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Expulsion

A monk named Dorjee, aged 19, from Lhatse Choede Monastery in Lhatse County in Shigatse Region, was expelled from the monastery in March-April, 1997....

Human Rights Updates October 15, 1997

Profile: “Torture cannot destroy us: We did not die”

Fourteen nuns had their sentences increased while in prison on 8 October 1993. Despite being behind bars they were courageous enough to voice their...

Human Rights Updates October 15, 1997

Tashi Lhunpo monks continue to face harrasment

Monks in Tashi Lhunpo Monastery are still not free from harrasment by the Chinese Officials. Strict vigillence is observed over the entire administration of...

Human Rights Updates October 15, 1997

291 Women sterilised

In Tibet today, it is a very sorry picture for women. The most natural phenomenon of becoming a mother has to be authorised and...

Human Rights Updates October 15, 1997

Popular singer disappeared

According to an account provided by a tourist who recently visited Tibet, Yadong, a popular Tibetan singer, is believed to have disappeared since July...

Human Rights Updates October 15, 1997

20-year-old monk receives harsh treatment

In June, 1997, 20 monks of Gongkar Choede Monastery participated in a heated debate about the re-education session that was being held in their...

Human Rights Updates October 15, 1997

Three Amdo men sentenced for “espionage”

Collective trial followed by sentencing is very common in Chinese courts in Tibet. This allows the court authorities to decide cases at their own...

Human Rights Updates October 15, 1997

Editor disappeared

Chakdor Tsering, editor of the Tibet journal "Daser" has reportedly been detained in June 1997 for political reasons. However, nothing is known of his...

Human Rights Updates October 15, 1997

Seven more Serwa monks arrested

In July this year seven monks from Serwa monastery in Chamdo region were arrested by the Communist China's Public Security Bureau. This is the...

Human Rights Updates October 15, 1997

Profile: An Unsung Hero of Tibetan Struggle

Since the March 1959 Tibetan National Uprising, for almost 28 years the issue of Tibet remained a yet another isolated story closed to the...

Human Rights Updates September 30, 1997

Heavy Taxation Threatens Survival of Tibetans

The latest Policy of Chinese repression comes in the most subtle manner of taxation. The Tibetans, irrespective of their economic position are all subjected...

Human Rights Updates September 30, 1997

The Next Generation: The State of Education in Tibet Today: A Report by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy

A report released by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) describes widespread and systematic violations by the People's Republic of China...

Human Rights Updates September 15, 1997

China: Ensure Immediate Medical Care for Imprisoned Tibetan Political Prisoners

Tibetan monk secretly sentenced to seven years in prison following years of enforced disappearance

A Year On, Vietnam and China Must Account for Tulku Hungkar Dorje’s Death

China’s New Ethnic Unity Law Deepens Concerns Over Tibetan Language and Cultural Rights

At 61st UNHRC Session, TCHRD Calls for Due Process Guarantees for Tibetan Detainees in Tibet

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