Jan. 20, 2022
Further details emerge about Rinchen Kyi’s detention
Tibet Watch has learned that Rinchen Kyi had not been diagnosed with any illness after the Chinese authorities forcefully took her to a hospital in Xining City last year.
Jan. 18, 2022
Statue of revered Tenzin Delek Rinpoche seized by Chinese authorities
A life-sized statue of the late Tibetan incarnate monk, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche was seized by Chinese authorities in Dartsedo in July 2021.
Jan. 14, 2022
Brothers detained in eastern Tibet on unknown charges
Tenzin Norbu and Wangchen Nyima, a pair of brothers from Neneng Monastery in Drago County, were arrested on 15 August 2021. They continue to be held in a detention centre in Tawu County.
Jan. 12, 2022
Tibetan student detained for expressing concerns about Tibetan language
On 12 December 2021, Chinese authorities and security personnel in Matoe County arrested Loten (བློ་བསྟན།), a college graduate student after he spoke in an online messaging group on WeChat, expressing disagreement with the policy of sinicization of the education system in Golog. He has been kept in a detention centre in Xiling (ཟི་ལིང་།) City.
Jan. 11, 2022
At least 10 Tibetans detained and tortured for opposing government project
Chinese authorities and security officials in Drago County arrested at least 10 Tibetans in November 2021.
Jan. 06, 2022
Another giant statue of Buddha torn down in Drago County
Monks and civilians arrested and tortured in detention amid a wave of demolitions