Dharamshala — Buddhists across Asia celebrated Gautama Buddha's birthday (Saka Dawa) with joy and freedom on Monday. But the Chinese authorities restricted Tibetans from celebrating, and even the limited celebrations were surrounded by large numbers of Chinese police and strictly under their surveillance.
Ragya Gangjonq Sherig Norbuling school will reopen for vocational courses
Dharamshala — Ragya Gangjonq Sherig Norbuling School, forcibly shut down by the Chinese authorities in 2024. However, it has announced its reopening only for vocational courses, excluding Tibetan language, English, computer science, engineering, medicine, videography and physical education as before.
Chinese police murder a prominent monk of Tibet, overseas Tibetans call for intil. investigations
Dharamshala — The well-known Tibetan spiritual leader, scholar, and humanitarian Tulku Hungkar Dorje, was murdered by the Chinese police, after he had been missing for six months. He was accused of not having formally acknowledge the Chinese government-appointed Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu and writing a poem of a long-life prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Tibetans in exile call on the international community to investigate his wrongful death.
China's illegal mining causes massive destruction of Tibetan land in Markam County, Tibet
Dharamshala — The Chinese authorities in Markam County, eastern Tibet, seized local Tibetan land for mining and construction without the consent of local residents, and built buildings on their farmland without any compensation. These activities seriously damaged the local ecological environment and endangered the lives of the local population.
China intensifies repression on Tibetans during the 66th anniv. of Tibetan Uprising Day
Dharamshala — On the 66th anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day, the Chinese authorities intensify their repression against Tibetans in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, and throughout Tibet, confining them to their homes, authorizing the armed forces to patrol the streets, weapons in hand, to prevent Tibetans from protesting against China, and placing monasteries under heavy surveillance.
China tightens restrictions on Tibetans during Tibetan New Year by deploying troops
Dharamshala — During the Tibetan New Year (Losar), China tightened its grip on Tibetans by deploying massive troops in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. The Chinese government showed the world that Tibetans were happy during Losar via state TV, but in reality, China deployed large numbers of soldiers, troops, special police, armed policemen and firemen to control their every move.
China jails Tibetan man for 16 months for exposing illegal mining in Tibet
Dharamshala — Chinese authorities jailed the young Tibetan man for 16 months for openly criticising the Chinese government's failure to take action, against the Chinese company that was illegally extracting sand and destroying vast areas of riverbank, during the construction of a road on the banks of a river in Gakog County, Ngawa, Tibet.