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‘The Art of Passive Resistance’: Second book penned by underground Tibetan writer released

  The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) released yesterday the second book written by underground Tibetan writer Dhi Lhaden, the courageous former...

TCHRD concerned over detention of Tibetan man for celebrating Dalai Lama’s 80th Birthday

Almost two weeks before the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday on 6 July, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has started preventing public celebrations and...

Crackdown widens as Chinese government detains husband of dead Tibetan self-immolator

Chinese authorities have arbitrarily detained husband of Sangyal Tso, the mother of two who died of self-immolation late last month in Dokhog (Ch: Daogao)...

China’s white paper on human rights is significant for its omissions

On 8 June 2015, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) released a white paper on its human rights record. Consistent with the previous 11...

Two more monks secretly detained following Tibetan mother’s self-immolation

Chinese authorities have deepened the crackdown on local Tibetans following the self-immolation of Sangyal Tso, a Tibetan mother of two, who died of self-immolation...

Preview of Tibetan writer Dhi Lhaden’s new book in translation

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is pleased to present an exclusive preview of Dhi Lhaden’s new book titled ‘The Art...

China detains nephew of dead Tibetan self-immolator, pressures family members to call it ‘natural death’

A nephew of a Tibetan mother who died of self-immolation protest last week was suddenly detained without any explanation by the local police in...

‘WASTED LIVES’: New report offers fresh insights on travails of Tibetan nomads

Is there anything new that can be said about the disappearing nomads of Tibet? For years they have been removed from the plateau pastures...

Tibetan mother dies of self-immolation protest in front of Chinese government office

A Tibetan woman set herself on fire and died immediately after in Dokhog (Ch: Daogao) Township in Chone (Ch: Zhuoni) County, Kanlho (Ch: Gannan)...

Tibetan man dies of self-immolation protest amid heightened repression

A Tibetan man from Khangsar township in Tawu (Ch: (Daofu) County in Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, passed away after his...

Tibetan singer sentenced to prison after prolonged secret detention

A well-known Tibetan singer was recently sentenced to prison after almost a year and a half of secret detention in Diru (Ch: Biru) County...

Tibetan monk arbitrarily detained after months of police surveillance

A Tibetan monk was arrested and forcibly taken away by local police in Tawu (Ch: Daofu) County in Kardze (Ch: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,...