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All Tibetan language textbooks replaced in Ngaba
Primary and secondary schools in Ngaba Prefecture have been ordered to teach core subjects in Chinese language.
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Former political prisoner beaten by government staff
Former political prisoner and Tibetan language rights activist Tashi Wangchuk, was beaten for posting a video of government staff refusing his business license registration.
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A Photo of Lama Hidden in a Box: A Tibetan refugee’s account
An eight-year-old refugee recounts her escape from occupied Tibet.
Two sisters detained after sending chat group messages
Two Tibetan women, known for helping the poor and needy in their village were detained on 23 October after sending voice messages in chat groups on the social media application WeChat, encouraging everyone to practise virtuous actions. Tsomo…
10 December: March for Human Rights
On Sunday 10 December, Chinese, Hong Kong, Tibetan and Uyghur communities and human rights supporters will fill central London to mark Human Rights Day. We will mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and demand…
Four Tibetans rearrested and secretly sentenced to prison
Tibet Watch has learned that four Tibetans in eastern Tibet who were detained, beaten and tortured last summer were rearrested two months ago. They were subsequently sentenced to prison in a secret trial. Bamo, Gelo, Khori and Tsedou are all…
“Everyone wants the best for their children”
On World Children's Day, Younten, a parent from the Tibetan community, writes about how China's residential schools programme risks breaking family bonds
A Parent’s Heartache
On World Children's Day, Tsering Passang writes as a parent about how China's residential school system affects families and breaks international law
“Tibetans in Tibet were so happy to see him finally”
A refugee from Tibet describes their fears about colonial boarding schools and Tibetans' joy of seeing a video of the exiled Dalai Lama
“Tibetans find themselves compelled to make such decisions”
A Tibetan refugee's account of life in Tibet
“Tibetans don’t have that kind of right”
A refugee's account of life in Tibet, from her family's struggles during the Cultural Revolution to lockdown in Lhasa
Tibetan language classes banned in Kardze
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 secondary schools in the prefecture. The recent notification follows a notice…