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UN Experts Warn of China’s Forced Labour Imposed on Tibetans inside Tibet
United Nations human rights experts have raised grave concerns over widespread and systematic forced labour imposed on Tibetans living in Tibet, warning that policies enforced by the Chinese state under the pretext of “poverty alleviation” are coercive in nature and are accelerating the destruction of Tibetan society, culture, and traditional livelihoods.
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Tibetan Buddhist Leader Detained as China Shuts Down Another Tibetan-Language School
Chinese authorities have detained prominent Tibetan Buddhist leader Choktrul Dorje Ten Rinpoche and forcibly closed a Tibetan-medium vocational school he founded in Amdo, marking another escalation in Beijing’s campaign against Tibetan language education and cultural preservation, according to the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT).
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US Congressional Report Exposes Systematic Human Rights Abuses in Tibet
The CECC 2025 report reveals severe human rights abuses in Tibet, including religious repression, language suppression, abusive boarding schools, environmental exploitation, and deaths in custody. The report exposes China’s broken promises of autonomy and urges renewed international pressure and dialogue to address the Tibet crisis.
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Rights Group Raises Alarm Over Repeated Beatings and Ongoing Rights Violations Against Imprisoned Tibetan Entrepreneur Dorje Tashi
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has issued a grave warning regarding the deteriorating condition of imprisoned Tibetan businessman Dorje Tashi, who is currently serving a life sentence at Drapchi Prison in Lhasa. According to new information obtained by his lawyer and family members, Dorje Tashi has endured repeated assaults, escalating restrictions,…
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Dalai Lama Earns First Grammy Nomination at 90 for Spoken-Word Album
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has earned his first-ever Grammy nomination at the age of 90, marking a historic moment for Tibetans worldwide. The spoken-word album, Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, has been nominated in the Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording category for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards,…
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US Lawmaker Issues 60-Day Ultimatum: Recognize Tibet as Independent if China Refuses Autonomy
At a landmark hearing of the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), American lawmakers issued some of the strongest public calls in decades for a decisive shift in U.S. policy on Tibet. The hearing, titled “China’s War on Religion: The Threat to Religious Freedom and Why It Matters to the United States,” examined Beijing’s repression…
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China Intensifies “Red” Indoctrination of Tibetan Schoolchildren With Military Training and Mao Worship
New evidence from inside Tibet reveals an alarming escalation in the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) systematic effort to reshape the identity of Tibetan children through ideological indoctrination, militarized education, and enforced loyalty to the Party. Newly surfaced reports from Chinese state media — often presented as routine “patriotic education” — show elementary school children being…
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11th Panchen Lama Honoured with Democracy Service Medal Amid 30 Years of Enforced Disappearance
In a poignant moment that underscored both faith and resilience, His Serenity the 11th Panchen Lama, Jetsun Tenzin Gendhun Yeshi Trinley Phuntsok Pal Sangpo—formally known as Gedhun Choekyi Nyima—was posthumously honoured with the Democracy Service Medal by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) this year. The award, received on his behalf by Zeekyab Rinpoche, Abbot…
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China’s Push to Justify Residential School Policy Draws Global Condemnation as Tibet’s Language and Culture Face Extinction
In a move widely seen as an attempt to counter mounting international criticism, the Chinese government recently convened an “International Conference on Residential School Education and Highland Development” in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, to defend its controversial boarding school policy that has forcibly separated nearly one million Tibetan children from their families.
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Sikyong Penpa Tsering Calls for Global Unity Against Authoritarian Expansion During Washington Visit
Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected leader of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), concluded a series of high-level engagements in Washington, D.C., where he emphasized the urgent need for democratic nations to respond collectively to China’s expanding global influence and deepening repression in Tibet.