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This reports highlights the threats faced by Tibetans in Tibet who celebrate the birthday of their Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and urges the international community — including United Nations bodies, national governments, parliaments, and civil society organizations—to call on China to cease its repressive actions.
As the 14th Dalai Lama approaches his 90th birthday and Tibetans, Tibetan Buddhists, and supporters around the world are preparing to celebrate the life and legacy of the exiled spiritual leader, a new ICT report shows how Tibetans in Tibet face severe risks for doing the same.
The body of 57-year-old Tibetan Buddhist leader Hungkar Dorje was cremated on 20 April 2025, in a highly secretive and tightly controlled ceremony in Vietnam, according to information from sources who have been keeping in contact with people close to him.
A highly respected Tibetan religious and cultural leader passed away in Vietnam on 29 March under unclear circumstances, following a pattern of Tibetan lamas targeted by the Chinese authorities for their cultural preservation work.
A 29-year-old Tibetan environmental whistleblower from Ngaba is currently under detention for his exposé on Chinese social media of illegal sand and gravel mining in his native Tsaruma hometown.
For more than two years, a Tibetan woman named Gonpo Kyi has been seeking the release of her falsely accused brother, Dorjee Tashi. Last month a Chinese court ruled against her, putting justice for her younger brother even further out of reach.
Undeterred by multiple detentions, police manhandling and other forms of cruel treatment, Gonpo Kyi staged a sit-in again on 20 February 2024 in front of the Higher People’s Court of the Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa, seeking justice for her brother, Dorjee Tashi, who is serving a life sentence in Drapchi Prison.
Chinese police have taken into custody Gonpo Kyi and her husband, Choekyong, after they staged a protest for justice in front of the Tibet Autonomous Region Higher People’s Court on 13 December, according to credible sources.
Former political prisoner Tashi Wangchuk was detained and beaten by Chinese police earlier this month after he posted a video showing government officials denying him a license for his new business.
UN human rights experts have called on the Chinese government to provide information about nine Tibetans imprisoned for their peaceful efforts to protect Tibet’s environment, which is crucial to the entire region.