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Tibetan man imprisoned for helping send an appeal letter to UN released after about 10 years in prison

A Tibetan political prisoner was released on Tuesday, 27 October from a prison in Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province. Kelsang Sonam was released...

New report critiques ‘rule of law with Chinese characteristics’ amid increased crackdown on civil society in China

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) released today a special report on the state of rule of law in the People’s...

TCHRD condemns detention and intimidation of peaceful protesters in UK

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is appalled and disheartened that the London Metropolitan Police detained three peaceful protesters – a...

Borderless Democracy: Election for Tibetans in Exile Inspires and Offers Lessons for the Future

DHARAMSALA, 20 October – The Asia Democracy Network (ADN), the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), and the Asian Network for Free Elections...

Asian Solidarity Mission to Observe Exile Tibetan Primary Election

A four-member delegation representing the Asia Democracy Network (ADN) and the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) will visit Dharamsala (India) to observe the...

Tibetan man detained months after release from prison after serving five years

Chinese police detained a Tibetan man called Samdup Gyatso in early September 2015 for allegedly violating the terms of his release from prison because...

Mass expulsion of nuns and land grabbing in Tibet’s Diru County

Chinese authorities have demolished a number of houses owned by Tibetans and appropriated their lands in the name of development, in addition to tightening...

Prominent Tibetan writer and teacher Dolma Kyab released after completion of over 10 years’ sentence

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy welcomes the release of Tibetan writer and teacher Dolma Kyab from prison after completing 10 years...

China detains 15-yr-old solo Tibetan protester, details on previously detained protesters emerge

Chinese security forces have arbitrarily detained another Tibetan monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba County in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture,...

Asian Solidarity Mission to Support Tibetans in Exile Preliminary Elections 2015

From Dharamsala, India the Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration announced that the preliminary election for Sikyong (A Tibetan term meaning Political Leader)...

Starbucks and disneyfication of Tibetan culture in Amdo

On 22 September, Xi Jinping began his first state visit to the United States in Seattle. This segment of Xi Jinping’s visit will focus...

Tibetan protesters detained less than a month ago identified, special anti-riot police force deployed in Ngaba

Details have emerged on the identities of some of the unknown number of peaceful Tibetan protesters Chinese authorities have detained less than a month...