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Mass detentions following protest against gold mining in eastern Tibet
Many Tibetans have been detained in Kashi township, Sershul County in eastern Tibet following their protest in early November against gold-mining operations at their traditional grazing site known as Serkhok.

Tibetan Buddhist leader detained as Chinese authorities shutter yet another Tibetan language school
Choktrul Dorje Ten Rinpoche, a prominent Tibetan Buddhist leader, was detained by Chinese authorities around 4 December 2025, under unknown circumstances. He is the founder of the Dorje Ten Ethnic Vocational and Technical High School, a Tibetan-medium instruction school which has now been forcibly closed.

Human Rights Day resounds with statements supporting Tibet
The December 10th observation of International Human Rights Day this year was marked by comments in support of Tibet by delegates from six countries and a statement from the European Union. The Central Tibetan Administration published a statement, and speakers in the United Kingdom’s House of Commons raised the Tibet issue as well.

Tibetan businessman and philanthropist Dorjee Tashi repeatedly assaulted in prison
Dorjee Tashi, a 51-year-old Tibetan businessman and philanthropist currently serving a life sentence inside Lhasa’s notorious Drapchi Prison (formally known as Tibet Autonomous Region Prison #1), has been assaulted repeatedly by fellow inmates, according to credible information received by the International Campaign for Tibet

ICT releases “Beyond Neither Goat nor Sheep” language report and reflects on Human Rights Day
On the occasion of Human Rights Days, the International Campaign for Tibet released a new report “Beyond Neither Goat nor Sheep,” which details the Chinese government’s systematic policies to erase the use of the Tibetan language and separate Tibetans from their linguistic heritage

Tibetan youth singer A-sang rearrested after brief release in August, current whereabouts unknown
According to information only now confirmed by sources, A-Sang, a Tibetan singer in his 20s from Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (Sichuan province), in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo, was rearrested in August 2025, following his release after his first arrest on 8 July 2025.

ICT urges French President Macron to raise Tibet during state visit to China
Ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the People’s Republic of China this week, the International Campaign for Tibet urges him to raise the situation in Tibet and the lack of freedom offered to Tibetans directly with his Chinese counterpart and to call on the Chinese authorities to resume without delay the Sino-Tibetan dialogue.

Beyond the Bridge: Warning signs of geologic instability and hydropower dam-induced displacement and disaster in Tibet
The November 11, 2025, collapse of the newly constructed 758-meter-long cantilever Red Flag bridge in eastern Tibet demonstrates the severe risks associated with massive Chinese infrastructure projects in Tibet.

ICT report emphasizes the geopolitical implications of Tibet and why governments should urgently prioritize it
The International Campaign for Tibet’s new report, “Why Tibet? Strategic Imperatives for International Peace and Security,” released today, details Tibet’s critical importance in regional and global geopolitics, security, trade, and the environment while drawing the connection between China’s aggressive exploitation of Tibet with its human rights abuses against the Tibetan people.

The indoctrination of Tibetan elementary students: how the Communist Party enforces “Red” re-education with Mao worship and military training
The Chinese Communist Party is making enormous efforts to indoctrinate Tibetan schoolchildren with their ideology. Not even primary school pupils escape these ideological campaigns as reports in the Chinese propaganda media show.