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News · 03 Mar, 2026

China Switches On Eiffel Tower–Tall Mega Dam in Eastern Tibet, Tightening Grip on Tibet’s Rivers

China has begun operating one of its most massive hydroelectric power stations in eastern Tibet, further accelerating its large-scale exploitation of Tibetan rivers under the banne…

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News · 30 Dec

Chinese authorities sentences Tibetan man to 11 years for alleged spreading rumour

Source: Tibet Times Lhakdor, a Tibetan man, has been reportedly sentenced to 11 years in prison by Chinese authorities for allegedly spreading rumors regarding Tibet's independ…

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News · 11 Oct

Tibetan Language Classes Banned in Kardze, Leaving Tibetan Teachers and Students in Limbo

The Bureau of Education of Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture issued a notification in early September this year forbidding Tibetan language classes from primary to high secondar…

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News · 07 Aug

Tibetan Buddhism College Graduation Highlights Chinese authorities Control and Manipulation in Religious Practice

In a recent event covered by China Daily , the so called Tibet College of Buddhism held a graduation ceremony in Lhasa, Tibet on July 27 for its students, monks, and nuns. While th…

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News · 14 June

China Mandates Mandarin Only College Entrance Exams for Tibetan Students, Raising Concerns of Cultural Suppression

Source: Radio Free Asia According to local residents in Tibet who spoke to Radio Free Asia (RFA), Tibetan students were required to take China's annual college entrance exam so…

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News · 18 Apr

Chinese Archaeological Discoveries in Tibet Contradict State`s Destruction of Tibetan Heritage

Chinese archaeologists have discovered the highest known archaeological site in China, called Dingqiong cave, in Qiongguo Township, Zhongba County, Shigatse City, according to a re…

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News · 09 Nov 2022

Tibetan monk passed away after years of poor health after being freed from jail

Source: RFA A Tibetan monk imprisoned for six years for opposing Chinese rule in Tibet has passed away after suffering failing health following his release from prison in 2018, rep…

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News · 19 Oct 2022

Tibetan writers, activists convicted by CCP on accusations of ‘State Security’

Source: RFA Chinese authorities in Tibet sentenced six Tibetan writers and activists to prison terms from four to 14 years on charges of “inciting separatism” and &ldqu…

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News · 21 Sep 2022

Five Tibetans arrested in Serthar County for organising religious activities, one killed in detention: Tibet Watch

Source: Tibet Watch News has emerged from Tibet about the arrest of five Tibetans in eastern Tibet this summer in connection with religious activities. One of the detainees has sin…

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News · 02 Sep 2022

Chinese authorities sentenced two Tibetan monks for possessing photos of Dalai Lama

Chinese authorities sentenced two Tibetan monks to at least three years in prison for possessing photos of the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s foremost Buddhist spiritual leader who has …

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News · 29 Aug 2022

CCP sentenced two Tibetan monks in prison for challenging Chinese government propaganda

Dharamshala: CCP has jailed two Tibetan Buddhist monks in Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi) prefecture of what is now part of its Sichuan Province for up to three and half years, nearly two …

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News · 4 August 2022

China reinstates Tibetan festival following a 20-year ban : Chinese flags flown throughout festival grounds

The sources state that Chinese authorities have permitted a Tibetan community event that had been prohibited for 20 years following the imprisonment of a well-known religious figur…

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News · 28 July 2022

China’s celebration of digitalisation of Tibet and absence of digital freedom for Tibetans

Lhasa: According to reports , the 2022 Global Digital Economy Conference is being held in Beijing from July 28 to 30, 2022 and a parallel session in being held in Lhasa City, capit…

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News · 12 July 2022

China begins building world’s largest hydro-solar power station in eastern Tibet

Lhasa: China said on July 8 that it will be beginning to build dam in the eastern Tibetan prefecture of Garze (or Ganzi, Tibetan: Kardze), now part of China’s Sichuan Provinc…

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News · 29 June 2022

Chinese authorities sentence Tibetan student to 3 years for contacting Tibetan in exiles

Lhasa: According to Radio Free Asia , Chinese authorities this month sentenced a university student to three years in prison for contacting Tibetan exiles, the latest in a series o…

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News · 10 June 2022

Xi Jinping meets top brass of PLA stationed at Chengdu, the 'nerve centre for PLA activities targeted at Tibet'

Chengdu : Reports suggest that Chinese President Xi Jinping, who was on an inspection tour of Sichuan Province held a meeting with the representatives of military officers statione…

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News · 04-May-22

China celebrates discovery of Tibet’s highest archaeological site amid crackdown on Buddhist monasteries and statues

Lhasa: Chinese archaeologists discovered the country's highest known archaeological site in July 2021, known as Dingqiong cave in Qiongguo Township, Zhongba County, Shigatse Ci…

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News · 23-Apr-22

Crackdown on Tibetan language and cultural education continues: TCHRD

Lhasa: According to Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), China has ordered Tibetan private schools to be closed and students enrolled in Chinese medium schools in…

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Report · 20 February 2023

SANG-SOL or LHA-SANG

By Jigme Yeshe Lama (Assistant Professor, University of Calcutta) This year (2023), the Tibetan New Year or Losar will be celebrated on the 21st of February. As Tibetans follow the…

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Report · 22 August 2022

China’s push for ‘Buddhism with Chinese Characteristics’ explained

By Tenzin Tseten and Lakshmi P The United Nations General Assembly has designated 22nd August as the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religi…

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Report · 1 January 2022

Tibet Brief 2021

Introduction “My message for the Chinese government is Free Tibet. Tibet belongs to Tibetans.” Enes Kanter Freedom is perhaps the one significant voice in 2021 that mad…

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