Tibet

China appoints two Tibetans in the leadership of so-called Tibetan Autonomous Region while Dalha faces alleged corruption charges 

By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA 24, Jan: Former Top Tibetan official of Tibet Autonomous (TAR), Mr Che Dalha (Qi Zhala), is being investigated by China’s top anti-corruption watchdogs over suspected violation of Party disciplines and National laws, reported China’s state-run media Xinhua News Agency on 23 January.

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Tibetan Monk Released from Chinese Prison, Now in Hospital

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 9 Dec: Geshe Rachung Gendun, a Tibetan monk from Ngaba in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo, was released from prison on 16 November after completing his three-and-a-half-year sentence. He is currently receiving medical treatment at Hashi Hospital in Chengdu, as reported by a close source on December 9. The source requested anonymity for security reasons.

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Chinese Authorities Detain Tibetan After Viral Video Exposes Illegal Mining

By Yangchen Lhamu

DHARAMSALA, 4 Nov: Chinese authorities have detained a Tibetan youth for exposing China’s illegal mining in Tibet earlier this week. Tsongon Tsering, a 29-year-old Tibetan from Tsaruma village in Kakhog County, Ngaba, in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo, was detained after he posted a video registering a complaint about large-scale sand and gravel mining along the river in Tsaruma village, which is the source of Asia’s two largest rivers, the Yangtze and the Yellow River, reports the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).

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