Tibet Watch News

Following the global reports of the death in custody of the 19-year-old Tenzin Nyima in January, Chinese authorities in the region have carried out extensive search operations to find who leaked the information to foreign media and many villagers have been interrogated.

On 3 August 2020, Jampa Tsering, a Tibetan student was sentenced to one year and six months by Tsolho (Ch: Hainan) Intermediate Court on the charges of being involved in separatism.

 Tibetan pilgrims and temple visitors continue to face intense restrictions that were introduced days before the 62nd anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day, 10 March. 

As the historic 62nd anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day on 10 March this year nears, the Chinese authorities are intensifying even more restrictions on Tibetans who live already under hyper-surveillance measures enforced since the 10 March Uprising of 2008. 

Monasteries in eastern Tibet face restrictions during Choetrul Monlam Chenmo.

Free Tibet’s research partner, Tibet Watch, has received news of the arrest and ill-treatment of three Tibetan teenagers in mid-February.