Seven monks of Tsendhen monastery detained and disappeared by Chinese police
DHARAMSALA, Mar 18: Seven monks of Tsendhen monastery in restive Sog County in Nagchu Prefecture, formerly part of Kham Province,
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Tibetan youth on motorbike shot and wounded by Chinese police in Drango County
DHARAMSALA, Mar 11: A Tibetan youth has been shot and wounded by Chinese authorities on Mar 10 after he refused to stop his motor bike when police tried to pull him over in Drango County in the traditional Kham Province in eastern Tibet.
Read moreTibetan mother of three burns to death in protest against China in restive Ngaba County
DHARAMSALA, Mar 9: In the first self-immolation of the year, a Tibetan mother of three has burned herself to death in protest against the Chinese government in restive Ngaba County in eastern Tibet’s Amdo Province.
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17-yr-old Tibetan monk detained in eastern Tibet
DHARAMSALA, Feb 10: A young Tibetan Buddhist monk was brutally beaten and detained for staging a peaceful protest against the Chinese government in eastern Tibet.
Read moreAfter ten months in detention Drilda monastery monk sentenced to ten years in prison
DHARAMSALA, Jan 28: A Tibetan Buddhist monk who was arrested last march along with three other fellow monks of Drilda monastery in Trido Township in former Kham Province’s Sog County has been sentenced to ten years in prison.
Read moreYoung Tibetan blogger arrested in eastern Tibet
DHARAMSALA, Dec 30: Chinese authorities have arbitrarily arrested a young Tibetan blogger in eastern Tibet’s Amdo Province, reportedly for expressing his opinion on Tibet related issues, including self-immolation.
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Kirti monastery monk detained after solitary protest, another detained for unknown reason in restive Ngaba County
DHARAMSALA, Dec 29: A Tibetan monk was taken in detention by Chinese paramilitary police following his solitary protest challenging Chinese rule in Tibet and another monk was also detained for unknown reasons in restive Ngaba County in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo.
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At least 3 Tibetans sustain gunshot injuries while trying to protect self-immolator’s body
DHARAMSALA, Dec 29: At least three Tibetans sustained gunshot injuries after Chinese forces fired live ammunition into a group of Tibetans trying to stop the body of a Tibetan self-immolator from being taken away.
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Tibetan Buddhist monk self-immolates in eastern Tibet’s Tawu County
DHARAMSALA, Dec 24: A 37-yr-old Tibetan monk of Nyatso monastery in eastern Tibet has died shortly after setting himself on fire in protest against the Chinese government’s repressive rule in Tibet.
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Young Tibetan woman dies in self-immolation protest in restive Ngaba County
DHARAMSALA, Dec 22: A young Tibetan woman has set herself on fire today in restive Ngaba County in Eastern Tibet’s Amdo Province, according to an exiled Tibetan living in Dharamsala with contacts in the region.
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