Story Archive
2018-09-17
Chinese authorities plan to build a housing estate near the monks' Gomang monastery, sources say.
2018-09-14
Western Buddhists say they were abused sexually or psychologically by their Tibetan religious teachers.
2018-09-13
At a meeting on Friday in the Netherlands, Western Buddhists will discuss abuse suffered at the hands of their Tibetan teachers.
2018-09-11
Gonpo Tseko had been sentenced to a 14-year term as 'ringleader' of protests in Gansu's Machu county.
2018-08-31
Large numbers of security troops check pilgrims, patrol the city, the man says following his first visit to the capital.
2018-08-20
They say their opportunities to study Tibetan religious and cultural traditions were severely limited.
2018-08-15
Police in Lithang pay frequent unannounced visits to Tibetan homes to search for photos of the exiled spiritual leader.
2018-08-14
Namkha Jam had been jailed for sharing information and images of self-immolation protests with outside contacts.
2018-08-07
But local Tibetans say the Chinese-run event was merely political propaganda.
2018-08-06
Tenzin Choephel was taken into custody by police in late March and has not been heard from since.
2018-08-03
Gonpo Tenzin was jailed for singing songs describing the hardships of life under Chinese rule.
2018-08-01
The destruction follows similar campaigns carried out along the lake in the last several years.
2018-07-30
The move will end a year's stay in the US, where he has undergone medical exams, the senior Tibetan religious figure says.
2018-07-26
Authorities' refusal to issue the licenses inconveniences rural Tibetans who must travel long distances through remote areas.
2018-07-23
All under 18 must return to their government-run schools, Chinese authorities in Sichuan's Dzachuka region say.
2018-07-13
They help move families to higher ground and rescue what they can of their household goods and belongings.
2018-07-11
Meanwhile, a delegation sent afterward to appeal to provincial authorities for help has not returned, a local source says.
2018-07-10
Novices aged 15 and younger must be enrolled instead in government-run schools, authorities say.
2018-07-10
Many observe the day in private, or hold picnics in the countryside away from public view, sources say.
2018-07-05
The Tibetan spiritual leader, who fled into exile in India in 1959 to escape Chinese rule, turns 83 on Friday.
2018-06-27
They are taken into custody amid a province-wide crackdown on 'separatist influence,' a local source says.
2018-06-21
Activists warn that the move will leave a power vacuum in international human rights issues that China will fill on its own terms.
2018-06-18
Heavy fines are threatened for those refusing to take part, local sources say.
2018-06-15
Dorjee Gyantsan had gathered information on refugees' names and political views and will now serve 22 months in jail.
2018-06-06
No explanation is given for Lobsang Tenzin's early release from a 10-year prison term for 'aiding and abetting' a self-immolation protest.
2018-06-05
Pema Gyatso, a student at Lanzhou's Northwest University for Nationalities, had previously been warned that his writings were politically sensitive.
2018-06-01
Government employees, schoolchildren, and retirees are ordered not to take part, a local source says.
2018-06-01
Fewer teachers able to teach in both Mandarin and Tibetan are being hired, disadvantaging Tibetans, they say.
2018-05-22
Observers call for his release, saying he followed Chinese law in promoting his mother tongue.
2018-05-17
Dashar, a resident of Sershul county in Sichuan's Kardze prefecture, had been jailed for 10 years for his role in protests in Lhasa in 2008.
