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An 18-yr-old Tibetan monk has died of self-immolation protest today at Barkham County in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.

Lobsang Lozin, the teenage monk from Gyalrong Tsodun Kirti Monastery in Barkham, set himself on fire at around 12 pm (Tibet Time) on the central ground in front of the main prayer hall of the monastery. While still in flames, he walked a few steps towards the local government office but fell down, unable to go further. Sources said he died on the spot.

A Tibetan man who set himself on fire on 7 July 2012 in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) has reportedly died. The 22 year-old Tibetan man was identified as Tsewang Dorjee, from Damshung (Ch: Dangxiong) County in Lhasa Municipality, TAR. Several media reports said Tsewang Dorjee died later that night. Tsewang Dorjee reportedly self-immolated in the centre of Damshung County. Dorjee…

A Tibetan man who set himself on fire on 7 July 2012 in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) has reportedly died.

The 22 year-old Tibetan man was identified as Tseten Dorjee, from Damshung (Chinese: Dangxiong) County in Lhasa Municipality, TAR. Several media reports said Tseten Dorjee died later that night.

30 June 2012 A teenage Tibetan girl has been beaten and arrested after a lone protest in Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi) County, Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province. On 24 June 2012, Jigme Dolma, aged 17, staged a peaceful protest at around 11 am (local time) in the main market of Kardze County, according to our source. Jigme Dolma threw…

Two Tibetan youngsters have set themselves on fire today in Trindu (Chinese: Chengdu) County in Jyekundo (Chinese: Yushu) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (TAP) of Qinghai Province.

Ngawang Norpel, aged 22, and Tenzin Khedup, aged 24, self-immolated today at around 3:30 pm (Tibet Time) in Zatoe town, Trindu County, Jyekundo TAP, Qinghai Province.

A Tibetan monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) County has been sentenced to eight years in prison with four years’ deprivation of political rights. The Ngaba Prefecture Court in Barkham (Chinese: Maerkam) sentenced Lobsang Phuntsok this month. The exact date of Lobsang’s sentence and the charges are not known at this time. Lobsang Phuntsok, aged 29, was arrested…

A court in Ngaba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture has sentenced two Tibetans from Ngaba County earlier this month, after they refused to accept houses built with government aid, according to sources. On 2 June 2012, the Ngaba County People’s Court sentenced 40-year-old Pulten to 3 years imprisonment and 37-year-old Gyurko to 2 years prison term.

Tibetans in Adhue village refused to accept the keys to the small houses built with government aid because the Tibetan residents were required to pay 10,000 Yuan plus interest, for a total cost of  80,000 Yuan, although the housing was given to them as government aid. Local Tibetans said that no demand for money had been made at the beginning, and so they were unable to pay now.

On 11 June 2012, China announced its second National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP)1 for the years 2012 to 2015 saying it has a ‘long way to go before fully allowing people to enjoy human right.’

The new plan also highlighted religious freedom stating that the Chinese government will ‘protect religious activities in accordance with the law,’ reported Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency. Like the NHRAP (2009-2010), the new document guarantees state protection for a host of civil and political rights, as well as economic, social and cultural rights.

The NHRAP (2009-2010) was the Chinese government’s first formal document that ‘guaranteed’ human rights to Chinese citizens and pledged to address human rights violations in the People’s Republic of China.