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News · 03 Mar, 2026

China Switches On Eiffel Tower–Tall Mega Dam in Eastern Tibet, Tightening Grip on Tibet’s Rivers

China has begun operating one of its most massive hydroelectric power stations in eastern Tibet, further accelerating its large-scale exploitation of Tibetan rivers under the banne…

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News · 5 Aug, 2025

Tibetans Vanish Without Trial: China’s Incommunicado Detention in Ngaba County Must End

Ngaba County in Sichuan Province (historical Amdo region of Tibet) continues to be a hotspot of repression, where Chinese authorities routinely detain Tibetans incommunicado &mdash…

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News · 03 Apr, 2025

China Deploys Army Veterans in Tibetan Schools

China has begun deploying retired army veterans as “on-campus instructors” in Tibetan schools, subjecting children as young as six to military and political training. T…

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News · 01 Dec, 2024

China Jails Tibetan Activist for Exposing Environmental Destruction by Construction Giant

In yet another display of authoritarian control and disregard for the environment, China has sentenced 29-year-old Tibetan activist Tsongon Tsering to eight months in prison. His c…

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News · 28 Jun, 2024

China Restricts Religious Debate Event for Tibetan Monks

Chinese authorities in Sichuan province’s Tibetan-populated Sershul county have imposed stringent restrictions on a major Buddhist philosophical debate event, significantly s…

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News · 19 Jan

China`s Lithium Boom Overshadowed by Environmental Concerns and Human Rights Violations in Tibet

In a recent announcement, China proudly declared a major breakthrough in lithium exploration, unveiling nearly one million tons of lithium resources in Yajiang County, Ganzi Prefec…

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News · 11 Aug

UN Experts demand China Transparency on Nine Imprisoned Tibetan Environmental Activists

The United Nations experts have called on the Chinese government to provide clarifications concerning the fate and well-being of nine Tibetan environmental human rights defenders c…

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News · 07 Aug

Tibetan Buddhism College Graduation Highlights Chinese authorities Control and Manipulation in Religious Practice

In a recent event covered by China Daily , the so called Tibet College of Buddhism held a graduation ceremony in Lhasa, Tibet on July 27 for its students, monks, and nuns. While th…

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News · 26 June

China`s Appointed Panchen Lama Undertakes Tour of Tibet Capital, Lhasa

In occupied-Tibet, China-elected Panchen Lama Gyaltsen Norbu is busy orchestrating visits to monasteries, giving lectures on Tibetan Buddhism and meeting Tibetans and Chinese offic…

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News · 22 Mar

New report by US State Dept reveals China’s widespread torture and human rights abuses against Tibetans

Source: US State Dept In its latest report on human rights practices, the US State Department has raised concerns about the situation in Tibet, calling attention to the Chinese gov…

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News · 09 Feb

China set to strengthen dual use infrastructure in occupied Tibet

Source: Global Times/ Tibetan Review China will crisscross the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) with 4,000 kilometres of railway lines by 2025 and will build 59 new airports and 300 h…

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News · 13 Jan

CHASE to hold Int Webinar on ‘Consequences of Xi Jinping’s Failure on Covid-19 Front’

The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) from Dharamshala and the Centre for Himalayan Asia Studies and Engagement (CHASE) of New Delhi are jointly organizing International Webinar on Satu…

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News · 12 Jan

HRW World Report 2023 highlights situation in Occupied Tibet

Source: HRW Human Rights Watch highlighted Tibet in their annual report 2023 on human rights around the world. Chinese authorities in Tibetan areas continue to enforce severe restr…

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News · 04 Nov 2022

Tibetans detained in Lhasa for COVID protest, no evidence of release

Source: RFA Around 200 residents of Tibet’s capital Lhasa were detained in the wake of massive protests in the city last week against COVID lockdowns that left many restricte…

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News · 27 Oct 2022

US Special Coordinator calls on CCP for immediate release of detained Tibetan monk

The Chinese government should immediately and unconditionally release the imprisoned Tibetan monk and religious philosopher Go Sherab Gyatso, said Under Secretary Uzra Zeya, US Spe…

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News · 30 Sep 2022

Two Tibetans beaten to death by Chinese Police in Kham Karze

Source: Tibet Times Dharamshala: The Chinese authorities on 28 September 2022 beat a Tibetan man to death after he was arrested for allegedly visiting and providing food and edible…

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News · 06 Sep 2022

Earthquake strikes areas of Tibet, many feared dead

Reports suggest that powerful earthquake jolted areas of Tibet, leaving many missing and injured. According to The Hindu report, over 50,000 people have been relocated to safer loc…

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News · 29 Aug 2022

CCP sentenced two Tibetan monks in prison for challenging Chinese government propaganda

Dharamshala: CCP has jailed two Tibetan Buddhist monks in Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi) prefecture of what is now part of its Sichuan Province for up to three and half years, nearly two …

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News · 29 Aug 2022

Covid-19: Over 100 officials reportedly reprimanded or dismissed in TAR

Lhasa: More than 100 officials in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have been dismissed or reprimanded this month for failing to contain the spread of Covid-19, reported the scmp.com A…

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News · 24 August 2022

COVID19: Train services from Tibet’s capital Lhasa to Beijing suspended

Lhasa: Train services from Tibet’s capital Lhasa to Beijing have been suspended and adjusted to run between Lhasa and Xining, capital of Qinghai province, after more than 30 …

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News · 5 August 2022

CCP ramps up restrictions ahead of birthday of Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader

Lhasa: The Chinese government has ramped up restrictions ahead of the birthday of a preeminent Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, calling on local leaders in two Tibetan regions to…

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News · 12 July 2022

China begins building world’s largest hydro-solar power station in eastern Tibet

Lhasa: China said on July 8 that it will be beginning to build dam in the eastern Tibetan prefecture of Garze (or Ganzi, Tibetan: Kardze), now part of China’s Sichuan Provinc…

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News · 29 June 2022

Chinese authorities sentence Tibetan student to 3 years for contacting Tibetan in exiles

Lhasa: According to Radio Free Asia , Chinese authorities this month sentenced a university student to three years in prison for contacting Tibetan exiles, the latest in a series o…

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News · 22 June 2022

CCP sentences Tibetan language activist considered threat to prison

Lhasa: Chinese authorities sentenced a young Tibetan language activist arrested in October 2021 to four years and five months in prison, although his friends and family members rem…

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News · 20 June 2022

China approves new power plant over Drichu River raising concerns in Tibet

Lhasa: Reports suggest that Drichu River Xulong power plant has been approved by the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission. The Jinsha River (Chinese), Tibetan: Dri Ch…

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News · 20 June 2022

Chinese authorities arrest young Tibetan language activist, whereabouts unknown

Lhasa: Chinese authorities arrested a young Tibetan language activist six months ago, and his whereabouts remain unknown, even to his family, reported Radio Free Asia. Thupten Lodo…

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News · 14 June 2022

China sets information blockade after earthquake hits Tibetan county

The Chinese government is imposing an information lockdown after a series of earthquakes in a Tibetan county in Sichuan province displaced more than 25,000 residents, RFA has repor…

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News · 10 June 2022

Xi Jinping meets top brass of PLA stationed at Chengdu, the 'nerve centre for PLA activities targeted at Tibet'

Chengdu : Reports suggest that Chinese President Xi Jinping, who was on an inspection tour of Sichuan Province held a meeting with the representatives of military officers statione…

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News · 03 June 2022

China forcing Tibetans in Sichuan province to provide personal info

Dharamshala: Residents of a county in the Tibetan prefecture of Karze (Ganzi), which is now part of China’s Sichuan Province, have been ordered to provide to the authorities …

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News · 24-May-22

Chinese authorities forcing Tibetan monks to take blame for Buddha statue demolitions in Tibet

Lhasa: Authorities in western China’s Sichuan province are forcing Tibetan monks to take the blame for the destruction of sacred statues torn down by China, ordering them to …

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Report · 7 June 2022

President Xi’s Odyssey from Savior to Satan towards Buddhism in Tibet & Tibetans Worldwide

By Tenzing Dhamdul Introduction President Xi Jinping coming to power in China brought much optimism especially among many Tibetans and the larger Buddhist community in China becaus…

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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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