Tashi Wangchuk

By Thinlay Chukki* Language is not just a medium of communication. It is a window to the rich cultural heritage and traditional knowledge of a society which preserves its unique traditions, memory, expressions and beliefs. More

-Filed by UN, EU & Human Rights Desk, DIIR, CTA Tibetan students in Kham Nangchen, Yushul (Chinese: Yushu) prefecture, incorporated into China's Qinghai province, are barred from joining the voluntary informal Tibetan classes conducted by monasteries this winter break for schools. More

-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

-Report filed by UN & Human Rights Desk- Tibetan language rights advocate Tashi Wangchuk's lawyer  Liang Xiaojun, tweeted yesterday that Tashi Wangchuk’s five- year sentence was upheld by the Qinghai High Court. The tweet further states the argument presented by Tashi and his defense lawyer were both rejected by the appeal court. More

At the ongoing 38th Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Switzerland, the European Union and Germany raised the human rights situation in Tibet while reiterating their calls for the release of Tashi Wangchuk, the Tibetan language rights advocate who was wrongfully sentenced to five years imprisonment earlier this month. More

    Geneva: In a press statement published on official website of Office of High Commissioner For Human Rights, a group of UN human rights experts have expressed themselves to be ‘gravely concerned’ and condemned China's sentencing of Tibetan linguistic rights' advocate, Tashi Wangchuk, for a five-year imprisonment, Expressing their sadness over the news of Tashi Wangchuk’s sentence, More

On May 22 this year, Tibetans around the world woke up to the news that Tashi Wangchuk, a language rights advocate, have been sentenced to five years in prison by a Chinese court. The news elicited emotions of anger, shock and sadness across the community along with a clamor from world governments condemning the sentence. More

Dharamshala: Marking the second anniversary of the 15th Kashag led by President Dr Lobsang Sangay, the Central Tibetan Administration today organised a prayer service at Tsuglagkhang to express solidarity with the sufferings of the Tibetan self-immolators and jailed Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk. More

DHARAMSHALA: The International Information Tibet Group in the French senate today condemned China's sentencing of Tashi Wangchuk with a five year imprisonment, according to a statement published on their official website. "At the announcement of the verdict of the trial of Mr. Tashi Wangchuk, the President of the International Information Tibet Group, Mr. More

DHARAMSHALA:The US state department issued a press statement on its official website on 22 May urging the Chinese authorities to release jailed Tibetan language rights advocate Tashi Wangchuk immediately. and to protect the distinct religious, cultural, and linguistic identity of Tibetans. More

DHARAMSHALA: The Canadian government through its embassy in China yesterday issued a strong statement calling on the Chinese government for the immediate and unconditional release of Tibetan language rights advocate Tashi Wangchuk. More

DHARAMSHALA: The President of Central Tibetan Administration, Dr Lobsang Sangay today expressed sadness over the sentencing of Tashi Wangchuk, Tibetan language rights advocate . China sentenced Tashi Wangchuk to five years in prison on charges of "inciting separatism." He had pleaded not guilty during his trial earlier this year in January. More

By Dukthen Kyi* Exactly one hundred days ago, on January 4, the Chinese court in Yushu put Tashi Wangchuk on trial. Tashi Wangchuk, a 32-year old Tibetan who advocated for the Tibetan people’s right to education in their own language, was detained on January 27, 2016. More

A group of international human rights organizations has "sent a private letter" to specific UN member states urging them to hold China accountable at the UN Human Rights Council. The UN Human Rights Council opened its 37th regular session yesterday in Geneva, Switzerland. More

Geneva, 21 February 2018: A group of UN human rights experts* expressed concern over incarcerated Tibetan language rights advocate Tashi Wangchuk and called on China to release him “immediately”. More

Members of the Latvian Parliament have issued a joint statement on the case of Tashi Wangchuk, the Tibetan language advocate who faced a court trial on 4 January. More

European Parliament Passes Urgency Resolution on Tibet (Reiterates calls on Chinese government to engage with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his representatives) BRUSSELS:  Once again the European Parliament has come out strongly on cases of human rights in China including the recent case of Tashi Wangchuk and Tibetan monk Choekyi. More

Dharamsala: Tashi Wangchuk, a Tibetan language rights advocate, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to the charges of “inciting separatism” during a four-hour trial that ended without a verdict. If convicted, Wangchuk could face up to 15 years in prison. More

DHARAMSHALA: The highly anticipated trial of Tibetan language rights advocate Tashi Wangchuk has ended without a verdict today. Tashi Wangchuk was put on trial for allegedly ‘inciting separatism’ at the Yushu Intermediate People’s Court in Qinghai Province. The trial, which lasted for about four hours from 9:30 AM to 01:30 PM, was adjourned with no final verdict by the judge. More

DHARAMSHALA: As Tashi Wangchuk, a Tibetan language rights advocate, is set to go on trial today for allegedly 'inciting separatism', CTA President Dr Lobsang Sangay expressed his concern and urged Chinese authorities to uphold constitutional rights while pronouncing the sentence. More