Tibetan Writer detained in Xining
April 26, 2010

 The editor of Nationalities Publishing House, Tagyal was taken away by Xining police on 23 April, 2010 around 5.30pm from his office. The police first took him to his house; searched his library, video filmed him, and was then taken away.  He was released later in the evening.

Intensifying of China’s policy


From the birth of the communist party of China, millions of human lives were blood bathed. Twenty-Five percent of the Tibetan populations were destroyed. On the June 4, 1989, hundreds and thousands of Chinese students gathered at the Tiananmen Square to demand human rights, democracy and freedom. However, the communist government heavy-handedly clamped down on the protesters and killed thousands. At that time, the concrete information couldn’t reach to the international community. Many information was described in the party’s favor. Now after two decades of that event, the communist government is still heavy-handedly clamping down on the pro-democratic and human rights activists with brute force. Recently, the prominent writer and a pro-democratic activist Mr Lui Xiabo was given 11 years of jail in prison in China. At the same time, China is intensifying its oppressive policy in Tibet. We have received information from a reliable source that the heavy-handedly crushing down on Tibetans in 2008 peaceful uprising in Tibet was more intensifying than the Nazi’s brute force in the World War II...

Filmaker Dhondup Wanghcen sentenced to 6 years in prison

January 6, 2010

On December 28, 2009, People’s Intermediate Court in Xiling secretly sentenced the filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen to 6 years of imprisonment, according to the website of Tibet Times.

According to the source, his family was not informed about his trial and didn’t receive any medical attention about his disease. He is a Hepatitis B patient. 

Dharamsala, December 7, 2009

A Tibetan nun succumbs to injury in a hospital in Chengdu
Yangkyi Dolma, aged 33 from Lamdak nunnery in Kardze County, Eastern Tibet was arrested on March 24, 2009 for voluntarily protesting against the Chinese government.  She was unsatisfied with the China’s policy and continuous crackdown on Tibetan people with brute force.  She protested around 3 pm in the Kardze Township and called for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and demanded more human rights in Tibet. She was immediately surrounded by more than 50 Chinese police and severely beaten her. Her room was raided by the Chinese officials around 7 pm on the same evening and seized the picture of the Dalai Lama...

 7/11/2009


China arrested Tibetans protesting a Chinese corporate company in Tianijin

In 2007, a Chinese corporate company called TIENS Company cheated thousands of Tibetans through a pyramid scheme. The head of the company Mr Lin Jian Yang collected 2800 yuan from each Tibetan and several Tibetans were taken to Shan Xi Xian Yang.  He even showed his pictures with Hu Jintao and other prominent Chinese leaders, uploaded on some Chinese websites. Since 2007, more than 2000 Tibetans had invested their money in his company...

China executed four Tibetans in Lhasa

We apologize for the mistake of the name of one of the TibetanS executed on Tuesday. It was not Lobsang Tenzin. Its Lobsang Gyaltsen from Lhubuk, Lhasa.
In a confirmed information, Lobsang Gyaltsen from Lhubuk, Loyak, Penkyi and an unnamed political prisoner were executed on October 20, 2009 at 11 am (Chinese Standard Time) in Toelung, near Lhasa...

3 Political Prisoners put to death in Lhasa

October 21, 2009

 Yesterday,around 11 am (Chinese Standard Time),  three Tibetan political prisoners were shot dead by the Chinese soldiers in Lhasa, according to a reliable source. Among the dead was a girl from Nyenmo County, near Lhasa. One political prisoner was identified as Lobsang Tenzin from Lhasa, TAR. The other one was Amdo Ngaba...

China sentenced two Tibetan Social Activists to 14 and 15 years of imprisonment
 

13 October 2009
 
Dharamshala: People's Intermediate court in Lhasa last year had handed down rigorous prison sentence of 14 to 15 years on two Tibetan social activists, according to the website of exile Tibetan government...

China passed 15 years jail term to a Tibetan woman, Whereabouts of 13 Others Remain Unknown

6 October 2009,
 
    Physician Yeshi Choedon sentenced
  for 15 years imprisonment.
A 54-year-old retired Tibetan doctor named Yeshi Choedon was given 15-year imprisonment by the Intermediate People's Court in Lhasa on charges of leaking out secrets to the outside world during the peaceful protests in March last year, according to the website of the exile Tibetan government...

For Immediate Release

 Commemorating September 27

 Today on this day in 1987 in Lhasa, monks of Drepung monastery spearheaded pro-independence demonstration which later turned into a mass peaceful protest against the Chinese government. It opened a new chapter in our freedom struggle.  On this day in exile, GuChuSum Movement of Tibet, ex-political prisoners’ association was established in 1991. Today, we commemorate the 18th year of the founding day of our organization...

3 former political prisoners sentenced to varying prison terms
Dharamsala, September 11 – Three Tibetan men were sentenced to varying prison terms by a court in Lhasa in October last year, the exile Tibetan government’s website said yesterday. The three were charged with passing on information to ‘foreign forces’ during the peaceful protests in Tibet's capital Lhasa last year...

Man sentenced to 5 years in prison, death threats against five

Dharamsala, August 10-  A Chinese court in Kardze has sentenced a Tibetan man to 5 years imprisonment and deprivation of political rights, the Tehor Welfare Society told the Voice of Tibet radio service...

EXILE TIBETANS DEMAND FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF DHONDUP WANGCHEN

[Dharamshala] – Tibetans and supporters joined a day long campaign organized by five major Tibetan NGOs for the release of Dhondup Wangchen, a Tibetan filmmaker charged with “inciting separatism,” and whose trial could take place any day now in Xining, the capitol of Qinghai province, China. Dhondup Wangchen was detained in March 2008 by Chinese authorities for making the film 'Leaving Fear Behind' which documents Tibetans’ views about the Beijing Olympics, the Dalai Lama, and Chinese government’s policies in Tibet. His lawyer has been barred from representing him and he is in very poor health after being beaten and tortured in prison...

Detaiined in 2007, sentenced in 2009


Jamyang Tenzin was born in 1973 in Lithang, Eastern Tibet. His Father’s name is Mr Thinley Tsering and mother’s name is Mrs Sonam Dolma. He became a monk at the age of 13 in Lithang Gonchen monastery. In 1995, Jamyang Tenzin escaped into exile. He studied Buddhist Philosophy in Gaden monastery till 2004.  In 2004, he returned to Tibet to visit his family members. He was arrested at the border and was detained in various prisons in Tibet for 3 months and 6 days. He was then released.
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
June 26, 2009

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed every year on June 26 as on that day in 1987, the United Nation’s Convention against Torture came into effect. It is on this day that we pay deep respect and tribute to all those around the world who have suffered and endured the worst torture.

Tibetans in Meldro Gyamar clashed with Chinese Miners, 3 injured

On June 20, Tibetans in Meldro Gyama Tiwnship near Lhasa, and Chinese miners clashed, injuring 3 Tibetans. One of the wounded Tibetans is a government official. They were critically injured and had to be taken to a hospital in Lhasa.

Whereabouts of Tibetans convicted of arson charges unknown

According to the Chinese Official News Agency, Xinhua, The Lhasa Intermediate People’s Court on April 8, 2008 found five Tibetans guilty of starting fatal fires in Lhasa riot in March last year.

11 things you need to know about the 11th Panchen Lama

April 25, 1989: Gedun Choekyi Nyima, son of Kunchok Phuntsok and Dechen Choedon, was born on (the nineteenth day of the third Tibetan month in the Tibetan Earth-Snake year) at Lhari, Nagchu District, in Tibet. 25th January 1995: was identified by H.H. the Dalai Lama to be the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet.

China sentenced four nuns following March unrest in 2008
In information received from a reliable source, four nuns from Reting Samtenling nunnery in Phenpo Lhundrup County were severely beaten and arrested in March 2008
The nuns, Thinley Dadon, Khetsun Choedup, Khetsun Tsultrim and fourth nun pasted pro-independence posters on the walls of the nunnery after March 14 uprising in 2008.

Three more Tibetans sentenced for arsons in Lhasa riots

According to the Chinese official news agency, Xinhua, Lhasa Municipal Intermediate People's Court had passed sentence on 3 Tibetan women following the March 2008 riot in Lhasa.

Tibetans condemn the death sentences passed by China

15 April, Dharamsala: Tibetan NGOs condemn the recent death sentences passed by China. We are gravely concerned about the fate of Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak who were given death sentences, Tenzin Phuntsok and Kangtsuk who were given suspended death sentences with two-year reprieves, and Dawa Sangpo who was given a life sentence. The Lhasa Municipal Intermediate people’s Court tried and sentenced these five Tibetans in three separate cases related to arson attacks in March 2008 in Lhasa.

A detailed account of protests in Karze County, Eastern Tibet    

tibetpost.net

Dharamshala: TibetPost-9-April-2009-China occupied the whole of Tibet in 1949, and for 60 years Tibet has since been gripped by violence and terror that has lead His Holiness the Dalai Lama to describe life inside of his homeland as "hell on earth". Since Tibetan Uprising Day last March, the Chinese Government has imprisoned, tortured, and murdered hundreds of Tibetans, treating Tibetan people with inhumane cruelty. On a daily basis, Chinese authorities are increasing their heavy restrictions on Tibetans in all parts of Tibet.

Chinese Court gave Death Penalty to 2 Tibetans

According to the Chinese Official News Agency, Xinhua, a Chinese court on Wednesday  has sentenced two Tibetans to death after finding them guilty of starting fatal fires in Lhasa riot in March last year. The report also stated that two others were given death sentences each with a two year reprieve on arson charges, and another received a life imprisonment.

Commemorating March 10
March 10 marks an important period in the history of Tibet. It is the period blended with sadness and chronicles the suffering of Tibetan people under the Chinese authorities. On this day in 1959, Tibetan people rose and remonstrated with the Chinese government about the illegal occupation of Tibet.

China court sentenced 9 Tibetan monks, one committed suicide

The Intermediate People’s Court in Lhoka passed sentence to 9 monks from various monasteries who participated in a peaceful demonstration led by monks from Samye monastery on March 15, 2008 in Lhoka..  Several hundred monks from Samye monastery and other monasteries staged a peaceful protest on March 15, 2008.

Numerous prison sentences in Eastern Tibet

Numerous prison sentences in Eastern Tibet and Drepung Monastery in Lhasa
One Tibetan youth from Karze arrested
Dharamshala: TibetPost-31-January-2009-On 7 January in Shershul, Karze County, Karze Tibet Autonomous Prefecture (incorporated into a Chinese province of Sichuan), a 27 year old Tibetan youth, Namhka Sonam, was arrested after chanting "Free Tibet" and "Long Live His Holiness the Dalai Lama." He was reportedly severely beaten by Public Security Bureau officials.

FIFTY DARK YEARS OF PROPAGANDA

(A resolute refutation to the statement entitled “A festival for millions of former Tibetan serfs and their offspring to celebrate their emancipation from the hell of cruel oppression,” released by the People’s Committee of Tibet Autonomous Region and Tibet’s Regional Legislature on March 28, 2009.)..

4 Tibetan youths detained, one died of torture

Dharamsala, Jan 27: Three Tibetan youths from Kham Tsewa Zogang were detained for protesting against the Chinese government. They carried Tibetan National flag and freedom banners.

January 27, 2009

Tibetans cancel new year celebrations to mark black year'
Prayer vigils planned to mourn Tibetans killed by Chinese forces in 2008

Dharamshala, India – Tibetan exile groups announced today they will cancel Tibetan New Year celebrations to mourn the deaths of over two hundred Tibetans killed by Chinese forces following the uprising in Tibet last year, and to protest China's ongoing crackdown. According to the Tibetan lunar calendar, February 25th will mark the first day of 2136, the year of the Earth Ox. Instead of the usual celebrations marked by singing, dancing and other festivities, silence will be observed and butter lamps will be lit in the temples and homes to pray for the deceased. Tibetan leaders also called on Tibetans worldwide to organize similar observances in their communities.

A Pol. Prisoner released for fear of death in prison.
Guru Dorjee, 44 years old from Kardze, eastern Tibet was arrested by the Chinese police for participating in the protest rally on March 18, 2008. The father of 4 children was savagely beaten inside the prison and sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment.

Progress in Tibetan People's Movement
Press Conference, July 23 2007
(For Immediate Release)

The main purpose of this press conference is to brief the media on the progress of the Tibetan People's Movement which is organizing a major Tibetan campaign against the Beijing 2008 Olympics in New Delhi on the 4th August. The Tibetan People's Movement was created in the heated public activism last year in November and since then the various NGOs that created it has not only given leadership, coordination and resources but has been responsible for some of the most successful campaigns in recent times.

The 4th August Tibetan campaign in New Delhi is being organized by the Tibetan People's Movement and presently there are four Tibetan NGOs who are working together for it: Tibetan Women's Association (TWA), GuChuSum: Ex-Political Prisoners Movement, National Democratic Party of Tibet (NDPT) and Students for a Free Tibet (SFT).

As declared during the press conference on June 30th, the Tibetan People's Movement's Team Tibet Campaign will be held on August 4, 2007 in New Delhi. The campaign will be organize an "International Marathon Run" participated by international runners and a friendly India-Tibet exhibition football match between the Tibetan National Team and Delhi State Team, Delhi-XI. 

Representatives of the 4 NGOs have been receiving overwhelming moral and financial support from the Tibetan community both in India and abroad. Our campaigners have been touring various Tibetan refugee camps, schools, monasteries all over India. We continue to appeal for such support and participation.

Clarification

Since there is going to be two Tibetan campaigns in Delhi during the first week of August for the same purpose of campaigning against the Beijing Olympics, we are getting to know that in some quarters of the Tibetan community, some misunderstanding and confusion is prevailing, especially after the withdrawal of Tibetan Youth Congress from the organizing committee. For that we would like to clarify presenting the history, the objectives and importance of the campaign.

The August 4th event is aimed directly against the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The Chinese government will use the global platform which the Olympics provide to legitimize their claim over Tibet and gain international credibility as a peaceful and unified country. Through this campaign, the 4 NGOs will publicize China's atrocious communist rule in Tibet and highlight the appalling human rights situation in Tibet. Like other nations, the Tibetan people also want to be represented at the Olympics under Tibet's national flag.

Team Tibet

The concept of Team Tibet was initially discussed during the International Tibet Support Network meeting from May 1-4, 2006 at the Club House, Dharamsala.  Delegates of all the major Tibetan NGOs and Tibet Support Groups (TSG) attending the meeting passed a resolution to form a Team Tibet and to campaign for Team Tibet to be represented at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Likewise on May 3rd, the Olympics' Campaign Working Group convened for a brainstorming session in Dharamsala before attending the 5th TSG meet in Brussels, Belgium, that was participated by all major NGOs. It was decided at the meeting to launch a preliminary campaign titled, "Tug of War".  The campaign was organized by 5 NGOs in Dharamsala on May 13th, 2007 to highlight Team Tibet and they were TWA, NDPT, SFT, RTYC and Gu Chu Sum movement for Tibet.

At the 5th TSG conference in Brussels from May 11-14, 2007, organized by Tibetan Government in Exile, Olympic campaign was prioritized amongst other campaigns for Tibet. The concept of Team Tibet was unanimously endorsed as the most practical and effective campaign by 315 delegates representing all Tibetan NGOs and TSGs from 56 nations.  This conference was followed by an ITSN conference on May 15th.  At that meeting, 4 main elements of the Olympic campaign were identified; Team Tibet, One Year Countdown (August 4 and August 8), Torch Relay, and Public Engagement and related campaigns. 

Thus, 5 NGOs in Dharamsala met on June 8th, 2007 to strategize the Olympic campaign and agreed for a Tibetan People's Movement to be held on August 4th, 2007 in Delhi consisting of International Run for Tibet and a friendly football match between Tibetan National Team and Indian Team.

TYC's withdrawal from the Organizing Committee

A press conference was held on June 30th by the 5 organizing NGOs to announce the August 4th campaign.  However on July 5th, Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) sent a letter to the organizing committee notifying its withdrawal from the Committee and their plan to carry out an indefinite hunger strike campaign at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi that began on July 8th. The remaining Organizing Committee convened again to re-strategize the planned campaign on August 4.  We are aware about the hunger strikers' dire physical condition by 4th August, and accordingly we made appropriate changes in our original action plan of the day.

The Organizing Committee consisting of the major Tibetan NGOs have successfully organized campaigns when we are together and united as in the past track record like the joint campaigns on Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's release, Banning Animal Skin Products, the protest against Golmud to Lhasa railway, Nangpala Shooting protest, the Hu Jintao visit protest and March 10 protest this year.
 
The Organizing Committee believes Tibetan Youth Congress to be one of the most important NGOs in the Tibetan community in exile and we recognize the significance of the ongoing indefinite hunger strike and the August 8th Mass Campaign.  The Organizing Committee is fully supportive of the 14 hunger strikers and respects their courage and sacrifice for the cause of our country's freedom. We appeal to the general public to dissociate from rumors intended at creating a rift and destroy the unity within our community.

The Olympics Campaign is a year long campaign aimed at promoting the Tibetan freedom movement.  The 4 NGOs appeal to the Tibetan people for their continuous support and participation in all the upcoming Olympic campaigns.  

Contact Information: Tenzin Bhuti: 941 811 8153; Chemi Yungdrung: 941 806 9179; Karma Sichoe: 981 637 4389; Ngawang Woebar: 941 810 2483.

Bring Tibet to the 2008 Beijing Olympics

In August 2008, global attention will focus on China as Beijing will be hosting the 2008 Olympic Games. Unlike the previous Olympics however, the 2008 Games will be a crucial turning point for the Olympic movement as well as for the many nations occupied by China. Most importantly, the Games will be a major defining moment for the modern world. During the Olympics, the Chinese government will conceal its oppressive rule in Tibet and its human rights violations against its own people and the people it colonizes in an attempt to gain international credibility as a leading global power.

The fundamental principles of the Olympic Charter and the Games are the manifestation of freedom, justice, opportunity, equality and love for every human being on this earth. But these ideals are rampantly violated in China. The Chinese government is documented to have killed over 75 million people in its 58 years of draconian rule. Sadly, the host of the 2008 Olympics is labelled "The Worst Regime" by international human rights organizations such as Amnesty International.

In Tibet, the colonial rule of China has resulted in the death of over 1.3 million Tibetans and the virtual destruction of the Tibetan race and civilization through genocide and the demolition of Tibet's environment. Even today, thousands of Tibetans are imprisoned for exercising what should be their basic human rights. These include freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and the right to lay claim to the land, which Tibetans have used, as their source of livelihood for centuries.

Team Tibet

On August 8, 2008, the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games will take place in Beijing. But where will Tibet be? Like any other nation, Tibetans want to be represented at the Olympics, yet Tibet is still occupied, and as a nation Tibet remains barred from the Games. The 2008 Games are the opportunity for this to change. "Team Tibet" is a movement of people around the globe calling for a just solution for Tibet so that Tibetans can carry their flag in the 2008 Olympics. 
There are two aspects of Team Tibet. Firstly, Tibetan NGOs and Tibet support groups will recruit Tibetan athletes to form an actual "Team Tibet", the second step is to reach out to supporters, including celebrities, professional athletes, and the public, to become symbolic members of Team Tibet. For more information log on to www.supportteamtibet.org.

 

Objectives:

• Highlight Tibetans' aspiration to take part in the 2008 Olympic Games.

• Reach out to high-profile individuals, including former and current Olympic athletes, other athletes,   celebrities, and the general public to support and participate in the Olympics Campaign through Team  Tibet.

• Engage the media through highlighting the concept of Team Tibet and notable Team Tibet members.

Thousands of Tibetans and their supporters from all over the world will "Bring Tibet to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games" so that Tibet can be justly represented at the Olympics. We further appeal not only to the sports community but also to the wider global community to assume their moral responsibility of promoting the ideals of the Olympic movement by supporting Team Tibet.

Issued by: Tibetan Youth Congress ::  Tibetan Women's Association :: National Democratic Party of Tibet :: Gu Chu Sum Movement of Tibet :: Students for a Free Tibet, India

International Day in support of Torture Victims

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed every year on 26 June. It is the day the United Nations’ Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment came into effect. It is the day that we pay deep respect to those who have suffered and endured the worst torture.

Torture is the most profound abuse of human rights, taking a terrible toll on millions of individuals and their families. It can be defined as the deliberate systematic infliction of severe physical and mental suffering by one or more persons acting alone or in authority. Rape, suffocation in water, burns, electric shocks, sleep deprivation, shaking and beatings are commonly used by the torturers to break down an individual’s personality.
Electric shocks, kicking and beatings, striping naked, throwing boiling water on the face, standing bare foot on ice are commonly used by the Chinese authorities to destroy the spirit of an individual and break their resolve.
Physical symptoms following torture depend on the physical torture method used. The physical pain constantly reminds the torture survivor of their terrible experience, thus adding to their psychological problems. The psychological and emotional scars are the most devastating and the most difficult to repair. Often survivors sleep little, have recurring nightmares, and may have problems concentrating, which interferes with learning. Regular frequent long term effects include feelings of anxiety, fear, phobias, depression, increase irritability, and problems in sexual life. Often the survivors feel completely changed. He/She lose their trust in others. Deep feelings of guilt and shame may be caused by the mere fact that the person survived while friends may have died under torture.
Today is the day that we have to speak up against the unspeakable. It is the day that the United Nation appeals to all governments and members of civil society to take action to defeat tortures and torturers everywhere. It is the day that the world should stand united to end torture.

Event for International Torture Day
26 June. TCV Gopalpur

In the evening at 7 pm, we performed ‘A Contemporary Play: 20 Years of Struggle’ at TCV Gopalpur.  The play had raw human emotions and all students and staff remained spellbound. The play became an inspiration for the spectators.
The main aim of this play is to inform and generate awareness among the exile Tibetans about the sufferings of the political prisoners under the Chinese regime and their determination in the freedom struggle.