Tibet

DHARAMSALA, Aug 11: In an unusual move, a senior Tibetan spiritual teacher who has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment and barred from maintaining any contacts with his monastery in connection with the search of the monastery’s spiritual head has been allowed to return to his monastery and conduct teachings.

DHARAMSALA, July 28: A county government in eastern Tibet has published a new manual containing new laws and respective punishments in an effort to threaten and discourage the Tibetans in the county from protesting against Chinese rule in Tibet and other activities deemed dangerous by China’s communist government.

DHARAMSALA, July 15: A Tibetan political prisoner sentenced to six years imprisonment for sending information outside Tibet during the pan-Tibetan uprising in 2008 was released in extremely poor health condition on July 8 after the completion of his sentence.

DHARAMSALA, July 14: Chinese authorities in eastern Tibet have arrested a young Tibetan Buddhist monk for carrying out a lone protest demanding freedom for Tibetans in Tibet and calling for the return of the Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile.

DHARAMSALA, July 3: Chinese authorities in Dechen County in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham have detained at least nine Tibetans and severely beaten several others, including women on July 1 for protesting against Chinese mining activity at hill considered sacred by the local Tibetans.

DHARAMSALA, June 21: Two Tibetan writers jailed for four years for writing articles described by the Chinese government as “reactionary” and “endangering state security” were released from Mianyang prison on June 20 after completing their prison term.