ read ]; Testimony of a former political prisoner, Jigme Gyalpo [ read ]; Permission regulation deny monks to meditate [ read ]; TCHRD commemorates 15th birthday of the XIth Panchen Lama [ read ]; Chinese authorities step up internet surveillance [ read ]; Profile of a current political prisoner; Eleven years’ imprisonment term for Jangchub Dolma, the resolute nun [ read ]; TCHRD Activities Bulletin:; Executive Director attends the 60th UNHCHR [ read ]; Public Lecture [ read ]; TCHRD commemorates Panchen Lama’s 15th Birthday [ read ]
March Update [PDF 98K]
February: Obituary to Tsemonling Dawa [ read ]; Patriotic Re-education Campaign" in Rabten Monastery [ read ]; TCHRD welcomes Judge Luoise Arbour as the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights [ read ]; Trulku Tenzin Delek in Chuandong Prison [ read ]; US State Department critical of China"s Human Rights Record in Tibet [ read ]; China releases Phuntsok Nyidron, Tibet's longest serving female political prisoner after 15 years [ read ]; Profile of a current political prisoner; Lengthy imprisonment term for conducting prayer ceremony [ read ]; TCHRD Activities Bulletin:; VIIth TCHRD Annual Workshop on Human Rights and Democracy in Darjeeling [ read ]; Media briefing about Human Rights in Tibet 2003 [ read ]
January: Executive Summary of Annual Report 2003: Human Rights Situation in Tibet [ read ]; Profile of a current political prisoner; A Tibetan Teacher sentenced to five years' imprisonment term [ read ]; TCHRD Activities Bulletin:; TCHRD attends World Social Forum in Mumbai, India [ read ]