Tibetan writer put under surveillance after release from jail
Read RFA coverage of this story in Tibetan. A Tibetan writer and former elementary school teacher, imprisoned for having contact with Tibetans living abroad and...
Category : Tibet
China bans monks, aid workers from visiting quake-hit areas of Tibet
Chinese authorities in Tibet have forbidden aid workers and Buddhist monks from entering areas of the region struck by deadly earthquakes last week, three residents...
At least 100 dead in one Tibetan township in wake of deadly earthquake
UPDATED at 5:28 P.M. ET on 01-10-2025 In the wake of the recent earthquake that hit Dingri county in Tibet, at least 100 people died...
Dalai Lama says no reason to be angry at China over Tibet quake
Read RFA coverage of this story in Tibetan. In a prayer ceremony for victims of Monday’s earthquake in Tibet, the Dalai Lama told listeners that...
China places new restrictions on Tibetan students during winter school break
With the start of winter school break in Tibet, Chinese authorities have implemented new restrictions on Tibetan children, banning private Tibetan-language lessons and requiring ones...
China approves construction of mega-dam in Tibet
China is moving ahead with plans to build the world’s largest hydropower dam on Tibet’s longest river despite environmental, water security and displacement concerns raised...
Tibetans demand apology from the British Museum for use of ‘Xizang’
The British Museum’s use of the term “Xizang” to label Tibetan artifacts in its Silk Roads exhibition has prompted criticism from Tibetans and rights groups...
New flight to connect Tibet’s capital with Singapore
Read RFA coverage of this story in Tibetan. Come Christmas Day, Tibet’s capital will see its first flight to Singapore take off from Lhasa Gonggar...
Tibetan environmentalist released after serving nearly 15 years in prison
Read original story in Tibetan A prominent Tibetan art collector and environmental activist who was sentenced to prison in 2010 has been released after serving...
Jailed Tibetan community leader denied retrial
Read a version of this story in Tibetan Chinese authorities in Tibet have denied to retry an envirnomental activist who is serving a seven-year sentence...
