The Chinese Communist regime’s efforts to undermine liberties far beyond its own borders know no rest—the paradigmatic case of 22-year-old Zhang Yadi. The recent detention of Zhang Yadi, a 22-year-old Chinese student and vocal supporter of Tibetan rights, has broughtRead More →
A testimony by Amsterdam’s “lonely Uyghur” protester about the relevance and beauty of November 16. A nation that does not commemorate its national holidays is a nation whose historical traces have vanished. A country that has national holidays and nationalRead More →
On September 28, 2025, at 2:00 PM local time, over a hundred people gathered at the National Monument in Dam Square, Amsterdam, Netherlands, for a demonstration themed “Unite Against CCP Tyranny.” Participants included members of the Civil Resistance Association andRead More →
Zega Gyatso was arrested while seeking medical treatment. Geshe Shersang Gyatso, the monastery’s managing director, took his life after heavy police interrogation. In the highlands of Qinghai Province, nestled in the rugged terrain of Tongde County, Tsang Monastery once stoodRead More →
The Head Lama of the Choegyal Monasteries in Gonjo County, Tibet, died in prison after years of torture and isolation. The mountains we call home have long echoed with chants of compassion and wisdom. But today, they mourn. It hasRead More →
When trains with tourists pass, the traditional stone-throwing ropes called “urduo” are used to express disapproval of the staged tours. by Lopsang Gurung “Genocide tourism” is an expression used by the Uyghurs to oppose tours to Xinjiang where tourists visitRead More →
Tibet was never known as a hotbed of “xie jiao.” They may have achieved some success during the pandemic—or the CCP wants to label dissident Buddhists as “cultists.” by Lopsang Gurung On April 4, the Lhasa Public Security Bureau issuedRead More →
Chinese police have arrested more than 1,000 and beaten some during interrogation, sources say. By Tenzin Pema and Kalden Lodoe for RFA Tibetan An American official expressed deep concern about the arrest of over 1,000 Tibetans protesting a dam projectRead More →
The whereabouts of Lobsang Thabkhey, the former librarian of Kirti Monastery, remain unknown, two sources told RFA. By Pelbar for RFA Tibetan A Tibetan Buddhist monk was arrested by Chinese police in June 2023 on charges of republishing books fromRead More →
Tsering Tso was held for ‘administrative detention’ for 15 days. By Palden Gyal and Lhuboom for RFA Tibetan A Tibetan woman known for outspoken criticism of China on social media was detained and beaten by police in western China’s QinghaiRead More →
Just like Muslim women in Xinjiang, lay Buddhist girls and nuns are also submitted to systematic rape in Tibet’s transformation through education camps. by Massimo Introvigne After the February 2 BBC report, which shocked the world and lead to severalRead More →
Tibetans abroad vote to elect the members of the Central Tibetan Administration. The CCP mobilizes its spies, and asks friendly governments to harass voters. by Marco Respinti In 2011, the Dalai Lama moved to transform the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA)Read More →
Gyaltsen Norbu toured Tibet this year and talked to captive audiences, compelled to listen to him by the CCP security. by Ugyen Gyalpo May 17, 2020. marked the 25th anniversary of the kidnapping and disappearance of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima. He wasRead More →
A Tibetan political prisoner jailed by China for five years for celebrating the 80th birthday of the Dalai Lama was released this month after serving his full term in prison, Tibetan sources said. Ajaja, formerly a monk at Kirti monastery inRead More →
China declared in late November that it had officially met the target of eliminating extreme poverty by 2020, one of Communist Party chief Xi Jinping’s signature initiatives to reach the CCP’s goal to build a “moderately prosperous society” before theRead More →
The human rights situation in Tibet and Tibetan-populated areas of western Chinese provinces continued to deteriorate this year, with many Tibetans detained arbitrarily or held as political prisoners, and others disappearing in custody with no word on their whereabouts givenRead More →
Authorities in Qinghai province in northwestern China last month detained a Tibetan woman known for her online advocacy of democracy and the rule of law, holding her for 10 days before releasing her under continuing surveillance, Tibetan sources say. TseringRead More →
Police in northwestern China’s Qinghai province arrested a popular Tibetan writer and poet on Wednesday after monitoring his activities for signs of political dissent over a long period of time, according to Tibetan sources. Gendun Lhundrup, aged 46 and formerlyRead More →
Ambassadors to China from Canada and Switzerland made rare official visits to Tibet in September and October, observing local conditions and raising issues of concern with their Chinese hosts, but have remained largely silent so far on what they observedRead More →
A Tibetan herder and mother of three in Nagchu prefecture’s Driru county died in August after being tortured in Chinese custody, while her cousin is still being held by police, rights groups and sources in the region say. Lhamo, aRead More →
Takna Jigme Sangpo, famous as Tibet’s longest-serving political prisoner, has died in Switzerland at the age of 91 after spending 37 years in Chinese prisons and 18 years in exile, where he spoke out against Chinese human rights abuses inRead More →
