For two years after a cataclysmic earthquake struck a remote and wild part of Tibet ,Baobao and 29 other homeless ethnic Tibetan residents occupied the area outside several government buildings to denounce a land grab.But no officials in Gyegu would listen to their pleas, said Baobao, 41, a burly Tibetan odd-job laborer, who goes by only one name.Government officials, he said, were threatening to forcibly relocate some 600 people from what was prime real estate.Just down the street, officials' homes have been spared from the land seizure, according to Baobao."What we don't understand is why th

More than 2000 Tibetans in Derge County in Eastern Tibet are protesting alleged harassment by officials in front of the local County’s office today.Monks and lay Tibetans are staging a sit-in since this morning in front of the County’s office demanding an end to “continuous harassment” to them by Chinese officials.Authorities carried out raids at local Tibetans’ homes and Dzogchen monastery on Sunday and harassed and detained some of them without giving any reasons or explanations.Around 60 Chinese officials stormed the local Tibetans’ homes and Dzogchen Monastery and carried out indiscriminat

A well-known Tibetan singer named Lolo has been detained by the Chinese authorities in Yulshul county, eastern Tibet , in April 19, 2012 after he released an album titled "Raise Tibet Flags,".He dedicated the album to the Tibetans' struggle, called on Tibetans to keep the continuity of their sovereign tribes, loyalty to Tibet, struggle for independence.The 29 year-old singer, who belongs to Dhomdha town in Yulshul county, eastern Tibet has been detained by Chinese authorities a few months after releasing his album that contained 14 songs.His present condition and whereabouts are not known.

Chinese authorities have detained nearly a dozen Tibetans for having mobile phones containing Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's photos, or songs about him.An official document dated April 6 reported a push in March to detain Tibetans with mobile phones containing the Dalai Lama's photos or songs about him.The office that produced the document was the "Brigade to Crack Down on Organized Crime," part of the Public Security Bureau office for Tibet's capital Lhasa.It identified 11 people as having been detained last month, including Migmar Kelsang, 44, for having a mobile phone with a vi

Two Tibetans immolated themselves in a protest against China in Dzamthang County under Ngaba Tibet Autonomous Prefecture.The duo identified as Choephak Kyab and Sonam, both 20 years old, set their bodies on fire around 1 PM (local time) near the County’s Dzamthang Monastery, a site where a teen-aged Tibetan monk self-immolated earlier this year.Sources said the two young Tibetans survived the self-immolation and were immediately taken away by local Tibetans but their condition is feared to be highly critical.The two Tibetan protesters are severely burned and there is almost no chance of their

Chinese authorities in Kardze recently forced closure of a Tibetan school and arrested two prominent teachers in a crackdown on local Tibetan intellectuals.The incident happened on April 2 and the teachers are identified as Nyendak (51) and Yama Tsering (36), both residents of Rongpo Tsa Township, Kardze County in Kardze Autonomous Prefecture.“Chinese authorities arrested Nyendak and Yama Tsering and the school was ordered to close,” Gyurme Wangyal, a Tibetan monk in a South India’s monastery, said citing sources.The teachers were likely arrested for the school’s growing effort on the use and

About 100 Tibetans were injured after they were beaten by security personnel from People's Armed Police (PAP) for protesting against the local government's move to reward and honor two corrupt officials in Adhue village in the upper part of Ngaba County.The incident occurred at around 2 pm on 14 April 2012 in which some Tibetans like Lopon Kyab were seriously injured and had to be hospitalized in the Ngaba County hospital.On 14 April 2012, a group of officials from Ngaba County came and spoke in praise of the two officials who were in fact suspected by local Tibetans of embezzling funds meant

The southwestern megacity of Chongqing was under police and army control on Wednesday following large-scale clashes in its Wansheng district between thousands of local residents and police, resident said.Large numbers of police and military personnel had been deployed in the area following two days of violence and demonstrations."The army is here. There are a large number of trucks. The armed police vehicles came too," she said. "Yesterday the police from Qijiang beat up some students who had just got out of school at 9.00 p.m."

Chinese authorities have shot dead a Tibetan man in Achok after he fought back when they came to detain him.In the scuffle, he injured two police and he was shot and died at the spot.The man, identified only as Tabuk, around 30 years old, was killed on April 5 by local Chinese police in Achok township in Labrang county.His death provoked a protest in his home village, Sekok, in Achok township, where Tibetans had planned to march to county offices in protest against the shooting.At that time some well respected lamas intervened and advised they withdraw the plan to protest.

A 26-year-old Tibetan youth jumped off Howrah bridge late on April 2 to protest against the Chinese occupation of Tibet. Dandhup Phunsak's body was found on Saturday evening near Baja-Kadamtala ghat and identified by his mother.The last SMS Dandhup sent was not to his family but a member of an organization working for the Tibetan cause. He died wearing a 'Free Tibet' T-shirt.Tenzin Tsundue, a Tibetan activist, said: "After 33 self-immolations, today we have a Tibetan martyr who drowned himself in the Ganga to highlight the suffering of Tibet under brutal Chinese occupation.

A young Tibetan was arrested by Chinese security officials after he allegedly distributed a large number of pro-Tibet leaflets in his native town of Datoe last week.Gedun, 21, was arrested soon after the protest while Monlam, his accomplice, managed to flee the scene.The duo tried to flee on their bike from the protest site but police fired shots on Gendun’s bike and was arrested.The incident reportedly happened on March 31 and the fliers that they distributed contain messages of pro-independence slogans.There is no immediate information about the two Tibetans in the aftermath of their protest

On 30 March I attended the moving function organised by the Tibetan Youth Congress to honour the memory of Jamphel Yeshi – the latest Tibetan martyr to perform self-immolation. But this was in New Delhi – during the demonstrations led by Tibetan Youth Congress to protest against China’s President, Hu Jintao, who was arriving in New Delhi to take part in the BRICS Summit Meetings.Sitting there, one thought kept turning in my mind: How many more? Yes, how many more lives must be sacrificed before we – most importantly the Tibetan Leadership – face certain harsh realities.

Khenpo Gyewala, a highly- revered abbot and respected scholar at Gyegyel Zogchen Monastery, has resurfaced after spending 20 days of incommunicado detention in police custody.Khenpo went 'missing' on 8 March 2012 in Zatoe county.Sources tell TCHRD a relative of Khenpo was called on 28 March 2012 to Zatoe county Public Security Bureau (PSB) office.The relative, whose identity could not be established immediately, was allowed to speak on phone with Khenpo Gyewala for three minutes.

Chinese authorities in Tibet have fired a school director and jailed and expelled students for protesting Chinese policies.The protest and subsequent crackdown last week came amid a wave of self-immolation protests by Tibetans calling for freedom from rule by Beijing, along with growing opposition to a change in the language of instruction from Tibetan to Chinese in local schools.On March 26, Chinese authorities in Kangtsa county of the Tsojang prefecture cracked down on 17 students and the head of the Kangtsa School of Nationalities.The students and their principal had gone to the county gove