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In March this year, the authorities of Kanzi Prefecture Bureau of Education issued a notice banning Tibetan classes for all middle schools from 2024.

Supermarket chain’s Corporate Affairs Director cites ethical concerns as a driving force behind the decision.

Chinese authorities have announced plan to forcibly confiscate lands of eight Tibetan villages to build a reservoir in Lingya village (Tib: གླིང་རྒྱ་སྡེ་བ།, Ch: Langjia) in Rebgong County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai province. An official notice warns that compensation…

Earlier this year, a group of Tibetans managed to escape Tibet and reach Dharamsala in northern India. There, they were interviewed by staff from our research partner Tibet Watch. This is an account from the second…

Earlier this year, a group of Tibetans managed to escape Tibet and reach Dharamsala in northern India. There, they were interviewed by staff from our research partner Tibet Watch. Previous interviews can be found here and…

Tibet Watch has received information that a brother and sister have recently been released from prison. Geshe Sonam Gyatso and his sister Tsering Lhamo were both arrested in early 2021 and…

This is the third part of our interview with a Tibetan refugee who arrived in Dharamsala, northern India, earlier this year. There, he recounted his life in Tibet to Tibet Watch’s field team.  In this third…

This is the second part of our interview with a Tibetan refugee from Kham, eastern Tibet. He arrived in Dharamsala, northern India, earlier this year, where was interviewed by Tibet Watch’s field team. In this section…

This is the first of a series of interviews with Tibetan refugees who have recently escaped from occupied-Tibet, and arrived India in early 2023. Their testimonies give insight into a life without freedom under the ruling Chinese government. …