Tibet

DHARAMSALA, 5 Aug: A Tibetan monk from Trotsik monastery in restive Ngaba county in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo has disappeared after he was whisked away by the Chinese authorities.

DHARAMSALA, 5 Aug: As the Chinese communist regime’s crackdown on religious faith continues, Chinese authorities from Gansu have evicted Tibetan monks and nuns from Kharmar Monastery as they shut down the Tibetan monastery located in the border areas between Tibet and China.

DHARAMSALA, 23 July: Xi Jinping has secretly concluded his maiden trip to Tibet as the Chinese President.

DHARAMSALA, 22 July: As many as 30 Tibetans have been arrested or celebrating the Dalai Lama’s 86th birthday last week says Free Tibet, the London-based advocacy group.

DHARAMSALA, 22 July: Chinese authorities have shut down a Tibetan school in Golok, Eastern Tibet for teaching in Tibetan medium.

DHARAMSALA, 7 July: Four Tibetan Buddhist monks have been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for “dubious offenses”, Human Rights Watch said.

DHARAMSALA, 30 June: As China gears up to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), a Tibetan woman is heard crying in agony in two videos circulating widely on social media by the heightened restrictions Tibetans are subjected to and the overwhelming presence of Chinese in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet.

DHARAMSALA, 5 May: A Tibetan man in his mid-30 from eastern Tibet has died while in the custody of the Chinese authorities in 2019.

DHARAMSALA, 29 April: Two Tibetans from eastern Tibet have been arrested by the Chinese authorities “earlier this month for communicating with Tibetans in exile,” reported Tibet Watch, a rights group that works to promote human rights of the Tibetans.

DHARAMSALA, 22 April: Norbulingka, the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s traditional summer palace is undergoing a large scale renovation, according to a report by Chinese state media, CGTN.