Tibet

In visit to Gansu, Chinese security chief stresses stability in and around Tibet

In visit to Gansu, Chinese security chief stresses stability in and around Tibet

Tibetans view the comments as part of further clampdown on the ethnic minority.

Tibetan activist and former political prisoner dies at age 68

Tibetan activist and former political prisoner dies at age 68

Sonam Gyalpo, first detained in 1987 for participating in the Tibetan independence movement, died at home.

Prominent Tibetan language activist and former political prisoner attacked

Prominent Tibetan language activist and former political prisoner attacked

Tashi Wangchuk was beaten up by masked men in his hotel.

US to issue sanctions over forced assimilation of Tibetans

US to issue sanctions over forced assimilation of Tibetans

Tibetan children aged as young as 4 are forced to live in boarding schools and only allowed to speak Mandarin.

First library, learning center dedicated to Dalai Lama opens in United States

The Ithaca, New York, facility holds the works of current and previous Tibetan spiritual leaders.

Tibet’s beloved annual yogurt festival spoiled by heavy police presence

Tibet’s beloved annual yogurt festival spoiled by heavy police presence

A Chinese directive has barred government workers and retirees from participating in the festivities.

Diplomats from authoritarian countries that are China’s closest allies visited the Potala Palace (shown) in Lhasa, capital of Chiuna's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Chinese government treats diplomats to Tibet tour in run-up to rights review

2023-09-06

Visit aimed to portray Tibetans enjoying human rights and freedom, expert says.

Remembering enforced disappearance victims in Asia

2023-08-30

Tibetans, Uyghurs and Burmese are among the many victims of enforced disappearances in Asia.

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Library dedicated to the Dalai Lama opens in New York

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Remembering late Tibetan film director Pema Tseden’s ‘weighty’ life

Remembering late Tibetan film director Pema Tseden’s ‘weighty’ life

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Insult follows injury to Tibetan monks

Insult follows injury to Tibetan monks
Beijing’s Tibetan studies seminar serves as ‘propaganda tool,’ critics say

Beijing’s Tibetan studies seminar serves as ‘propaganda tool,’ critics say

Event amplifies China’s ‘false narratives,’ Tibetan government-in-exile official says.

Tibetan writer Lobsang Lhundup, pen name Dhi Lhaden, is shown in an undated photo.

Chinese authorities release Tibetan writer following four-year prison sentence

Lobsang Lhundup published books about the 2008 region-wide protests against Beijing’s rule in Tibetan areas.

Tenzin Younten, 19, who lives in Darljeeling, India, penned a song about Tibeans speaking in their native language.

Tibetan rappers gain popularity among diaspora with songs about ethnic identity

The Rand study identified this complex as a Tibetan high-security prison in Lhasa prefecture, Dec. 9, 2022.

Study: Tibetan prisons shift to Xinjiang-like long-term detentions

Tibetan Buddhist monks stand near a sand mandala created for a Kalachakra teaching in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwestern China's Qinghai province, July 2023.

Chinese police stop Tibetan Buddhist gathering, prevent lama from preaching

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Why do Tibetans self-immolate

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