Mar. 24, 2020
Tibetan environmental defender and former political prisoner passes away
Tashi Puntsok, an associate of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, passed away earlier this month
Mar. 19, 2020
Crackdown on communications in areas of Tibet amidst coronavirus crisis
Online communications in two Townships have been searched with 75 chat groups shut down
Mar. 12, 2020
Tibetan children denied classes in their mother tongue, Human Rights Watch says
The Chinese government’s education policy has accelerated the demise of classes taught in the Tibetan language in primary schools across Tibet, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said last Thursday.
Mar. 11, 2020
Tibetan uprising anniversary: “If this demonstration was happening in Lhasa, it wouldn’t last very long”
Over a hundred Tibetans and Tibet supporters marched through the streets of central London yesterday to mark 61 years since the 1959 uprising and protest Beijing’s ongoing occupation of Tibet.
Mar. 11, 2020
Sam Walton takes the helm at Free Tibet and Tibet Watch
The Boards of Free Tibet and Tibet Watch are delighted to announce the appointment of Sam Walton as the new Chief Executive of both organisations, effective March 9, 2020.
Feb. 19, 2020
Tibetan nun commits suicide after expulsion from Yarchen Gar
A Tibetan nun, who authorities expelled from a Buddhist community in eastern Tibet and put in an internment camp, has committed suicide, RFA has reported, citing an anonymous source in the region.