Gonpo Namgyal was released from custody in mid November. He died at his home two days later on 18 November. Extensive burns ...

Rachung was jailed for sending prayer money to Tibetan exile monasteries to pray his late uncle who died from self ...

The Chinese government has a plan for Tibet’s children: if it gets its own way, the next generation will grow up loyal to the CCP, and strangers to Tibet. Thousands of Tibetans in Tibet are being ...

Pristine mountains, rolling pastures, spectacular glaciers and mighty rivers. All are located on the roof of the world. Tibet’s environment is precious for its beauty, but also to the Tibetan people ...

Tibet is located to the southwest of China, also bordering India, Nepal, Myanmar (Burma) and Bhutan. Tibet’s three original provinces are U-Tsang, Kham and Amdo. The people in these regions all ...

“From a legal standpoint, Tibet has to this day not lost its statehood. It is an independent state under illegal occupation.” – Michael van Walt, lawyer and professor at the Institute for Advanced ...

In recent years, China’s exploitation of Tibet’s natural resources has gathered pace significantly. Tibetans have no power to protect their own land and must watch the economic benefits of its ...

For the last six years in a row, US think-tank Freedom House has ranked Tibet among the worst places in the world for civil rights and political freedom. Under the Chinese Communist Party, nobody is ...

Since the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) invasion in 1950, Tibetans have never stopped resisting the occupation. In the face of oppression and authoritarianism, with the deck stacked against them, ...

Since March 2009, more than 150 people are known to have set themselves on fire inside Tibet to protest against the repressive Chinese occupation. Self-immolation protests peaked in 2012 when more ...

Tibetan culture and identity is inseparably linked to Tibetan Buddhism. Religious practice and Buddhist principles are a part of daily life for most Tibetans. Monks and nuns play a key role in their ...

China invaded Tibet in 1950. Inside its borders and across the world, Tibetans have never stopped believing Tibet is a nation. After more than 70 years of occupation, Tibetans still resist China’s ...