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Chinese authorities move to restrict expressions of Tibetan culture and identity.

No one may enter Tibet during top-level Party meetings scheduled next month in Beijing.

Local families fear loss of the only school their children can attend.

Xingqing hid mining activities after receiving tipoffs prior to inspections.

He is at least the third Tibetan cultural figure to be held this month amid tensions in Tibetan regions.

He was taken into custody in 2012 ahead of plans to release a video criticizing Chinese rule.

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader reaches out to “ordinary Chinese.”

The last group of nuns is sent back to their native areas in Qinghai province, the source says.

Tension grips a Tibetan monastery following the latest self-immolation.

But no move has been made yet to forcibly close them down.

New draperies have been hung behind the temple's central image, suggesting hidden damage, sources say.

Experts fear interruptions to water flow and call for greater transparency.

He was charged with inciting others to oppose Beijing's rule in Tibet.

Travel between Lhasa and other areas remains blocked, with health officials stationed along major roads to screen travelers for signs of infection.

Their monastery had leased the land to a teacher's college, but authorities seized the property when the college moved.

Tibetans now join Han Chinese in taking rare fish from scenic Qinghai Lake, environmental activists say.

They had rejected offers of money in exchange for their approval of the work.

Chinese authorities check papers, ban tourists in the Tibetan capital.

Kardze prefecture authorities have appointed six ruling Chinese Communist Party members to supervise the study center's affairs.

Programs in place for years are now restricted, with students meeting in secret for fear of arrest.

Tibetans returning from a Buddhist ritual in India are subjected to security measures by Chinese authorities.

Chinese authorities in Tibet move to tighten their grip on religious life.

'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.

Chinese authorities block information flows and watch for politically sensitive content.

Party officials fear viewers will access 'blocked content,' experts say.

The cards collect electronic data on the card-holders that can be used to monitor and punish behavior, Tibetan advocacy groups say.

Two monks and a government worker are detained on suspicion of being supportive of a self-immolator.

He had helped to dismantle a statue of a 'protector' deity denounced by the Dalai Lama.

Dorjee Gyantsan had gathered information on refugees' names and political views and will now serve 22 months in jail.

Critics say the charges are an excuse to arrest people for political reasons.