Human Rights Abuse in Tibet
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Tibetan Activist Jailed for Protesting Illegal Sand Mining in His Village
Tsongon Tsering, a 29-year-old Tibetan from Tsaruma Town in Ngaba (Aba) Prefecture, has been sentenced to eight months in prison by Chinese authorities for protesting online against the illegal sand mining taking place in his local river. The sand mining, carried out by the Anhui Xianhe Construction Engineering Company, has caused significant environmental damage to…
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Karma Samdrup, Wrongfully Imprisoned Tibetan Environmentalist, Freed After 15 Years
Prominent Tibetan environmentalist and philanthropist, Karma Samdrup, has been released after serving a 15-year prison sentence. Detained on January 7, 2010, Karma was sentenced on June 24, 2010, by the Yanqi Hui Autonomous County People’s Court in Xinjiang, a region that has long been a site of tension for Tibetans. His sentence, which was initially…
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20 UN Member States Criticize China’s Treatment of Tibet in Human Rights Review
During China’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, twenty UN member states raised significant concerns regarding China’s human rights abuses in Tibet, doubling the number from the 2018 review. Issues highlighted included coercive boarding schools, arbitrary detentions, and restricted access to Tibet.
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Tibetan Woman Detained and Beaten for Social Media Criticism of China
In a distressing development, Tibetan activist Tsering Tso faced her second detention in three years in Qinghai province, China, for criticizing the government on social media. The 39-year-old was subjected to “administrative detention” from October 26 to November 10, 2023, accused of spreading misinformation. This incident highlights growing concerns about freedom of expression and human…
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Chinese Authorities Arrest Tibetan Man for the Second Time for Having Dalai Lama’s Photo in His Mobile
In a renewed crackdown on Tibetan cultural and religious expressions, Chinese authorities have arrested a Tibetan man, identified as Tsultrim, for the second time in less than a year, this time for possessing a photo of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, according to a report by Radio Free Asia.
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China’s Cover Up For Destroying Giant Buddha Statue? Blame the Monks!
In another hilarious attempt by the Chinese government to cover up their mess, it is blaming the monks for destroying a Buddha statue. At the beginning of this year, the news about China’s destruction of a giant Buddha statue in Tibet was leaked. Since the news spread like a wildfire, backfiring at China for its…
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China Prohibits Tibetan Children To Have Any Religious Objects in Schools
In one province of Tibet, Chinese authorities declare that Tibetan children’s parents can no longer put rosaries, prayer wheels, or any other religious object on the schools, as China is pursuing policies that erode the distinct Tibetan cultural identity. A Tibetan living in the Sog district of Tibetan Autonomous Region of Nagchu (Naqu) said RFA’s…
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Tibetan Women, Nuns Face Brutal Sexual Abuse in China’s Reeducation Camps
There is a growing protest against China’s infamous Transformation or Re-education camps across the world. But there are more revelation about Tibetan women including Buddhist nuns subjected to brutal sexual abuse in those camps. The ordeals of the victims are very saddening and people are very much shocked about such serious systematic abuse of human…
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Joe Biden Vows to Meet Dalai Lama As President If Voted to Power
The presidential candidate of Democratic party, Joe Biden has vowed to exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama as a president if voted to power. While criticizing President Trump for turning a blind eye on Tibetans, Biden promised that his administration will stand up to them and sanction Chinese officials responsible for abuses…