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Tibet Watch

Disappeared, Tortured and Silenced

Tibet Watch has documented a cluster of cases from across Tibet that reveal an intensifying pattern of repression targeting Tibetans for acts that belong to the ordinary cultural, religious and intellectual life of a Tibetan community. Source

China’s legal warfare against Tibet and the threat beyond its borders

Eight UN experts have called on China to account for new legislation that escalates Xi Jinping's campaign of forced assimilation in Tibet and extends its reach beyond PRC borders. Source

Tribute to Kyabje Chime Rinpoche, pioneering force in bringing Buddhism to the West, and a beloved leader of the Tibetan Community in Britain

Lama Chime Tulku Rinpoche, was one of the first Tibetan lamas to settle in Britain. Source

Tibetan monk sentenced in secret after pattern of disappearances

A Tibetan Buddhist monk who disappeared for five years has been sentenced to seven years in prison, apparently for his devotion to the Dalai Lama, Tibet Watch has learned. Source

Tibetan Monk Dies in Police Custody

Chinese police authorities tortured a young Tibetan Buddhist monk so severely that he died in custody before returning his body to his monastery... Source

Tibetan monk accused of distributing Dalai Lama teachings finally released after multiple periods in prison

Trinley, from the village of Meruma (Mai’erma) in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba), Sichuan (the Tibetan area of Amdo) was released before the end of a five-year jail term, but is being kept under close surveillance and has not been allowed...

A vital, compassionate life: Ngari Rinpoche, youngest brother of the Dalai Lama, passes away

Ngari Rinpoche devoted his life to serving His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people. He worked for many years in the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama as well as in the Tibetan Department of Security....

Closing the Temple Gates: Tibetan children barred from monasteries

Public signage newly displayed at Tibetan Buddhist monasteries confirms a Chinese government policy that forbids children under 18 from entering monasteries or receiving classes from monks. Source

Environmental defender and popular singer released amid climate of fear

Prominent Tibetan environmental defender and community leader A-nya Sengdra has been released from Mianyang prison after an extended seven year prison sentence. Source

Mass detentions and violent interrogation follow peaceful protests against gold mine in Tibet

There have been mass detentions in eastern Tibet following a rare protest against a mining operation in pastureland vital to local nomadic livelihoods. Source