Tibetan Villagers Forced From Their Homes in Gonjo County

by Editor | Apr 8, 2019 | Communist Regime, Tibet

Dorjee Tso | Radio Free Asia Tibetan villagers resisting Chinese orders to move from their ancestral land in a resource-rich county in eastern Tibet have now been forced from their homes for removal to an area farther south, Tibetan sources say. Around twelve...

Tibetan Set to Become World’s Longest-serving Political Prisoner

by Editor | Mar 24, 2019 | Communist Regime, Tibet

Yeshi Dorge | Voice of America Members of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile are calling international attention to the case of long-imprisoned 57-year-old dissident Lodoe Gyamtso, who with a new sentence announced by Tibetan exiles stands to become the longest-serving...

Tibetan Students Are Forbidden ‘Extra’ Activities During Winter Break

by Editor | Jan 7, 2019 | Human rights, Tibet

Pema Ngodup | Radio Free Asia Chinese authorities in Tibet’s Lhoka Tsethang city have ordered Tibetan students not to enroll in workshops or other outside activities during their winter break from classes, according to Tibetan sources. The order also forbids students...

US Congress Passes Bill on Reciprocal Travel to Tibet

by Editor | Oct 24, 2018 | Tibet, US

Roseanne Gerin | Radio Free Asia The United States House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that will deny U.S. entry to Chinese officials who prohibit American citizens from entering western China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, following heavy lobbying by...

China Places New Controls on Center of Tibetan Buddhist Studies

by editor | Jan 28, 2018 | Human rights, Tibet

Voice of America -Tibetan service Chinese authorities are placing tighter administrative controls over Larung Gar, a Buddhist study center, according to a report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW). About 200 Communist Party cadres and lay officials “are taking...

European Parliament Calls Out China on Repression in Tibet

by editor | Jan 23, 2018 | Tibet

Richard Finney | Radio Free Asia In a resolution passed by a majority of votes, members of the European Parliament called on China on Thursday to respect provisions in its own constitution guaranteeing the rights of Tibetans and other Chinese citizens to freedom of...