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Longest-serving political prisoner expected to be released next year

A Tibetan political prisoner who has spent 24 years in prison, is expected to be released next year if the prison authorities conclude that...
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Caught between a rock and a hard place

A Tibetan porter's personal account of the anguish, heartbreak and struggle he and other Tibetans faced on trying to re-enter Tibet. Their crime: attempting...
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Zilkar Monastery monk detained

A monk from Nyatso Zilkar Monastery has been detained in Zatoe (Chinese: Zaduo) town, Tridu (Chinese: Chenduo) County in Jyekundo (Chinese: Yushu), Tibetan Autonomous...
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China sentences two Tibetan men to 7 1/2 years for sharing information

Two Tibetan men have been sentenced to seven years 6 months and seven years respectively by an Intermediate People's Court in Barkham (Chinese: Ma'erkang),...
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Two teenage monks sentenced to 11 years and 8 years in prison

The Chinese authorities in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) Prefecture, Sichuan Province, have sentenced two teenage Tibetan monks to 11 and 8 years in prison. In the...
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Monk “disappears” from hospital after police beatings

More details have emerged on the case of Tsering Gyaltsen, 40, a monk from Drango Monastery who was severely beaten and detained by security...
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Drango Monastery monk sentenced, another presumed dead

Shonu, a monk and staff member of Drango Monastery, whose whereabouts were unknown since his arrest in February 2012, is in Mianyang Prison (Sichuan...
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Monk faces uncertain future as he recovers from burn injuries

Less than a year after his self-immolation protest, Tibetan monk Dawa Tsering is now making good recovery from his burn injuries, but his future...
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Former Tibetan political prisoner in poor health after release

A Tibetan political prisoner who was released last year after serving a three-year sentence is in poor health with multiple medical complications, reported his...
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Monks beaten, detained, in Nyatso Zilkar Monastery raid

On Saturday, 1 September, China police forces raided Nyitso Zilkar Monastery in Zatoe (Chinese: Zaduo) town, Tridu (Chinese: Chenduo) County in Jyekundo (Chinese: Yushu),...
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Detentions continue as China cracks down on self-immolation

A close cousin of a monk who died of self-immolation was among the two detained recently by Chinese security personnel in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba)...
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2012 Report: Democracy in Exile

The democratization process of Tibetan society in exile has been ongoing since the 1960s, with the Dalai Lama as its driving force and architect....
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