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Open Letter: Prohibited weapons at the Chinese Embassy
A test of this Government's commitments on transnational repression
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Tibetan Activist Lobga Rangzen Dies in Self-Immolation Protest for Tibetan Independence
Lobga Rangzen was a beloved member of the Tibetan community in Queens, New York City, and a fierce advocate for an independent Tibet.
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An Ocean of Songs and Dances comes to London
Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts brings endangered cultural heritage to UK stage
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
All Tibetan language textbooks replaced in Ngaba
Primary and secondary schools in Ngaba Prefecture have been ordered to teach core subjects in Chinese language.
“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