Dharamshala, India — Chinese authorities recently sentenced six Tibetans, including writers, environmentalist, activists and former political prisoners, to between four and 14 years in prison for allegedly "inciting separatism and “endangering state security”, after they had been held in detention by Chinese police for over a year.
Tibetans continue to be subjected to ruthless treatment by Chinese authorities in the midst of the pandemic
Lhasa, Tibet — Tibetans continue to suffer from the restrictions of the "zero-covid policy" and the relentless treatment of the Chinese communist authorities during the pandemic. Some have committed suicide and many complain that rising food and internet prices are making their lives more difficult.
China authorities arrested another Tibetan for keeping photo of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Dharamshala— Chinese authorities in Lhasa arrested a Tibetan man from Nagchu, central Tibet, for allegedly possessing photos of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, on his neck and in his car, after authorities searched his car in Lhasa on August 12, 2022.
Tibetan man who helped his cousin Lhamo send money to India was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison
Dharamshala, India — Tenzin Tharpa, Lhamo's cousin, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in 2020, but his conviction was only recently revealed, due to the crackdown on Tibetans and the tight control of information flows abroad.
Tibetans in Lhasa suffer from China's "zero covid" policy and unfair treatment
Lhasa, Tibet — Tibetans face a very difficult situation under China's "zero-Covid" policy, where they are forcibly removed from their homes and placed in so-called isolation centers, where they are given leftover and spoiled food and no one takes care of them, where some are beaten and tortured.
China allows major summer festival after banning it for 20 years, to propagate the "20th Congress"
Dharamshala, India — The Chinese authorities in Thangkar Ma, Ngachu Ka, in eastern Tibet are allowing the local Tibetan people to hold one of the biggest summer festivals in the region, after banning it for nearly 20 years, in order to welcome and propagate the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (the "20th National Congress") in the coming month, 2022.
Tibetan businessman sentenced to 18 years in prison for allegedly "inciting separatism"
Dharamshala – Tibetan businessman and philanthropist Tenzin Choephel was arrested in March 2018, after more than a year in detention, he was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment and five years' deprivation of political rights, for allegedly "inciting separatism", "illegally sending intelligence abroad" and "financing activities endangering state security" by the Chinese authorities on May 24 2019.