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Writer among nine Tibetans sentenced to prison in Diru

China’s ongoing crackdown in enforcing the government’s ‘mass line’ policy has resulted in the sentencing of nine Tibetans in Shagchu (Ch: Xiaqu) town in...

Banned Expression: Campaign to protect free speech in Tibet

'Banned Expression: Support Free Speech in Tibet' is an awareness campaign focussing on the Right to Freedom of Opinion, Expression and Information in Tibet. Over...

‘A Sacrifice’: New documentary film on a former Tibetan political prisoner

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is pleased to announce the release of a new documentary movie titled 'A Sacrifice', shot...

Tibetan man disappeared amid heavy surveillance in Sog County

Arbitrary arrests and detention have increased amid unusual intensification of state surveillance measures in Nagchu (Ch: Naqu) Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). A Tibetan man has...

TCHRD statement on China’s election to UN Human Rights Council

On 12 November 2013, China was elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council. The Human Rights Council (HRC) was created in...

No let-up in Diru crackdown: 17 Tibetans detained as party officials greet armed police

Chinese authorities have detained 17 known Tibetans in separate incidents following the outbreak of popular protests against China's 'mass-line' campaigns in Diru (Ch: Biru)...

‘Occupy Movement’ in Tibet: Chinese police force elderly Tibetans to end sit-in demonstration against land grab in Ngaba

A group of 16 elderly Tibetans has been forced to end a month-long sit-in demonstration against appropriation of their land following intimidation by local...

China’s white paper on Tibet suffers from human rights doublespeak

This week, China issued a white paper titled “Development and Progress of Tibet” which contained stunning claims of improved situation inside Tibet. Indeed the...

China disappears a father of three, arrests 10 others in ongoing crackdown in Diru

China has disappeared a Tibetan father of three and arrested 10 other Tibetans in an ongoing crackdown in Diru (Ch: Biru) County in Nagchu...

China disappears more Tibetans in Diru as crackdown spreads

Popular rejection of China’s compulsory flag-flying campaign has led to more detention and disappearances in Diru (Ch: Biru) County in Nagchu (Ch: Nagqu) Prefecture,...

In defence of truth: Detained Tibetan writer’s poems translated

TCHRD has translated two poems composed by the versatile young Tibetan writer Tsultrim Gyaltsen aka Shogdril who was detained late last week in the...

Crackdown in Diru widens: Tibetan writer and a former policeman detained

A Tibetan writer and his friend, a former police officer, were detained late last week in an ongoing crackdown at Diru (Ch: Biru) County...