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Dharamshala: On 26 June 2025, to mark this sombre International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Human Rights Desk of the Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration, bring forth a report to commemorate and honour the untold numbers of Tibetan political prisoners and the indescribable ordeal they suffered at the hands of Chinese authorities. Since 2000, a harrowing number of Tibetans have lost their lives—some in the confines of prison, others shortly after release, in hospitals and in their own homes. These deaths were not natural. They were the product of the systematic torture, long-term denial of medical care, inhumane conditions and harsh treatment in prison that authorities had inflicted upon them for nothing more than exercising their basic rights—speaking their language, practising their religion, and defending their identity.

The report titled “Torture Deaths of Tibetan Political Prisoners” aims to record these tragedies and share the agonies of Tibetan political prisoners who have lost their lives to Chinese repression. It provides individual profiles and stories of Tibetan political prisoners under thematic sections such as Beaten to Death, Denial of Medical Treatment, Died Post Prison Release, Illness from Prison, Execution, and Era...