Story Archive
2018-04-04
Listed offenses include environmental activism and the promotion of Tibet's national culture and language.
2018-03-30
Lobsang Sangye was sentenced in a closed trial after seven months of incommunicado detention.
2018-03-20
Police take a village leader into custody after he refuses to sign his approval for the project, a local source says.
2018-03-19
A former leader of Tibetan student protests, he was sentenced for his writings criticizing Chinese policies in Tibetan areas.
2018-03-13
The monk, named Lodroe, had joined in protests in Lhasa in March 2008 challenging Beijing's rule in Tibet.
2018-03-07
The Tibetan father of two daughters burns himself to death in protest against Chinese rule in the region.
2018-02-23
They are held and questioned for hours before being put on a plane back to South Korea.
2018-02-20
New draperies have been hung behind the temple's central image, suggesting hidden damage, sources say.
2018-02-20
Tsegon Gyal had published a blog post criticizing Beijing's approach to enforcing 'ethnic unity' in Tibetan areas.
2018-02-17
No casualties are reported, but the extent of damage to the compound's ancient structures and religious treasures is still unclear.
2018-02-09
Tashi Choeying was visiting his family in Sichuan when he was arrested and vanished into police custody.
2018-02-08
Geshe Tsewang Namgyal had taken part in protests six years ago in Sichuan calling for Tibetan freedom.
2018-02-06
Lodroe Gyatso had been taken into custody just minutes after launching a solo protest in front of Lhasa's Potala Palace.
2018-02-05
Gartze Jigme is now banned from public speaking and may not return to his monastery for one year.
2018-02-02
Two suspected Indian members of the Bangladeshi militant group have been arrested, police say.
2018-01-31
Ngawang Tsomo was subjected to torture and poor conditions during her seven-year sentence.
2018-01-30
Lodroe Gyatso is believed to have shouted political slogans in front of Lhasa's Potala Palace, sources say.
2018-01-26
The conference is a further bid by Tibetans to protect their culture.
2018-01-24
Sources say confiscated passports have not been reissued, despite a an earlier pledge by authorities.
2018-01-22
Sudden recall order affects hundreds who traveled to India to hear the Dalai Lama’s teachings.
2018-01-18
It urges the European Union's member states to raise the issue of human rights violations in all its talks with China.
2018-01-18
Inspired by the teachings of a revered religious leader, they vow to give up smoking, gambling, and alcohol.
2018-01-16
Hundreds of families are moved from traditional grazing lands now worked by Chinese mines.
2018-01-04
Tashi Wangchuk faces a Chinese court in what rights group Amnesty International calls a 'sham trial' on trumped-up charges.
2018-01-02
He had spoken to an India-based Tibetan advocacy group about restrictions imposed on his family.
