Two Tibetans imprisoned for a song praising the Dalai Lama
Two Tibetans are facing multiple years in a Chinese prison on charges of “subversion” and “leaking state secrets” after they composed and circulated a song in praise of the Dalai Lama.
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Court rejects appeal of Tibetan anti-corruption campaigner
A Chinese court in a Tibetan area rejected on June 17 the appeal of Tibetan activist Anya Sengdra, who received a 7-year prison sentence in 2019 for his peaceful campaign against corruption by Chinese government officials.
Tibetan monk Choekyi dies after years of prison, torture
A Tibetan monk and former political prisoner died late in the afternoon of 7 May after enduring years of torture and ill treatment in prison for wearing a t-shirt celebrating the Dalai Lama’s birthday.
Ex-political prisoner monk dies near Tibetan capital Lhasa
A Tibetan monk who served eight years in prison for staging a protest against Chinese policies towards the Dalai Lama and Tibet died recently in his home village near the Tibetan capital of Lhasa.
La Chine criminalise les discussions sur le statut politique du Tibet
Bruxelles, le 9 avril 2020 – Selon de nouvelles mesures récemment adoptées au Tibet, il est désormais criminel de partager des informations sur la proposition du Dalaï-lama pour une plus grande autonomie du Tibet – plus connue sous le nom de « voie médiane ». Les mesures, intitulées « Mesures visant à récolter et récompenser les informations dans le cadre de la campagne pour […]
Anti-porn measures criminalize discussion of Tibetan autonomy
Sharing information about the Dalai Lama’s proposal for Tibetan autonomy is now a crime in Tibet under new measures aimed at turning Tibetans against one another and criminalizing opinions contrary to Chinese state propaganda.
Elderly Tibetan and son detained for listening to Dalai Lama
Merely listening to teachings by the Dalai Lama on their phone landed a 75-year-old man and his son in custody late last year in Tibet, where the Chinese government routinely violates Tibetans’ religious freedom.
Activist Tibetan monk dies after illness, imprisonment
A Tibetan monk sentenced to prison alongside the revered activist Tenzin Delek Rinpoche died this week in Tibet after a lengthy illness, three of his close aides now living in exile told the International Campaign for Tibet.
Coronavirus response in Tibet: arrests, crackdown, religious repression
China has responded to the spread of coronavirus to Tibet by cracking down on people who post information online about the deadly illness, including one man who was detained by police simply for encouraging his contacts to recite prayers to ward off infection.
More than 30 Tibetans imprisoned after protests in Sershul
More than 30 Tibetan monks and laypeople were imprisoned for two weeks in a harsh crackdown in Sershul (Chinese: Shiqu) in eastern Tibet following the arrest of seven Tibetans there for protests in November.