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China’s New ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law Condemned by Rights Group as Threat to Tibetan Identity
Advocacy organization Tibet Action Institute (TAI) has strongly condemned the passage of China’s new “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,” warning that the legislation formalizes policies that could accelerate the erasure of Tibetan identity, language, and culture.
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Tibetan Singer Asang Released After Six Months in Detention, Remains Under Tight Surveillance
Tibetan artist Tsukte, popularly known as Asang, was released on 25 January 2026 after spending nearly six months in detention in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) County, Sichuan Province. Although freed from custody, he remains under strict restrictions that reportedly continue to curtail his fundamental freedoms, including his right to expression, movement, and association. No information has…
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Senior Tibetan Official Lobsang Lungrik Detained in Qinghai, Whereabouts Unknown Since December 2024
Chinese authorities have reportedly detained Lobsang Lungrik, a senior Tibetan official and monastic leader in Qinghai province, with his whereabouts remaining unknown since December 2024. Lobsang Lungrik, 51, is the head lama of Ba Gön Monastery in Chumarleb (Chinese: Qumalai) County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, in the Tibetan province of Kham. His detention…
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Tibetan Environmental Defender A-nya Sengdra Released After Seven Years, Faces Ongoing Restrictions
Tibetan nomad, environmental defender, and anti-corruption activist A-nya Sengdra has been released from Mianyang Prison after more than seven years of imprisonment. The 55-year-old community leader returned to his hometown in Kyangche Township, Gade County, in Amdo (currently administered as Qinghai Province) on 7 February 2026.
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U.S. Appoints Riley M. Barnes as Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
The United States has designated Riley M. Barnes, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), to concurrently serve as the United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, according to a statement released by the United States Department of State.
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Chinese National Arrested in McLeod Ganj; Heightened Concerns Over Security Near Dalai Lama’s Residence
A 60-year-old Chinese national has been arrested by Himachal Pradesh Police in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, for allegedly residing in India without a valid visa, prompting heightened security scrutiny in the area that serves as the home of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
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Beijing Politicizes Dalai Lama’s Grammy Win, Condemns Award as “Anti-China Manipulation”
Beijing has lashed out at Dalai Lama’s first-ever Grammy Award, condemning the recognition as “anti-China political manipulation,” despite the absence of any dispute surrounding the award itself. The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader received the Grammy on Sunday in the audiobook, narration, and storytelling category for Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The…
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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.