The experts decry the lack of information regarding their detention, trial and sentencing and urged “the Chinese government to provide details on why and where they are being held and their health conditions, provide them with adequate medical care and permit their families access to visit them.”
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Tibetan writer Dhi Lhaden’s recent release from prison after completing his four years sentence, though a joyous occasion – “raises concerns over the uncertainty surrounding his physical and psychological well-being” says the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) in their report today.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 7 Aug: The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 75 points new guidelines on religious activities, effective from 1 September, will have all places of worship within China mandatorily prioritise CCP’s leadership and its policies under the rubric of “sinicization”, reported Tibetan Review.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 3 Aug: Gonpo Kyi, who has been fighting justice for her incarcerated brother for over a decade now, has again staged a protest in front of Drapchi prison on 1 August, appealing to the Chinese authorities to allow a meeting as promised but to no avail.
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DHARAMSALA, 29 July: The pattern of increased usage of night-time lighting and activities across detention facilities in Tibet by the Chinese authorities indicates harsher imprisonment faced by the Tibetans, a research institute has concluded.
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By Yungdung Tsomo
DHARAMSALA, 26 July: Chinese authorities have detained several Tibetans from the Tsongon region in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo accusing them of engaging in illegal business operations.
By Tsering Choephel DHARAMSHALA, 21 July: Chinese authorities tore down tents and destroyed sacred sand mandala on Wednesday, to deter
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DHARAMSALA, 18 July: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has called for the release of Tibetan activist A-nya Sengdra as they declare he continues to “face injustices” as he nears five years since “his arbitrary detention and unjust imprisonment on politically motivated charges” by the Chinese authorities.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 14 July: Gonpo Kyi has spoken out yet once again in a video, lamenting the discrimination and injustice she suffers under the Chinese authorities during her multiple protest and appeals for a meeting and retrial of her incarcerated brother Dorjee Tashi, as per the latest video of her protest released by Tibet Times yesterday.
By Yungdung Tsomo
DHARAMSALA, 10 July: A TV series on Tibet parroting Chinese Communist Party propaganda has become the most successful series of the year on Chinese Television.
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