Tag Archives: Human Rights

• Tibetan dies after self-immolation protest in Amdo Ngaba 8 March 2018 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has 2 comments

  A Tibetan man from the Amdo region of Tibet has died after he set himself on fire in protest against the Chinese rule in Tibet. ...

• China strongly protests Tibetan leader’s visit to South Africa 9 February 2018 | Peter Fabricius This post has 3 comments

  South African officials said China did not seem to appreciate that South Africa is a democracy, where the government does not have total control. ...

• China puts Tibetan language advocate on trial for subversion 4 January 2018 This post has 3 comments

  A Tibetan who has waged a campaign to preserve his ancestral language was put on trial in China for inciting separatism in a case Amnesty International denounced as "ludicrously unjust". ...

• Tibetan language campaigner faces up to 15 years in jail 2 January 2018 | Ellie Ng This post has one comment

  A Tibetan language advocate is to be tried in a Chinese court for “inciting separatism,” a charge carrying a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, his lawyer has said. ...

• Dhondup Wangchen free, joins family in US 28 December 2017 | Tibet Sun Online News This post has 2 comments

  Former Tibetan political prisoner Dhondup Wangchen has escaped to freedom in the US, and has joined his wife and four children in San Francisco. ...

• Footage shows ‘monk setting himself on fire’ in protest 24 December 2017 | Rachael Burford This post has 4 comments

  Horrifying footage allegedly showing a monk setting himself on fire in protest over China's domination of Tibet has gone viral on social media. ...

• Beijing slams US for sanctioning Chinese official for abuses 23 December 2017 This post has no comments yet

  China said Friday that it strongly opposes the Trump administration's decision to sanction a former Beijing police official for his role in the death of a human rights campaigner. ...

• Massive ‘Solidarity for Tibet’ rally held in New York 11 December 2017 | Tenzin Tsetan Lhagotsang This post has 19 comments

  On the International Human Rights Day, around 5000 Tibetans in North America observed the day by rallying for 'Solidarity With Tibet Rally For Peace and Nonviolence' in New York City. ...

• Applaud Myanmar and Bangladesh for accord on Rohingya refugees 1 December 2017 | NS Venkataraman This post has 2 comments

  Bangladesh and Myanmar have exhibited extraordinary qualities of wisdom and understanding in reaching an accord for peaceful repatriation of the Rohingya refugees, ...

• Monk dies in self-immolation protest against China 29 November 2017 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

  A monk named Tenga, 63, took the extreme step of self-immolation on Sunday in Kardze, Tibet. He called for freedom in Tibet as he was consumed by flames. ...