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TCHRD commemorates 11th UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Today, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) commemorates the eleventh anniversary of the UN International Day in Support of Victims of...

Tensions are High as the Olympic Torch Arrives in Lhasa

The Olympic torch relay will travel to the heavily guarded Tibetan capital, Lhasa, on 21 June after the three-day tour that was initially planned...

China detains at least three Tibetans for peaceful protest in Kardze, Tibet

This morning at around 11:00 AM (Beijing Standard Time), at least three Tibetans were severely beaten and detained by the Chinese security forces for...

China detains scores of nuns calling for the release of solo protester and critically injures three monks in Kardze Protests

The Chinese security forces severely beat and then arrested a nun of SamtenLing Nunnery in Drango County, Kardze "Tibet Autonomous Prefecture" ('TAP') Sichuan Province,...

12 monks arrested for opposing “patriotic education” campaign

Chinese security forces arrested twelve monks of Dingri Shelkar Choedhe Monastery during a night raid for opposing the "patriotic re-education" campaign on 19 May...

China fires gunshot on peaceful protester in Kardze

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has documented numerous cases of protests particularly led by the nuns of various nunneries in...

China arrests four nuns in Kardze protest

The Chinese authorities had arrested four Tibetan nuns for staging a protest in Kardze County Kardze "TAP", Sichuan Province, according to reliable information received...

China arrests two young monks of Tehor Tsitsang Monastery in Kardze

In the recent spates of sporadic protests reported from Kardze County, more reports of protest led by group of two or four persons continue...

China arrests three nuns of Tehor Nyagay Nunnery in Kardze

Three Tibetan nuns from Tehor Nyagay Nunnery, in Kardze County were arrested by the County Chinese security forces for staging a peaceful protest, according...

China arrests a popular religious figure in Kardze County

The Chinese authorities had arrested a revered religious figure in Kardze, Tibet according to reliable information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights...

Rare testimony by a Tibetan youth in Lhasa on March 2008 protest

A rare testimony in detail of a Tibetan youth who was arrested in the aftermath of Lhasa unrest in March 2008 is obtained by...

China arrests 55 nuns of Pang-ri Nunnery for protesting

Over 55 nuns in Kardze protested against the Chinese authorities on 14 May 2008 according to reliable information received by the Tibetan Centre for...