Story Archive
2019-12-20
Concerns over this year's observance may reflect worries about ties to a ceremony in India led by the Dalai Lama.
2019-12-19
The Tibet Policy and Support Act of 2019 passes the House Foreign Affairs Committee with bipartisan support and will next go to the full House for a vote.
2019-12-17
The detentions follow Chinese government warnings against posting illegal content on the WeChat messaging service.
2019-12-06
They must demonstrate political reliability and support of China's rule in their homeland, instructors say.
2019-12-06
Anya Sengdra is sentenced to seven years for 'disturbing public order' after complaining online about official corruption and environmental abuses.
2019-12-05
Yonten's protest brings to 156 the number of Tibetans who have set themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule in their homeland.
2019-12-04
Representatives from communities in India, Nepal, and Ladakh say the selection process must remain in the Tibetan people's hands.
2019-11-28
Exile sources say 24-year-old Yonten “died on the spot” and is the 156th such Tibetan protest since 2009.
2019-11-27
Gathering in Dharamsala declares traditional Tibetan method of choosing successor “will be followed.”
2019-11-27
Anya Sengdra had set up WeChat groups to discuss corruption, good governance, and environmental protection, likely angering authorities.
2019-11-25
Heightened security measures follow two leafleting protests this month in Kardze's Sershul county calling for freedom from Chinese rule.
2019-11-21
The protest follows the detention of four monks who scattered leaflets calling for Tibet's independence in a protest earlier in November.
2019-11-21
US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback says that more pressure should be applied to Beijing over China's abuses of religious freedom in Tibet.
2019-11-19
The monks from Dza Wonpo monastery are suspected of scattering leaflets in the courtyard of a Chinese government office.
2019-11-13
Pema Samdup was detained in Lhasa in March, with family members never formally notified of his arrest.
