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Restrictions continue in and around Lhasa even after the 10th March Anniversary

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.

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Tibetans under surveillance ahead of Tibetan Uprising Day

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.

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Tibetan monasteries barred from organising religious festival

Monasteries in eastern Tibet face restrictions during Choetrul Monlam Chenmo.

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Three Tibetan teens arrested, and one tortured for failure to register WeChat group

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

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Tibetan environmental activist dies in hospital following treatment in prison

Kunchok Jinpa, who participated in huge protests in Driru in 2013, died earlier this month.

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Tibetan landscape continues to feel effects of glacier collapse

Experts say climate change was behind the collapse of two glaciers in western Tibet in 2016.