China launches campaign to crack down on ‘illegal’ online activities and ‘fake’ news
The Communist Party of China’s Central Propaganda Department announced the launch of a campaign to crack down on illegal online activities and fake news.
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Monk sentenced to ‘intentional homicide’ for protecting a self-immolator released after 10 years
Lobsang Tenzin, now 32, was released recently after serving 10 of the 13-year prison term in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, in the Tibetan province of Amdo. The exact date of his release is unknown.
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Tibetan monastic disciplinarian goes missing after arbitrary detention in Ngaba
The 45-year-old disciplinarian, identified as Konmey, was arbitrarily taken into police custody around 20 July 2021. Since then, there has been no information on why and where he was detained. His whereabouts remain unknown.
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China must provide evidence of Tibetan philanthropist Bangri Rinpoche’s release from life imprisonment
Bangri Tsamtrul Rinpoche, a reincarnated lama and founder of the Gyatso orphanage home, was due for release on 31 July this year after serving 18 years of life imprisonment in Chushur (Ch: Qushui) County Prison near Lhasa.
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Labrang monk Tsultrim Gyatso eligible for release in 2026 after life sentence commuted to 18.5 years
Tibetan political prisoner Tsultrim Gyatso has become eligible for release in November 2026 after his life sentence was commuted for…
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CHINA CANNOT REDEFINE TORTURE #TortureVictimsDay2021
The use of torture to extract confessions from political detainees was rampant despite prohibitions against it in Chinese Criminal Procedure Law. Since Tibetan detainees are mostly charged with national security crimes, they are held incommunicado for months and sometimes never again found alive.
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China must release Tibetan writer and intellectual Lhaden from prolonged incommunicado detention
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) demands the immediate and unconditional release of the noted Tibetan writer and intellectual Mr Lhaden (pseudonym: Dhi Lhaden) who has been in arbitrary detention for two years at an undisclosed location in Chengdu city, Sichuan Province.
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TCHRD Announces Vacancy for the Post of Tibetan Researcher
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is seeking applicants for the post of Tibetan Researcher.
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TCHRD supports calls for ‘diplomatic boycott’ and relocation of Beijing 2022 Olympics
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) welcomes the remarks of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a steadfast human rights…
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Video campaign calls on China to end enforced disappearance of Tibet’s spiritual leader Panchen Lama
The 17 May 2021 marks the 26th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the XIth Panchen Lama…
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