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Tibetan arrested after making social media post about Lhasa Lockdown

A Tibetan teacher named Gontse was arrested in Chongchi County by the police authorities on 14 August 2022 following his social media posts about the Covid-19 lockdown in the capital city of Lhasa.

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Tibetan killed in police detention in Serthar County

News has emerged about the arrest of five Tibetans in eastern Tibet this summer in connection with religious activities. One of the detainees has since been killed in detention.

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Police in Sershul County mobilise data collection of every household

Police in Sershul County has been mobilised to gather personal information about each of the county’s residents.

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Tibetan Buddhist monks sentenced to jail after nearly two years of arbitrary detention

Tibet Watch has learned that two Tibetan Buddhist monks were sentenced to over three years in prison by Sershul County Intermediate People’s Court in June this year.

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Another Tibetan arrested for possessing photos of the Dalai Lama

The Chinese police authorities arrested another Tibetan in Nagchu on 12 August for possessing photos of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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Doctors declare torture injuries of a Tibetan political prisoner beyond treatment

Norzin spent weeks in various hospitals one month after being released in critical health and denied immediate medical treatment