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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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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 …
Read more →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…
Read more →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 …
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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 …
Read more →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 …
Read more →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…
Read more →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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