China Imposes Harsh Controls on Anniversary of Revered Lama’s Death

Authorities in western China’s Sichuan province have imposed tight controls on the movements of Tibetans in Lithang, hometown of revered lama Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, five years after the well-loved religious teacher’s death under suspicious circumstances in a Chinese prison, Tibetan sources say.

Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, 65, died on July 12, 2015 while serving a life sentence following what rights groups

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Tibetan Land Protesters Get Lengthy Jail Terms in Action Against Gansu Slaughterhouse

Ten Tibetans drew stiff prison terms at the end of June in China’s Gansu province after attempting to block construction of a slaughterhouse and demanding compensation for confiscated land in protests that Chinese authorities said had “disturbed social order,” .

Convicted at the end of a two-day trial held from June 28 to 29 in Gansu’s Sangchu (in Chinese, Xiahe) county, the men were sentenced

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两名藏人赞美达赖喇嘛被判刑

青海泽库县两名藏人通过歌曲赞美达赖喇嘛而在去年遭到拘捕,本月初分别被判处七个月和三年有期徒刑。

一位青海泽库籍藏人本周一向本台表示,青海黄南州泽库县多禾茂乡的藏人康卓才丹和才果因创作和演唱颂扬西藏精神领袖达赖喇嘛的歌曲而遭到拘捕,近日均被判刑。

这位消息人士因考虑到泽库县家乡亲友的安全而不愿录音和具名。消息人士说:“康卓才丹是一位词曲创作人。

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Tibetan Exile Leaders, World Lawmakers Call on China to Free Panchen Lama

Tibet’s India-based exile government and supporters in the United States called on Beijing on Monday to free Tibet’s second-best-known religious leader the Panchen Lama, who disappeared as a young boy into Chinese custody on 25 years ago on May 17 and is believed to be languishing under house arrest in an undisclosed location.

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Bill to Support Tibet Wins Strong Approval in US House of Representatives

A bill to strengthen U.S. policy in support of Tibet won strong approval Tuesday by the House of Representatives, a move a Tibetan representative called an “encouraging and

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美国众议院通过《西藏政策及支持法案》

美国众议院28日通过《西藏政策及支持法案》,以捍卫藏人宗教自由,保障西藏自治地位。

这项以392比22压倒性票数通过的法案规定,中共官员不得干涉未来包括达赖喇嘛在内的藏传佛教领袖转世

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China Sets New Restrictions on Tibetan Religious Festival in Lhasa

Chinese authorities in Tibet have tightened restrictions on a major annual festival in the regional capital Lhasa this year, banning participation by students and government employees

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内蒙佛教寺庙遭官方强拆 蒙古族牧民阻止遭驱散

内蒙古哲里木盟的一座藏传佛教寺庙,本周一(12月9日)遭到通辽市政府及旗政府强拆,但遭到当地数百牧民阻止。警察以辣椒水驱散抗议者。

遭到当局强拆的寺庙,位于内蒙古哲里木盟

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Tibetan Anti-Corruption Campaigner Draws Prison Term After Two-Day Trial

A Tibetan man detained in Qinghai on charges of disturbing social order after he complained online about corrupt officials, illegal mining, and the hunting of protected wildlife

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Tibetan Man Detained For Sharing Photos, Relatives Fear Torture

A Tibetan man detained in March for sharing photos on social media ahead of a sensitive political anniversary has been held incommunicado ever since, with his relatives fearing

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Two Tibetans Detained Following Independence Protest in Sershul

Chinese authorities Sichuan on Thursday detained two Tibetans after the pair scattered leaflets calling for Tibetan independence in the courtyard of a Chinese police station

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Chinese Police Swarm Tibetan Township After Independence Protests

Chinese security forces, many in plain clothes, have poured into a Tibetan township in Sichuan’s Kardze prefecture following protests last week calling for Tibet’s independence

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