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Refugee Testimony: Former disciple of disappeared Buddhist scholar escapes Tibet

Tenzin Dawa (name changed), 36, is a Tibetan monk from Barmi Monastery in Tsongru (Ch: Chonger) Township of Dzoege (Ch: Ru’ergai) County, Ngaba (Ch:...

China sentences Tibetan monk to 10 yrs in prison

A Tibetan monk from the restive Nyatso Zilkar Monastery has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Dzatoe (Ch: Zaduo) town, Tridu (Ch:...

Universal Periodic Review: Hold China accountable for its failed Tibet promises

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) today released a new report, Universal Periodic Review and China's Human Rights Record in Tibet. ...

More injured by gunshots than earlier reported in Tawu

New information from Tibet sheds light on important details related to 6 July shootings, beatings and teargassing by China’s People’s Armed Police (PAP) forces in...

Eight losses faced by Tibetan drogpas due to China’s resettlement policy

One of the most urgent issues affecting Tibetans inside Tibet today is the massive displacement induced by China’s development projects. Last month, Human Rights Watch reported...

China appropriates Tibetan farmlands in the name of hydropower projects

A major land grab by Chinese authorities is being reported by local sources in Muge area in Sungchu (Ch: Songpan) County in Ngaba (Ch:...

Senior monk among the latest identified in Tawu shootings

Warning: This post contains graphic images.  Tsewang Choephel, a senior monk and administrative staff (Tib: chanzoe) at Nyatso Monastery, is the latest Tibetan to be...

Environmental activist suffers broken ribs after savage beatings in Tawu

A Tibetan environmental activist has his ribs broken after enduring savage beatings at the hands of China's People's Armed Police forces on 6 July...

Tibetans in critical condition after Chinese armed police shoot into crowd celebrating Dalai Lama’s birthday

  Several known Tibetans are in critical condition and many more injured after Chinese armed police fired into a crowd of Tibetans gathered to celebrate...

China implements measures to appoint political monks in guise of spiritual teachers

In the past weeks, there has been persistent speculation on ‘experimental’ moves by the Chinese authorities to overturn some of its decades-old vilification campaign...

Resettlement is Displacement: A right-based perspective on the internally displaced in Tibet

The Tibetan people have been facing severe human rights violations at the hands of the Chinese government for over half a century. The Chinese...

TCHRD remembers torture victims, calls on China to eradicate torture

On 3 April 2013, after 17 years Jigme Gyatso was released from prison. He entered prison a strong and healthy 35 year-old and left...