Tibet

DHARAMSALA, 15 April: The earliest evidence of dairy consumption on the Tibetan Plateau dates back to “3500 years ago and supported population expansion into its vast, non-farmable highlands,” new research has concluded. 

DHARAMSALA, 7 Feb: A Tibetan university student has been detained and fined by Chinese authorities for organising a ‘Losar’ (New Year) celebration where Buddhist flags were displayed as the backdrop on the stage instead of Chinese flags, Dharamsala-based Tibetan advocacy group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) said.

DHARAMSALA, 3 Feb: A 56-year-old prominent Tibetan monk from Gyongpa village in Lithang County in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham who is serving life imprisonment has died in Chinese police custody, reported the CTA’s official website, Tibet.net.

DHARAMSALA, 6 Jan: Family members of Dorje Tashi, a renowned Tibetan entrepreneur serving life imprisonment, have been calling for his immediate release by staging sustained public protests against Chinese authorities responsible for passing the unfair verdict, the Dharamsala-based rights group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said.

DHARAMSALA, 23 Dec: Former Tibetan political prisoner Lama Lobsang from Dhargyal Monastery in Tehor in the Traditional Tibetan province of Kham has passed away at the age of 71 on Sunday. 

DHARAMSALA, 13 Dec:  Nearly two years into Tibetan writer-teacher Monlam Gyatso’s arrest, his family members and close associates are still in dark about his whereabouts and well-being, a source from the region told the Tibet Express.

DHARAMSALA, 7 Dec: A prominent Tibetan writer held in prison by the Chinese authorities since last December is believed to have been released, the Dharamsala-based rights group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said.

DHARAMSALA, 28 Oct: China’s authoritarian lockdown to enforce its Zero-Covid Policy in Tibet has forced rare large-scale protests in Lhasa, the capital city of Chinese-occupied Tibet. 

DHARAMSALA, 28 Sept: China’s authoritarian lockdown to enforce its Zero-Covid Policy in Tibet has forced five Tibetans to commit suicide in three days says the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).

DHARAMSALA, 6 Sept: Human Rights Watch has said that China is committing serious human rights violations in Tibet by systematically collecting DNA samples from Tibetans across Tibet, including from kindergarten children without the apparent consent of their parents.