Human Rights in Tibet
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China Pressures Tibetans to Denounce the Dalai Lama
China is reportedly intensifying its efforts to pressure teachers and students in western Tibet to pledge allegiance to the one-party state and denounce the Dalai Lama, labeling his beliefs as separatist. Sources inside Tibet have revealed that more than 400 teachers and students in Ngari prefecture alone of the western Tibet Autonomous Region were summoned…
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Tibetan Monk Burns Self In Front of Dalai Lama Portrait in Tibet
In a breaking report from Phayul.com, a Tibetan monk has burnt himself in front of their spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama portrait in Tibet. This report comes at a time of heightened crackdown on religious freedom in Tibet. The Tibetan monk’s courageous act of protest has been carried out against the widespread crackdown…
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Tibetan Woman Tortured in Chinese Custody Dies
In a very sad update from Tibet, a Tibetan woman has been tortured in Chinese custody dies after two days of transferring to hospital. The information reported today took place in August this year and the delayed reporting is due to highly restricted communication system inside Tibet. Apart from the woman, two others have been…
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Longest Serving Tibetan Political Prisoner Takna Jigme Passes Away at 91
Takna Jigme Sangpo was the longest-serving political prisoner of Tibet, having spent 37 years in a prison near Lhasa. He passed away in the morning of October 17, 2020 at an elderly care home in Turbenthal, Switzerland, where he had been based since receiving political asylum in 2003. Tibetans and Tibet supporters across the world…
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China is the Global Leader in Human Rights Abuses: US
In a sharp criticism of China, a prominent US ambassador has said that China is the global leader in human rights abuses. During a virtual conference, the US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom exposed China. The Epoch Times program, American Thought Leaders featured the speaker to express his view points on China.
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China’s Abuses in Tibet Ad Plays on Billboards in New York, London
China’s abuses in Tibet is being played on billboards of prominent squares of New York and London. A Tibet rights group has launched an advocacy campaign to highlight China’s human rights abuses in Tibet. The campaign aims to reach millions of eyes to raise increased awareness after being posted on prominent locations of the two…
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Ama Adhe Tortured for 27 Years in Chinese Prisons, Passes Away at 92
One of the longest serving Tibetan political prisoners, Ama Adhe has passed away at 92 in India. The former political prisoner passed away at her residence in McLeod Ganj, North India on Monday morning. According to people close to her, she was not suffering from any health issues and therefore she has passed away due…
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Tibetans Barred Entry But Chinese Tourists Can Visit Lhasa’s Holy Site!
According to sources of a Tibetan news agency, Tibetan people are barred from entering holy sites in Lhasa but Chinese tourists can visit them. With one of the worst rankings over human rights situation in Tibet, local people are being forced discriminated in their own land during such a time of global health crisis spreading…
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China Closes US Consulate in Chengdu, Free Ride for Human Rights Abuse in Tibet?
China has ordered the closure of US Consulate in Chengdu and will that mean a free ride for human rights abuse in Tibet? In retaliation of US order to close down a Chinese consulate, the Beijing authorities on Monday shut down the US consulate. The reaction could mean the loss of a key office that…
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United States Reassures Support to Meaningful Autonomy for Tibetans
A senior official of the government of United States has reassured their support to autonomy for Tibetans during a recent legal proceeding. The assistant secretary of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, testified at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tibet, conducted this week and asserted their commitment to support Tibetans.