China Bans Display of Buddhist Flags at Tibetan New Year Show, Detains and Fines Organiser
February 9, 2023– By Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) Chinese authorities detained and fined a Tibetan university student for organising a ‘Losar’ New Year celebration where Buddhist flags were displayed as the backdrop on the stage instead of Chinese flags. Information received by TCHRD confirmed that Gephel was detained read more →
China: Tibetan children forced to assimilate, independent rights experts fear
February 8, 2023United Nations “We are very disturbed that in recent years the residential school system for Tibetan children appears to act as a mandatory large-scale programme intended to assimilate Tibetans into majority Han culture, contrary to international human rights standards,” they said in a statement. Erosion of identity Residential schools provide educational content and read more →
Chinese Authorities Impose Communications Crackdown on Tibetans in Drago County
February 4, 2023– By Radio Free Asia China has tightened restrictions on Tibetan residents of a county in Sichuan province that has been a hotbed of resistance to Chinese rule, imposing measures to prevent contact with people outside the area, sources with knowledge of the situation said. The communications clampdown in Drago read more →
China Imposes New Cybersecurity Rules in Tibet
February 3, 2023Analysts say the law will have a negative impact on Tibetans’ ability to communicate. -By Radio Free Asia Chinese authorities imposed a new cyber law in Tibet that went into effect Wednesday, with the government announcing tougher punishments for anyone creating “public disorder by engaging in separatist acts.” The law, read more →
Xi Jinping and China in the Historic Year of 2023
January 30, 2023With his term extended for an historic additional five years, Xi Jinping may be feeling invincible and strong. But he must know that nothing is permanent. – By Dr Tsewang Gyalpo Arya for Japan Forward It has been over three years since a coronavirus from the Chinese city of Wuhan read more →
Covid deaths increase in Tibet due to restrictions on access to hospitals, medical facilities
January 28, 2023Lhasa [Tibet], January 26 (ANI): The Covid mortality surge has made lives of Tibetans increasingly difficult due to current restrictions on access to hospitals and other medical facilities, reported Tibet Press. Tibetans are not allowed to use the medical facilities, and the entire problem is being handled behind closed doors read more →
Chinese Authorities Detain Tibetan Writer for Contacting People in Exile
January 28, 202330-year-old man was detained amid a string of crackdowns targeting Tibetans in China -By Radio Free Asia Chinese authorities in Tibet have detained a 30-year-old Tibetan writer and former teacher for allegedly contacting exiles outside the country, sources told Radio Free Asia. The writer, known only as Palgon, was arrested read more →
Japanese Buddhists Back Selection of Next Dalai Lama by Tibetans, Not China
January 26, 2023– By Radio Free Asia Japanese Buddhists say they believe Tibetans should determine the successor to the Dalai Lama in accordance with their Buddhist belief in the principle of rebirth, and that the Chinese government should have no say in the controversial centuries-old selection method. China, which annexed Tibet in read more →
For Tibetans, Getting Information Past China’s Barriers is Harder Than Ever
January 24, 2023– By James Griffiths for the Globe and Mail On Feb. 25, 2022, Tibetan pop star Tsewang Norbu walked to a monument in central Lhasa near the Potala Palace, former home of the Dalai Lama. Amid a crowd of tourists and commuters, he doused his body in fuel and set himself read more →
Authorities Refuse to Let Family of Ill Tibetan Businessman Visit Him in Prison
January 20, 2023-By Radio Free Asia The brother of an imprisoned Tibetan businessman has posted videos of himself pleading with authorities to allow relatives to visit his jailed sibling, including a protest he staged in front of the prison in the western Chinese autonomous region where the younger brother, who is in read more →