Tibetan environmentalist Karma Samdrup released after a decade and a half in prison
Prominent Tibetan environmentalist and philanthropist, Karma Samdrup, who has been serving a 15 year prison sentence, has been released upon completion of term.
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Seeking to counter Tibetan outreach, China sends propaganda team to Europe
Tibetan parliamentarians have been busy in Europe this month, where they’ve working to garner support for Tibet with visits to Latvia and Estonia, among other countries.
Tibetan language rights activist Tashi Wangchuk detained again for “slanderous” videos on Chinese TikTok
Chinese authorities detained prominent Tibetan language rights activist Tashi Wangchuk on 20 October 2024, for his language rights activism on Chinese social media platforms.
Event: “Asie sous influence, Asie en résistance” – 30 November 2024
ICT will be present at the event “Asie sous influence, Asie en résistance” taking place in Paris on 30 November.
Monastic schools in Ngaba targeted amid crackdown on Tibetan-language education
In yet another assault on Tibetan language in eastern Tibet, Chinese authorities have forcibly removed younger monks from the Taktsang Lhamo Monastic School and pressed them into state-run schools over recent months.
Tibetan whistleblower detained by Chinese police
A 29-year-old Tibetan environmental whistleblower from Ngaba is currently under detention for his exposé on Chinese social media of illegal sand and gravel mining in his native Tsaruma hometown.
Young Tibetan speaks out against illegal mining in video statement
In a brave act that highlights the challenges of environmental stewardship in Tibet under Chinese rule, a young Tibetan whistleblower from the Tibetan town of Ngaba has taken to WeChat, China’s ubiquitous social media platform, to expose the ecological devastation occurring in his native Tsaruma hometown.
Surveillance in Tibet: ICT delivers remarks at 6th International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance Ministerial Conference in Berlin
Kai Mueller, Executive Director of ICT Germany, addressed the 6th International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance Ministerial Conference in Berlin last week, raising the dystopian proportions of surveillance in Tibet, particularly in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries.
Chinese court rules in favor of Lhasa Public Security Bureau against Gonpo Kyi
For more than two years, a Tibetan woman named Gonpo Kyi has been seeking the release of her falsely accused brother, Dorjee Tashi. Last month a Chinese court ruled against her, putting justice for her younger brother even further out of reach.
“Unfortunate clumsiness”: Musée du Quai Branly to stop using the term “Xizang” to refer to Tibet
The president of the Musée du Quai Branly confirms that the term “Xizang” used by Beijing in place of “Tibet” will be withdrawn from its public catalogs and cartels by the end of October. The museum had been using the term internally since 2018.