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Chinese authorities imposes stringent controls, censorship on Tibetan Publishing Houses in Tibet
Source: Tibet Times The Tibetan publishing industry faces an alarming clampdown, with the Chinese government imposing stringent regulations and censorship on independent publishing…
Read more →Prominent Tibetan Writer Bhuchung K. Tsering to receive Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom Award
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation has announced that Bhuchung K. Tsering will be presented with the prestigious Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom. Tsering, a prominent Tibe…
Read more →Tibetans Mourn Loss of Pioneer Film Director Pema Tseden
Internationally acclaimed Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden passed away on May 8th, 2023, at the age of 53. Tseden was widely regarded as one of the most important Tibetan filmmakers o…
Read more →Tibetans in Exile express solidarity with climate activist Sonam Wangchuk
Tibetans, Ladakhis, and local Indians gathered in Dharamshala's Mcleod Ganj Square to show their support for climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's ongoing fast for Climate Chan…
Read more →US State Dept highlights Go Sherab Gyatso case in ‘Without Just Cause’ initiative
Source: US State Department The US Department of State launched the Without Just Cause Political Prisoners Campaign, which included the stories of 16 political prisoners who had be…
Read more →Tibetan writer missing since beginning of 2021 detained by Chinese police for discussing the Dalai Lama
A prominent Tibetan writer reported missing in Qinghai province's Malho (Chinese: Huangnan) prefecture since the beginning of 2021 has been found to have been abducted by Chine…
Read more →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…
Read more →Tibetan man sentenced for helping his cousin to send money to India
Dharamshala: Lhamo's cousin, Tenzin Tharpa was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in 2020, but his conviction was only recently revealed, due to the crackdown on Tibet…
Read more →Under Secretary Uzra Zeya calls on China to release Tibetan Writer Thupten Lodoe
Washington DC: Under Secretary Uzra Zeya special coordinator for Tibetan issues called on China to release Tibetan young writer Thupten Lodoe and all other Tibetans wrongfully impr…
Read more →Tibetan writer and poet Bhuchung D. Sonam wins Ostana Prize for writing and translation
Dharamshala: Noted Tibetan poet and writer, Bhuchung D. Sonam, based in Dharamshala, has been awarded the Ostana Prize youth award for his writing, especially through his translati…
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 →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 →Tsering Yangzom Lama's novel gets featured in 'Poets and Writers' Debut Fiction Roundup 2022
Florida: Tsering Yangzom Lama, author of the novel We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies, published in May 2022 by Bloomsbury was introduced by Tsering Wangmo Dhompa, author of four…
Read more →Tibetan writer who is missing more than a year said to be detained in prison in China’s Qinghai province
Dharamshala: The Tibetan writer and poet Gendun Lhundrub, who has been held incommunicado for more than a year after his arrest in 2020, is being detained in a prison in Siling (in…
Read more →UN experts express concern over China's illegal detention of Tibetans
Geneva : A group of six UN experts have expressed concerns and brought China into account for arrest, detention and enforced disappearance of Tibetan writer Lobsang Lhundup known b…
Read more →US Dept of State’s 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices highlights human rights violations in Tibet
Washington DC: The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor released their 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices here on April 12, 2022.…
Read more →Fighting for the Truth: Gonpo Kyi’s Relentless Fight for Dorje Tashi
Tibet, which was unlawfully occupied by China, is the least-free country on earth . According to a report released by freedom watchdog Freedom House, Tibet has a global freedom sco…
Read more →We want to help the Tibetan youth achieve their dreams: Kunsang Tsephel on Empowering the Vision Project and youth empowerment
Empowering the Vision Project (ENVISION) was set up in December 2007 as a Trust to strengthen the Tibetan community through youth empowerment. Its vision is to see genuinely self-r…
Read more →Favourite Tibet Reads of 2022
2022 is almost over. As the year draws to a close, we asked researchers, activists and journalists to name their favourite Tibet reads of 2022 that left an impression on them. Here…
Read more →On the occasion of Human Rights Day, why should we discuss Tibet?
By Tenzin Samphel An 81-year-old Tibetan named Taphun set himself on fire on March 27, 2022; it was the last known case of a person on a long list of Tibetans who have self-immolat…
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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