Disappeared monk and thangka artist found secretly detained
Ngawang Gyaltsen, 41, a monk and accomplished thangka artist has been found secretly detained at a detention centre in Nagchu…
Read MoreMonk released from prison after 15 years as crackdown continues on his monastery
As Tsenden Monastery reels under a severe crackdown with the number of cases of arbitrary detention peaking since 2013, a…
Read MoreChina detains seven Tibetan monks on uprising anniversary
Chinese police detained seven Tibetan monks from Tsenden Monastery in Sog (Ch: Suo) County in Nagchu (Ch: Naqu) Prefecture, Tibet…
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China detains Tibetan monk for staging peaceful protest
A young Tibetan monk named Lobsang Kelsang was detained after staging a peaceful solo protest on the main road of…
Read MoreTCHRD puts the spotlight on Tibet at ongoing UNHRC session in Geneva
From 9-13 March, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) had a team of two researchers at regular…
Read MoreTCHRD highlights human rights violations in Tibet at ongoing UNHRC session
Every year the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has three regular sessions. The session in March is usually the…
Read MoreFreedom of peaceful assembly under attack: Tibetan monk detained for non-violent protest
A teenage Tibetan monk has become the latest target of China’s consistent and systematic attacks on the right to freedom…
Read MoreTibetan mother dies in self-immolation protest: Body quickly cremated for fear of seizure by police
A mother of three died of self-immolation protest and was cremated in rush for fear of the body’s seizure by…
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TCHRD report documents crisis of maternal and child health in Tibet
On 4 March 2015 the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) released a special report on the right to…
Read MoreSouth Africa should stand with Dalai Lama and Tibetan political prisoners
On 11 February 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from Victor Vester Prison. He spent 27 years in prison. Initially, Mandela was…
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