China sentences eight Tibetan students to five years
Eight Tibetan students of the Sorig Lobling medical school in Chabcha, eastern Tibet have been sentenced to five years in prison even as the school continues to remain under strict surveillance for the third straight week.
Tibet scholars and youth write letters of concern to Xi Jinping
An authoritative group of Tibet experts submitted a letter to China’s president in waiting, Xi Jinping, expressing their “deep concern” about the state of the Tibetan language in China occupied Tibet. Renowned Tibetologists
Mr President,
As you will be assuming your new role as President of the People’s Republic of China in March 2013, the scientific community of Tibetologists would like to express to you its deep concern about the state of the Tibetan language in the Tibet Autonomous Region and in the Tibetan autonomous prefectures in neighboring provinces.
China throws more scribes behind bars than last year
In 2012, China put more journalists behind bars than last year and retained its spot, for over a decade now, as one the worst jailors of press according to a new report. The New York based Committee to Protect Journalists in its annual report on imprisoned journalists said the worldwide tally reached the highest since
CTA challenges China to prove self-immolation charges
The exile Tibetan administration challenged China to prove their assertions after Beijing laid out fresh charges against Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration of inciting self-immolations in Tibet. CTA said it was ready for a probe by the Chinese authorities and invited them