“They would pour boiling hot water on us” — Free Tibet submits torture evidence as China reviewed at UN Director meets Committee Against Torture Campaign group Free Tibet and its research partner Tibet Watch provided oral evidence to the United Nations’ Committee Against Torture Monday, following up their written submission detailing the continued use of torture across Tibet. The groups’ […]
Evidence Of Chinese Torture Presented To UN
Brits Polled On China And Tibet
A YouGov poll commissioned by campaign group Free Tibet on the eve of the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping has found that 69% of respondents agree with the Dalai Lama’s comment that UK policy towards China is about “money, money, money.” Just 8% disagreed with the Tibetan spiritual leader’s full statement, made in […]
Monk Arrested After Lone Protest In Tibet
Originally published by Tibet Post, Sept. 9 This year has seen a trend in lone peaceful protests by Tibetans. This footage is from Ngaba, Tibet. A monk, Lobsang Kalsang, marched into the streets, calling for “freedon for Tibetans.” “the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet,” and raised slogans for the long life of the […]
Tibetan Woman Dies Of Self Immolation As Chinese Authorities Demolish Houses
A Tibetan woman became the 142nd Tibetan in Tibet to self immolate in protest of the rule and actions of the Chinese government Thursday night. The woman, Tashi Kyi, whose age is unknown, self immolated in Ngulra, Gansu Province, eastern Tibet. She died later that night. The self immolation followed the arrival of 150 police and […]
China and Dalai Lama vie for who selects reincarnation of Dalai Lama
Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama made a speech in Japan this week in which he said that he expects to finalize his decision in 2025 about who his reincarnated successor will be. The Dalai Lama will be 90 years old at that time. However, China has reiterated its claim that the government has the […]
140th self immolation against Chinese rule of Tibet
A Tibetan nun self immolated April 8, becoming the 140th known self immolation in protest of Chinese rule over the Himalayan region. The nun, Yeshi Kandro, who was in her 40s, was known to be a serious practitioner of meditation and deeply concerned with Tibetan issues, according to sources of International Campaign for Tibet. Yeshi may […]
Chinese charge government officials for being part of “illegal underground Tibetan independence organization”
It has come to light that officials within the Chinese government have been charged and punished with crimes such as providing intelligence to exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and participating in activities found to potentially be “harmful to national security.” Fifteen officials of the Chinese government in central Tibet were charged with the […]
China to increase urban population in Tibet 30% by 2020
During a government meeting on urbanization this week, the administration of Tibet stated their decision to increase the permanent urban population of Tibet by 30 percent by 2020 — a figure that represents roughly 280,000 new Chinese immigrants to Tibet. The urban population of Tibet has risen dramatically since the 1980s, when China launched a […]
136th self immolation in Tibet is third in one week
A Tibetan monk self immolated near a police station Tuesday in Tawu, Kham, Tibet, calling for the return of the Dalai Lama, who is considered a criminal separatist in Tibet, and for Tibet to be free of Chinese rule. Kalsang Yeshe, a man in his late 20s or early 30s, was a monk practicing at Nyitso […]
Tibetan teenage woman becomes 135th self immolator in protest of Chinese rule
A 19-year-old Tibetan woman has become the 135th Tibetan to self immolate in protest of Chinese rule and policies. The woman, known as Tseypey, self immolated and chanted prayers as she burned. She died on the scene, reportedly, and her body was removed by police. Internet access in the area has been restricted and phone […]
134th Tibetan self immolates
Outside a police station in Amchok, Tibet today, a 33-year-old man self immolated in protest of Chinese rule. The man, one Sangye Khar, self immolated during a time of celebration in Tibet which had been marked by self immolations in the past, and his body was carried away by Chinese military police. Tibetans nearby protested the removal […]
Tibetan protester dies six years into 15-year prison sentence, two days after release
A Tibetan protester died Friday–just two days after being released from prison on “medical parole.” The Tibetan was six years into a 15-year prison term for participating in the 2008 Machu Protest, at which Chinese police opened fire and killed 12 Tibetans. The man is the second Tibetan to die after being released on “medical parole” this year. Tenzin Choedak, who […]