China Forcibly Shuts Down School, Later Arrests Three Monks

Fri - 19 Mar Written by Karin Curley, The Tibet Post International

Dharamshala: According to a press release from the Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), three monks from Ditsa Monastery in Qinghai Province, including a reincarnated lama, were arrested and detained under suspicion of involvement in pasting political pamphlets around the monastery. A school run by the monastery was also forcibly shut down, for unknown reasons. Last Updated on Friday, 19 March 2010 16:54

Adri Rinpoche, spiritual leader of Vonpo Monastery, Dzachukha, eastern Tibet. Photo: TPI

China Jails Senior Tibetan Monk For 5 Years In Prison

Mon - 15 Mar Written by YC. Dhardhowa, The Tibet Post International

Dharamshala: Chinese authorities recently sentenced Adri Rinpoche, a respected senior Tibetan Buddhist monk, and his son Dasher, both claimed to have received serious charges linked to the March 2008 protests in Tibet, the Dharamshala-based National Democrat Party of Tibet told The Tibet Post International on Monday. Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 March 2010 17:57

China Detains Hundreds of Tibetans in Lhasa Under “Strike Hard Campaign”

Sat - 06 Mar Written by Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy

Dharamshala: With the launch of "Strike Hard" Campaign in the "Tibet Autonomous Region" (‘TAR') from 2nd March, the Chinese security forces had detained nearly 500 Tibetans alone from Lhasa city alone, according to reports given in the state run web portal. Last Updated on Friday, 05 March 2010 22:20

Oppression of Tibetans in Sog County Eastern Tibet Remains Severe

Thu - 04 Mar Written by Max French and Yangsham, Tibet Post International

Dharamshala: Tashi, a Tibetan man from Rata village, Sog County in the East of Tibet, has been detained by the Chinese authorities since the middle of last month, Mr Ngawang Tharpa from Sog County currently living in Dharamshala Today told The Tibet Post International. Last Updated on Saturday, 06 March 2010 16:55

Chinese paramilitary police patrol in a street near the Jokhang temple in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, China, Monday March 9, 2009, a day before the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule. Photo: AP

China launches “Strike Hard” Campaign ahead of sensitive anniversary

Wed - 03 Mar Written by Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy

Dharamshala: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) strongly condemns the Chinese authorities’ “Strike Hard” campaign, aimed at carrying out further detentions of Tibetans in Tibet as the anniversary of the 10 March Tibetan uprising approaches.

Last Updated on Thursday, 04 March 2010 18:15

One Tibetan Sentenced To Death and Two to Long-Term Imprisonment in Eastern Tibet

Fri - 26 Feb Written by Matthew and Yangyal Sham, Tibet Post International

Dharamshala: The Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), in Dharamshala, India, reports that three Tibetans from Thangkyil township, Karze prefecture (Chinese name), eastern Tibet, have received harsh court sentences.

Last Updated on Monday, 01 March 2010 18:36