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    • Different People, Same Repressive Tactics: From Tibet to Xinjiang and Back

      Different People, Same Repressive Tactics: From Tibet to Xinjiang and Back

      September 30, 2020
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      The Xi Jinping-led China has become more assertive on the international stage but what is less known globally until recently is that the Chinese government has ramped up its repressive tools to crackdown regions under its occupation. In a report released last week, the author Dr. More
    • China’s Failure to Adhere to its Human Rights Commitments highlighted on Human Rights Day

      China’s Failure to Adhere to its Human Rights Commitments highlighted on Human Rights Day

      December 9, 2019
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      As the world marks the 71st anniversary of the International Human Rights Day, the UN, EU & Human Rights Desk, Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration releases a commemorative video titled, “China’s Human Rights Commitments: A Sham”. More
    • Six Tibetan Monks and Two Youth Arrested for Pro-independence Leaflets in Dza Wonpo, Sershul, Tibet

      Six Tibetan Monks and Two Youth Arrested for Pro-independence Leaflets in Dza Wonpo, Sershul, Tibet

      November 25, 2019
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      Chinese authorities arrested six Tibetan monks and two youth from Dza Wonpo town in Sershul county, Karze (Ch: Ganzi) Prefecture in Tibet’s traditional Kham province after leaflets calling for Tibet’s independence appeared in the premises of the local Chinese government office. The arrests were made during three different incidents this month. More
    • China demolishes nearly half of Yachen Gar Buddhist complex in Tibet

      China demolishes nearly half of Yachen Gar Buddhist complex in Tibet

      August 29, 2019
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      Dharamshala: Nearly half of Yachen Gar Buddhist complex situated in Tibet's Karze region which is now incorporated into China's Sichuan province has been demolished by Chinese authorities. More
    • CTA’s UN and Human Rights Desk Officers Speak at Indian Universities on Human Rights Violations in Tibet

      CTA’s UN and Human Rights Desk Officers Speak at Indian Universities on Human Rights Violations in Tibet

      July 27, 2019
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      Bengaluru: The UN, EU and Human Rights Desk at Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration has embarked on a speaking tour to create awareness among the young Indian college students and interact with them on the situation of human rights in Tibet. The speaking tour will cover some of the Indian metropolitan cities starting with Bangalore. More
    • Swiss MPs Question Government over Tibet and its Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue with China

      Swiss MPs Question Government over Tibet and its Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue with China

      June 24, 2019
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      Switzerland: Members of the Swiss parliament questioned the federal government over Tibet and efficacy of Switzerland’s bilateral human rights dialogue with China. More
    • Human Rights Watch Calls on China to Immediately Release Over 80 Tibetans Unjustly Imprisoned for Long-Term

      Human Rights Watch Calls on China to Immediately Release Over 80 Tibetans Unjustly Imprisoned for Long-Term

      May 24, 2019
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      Dharamshala: A leading international rights organization, Human Rights Watch, has urged the Chinese government to "immediately release Tibetan monks and other peaceful critics arbitrarily imprisoned since the March 2008 protests across the Tibetan plateau". More
    • Tibetans Detained in Karze for Praying and Calling for Panchen Lama’s Release

      Tibetans Detained in Karze for Praying and Calling for Panchen Lama’s Release

      May 3, 2019
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      Dharamshala: Chinese authorities have detained four Tibetans for praying for the release of the Panchen Lama in Serchul County, Karze (Chinese: Ganzi) Prefecture in the traditional Kham province of Tibet. More
    • Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Lekshey Thupten Passed Away

      Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Lekshey Thupten Passed Away

      April 18, 2019
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
        Filed by UN, EU and Human Rights Desk, DIIR. Lekshey Thupten, a former Tibetan political prisoner has passed away recently according to Tibetan news media sources. He was around 50 years old at the time of his death. Lekshey Thupten was a monk at Nalanda Monastery in Phenpo, Lhundrup County in Lhasa. More
    • China’s White Paper on Tibet: Another Attempt to Whitewash 60 Years of Undemocratic Rule

      China’s White Paper on Tibet: Another Attempt to Whitewash 60 Years of Undemocratic Rule

      March 28, 2019
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      - Filed by UN, EU and Human Rights Desk, DIIR In what is seen as a systematic attempt to whitewash the grave human rights situation and the tragic reality inside Tibet, China issued a new white paper on Tibet yesterday titled "Democratic Reform in Tibet: Sixty Years On. More
    • Detained Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Secretly Sentenced to 18 Years, Wife to 2 Years

      Detained Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Secretly Sentenced to 18 Years, Wife to 2 Years

      March 19, 2019
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      -Filed by UN, EU and Human Rights Desk, DIIR Dharamshala: News emerges from Tibet that Chinese authorities have sentenced Lodoe Gyatso, a former Tibetan political prisoner, to 18 years in prison while his wife has been given a two-year prison term. More
    • Dhondup Wangchen and Tibet Delegation at UN Side Event

      Dhondup Wangchen and Tibet Delegation at UN Side Event

      March 14, 2019
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      By Tibet Bureau Geneva Geneva: At the ongoing 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Dhondup Wangchen and a Tibetan delegation led a side event to uncover China’s 60 years of gross human rights violation in Tibet. More
    • China Closes Central Tibet to the World Ahead of 60th Anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day

      China Closes Central Tibet to the World Ahead of 60th Anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day

      February 22, 2019
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      -Filed by UN, EU and Human Rights Desk, DIIR, CTA Foreign travelers are barred from visiting Central Tibet for two months as China has closed the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) to the world. This closure comes just ahead of the anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan National Uprising Day and the 2008 mass protests. More
    • Conference on ‘Freedom of Religion in China’ held in the European Parliament

      Conference on ‘Freedom of Religion in China’ held in the European Parliament

      January 25, 2019
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      Brussels: Members of European Parliament Bas Belder (ECR), Christian Dan Preda (EPP) and Josef Weidenholzer (S&D) hosted a two-hour long conference on 'Freedom of Religion in China' in the European Parliament on 23 January.  The session was attended by a jam-packed audience of MEPs, their assistants, diplomats, members of NGOs, press and public. More
    • Arrested for Celebrating HH the Dalai Lama’s Birthday, Tibetan Monk Released Due to Critical Health Condition

      Arrested for Celebrating HH the Dalai Lama’s Birthday, Tibetan Monk Released Due to Critical Health Condition

      January 21, 2019
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
        -Filed by UN, EU and Human Rights Desk, DIIR, CTA Dharamshala: Choekyi, a Tibetan monk from Phugu Monastery, Serta (Ch: Seda) from Sichuan Province arrested in 2015 for celebrating His Holiness Dalai Lama's 80th birthday was released due to his critical health condition, as per our source. More
    • Tibetans Sentenced in Central Tibet in 2018 for “Inciting Separatism”

      Tibetans Sentenced in Central Tibet in 2018 for “Inciting Separatism”

      January 19, 2019
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      -Filed by UN, EU and Human Rights Desk, DIIR, CTA In 2018, China has sentenced 25 Tibetans in the central Tibet, the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) under charges of "inciting separatism" and endangering "national security," reported the state mouthpiece Global Times. The TAR high court presented the information in its work report last weekend. More
    • Former Political Prisoner dies after suffering prolonged illness due to torture in Prison

      Former Political Prisoner dies after suffering prolonged illness due to torture in Prison

      October 12, 2018
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      Dharamsala: A former Tibetan political prisoner, Shonu Palden, aged 41, passed away on 30 September 2018, after battling prolonged illness due to torture in detention as confirmed by our sources. Shonu Palden was arrested on 18 June 2012 for his involvement in 2008 mass protest. More
    • Human Rights Situation in Tibet Highlighted Ahead of China’s third UPR

      Human Rights Situation in Tibet Highlighted Ahead of China’s third UPR

      October 10, 2018
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      Geneva: The deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet and China’s unfulfilled promises made in the second cycle of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) were brought to the attention of the UN member states at the UPR pre-session this afternoon. More
    • Tibetan Non-Violent Resistance lauded at Symposium on Non-Violence in Germany

      Tibetan Non-Violent Resistance lauded at Symposium on Non-Violence in Germany

      September 20, 2018
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      Darmstadt, Germany: Three Nobel peace laureates; His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lech Welesa, former President of Poland and leader of Solidarnosch movement that overthrew communism and Rebecca Johnson, founding president of International Campaign for abolition of nuclear weapons (ICAN), recipient of 2017 Nobel peace prize, extolled non-violence as the ‘only method’ to resolve conflicts and to mo More
    • Solutions for Human Rights Situation in Tibet discussed at side event paralleling UNHRC session

      Solutions for Human Rights Situation in Tibet discussed at side event paralleling UNHRC session

      September 17, 2018
       •  Published By Bureau Reporter
       
      Geneva: The human rights situation in Tibet under the Chinese occupation was brought under spotlight once again at the UN Human Rights Council this afternoon at its ongoing 39th session. More
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