Tibet

DHARAMSALA, Tibet is struggling to contain its biggest ever Covid-19 flareup as cases in China rose to a nearly three-month high, media reports said.

DHARAMSALA, 2 Aug: Chinese authorities have sentenced a Tibetan political prisoner to two and half years in prison for helping local Tibetans send money to their family members and relatives in India, Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), a rights group based in Dharamsala said. 

DHARAMSALA, 26 July: A Tibetan entrepreneur and philanthropist has been sentenced to 18 years in prison on the trumped-up charge of “inciting separatism” by the Chinese authorities, Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), a rights group based in Dharamsala reported on Monday.

DHARAMSALA, 16 July: Choeying Kyi, a Tibetan athlete has added another feather to her cap by securing the Bronze medal at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in the US.

DHARAMSALA, 4 July: Former Tibetan political prisoner Jigme Gyatso has passed away due to prolonged health complications sustained during his time in the Chinese prison.

DHARAMSALA, 28 June: Citing the protection of the region’s fragile ecosystem, Chinese authorities have announced to displace and resettle 17,555 Tibetans from Nagchu in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham. 

DHARAMSALA 20 June: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), a rights group based in Dharamsala has said that Chinese authorities have sentenced prominent Tibetan writer Rongwo Gendun Lhundup to four years in prison. 

DHARAMSALA 20 June: Chinese authorities have sentenced a Tibetan intellectual and writer to four and half years in prison,  Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), a rights group based in Dharamsala said. 

DHARAMSALA, 10 June: An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck Barkham city in Ngaba in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo today in the early morning hours.

DHARAMSALA 5 May: Zijin Mining Group the Second largest mining company in China is set to acquire an asset bundle consisting of four assets in Tibet, including a 70% interest in the Lakkor Tso Salt Lake lithium mine.