Campaign Against “Cults” Launched in Lhasa—But What Is a “Cult” in Tibet?
Tibet was never known as a hotbed of “xie jiao.” They may have achieved some success during the pand...Read More
2024-04-16
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Reaction to Tibetan crackdown in China over planned dam | Radio Free Asia (RFA)
An American official expressed deep concern about the arrest of over 1,000 Tibetans protesting a dam...Read More
2024-02-26
US official expresses concern over crackdown on Tibetans protesting dam
Chinese police have arrested more than 1,000 and beaten some during interrogation, sources say. By T...Read More
2024-02-26
Tibetan monk arrested for publishing books on Tibet from exiles
The whereabouts of Lobsang Thabkhey, the former librarian of Kirti Monastery, remain unknown, two so...Read More
2024-02-06
Tibetan woman detained and beaten for social media posts critical of China
Tsering Tso was held for ‘administrative detention’ for 15 days. By Palden Gyal and Lhuboom for RFA ...Read More
2024-01-10
Tibet: Repression Increases Before Tibetan Uprising Day
March 10 commemorates the events of 1959. The CCP policy against minority ethnic and religious group...Read More
2021-03-12
Women Routinely Raped in Tibetan Reeducation Camps Too
Just like Muslim women in Xinjiang, lay Buddhist girls and nuns are also submitted to systematic rap...Read More
2021-03-08
China Tries to Disrupt Tibetan Parliamentary Elections
Tibetans abroad vote to elect the members of the Central Tibetan Administration. The CCP mobilizes i...Read More
2021-01-11
Panchen Lama: Tibetans Forced to Worship the False One at Gunpoint
Gyaltsen Norbu toured Tibet this year and talked to captive audiences, compelled to listen to him by...Read More
2021-01-08
Tibetan Jailed For Celebrating Dalai Lama’s Birthday Released After Serving Five-Year Term
A Tibetan political prisoner jailed by China for five years for celebrating the 80th birthday of the...Read More
2021-01-04
Poverty Alleviation: China Forcing Tibetans Into Mass, Military-Style ‘Training’ Programs (Part I)
China declared in late November that it had officially met the target of eliminating extreme poverty...Read More
2020-12-14
Human Rights Day: Recalling Tibetan Political Prisoners Who Died or Were Jailed in 2020
The human rights situation in Tibet and Tibetan-populated areas of western Chinese provinces continu...Read More
2020-12-13
Tibetan Woman Detained, Threatened in Qinghai Over Calls For Democracy
Authorities in Qinghai province in northwestern China last month detained a Tibetan woman known for ...Read More
2020-12-10
Tibetan Writer Arrested in Qinghai, Whereabouts Unknown
Police in northwestern China’s Qinghai province arrested a popular Tibetan writer and poet on Wednes...Read More
2020-12-09
Swiss, Canadian Ambassadors to China Make Rare Visit to Tibet
Ambassadors to China from Canada and Switzerland made rare official visits to Tibet in September and...Read More
2020-11-13
Tibetan Woman Dies After Being Tortured in Chinese Custody
A Tibetan herder and mother of three in Nagchu prefecture’s Driru county died in August after being ...Read More
2020-11-01
Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Takna Jigme Sangpo Dies in Switzerland
Takna Jigme Sangpo, famous as Tibet’s longest-serving political prisoner, has died in Switzerland at...Read More
2020-10-26
US State Department Names Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday named Robert A. Destro, a veteran human rights advo...Read More
2020-10-15
Tibetan Writer and Former Political Prisoner in Failing Health in Qinghai Hospital
A Tibetan blogger and journalist is in rapidly failing health in a Qinghai hospital following his re...Read More
2020-10-13
China Opens Hundreds of ‘Security Centers’ in Tibetan Capital Lhasa
Chinese authorities in Tibet’s capital Lhasa have increased police presence by opening several so-ca...Read More
2020-10-09
China Founding Day Met by Global Protests Over Uyghurs, Tibet, Hong Kong
Hundreds of Tibetans, Uyghurs and Hong Kongers and supporters including U.S. lawmakers rallied in in...Read More
2020-10-02