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Monks Coerced into Taking Responsibility for Destruction of Buddha statue

A Tibetan source in exile has told Tibet Watch that last month, Chinese authorities forced Tibetan monks to sign a letter of confession claiming that it was them who destroyed the giant Buddha statue in December last year in Drago County, eastern Tibet.

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Tibetan couple arrested for communicating with exiled relatives

Two Tibetans have been arrested in Gyalser County, accused of communicating with exiled family members

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Tibetan parents forced to learn Chinese language to teach children

Tibetan parents, mostly nomads and farmers, whose mother tongue is Tibetan, are being forced to attend workshops and classes.

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An 81 year old sets himself on fire in protest against the Chinese government

An 81-year-old man known for his commitment to the Tibetan cause for freedom set himself on fire in front of the police station in Kirti Monastery in eastern Tibet at around 5 am on 27 March 2022.

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Three Children Arrested After New Language Restriction Announced

In October 2021, Chinese police authorities in the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region arrested three Tibetan children from their boarding school in Markham County (སྨར་ཁམས་རྫོང་།) under the pretext of needing psychological counselling.

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Young Tibetan Entrepreneur Beaten and Forcibly Taken by Police

Tibetan entrepreneur’s bike tour company ordered to shut down and his bicycles confiscated