Tag: Repression

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Tibetan activists face intense scrutiny during state-orchestrated celebrations for Xi Jinping’s Lhasa visit

As Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Lhasa this month, Tibetan activists and individuals perceived by the authorities as undermining the...

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Death of Tibetan Buddhist leader under unclear circumstances highlights China’s repressive policies

A highly respected Tibetan religious and cultural leader passed away in Vietnam on 29 March under unclear circumstances, following a...

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Chinese police brutality toward Tibetan woman seen in videos

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Rand report indicates expansion of prisons and detention centers in Tibet

A new report says recent patterns of growth in nighttime lighting concentrated in higher security facilities in Tibet indicate the...

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Important Tibet religious event prohibited, organizers detained

Chinese police in northeastern Tibet have interfered in an important several days-long Buddhist ritual, the Kalachakra initiation ceremony, by stopping...

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Discriminated on return: Tibetans denied rights, opportunities when reentering Tibet

China’s authorities in Tibet are withholding the “hukou” registration for as long as six years from Tibetans who have traveled...

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Least-free country: Tibet at bottom of global rankings

Tibet is the least-free country on Earth, sharing the bottom spot with South Sudan and Syria in watchdog group Freedom...

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6 Tibetan writers and former political prisoners sentenced to 4 to 14 years

China’s authorities in Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture have sentenced six notable Tibetan writers and former political prisoners to...

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China’s 100-day “crackdown on crimes” and Tibet ahead of Party Congress

Ahead of the Chinese Communist Party Congress beginning this week, the Chinese government has launched a 100-day crackdown labelled “Hundred...

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Reported mass DNA collection aims to undermine Tibetan identity

Two recent reports document a systematic DNA collection program involving Tibetans, the political objective of which can only be the...

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Lhasa police offer rewards for reporting dissenting views, Tibetan activism

In a public notice just ahead of the Dalai Lama’s birthday on 6 July 2022, the Lhasa Municipality Public Security...

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Prominent former Tibetan political prisoner dies

Jigme Gyatso, a prominent former political prisoner, has died on 2 July 2022. He had been unrecoverably ill since his...

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Tibetan intellectuals and writers detained in recent spate

In recent weeks, the detentions of six Tibetans have come to light, among them writers and intellectuals. Of these, four...

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ICT calls for release of Tibetan monk sentenced to 10 years

The International Campaign for Tibet is alarmed by reports of the sentencing of the prominent Tibetan Buddhist monk and scholar...

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Olympics briefing paper: Tibet repression worse since Beijing 2008

A new briefing paper from the International Campaign for Tibet documents how the Chinese government has escalated its repression in...

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Eastern Tibet: Wave of arrests over language rights, Dalai Lama images

The International Campaign for Tibet is deeply concerned about reports of a wave of detentions in eastern Tibet. amid a...

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Testimony reveals pre-trial torture of Tibetan businessman-philanthropist

Newly revealed testimony from a Tibetan businessman and philanthropist who is in critical health after years of torture and imprisonment...

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Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrated in Tibet, several arrested

Despite the Chinese government’s brutal crackdown on support for the Dalai Lama inside Tibet, brave Tibetans celebrated the religious leader’s...

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Report: Monks given long prison sentences as “preemptive security”

A new report by Human Rights Watch reveals how Chinese authorities are applying the principle of preemptive security to control...

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Tibetan monk jailed for online messages detained in Mianyang Prison

The Tibetan monk Rinchen Tsultrim, held in detention incommunicado for exercising his freedom of opinion and thoughts is known to...

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Chinese crackdown on prominent activists across Serthar

In what appears to be a crackdown on activists in eastern Tibet, Chinese security officers have recently detained six Tibetans...

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Prison sentence for Tibetan monk who expressed views on WeChat

The Tibetan monk Rinchen Tsultrim has received a sentence of four years and six months in prison, according to new...

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Delayed information on arbitrary detention of prominent Tibetan Buddhist scholar

Chinese authorities have detained the prominent Tibetan Buddhist scholar and writer Go Sherab Gyatso, according to new information from sources....

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Freedom House: Tibet ties Syria as world’s least free

Tibet is now tied with Syria as the least-free country in the world, according to the latest rankings from the...

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ICT calls for investigation after Tibetan dies following torture

The International Campaign for Tibet urges the UN Human Rights Council to investigate growing reports of torture in Tibet after...

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Tibetan monk dies after beating in custody: pattern of torture and mistreatment in Tibet must end

The International Campaign for Tibet calls for an independent investigation into the death of the young Tibetan monk Tenzin Nyima...

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Tibetan woman arbitrarily detained for comments on WeChat

For expressing her thoughts on the popular Chinese social media app WeChat, the Trika County Public Security Bureau placed a...

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Tibetan monk held incommunicado for over one year

The Chinese government has detained a 29-year-old Tibetan monk for more than a year and prevented him from communicating with...

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New report exposes fraudulent “anti-gang” trial of “Sangchu 10” Tibetans

Ten Tibetans have received harsh prison sentences in a trial that reveals how China uses “anti-gang” measures to silence Tibetans...

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Global parliamentarians call for “immediate action” against Tibetan coercive labor program

In the wake of a new report exposing China’s coercive labor programs in Tibet, more than 60 parliamentarians from 16...

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Nine Tibetans sentenced for separatism by Kardze court

The San Francisco-based prisoners right advocacy group Duihua has reported that nine Tibetans have been “convicted of inciting splittism” by...

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Tibetan political prisoner released with damaged limbs

A Tibetan woman who served more than a year in prison for sharing news about her nephew’s arrest had badly...

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Court rejects appeal of Tibetan anti-corruption campaigner

A Chinese court in a Tibetan area rejected on June 17 the appeal of Tibetan activist Anya Sengdra, who received...

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Tibetan monk Choekyi dies after years of prison, torture

A Tibetan monk and former political prisoner died late in the afternoon of 7 May after enduring years of torture...

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Ex-political prisoner monk dies near Tibetan capital Lhasa

A Tibetan monk who served eight years in prison for staging a protest against Chinese policies towards the Dalai Lama...

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La Chine criminalise les discussions sur le statut politique du Tibet

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Anti-porn measures criminalize discussion of Tibetan autonomy

Sharing information about the Dalai Lama’s proposal for Tibetan autonomy is now a crime in Tibet under new measures aimed...

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Activist Tibetan monk dies after illness, imprisonment

A Tibetan monk sentenced to prison alongside the revered activist Tenzin Delek Rinpoche died this week in Tibet after a...

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Coronavirus response in Tibet: arrests, crackdown, religious repression

China has responded to the spread of coronavirus to Tibet by cracking down on people who post information online about...

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More than 30 Tibetans imprisoned after protests in Sershul

More than 30 Tibetan monks and laypeople were imprisoned for two weeks in a harsh crackdown in Sershul (Chinese: Shiqu)...

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Tibetan anti-corruption campaigner to appeal 7-year prison sentence

Tibetan nomad and community leader Anya Sengdra, who fought corruption and stood up for poor local people, will appeal the...

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Tibetans detained prior to Dalai Lama Nobel Prize anniversary in apparent WeChat crackdown

A Tibetan “thangka” artist and two other Tibetans have been detained in eastern Tibet, possibly due to tightened security and...

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Protesters in Sershul detained for resisting Communist Party propaganda

Harsh security measures have been imposed in a Tibetan township in Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi), the Tibetan region of Kham, after...

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Monk sentenced to 3 years in prison, possibly for contacting people outside Tibet

A Tibetan monk from the influential Kirti monastery was sentenced to three years in prison this week after being held...

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World learns of Tibetan monks’ disappearance, imprisonment despite Chinese govt. lockdown

News of the disappearance and imprisonment of three monks has emerged from the Ngaba area of eastern Tibet, which has...

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Campaign against “evil forces” targets Tibetans who resist Chinese rule, leads to 21 arrests

A nationwide political campaign in China against “black” and “evil forces” has intensified in Chinese-occupied Tibet with a strong emphasis...

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Tibetans imprisoned for Panchen Lama prayers and protest; High-level focus on ‘Sinicization’ in Kardze

A Tibetan man and his aunt were imprisoned in Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, after he recited prayers and called...

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After 20+ years in jail, Tibetan sentenced to 18 more years after demonstrating for world peace

A Tibetan man who carried out a solo protest for world peace shortly after being released from more than 20...

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Fears for health of Tibetan monk jailed for celebrating Dalai Lama’s birthday

There are growing fears about the welfare of a Tibetan monk who was released from prison this month after spending...

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Lawyer denied access to imprisoned Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk on eve of arrest anniversary

The lawyer of Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk, who marks three years in a Chinese prison on Jan. 27, 2019,...

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Developing technological totalitarianism in Tibet: Huawei and Hikvision

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The illegality of everything: China’s new campaign offers rewards for information on ‘illegal content’

In a nationwide campaign in China against so-called “illegal content,” Chinese authorities are offering rewards to those who inform on...

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Video footage shows attack on Tibetans protesting arrival of Chinese work team in grasslands

Video footage has emerged of Tibetans being attacked after protesting the intrusion of a Chinese work team into a grassland...

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ICT report uses satellite images to reveal prison state in Tibet’s capital

A new report published today by ICT uses satellite imagery to reveal China’s dramatic remodeling of Lhasa as a hub...

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Translated court documents expose China’s sham prosecution of Tibetan language rights advocate Tashi Wangchuk, raise fears about use of torture

A Chinese court document reveals the reasons for the rejection of the appeal by Tibetan language rights advocate Tashi Wangchuk,...

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Chinese court’s decision to uphold Tashi Wangchuk’s prison sentence is a travesty of justice, ICT says

The International Campaign for Tibet today said that a Chinese court’s decision to reject the appeal of Tibetan language rights...

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Tibetan language rights advocate Tashi Wangchuk sentenced to five years in prison

On 22 May 2018, Tibetan language rights advocate Tashi Wangchuk was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of...

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Tibetan prisoner released after more than a decade in prison following 2008 protests

A Tibetan who participated in the March 2008 protests in Lhasa has returned home two months after the end of...

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Freedom House Report: The Battle for China’s Spirit Religious Revival, Repression, and Resistance under Xi Jinping

On 28 February 2017, Freedom House published a new report "The battle for China's spirit", which examines the evolution of...

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Imprisoned Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk faces false ‘separatism’ charges

A Tibetan man imprisoned for his advocacy for Tibetan language depicted in a New York Times video interview still faces...

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Tightening of an invisible net: new security measures in eastern Tibet heighten surveillance, control

New systematic and long-term security measures are being rolled out in the eastern Tibetan areas of Kham and Amdo as...

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New report documents endemic torture in Tibet and climate of impunity

The International Campaign for Tibet published a new report, "Torture and Impunity – 29 Cases of Tibetan Political Prisoners", which...

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Death penalty for Tibetan after death of wife in Ngaba

On August 16 it was reported that the Intermediate People’s Court in Ngaba (Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture had...

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Chinese Diplomats Threaten French Journalist After Tibet Report

French journalist Cyril Pain has been harassed and threatened by Chinese diplomats since French TV news station France 24 broadcast...

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One of Tibet`s longest-serving political prisoner released after 17 years

One of Tibet's longest-serving political prisoners, Jigme Gyatso, has been released from prison after 17 years. During his imprisonment he...

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Chinese authorities offer large rewards for information on ‘black hand’ behind Tibetan self-immolations

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Powerful video footage, images of armed crackdown in 2008 across Tibet; Eyewitness account of militarization of Lhasa today

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“I Saw It with My Own Eyes” Abuses by Chinese Security Forces in Tibet, 2008-2010

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China Jails Tibetan Filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen for 6 Years

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Parliamentary Motion in UK on executions in Lhasa

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Official confirmation of execution of Tibetans in Lhasa

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British Foreign Office statement on execution of Tibetans

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Two Tibetans sentenced to death in Lhasa

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Disturbing new footage of police brutality in Tibet released by Tibetan government in exile

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A Great Mountain Burned by Fire: China’s Crackdown in Tibet

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Governments criticize Nepal authorities for detention of three Tibetans and mistreatment of Tibetan protestors in Nepal

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Authorities acknowledge 4,000 detentions: thousands ‘disappear’ in ongoing Lhasa crackdown

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26 Nobel laureates condemn China’s crackdown on Tibetans

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UN Special Rapporteur on Torture’s 2005 China Mission Report: Excerpts on Tibet – March 2006

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Devotion and Defiance: Communist Party crackdown on Buddhism in Tibet

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Trials of a Tibetan Monk: The Case of Tenzin Delek

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