Tag: Political Prisoners

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Tibetan singer on restricted release after broadcasting a song celebrating the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday
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ICT statement on the Panchen Lama’s 36th birthday
25 April 2025 marks the 36th birthday of the Panchen Lama, who has remained under continued detention by Chinese authorities...
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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...
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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...
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As Panchen Lama turns 35, China must free him
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Masked men attack Tibetan ex-political prisoner
In a recently published personal account, Tibetan language rights activist and ex-political prisone Tashi Wangchuk describes how a group of...
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Police use banner to hide protest by imprisoned Tibetan’s sister
Apparently undeterred by a police beating during her protest a little over one month ago, Gonpo Kyi (Chinese: Gongbao Ji),...
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ICT statement on Panchen Lama’s 34th birthday
The 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, recognized in 1995 by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in accordance with Tibetan...
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Chinese police beat protesting sister of imprisoned Tibetan businessman
Gonpo Kyi, elder sister of the imprisoned Tibetan former businessman Dorjee Tashi, was detained and beaten by Chinese police this...
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Imprisoned Tibetan businessman’s sister continues her protest vigil in Lhasa
The sister of an unjustly imprisoned Tibetan businessman was briefly detained by China’s authorities this week after she protested for...
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Family of famous imprisoned Tibetan businessman campaign for justice
After exhausting all official mechanisms to find justice for the famous Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi, his family members have now...
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After 27 years, China must answer: Where is the Panchen Lama?
On May 17, 1995, Chinese authorities kidnapped a 6-year-old Tibetan boy, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, just days after the Dalai Lama...
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ICT statement on Panchen Lama’s 33rd birthday
The 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, turns 33 on 25 April 25 2022, but he has not been seen...
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#LightForPanchenLama: Worldwide call for the release of the Panchen Lama
On Sunday 25 April, thousands of Tibetans and Tibet supporters worldwide lit candles for the 32nd birthday of the missing...
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ICT statement on Panchen Lama’s 32nd birthday
Ahead of the birthday of the Panchen Lama of Tibet on 25 April, the International Campaign for Tibet joins governments...
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TAKE ACTION: Shed light on the Panchen Lama’s disappearance!
On 25 April, the 32nd birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet - who was abducted by China in...
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As Panchen Lama turns 30, China must release him and stop interfering in Tibetan religious freedom
After a lifetime in captivity, the Panchen Lama, Tibet’s second most prominent religious figure, turns 30 on April 25, 2019....