Dharamshala, India — A Tibetan in occupied Tibet self-immolated five years ago in protest against the brutal policies of China in Tibet. The incident came to light five years later only under the excessive control and constant surveillance of China over Tibet. The lack of basic freedom in Tibet, pushed Tibetans to take extreme steps such as self-immolations.
China declared more restrictive measures in occupied Tibet with tighter internet censorship: TCHRD
Dharamshala, India — China announced a ‘strike hard’ campaign against online contents aimed at splitting the nation and undermining the national unity in Tibet. As per the report of Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), the communist regime of China declared more restrictive measures in occupied Tibet with tighter internet censorship on December 28, 2020.
A Tibetan sentenced to imprisonment for sharing teaching of the Dalai lama on social-media
Dharamshala, India— A Tibetan is sentenced to imprisonment by the Chinese authorities on December 14, 2020, for merely posting a teaching of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on social-media and wishing a happy new year to officials of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).
A Tibetan man released after more than five years in Chinese prison
Dharamshala, India — A Tibetan man called Akyakya was released on 10 December, 2020 after more than five and a half years in Chinese prison. Imprisoned for peacefully celebrating the 80th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet in Ngaba County of north-eastern Tibet.
Chinese police arrested Tibetan writer and detained in undisclosed location
Dharamshala, India — Gendun Lhundup is a 46-year old Tibetan writer and poet hailing from Rebgong County in Amdo province of north-eastern Tibet (Ch: Tongren County, Qinghai, China) has been arrested by Chinese police on December 2, 2020 for allegedly raising his voice in freedom of authors and artists to exercise their thoughts freely according to a source.
A Tibetan monk arrested by Chinese police for exercising freedom of speech in Tibet
Dharamshala, India — Rinchen Tsultrium, a Tibetan monk from Kundo in Ngaba County of Amdo, in Tibet was arrested on the night of August 1, 2019, along with two other monks. The two companions were released to go back to the monastery after a while. Rinchen Tsultrium was confined continuously in connection to his discussions and writing on Tibet issues with Tibetans abroad.
Prominent Tibetan singer gets six years jail for his songs opposing China's oppression in Tibet
Dharamshala, India — Chinese authorities have sentenced a prominent Tibetan singer from Kham Driru County in the Nagchu region, eastern Tibet to six years in prison for singing Tibetan songs opposing China's repressive policies and oppression in Tibet.