Story Archive
2020-06-11
Tibetans seeking work in China's police force in Tibetan areas must oppose separatism and have no family members who have fled the country, recruiting guidelines say.
2020-06-10
India and other countries should watch China carefully, remembering what happened to Tibet, Tibetan exile leader Lobsang Sangay says.
2020-06-03
He says bipartisan support in Congress will ‘make these things possible.’
2020-06-02
Police say they are protecting community health, but the Tibetans claim discrimination since other businesses can open.
2020-05-26
Tibetans receiving state pensions are also forbidden to attend observances during the month of Saga Dawa.
2020-05-21
The high-ranking Tibetan religious leader was forcibly 'disappeared' by China 25 years ago and has not been heard from since.
2020-05-19
Anya Sengdra drew a seven-year prison term for 'disturbing social order' after criticizing official corruption and illegal mining in online posts.
2020-05-19
Chinese government statements fall short of a full accounting of the fate of the Tibetan religious leader, who vanished into Chinese captivity 25 years ago this week, the International Campaign for Tibet says.
2020-05-18
The Tibetan religious leader was taken into custody as a young boy by China 25 years ago on May 17 and has not been heard from since.
2020-05-15
'It’s just an excuse to crack down on Tibetans,' says Wangden Kyap of Tibet Watch.
2020-05-12
The post is crucial to mobilizing government resources to counter Beijing's suppression of Tibetan Buddhism, USCIRF says.
2020-05-12
Some 4,000 Chamdo residents are now in limbo amid a controversial relocation of Tibetans.
2020-05-11
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader says the human capacity to reason may now point the way to 'come together in a global response.'
2020-05-11
A walnut-seller visiting Lhasa was found with a photo of the Dalai Lama on his mobile phone.
2020-05-07
Choekyi, a monk, had served a four-year prison term for making a T-shirt celebrating the 80th birthday of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
2020-05-06
But Tibet supporters and rights groups say the move is aimed at weakening Tibetans' national and cultural identity.
2020-05-04
Tsering Bakdro, a monk at Ganden monastery, had served eight years in Lhasa's Drapchi Prison for protesting China's rule in Tibet.
2020-05-01
HRW’s Sophie Richardson says the law is 'wildly and grossly in tension' with China’s constitution and its obligations under international law.
2020-05-01
'It’s much more dangerous [for Tibetans] to speak to foreign journalists … than it is for other Chinese people, says Freedom House's Sarah Cook.
2020-04-28
Sichuan's Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhist Academy meanwhile remains shut to public visits until after May 1, an official notice says.
2020-04-24
The religious leader’s whereabouts and condition remain unknown 25 years since his abduction.
2020-04-24
In 2017 Gendun Sherab was detained and tortured for sharing messages from the Dalai Lama.
2020-04-23
They say changing languages would have far-reaching consequences for future generations of nomadic Tibetans.
2020-04-16
Concerned Tibetans say China is trying to erase Tibetan culture.
2020-04-15
Tibetan students and Chinese tourists load up on Tibetan meds before returning to China.
2020-04-09
The move follows what rights groups call Chinese efforts in other parts of Tibet to weaken Tibetans' cultural identity.
2020-04-06
Sonam Dhargye carried a flag with a color photo of the Dalai Lama at a festival in 2015.
2020-04-06
Analysts say new government campaign is meant to destroy freedom of expression.
2020-03-31
Schools, restaurants, and markets open in Tibet's capital Lhasa, though the city's major religious sites remain closed for now.
2020-03-30
Jampa Dorje and his son were taken into custody by Chinese police for listening to the exiled spiritual leader's teachings on their mobile phone.
