Dharamshala, India — Chinese authorities have detained at least 10 Tibetans from Draggo County, Kham region of eastern Tibet, who have expressed their refusal to destroy the Buddha statue or to cooperate with the Chinese authorities in their removal.
China destroys a giant Buddha statue in Draggo County, eastern Tibet
Dharamshala, India — The 99-foot-tall Buddha statue and 45 prayer wheels were destroyed by local Chinese authorities in Draggo county, Kham, Tibet. Even though local Tibetans have legal documents for the construction of the giant Buddha statue, Chinese authorities demolished it six years after it was built.
China secretly jails Gosher, a renowned writer, for ten years to maintain its grip on Tibet
Dharamshala — A Tibetan writer and educator known for his loyalty to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, was given a ten-year prison sentence by a Chinese court in Tibet.
Chinese authorities omitted Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's name in writing the history of his monastery
Dharamshala, India – Chinese authorities ordered Tibetans to write the histories of the monasteries in the Nyachu District, Kham, eastern Tibet, but in the end, the authorities blocked the history and name of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche from the history of the monastery, despite the fact that he rebuilt it.
Tibetan monk sentenced to five years in prison for distributing Dalai Lama's books
Dharamshala, India— A Tibetan monk was recently sentenced to five years in prison by Chinese authorities, for merely sharing the teachings of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and distributing his books.
China sentences writer to four years in prison for writing about Tibet
Dharamshala, India — A Tibetan writer from Pema County, North-eastern Tibet, was recently sentenced to four years in prison by Chinese authorities for his writings, following his arrest in 2019.
Several Tibetan Buddhist monks detained by Chinese authorities in occupied Tibet
Dharamshala, India — Several Tibetan Buddhist monks from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba County, northeastern Tibet, were detained by Chinese authorities in October 2021, including Lobsang Choephel, the reason for the detention and other details remain unknown.