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News · 16 Jun, 2025

China’s Shift from “Tibet” to “Xizang” and the Controversy Surrounding “Xizang Panorama” at KIMFF 2025

The use of the term “Xizang” in place of “Tibet” by the Chinese government has sparked significant debate, particularly in the context of cultural and histo…

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News · 30 Jan

Chinese Open Letter to UNHRC on Tibet Human Rights is Misleading and False

An open letter has been sent by Chinese Civil Society Organizations to the President of the United Nations Human Rights. These organizations assert that “there is a orchestra…

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News · 23 Oct

Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Wangchen Beaten and Hospitalized in Lhasa

Former Tibetan political prisoner Wangchen, who had recently been released from prison, found himself in a distressing situation in Lhasa, Occupied Tibet. He was reportedly beaten …

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News · 11 Aug

Tibetan NGOs Illuminate Candlelight Vigil in Protest of China`s Treatment of Political Prisoners on International Prisoners Justice Day

On International Prisoners Justice Day, several Tibetan non-governmental organizations (NGOs) united in a poignant display of solidarity and advocacy, as they organized a candlelig…

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News · 22 Dec

Agyal Tsering, a former Tibetan political prisoner monk in Tibet passed away at age 71

Source: Tibet.net Dharamshala: According to a reliable source, Tibetan monk Agyal Tsering, a former political prisoner in Tibet, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at approx…

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News · 19 Oct 2022

Tibetan writers, activists convicted by CCP on accusations of ‘State Security’

Source: RFA Chinese authorities in Tibet sentenced six Tibetan writers and activists to prison terms from four to 14 years on charges of “inciting separatism” and &ldqu…

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News · 01 Oct 2022

A Former Tibetan political prisoner testifies on deplorable situations under China

Source: Tibet.net Geneva: Former Tibetan political prisoner Golog Jigme testified on deplorable situations under China at a side event alongside the ongoing 51st UN HRC session, on…

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News · 30 July 2022

Prayer Service Held in Switzerland for Prominent Tibetan Former Political Prisoner Jigme Gyatso

Geneva: A prayer service to mourn as well as to pay final respects to prominent Tibetan former political prisoner Jigme Gyatso, who died on 2nd July in his hometown Kanlho Tibetan …

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News · 3 July 2022

Former political prisoner Jigme Gyatso passes away in Tibet

Lhasa : Reports have suggested that high profile former Tibetan political prisoner Jigme Gyatso from a monastery renowned for its resistance against Chinese rule in Gansu province …

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News · 11-Apr-22

The first ‘Future of Tibet’ event held in Washington DC

Washington D.C: The first of the three gatherings of ‘Future of Tibet’ was conducted here on on April 9-10, 2022, where participants contributed to the general discussi…

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Report · 6 July 2022

Statement of TRC on the 83rd birthday of His Holiness the Great Fourteenth Dalai Lama

Today, on this auspicious and joyous occasion of the eighty-seventh birthday of His Holiness the Great Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tibet Rights Collective joins millions of his…

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Report · 1 January 2022

Tibet Brief 2021

Introduction “My message for the Chinese government is Free Tibet. Tibet belongs to Tibetans.” Enes Kanter Freedom is perhaps the one significant voice in 2021 that mad…

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