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Sentence extension for environmental activist A-Nya Sengdra

The costs of protecting Tibet's environment: as one environmental campaigner has their sentence extended another is subjected to strict surveillance. Source

Scholar monk commits suicide after oppression in Tibet during Dalai Lama’s birthday

Fifty-two year old Shersang Gyatso died at his monastery in Ba County, following an intensive crackdown. Source

Tibetan woman in detention jump while seeking to visit imprisoned brother

Dorje Tashi’s siblings targeted in Lhasa as Xi Jinping arrives for political anniversary. Source

The Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday in Tibet

As thousands of Tibetans and supporters gathered across the globe on July 6 to celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, Chinese authorities dramatically escalated security operations throughout Tibet... Source

Twenty Tibetan villages face displacement as China plans major new hydropower dam on Machu River

Tsiha hydropower dam to be built on the upper reaches of Yellow River. Source

Head of Tibetan monastery in critical condition after torture following dam protest

Gonpo Tsering jailed after peaceful appeals revealed in viral footage. Source

Tibetans condemn Kathmandu film festival for supporting China’s ‘cultural erasure’

Nepalese artists, Tibetan film makers and Tibet supporters protest the decision by the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival’s decision last month to programme a series of Chinese propaganda films. Source

Dorje Tashi’s family and lawyer denied visitation

New report highlights Dorje Tashi's treatment in prison, and his family's attempts to seek justice. Source

Fear mounts for life of high-profile Tibetan prisoner as family denied access

Prison authorities in Tibet have again denied family members access to imprisoned businessman Dorje Tashi, blocking a scheduled visit at Chushur (Qushui) prison in Lhasa last month in apparent violation of Chinese regulations. The continued restrictions have intensified concerns...

A Long Shadow: The expansion and export of China’s digital repression model in Tibet

This report examines how the pervasive securitisation of – and securitisation through – digital networks affects Tibetans’ psychological well-being and societal cohesion, and draws comparative parallels with similar tactics used against other diaspora groups.  Source