Tibetan Activists
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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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Chinese-American Academic Convicted of Spying on Tibetan Activists for Beijing
A recent conviction in the United States has shed light on the continued threats faced by those who advocate for democratic reforms and human rights, including Tibetans, at the hands of Chinese intelligence operations. Wang Shujun, a Chinese-American academic, was found guilty on Tuesday for unlawfully acting as a foreign agent. He was convicted of…
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Tibetans Hold Solidarity Protest Against Chinese Massacre of Uyghurs
Tibetan activists staged a silent protest in Zurich on Sunday to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 2009 Urumqi massacre. They planned to hand over a letter of appeal and take a video statement in front of the Chinese consulate in Zurich but the Chinese consulate called the police on them, who stopped the activists…
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Except Tenzin Tsundue, 13 Tibetan Activists Released from Prison
From the 14 Tibetan activists arrested by the Indian police ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit, 13 of them have been released on Tuesday. However, Tibetan poet and activist Tenzin Tsundue has not yet been released with them as his bail papers have not yet reached the prison officials according to the sources.
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Arrests of Tibet Activists Marked Xi’s Visit to India and Nepal
The historic bilateral meet between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in South India was marked by arrests of Tibet activists from all parts of India. Even before the arrival of Xi, arrests of prominent Tibetan activists began in India and the arrests continued till the end of the two day…
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Tibetan Activists Stage Massive Show Against Chinese Foreign Minister in Delhi
Tibetan activists under the leadership of Students for Free Tibet, India staged a massive show of protest against the visiting Chinese Foreign Minister in the capital city of New Delhi on Friday. The Tibetan activists staged protests through out the day.