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.
Feb. 07, 2020
Authorities plan to build 624 “well off” border villages in Tibet
China plans to spend 21 billion yuan on Tibet border villages.
Feb. 04, 2020
First coronavirus case diagnosed in the Tibet Autonomous Region
Coronavirus has reached the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Jan. 24, 2020
Nepal and China have signed an extradition treaty, confirms Nepal’s foreign affairs minister
Extradition agreement signed in secret formalising handover of nationals entering each other’s countries.
Jan. 23, 2020
New law pushing for ‘ethnic unity’ set to affect Tibetans and other minorities
China making ‘ethnic unity’ mandatory has been speculated as an anti-minority approach.