Story Archive
2019-03-14
Buskers are banned from performing in the streets and hotel guests are under strict surveillance.
2019-03-13
Tibetan villagers must memorize Chinese leaders' names, defend Chinese policies to receive poverty relief.
2019-03-07
Police are deployed in the villages and towns to watch residents' movements in advance of a politically sensitive anniversary.
2019-03-06
Social media chat groups are watched, and travel in one county is banned, with residents ordered to remain in their homes on March 10.
2019-03-04
March 10 and 14 mark the dates of Tibetan uprisings against rule by Beijing, leaving Chinese authorities wary of protests.
2019-02-22
The trend affects not just Tibet but other Tibetan areas of China, sources in the region say.
2019-02-14
Run under paramilitary supervision, the camp will train cadres sent out across Tibet to monitor Tibetans' loyalty to Beijing.
2019-02-08
Government speeches, travel restrictions, and heavy police presence create an atmosphere of intimidation, sources say.
2019-01-30
Chinese authorities fear reinforcement of Tibetan national and cultural identity in the younger generation, sources say.
2019-01-28
Tashi Wangchuk was given a five-year prison term for peacefully promoting the use of his native language in Tibetan areas of China.
2019-01-28
But Chinese fishermen caught fishing illegally in the lake are usually released, local sources say.
2019-01-23
They are lured by promises of government help, but find life difficult in their new homes, local sources say.
2019-01-10
Even courses in Tibetan medicine and ethnic studies are now taught only in Chinese, sources at the school say.
2019-01-04
The order issued in Lhoka Tsethang city bans enrollment in workshops and religious classes, sources say.
2018-12-26
No more than a hundred Tibetans coming from China are seen at a two-week series of teachings given in Bodhgaya, India.
2018-12-21
The law will hold accountable Chinese officials who block Americans' access to Tibet, denying them entry into the United States.
2018-12-18
A local monastery supports the effort, with monks providing resources and instructors.
2018-12-14
Two young Tibetans set themselves ablaze while another stages a solo protest calling for Tibetan freedom.
2018-12-12
When signed into law, the bill will deny visas to Chinese officials responsible for blocking US journalists and diplomats from travel in Tibet.
2018-12-09
Fate of Drugkho, the 155th confirmed self-immolation in Tibet since 2008, is unknown as Chinese police clamp down on Ngaba County.
2018-12-03
Worshipers brave large-scale police presence at Lhasa’s Jokhang Temple during Gaden Nga Choe
2018-11-12
The Polu monastery must now be rebuilt, local Tibetans say.
2018-11-12
The plan will send river water from one township to another, with authorities threatening to arrest anyone opposed.
2018-11-08
Dopo, 23, calls out for the long life of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in the second self-immolation this year.
2018-11-05
Thousands venerate the portrait of the exiled religious leader, who escaped from Tibet almost 20 years ago.
2018-11-01
Monks must be proficient in religion and 'politically reliable,' Chinese authorities say.
2018-10-30
Lodi Gyari helped bring Tibet's cause to world attention, and led talks with China on Tibet's status from 2002 to 2010.
2018-10-25
Visitors barred from entering Buddhist institute during during annual Dechen Shingdrup festival.
2018-10-18
Many had sold all the animals they had under government orders to reduce their herds.
2018-10-17
Chinese workers assault them when they try to block work on a project causing damage to local grassland.
