Also called Monlam Chenmo, the annual prayer festival traditionally draws thousands of participants, but attendance at Labrang and Rebgong will be limited this year to monastery residents and a few selected locals “as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread...
The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is forcing Tibetans into labor, military training, and "re-education" to eliminate the "harmful influence" of their religion, under the guise of a poverty alleviation scheme in the Himalayan region
“Gendun Lhundrup is someone who cares deeply about Tibetan culture and language,” the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity and citing contacts in Rebgong familiar with the case.
It is called a vicious circle. Tibet’s Chinese Communist Party (CCP) boss, Chen Quanguo, was transferred to Xinjiang in 2016, and implemented there against the Uyghurs the repressive strategies he had used against the Tibetans. Now, some of the new...
“I’m personally very much against that agreement, because it raises questions about the protection of people seeking asylum or seeking protection in Switzerland, even if the Administration gives us some guarantee that information about Tibetans and Uyghurs will not be...
Chakmo Tso | Radio Free Asia A Tibetan man detained in Qinghai on charges of disturbing social order after he complained online about corrupt officials is now set to face trial, probably within a few days, Tibetan sources say. Anya...
Tashi Wangchuk | Radio Free Asia Sam Brownback is a lawyer, former United States Senator and former governor of the state of Kansas who has served as the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom since February 2018. On Nov. 21,...
