China detains two Tibetans over pictures of HH Dalai Lama and National Flag of Tibet
Dharamshala — The Chinese authorities detained two Tibetan monks from the Chukha-Ma monastery in Machu County, Kanlho, north-eastern Tibet, in early 2025.
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Dharamshala — The Chinese authorities detained two Tibetan monks from the Chukha-Ma monastery in Machu County, Kanlho, north-eastern Tibet, in early 2025.
Dharamshala — Chinese authorities in Tibet intensified restrictions on religious activities and Tibetan internet users, particularly livestreamers, by detaining and summoning them to police stations, and issuing warnings based on various accusations.
Dharamshala — Chinese authorities in Lhasa have secretly sentenced a Tibetan monk to seven years in prison following his arrest in 2021. He was accused of helping monks escape from Tibet to India and making offerings to their spiritual leader in exile, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. His conviction was revealed only recently, when his family received invoices for expenses incurred during his imprisonment.
Dharamshala — Tibetan monk Zeyga Gyatso released after six months in the Chinese police detention, in poor health. He suffers from knee pain and eye problems, due to exposure to intense light whilst he was detained at the Xining police station. Since his release, Zeyga has been placed under close surveillance, making it difficult to obtain full information about his state of health.
Dharamshala — At a time when the Chinese government was placing millions of Tibetan children in colonial-style boarding schools with the aim of assimilating them into Chinese culture, language and ideologies. Tibetan parents feared their children would become like the Chinese, but they were forced to send them to these schools. One Tibetan father refused to send his son to the boarding school and was detained by the Chinese authorities.
Dharamshala — A young Tibetan monk from Dhitsa Monastery in Palung County, in northeastern Tibet, died after being beaten by Chinese police while in custody. The monk was reportedly detained for disseminating information about the 2021 general elections of Tibetans in exile.
Dharamshala — The new Chinese law recently adopted by the People's Republic of China, which targets the Tibetan language, identity, culture, and religion as part of a policy of Sinicization, mandates the assimilation of Tibetans into Chinese culture through parents, monasteries, and public institutions; it will take effect on July 1, 2026.