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Tag: Tibet News

June 9, 2022

Prominent Tibetan Writer Confirmed Detained After...

Prominent Tibetan writer and scholar Rongwo Gangkar, who went missing more than a year ago, has been confirmed arrested by Chinese authorities, RFA’s Tibetan Service has learned

May 6, 2022

Tibetan Political Prisoner in Poor Health...

Chinese authorities have released Tibetan political prisoner Norzin Wangmo, who was arrested in 2020 and sentenced to three years in prison for sharing information about Tibetans who self-immolated in protest of China’s repressive policies, a Tibetan living in exile told RFA on Thursday

April 16, 2022

Tibetan Language Advocate Barred From Hotels...

A Tibetan activist traveling to promote language rights in Tibetan areas of western China has been denied shelter, RFA has learned, after authorities ordered hotel operators in the region to turn him away

April 1, 2022

Tibet Man Attempts Self-Immolation Near Monastery...

Tibetan man set himself on fire near a police station in a Tibetan region of northwestern China’s Qinghai province and was immediately taken away by authorities with no word on his condition, sources in India said Thursday, a day after the incident

January 19, 2022

Tibetan Language Advocate Speaks Up Again...

A Tibetan activist is again speaking out against language restrictions after spending five years in prison for discussing the issue with Western media, RFA has learned

January 13, 2022

Two Tibetan Monks Arrested,Held With No...

Two Tibetan monks arrested by authorities in western China’s Sichuan province are incommunicado five months after being taken into custody, with family members increasingly worried about their well-being, RFA has learned

January 12, 2022

Tibetan Man Arrested For Speaking Against...

Authorities in northwestern China’s Qinghai province arrested a Tibetan college graduate last year for speaking against Chinese policies mandating the teaching of Chinese language in Tibetan areas, RFA has learned

December 14, 2021

Tibetan Monk Given 5-Year Prison Term...

A court in western China’s Sichuan province has sentenced a Tibetan monk to five years in prison for sharing books and teachings by Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, RFA has learned

December 11, 2021

Tibetan Writer Given 10-Year Prison Term...

A Chinese court in Tibet has given a 10-year prison term to a Tibetan writer and educator known for expressing loyalty to exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, with the sentence handed down in a secret trial, RFA has learned

December 3, 2021

Han Chinese Now Hold Most Government...

Han Chinese now outnumber Tibetans in top government posts in Tibet by more than 2-to-1, an indication, Tibetan sources say, of China’s push to dominate the region

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