Tibet Weekly Updates are weekly summaries of news and governmental actions related to Tibet.
December 2016
- Dalai Lama’s visit to Mongolia draws enormous crowds
- China tightens restrictions in Tibet ahead of Dalai Lama teaching
- Two young Tibetan women stage peaceful demonstration with Dalai Lama image in Ngaba
- Chinese authorities expel elderly monks and nuns from Larung Gar monastery
- Nyima Lhamo, niece of late Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, testifies before the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights
September 2016
- EU, Parliament officials ignore China pressure to welcome Dalai Lama
- Mass expulsions at globally renowned Buddhist institutes in Tibet follow demolitions
- Tibet once again in the spotlight at United Nations in Geneva – High Commissioner and governments concerned while Tibetans and ICT call for rights
- Imprisoned Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk faces false ‘separatism’ charges
- Tibetans Rally for Religious Freedom at United Nations in Geneva
May 2016
- New Report Highlights High Rate of Detentions of Tibetans by Chinese Government’s Suppression Campaign
- Sikyong Lobsang Sangay sworn in for second term
- Dalai Lama named the most admired man in Mexico
- China’s new railway through Tibet poses political and technological challenges
- Family of Tibetan political prisoner Lobsang Choedar fears for his health
Tibet Update (5-13-16)
- Tibetan woman reportedly dies following self-immolation protest in northern Tibet
- Dalai Lama: “Future of Dalai Lama institution will be decided by Tibetan people.”
- Temporary halt to mining after protest in eastern Tibet
- Death of popular Tibetan singer prompts emotional tributes
- Beijing bars German parliament Human Rights Committee Chairman from China for criticizing China’s Tibet policy
Tibet Update (5-6-16)
- The ‘poisonous fruit’ of China’s religious policy in Tibet
- The Dalai Lama’s practical path to peace
- Protests against Chinese mining operations in eastern Tibet
- USCIRF finds continued crackdown and suppression of Tibetan Buddhists in 2016 annual report
- Harry Wu, Chinese human rights champion, passes away
April 2016
- Venerable Golog Jigme testifies before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China
- Tulku Phurbu Tsering released from prison
- TCHRD hosts discussion on political prisoners in Tibet at ICT
- U.S. State Department details rights abuses, raises concern on Tibet in 2015 Annual Human Rights Report
- John Kenneth Knaus, a friend of the Tibetan people, passes away at 92
Tibet Update (4-01-16)
- Call to action: ICT launches 2016 presidential campaign action
- Members of Congress Urge Secretary Kerry to Raise Cases of Tibetan Political Prisoners with Chinese Government
- Breaking: Shooting in Serthar, Tibet
- Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping followed by demonstrations in Czech Republic and United States
March 2016
- Unprecedented diplomatic action in Geneva on China’s human rights record
- International Parliamentarians Praise Competitive Tibetan Exile Elections
- Golog Jigme, leading human rights defender, briefs European Parliament, high-level officials in Brussels
- ICT funding for earthquake relief for monasteries
Tibet Update (3-11-16)
- “U.S. should speak out for Tibet” – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi & Rep. Jim McGovern
- 8th Tibet Lobby Day brings focus on Tibet in Washington, DC
- 16-year old self-immolator dies in hospital in India
- Labrang Jigme moved to hospital ahead of his scheduled release from Chinese prison
January 2016
- ICT questions American presidential candidates on Tibet
- ICT report: Hotel closed down by authorities after staff threatened with fine for speaking Tibetan
- Tsering Woeser asks: “Why are Tibetans Setting Themselves on Fire?”
- China’s releases first counter-terror law
December 2015
- New ICT report reveals global significance of Tibet, earth’s Third Pole, and challenges China’s policies
- “Tibet is the canary in the coalmine,” Richard Gere says in Al-Jazeera op-ed
- “The Radio Operator” released as a Kindle Single Robert Ford received ICT’s Light of Truth Award in 2013
- U.N. Committee against Torture calls China to account for ‘deeply entrenched’ torture and ill-treatment
- Washington Post on China’s plan to ‘liberate’ a cradle of Tibetan culture
November 2015
- UN-Committee against Torture underlines urgency of situation in Tibet
- Members of US Congressional delegation hold press conference following historic visit to Tibet
- T.A.R. Communist Party boss speaks of establishing a “red line” in the anti-Dalai Lama struggle
- Tibetan Parliament gives condolences to French President following terror attack
Tibet Update (11-06-15)
- Statement by the International Campaign for Tibet on the passing away of Board Member Melissa Mathison
- Another Tibetan detained after solo protest in Tibet
- Jada Nunnery in Nagchu demolished by Chinese authorities
- ICT 2016 Calendar on sale now
October 2015
- Prestigious Liberty Medal awarded to His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Philadelphia ceremony
- Tibetan and Chinese demonstrators released without charge following Xi Jinping protest incident in London
- Two Tibetan political prisoners released
- “Letter from Lhasa” as foreign journalist reports from Tibet
Tibet Update (10-23-15)
- Tibetan writer released from prison after ten years
- Amid pomp and circumstance of Xi state visit, backlash on ‘great British kowtow’
- Tibetan exiles participate in preliminary election for new leadership
- US Government highlights lack of religious freedom for Tibetans in its annual report
Tibet Update (10-02-15)
- Dalai Lama confers blessings on Minneapolis-area Tibetans while checking out of Mayo Clinic
- Wave of solo peaceful protests in Ngaba: repression and further restrictions imposed
- NGO coalition rally at White House highlights China’s human rights abuses
- Obama urges China to engage the Dalai Lama
- Anniversary of UN women’s conference is opportunity to challenge Xi on lack of freedoms
September 2015
- Tough warnings on ‘anti-separatism’ from Party leaders at political anniversary in Tibet
- ICT joins NGOs urging Obama to stand with Chinese civil society ahead of Xi Jinping’s Visit
- Tibet’s Road Ahead: A Tibetan Princess’ Reversals of Fortune
- China cancels Jon Bon Jovi concerts, raising concerns about freedom of expression
Tibet Update (09-4-15)
- Self-immolation of ‘generous Buddhist devoted to her family’ in Tibet
- Major policy meeting on Tibet in buildup to sensitive anniversary
- Caterpillar fungus pickers confronted by falling prices
- Rebgong-area monk still missing months after arrest
August 2015
- ICT Report: Major troop movements in Tibet; hardline approach to Dalai Lama in key policy talks
- Rowell Fund for Tibet to receive applications for 2015-2016 Grant Cycle
- Tibetan nomad Runggye Adak released after eight years in prison for bold protest
- Open letter to UN Member and Observer States for joint action to address worsening crackdown on human rights defenders and lawyers in China
July 2015
- Fears for the safety of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s sister and niece detained after his cremation: home area ‘like a military zone’
- Monk who self-immolated left note calling for the Dalai Lama’s return
- VOA’s Losang Gyatso testifies before the Congressional-Executive China Commission
- Tibetan political prisoner Lobsang Yeshi dies in prison
Tibet Update (07-17-15)
- Tenzin Delek Rinpoche dies in Chinese prison
- Tibetan monk self-immolates as security tightened for Dalai Lama’s birthday
- ICT Chairman Richard Gere testifies before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
- US Congressional Representatives speak out in support of Tibet: ‘It deserves our unanimous support’
- ‘A policy alienating Tibetans’: New ICT report on systematic denial of passports to Tibetans
June 2015
- Resolution calls on the People’s Republic of China to enter into meaningful dialogue with the Dalai Lama
- Inside Tibet: Open celebrations of Dalai Lama’s birthday despite Chinese threats
- State Department Issues Annual Human Rights Reports for 2014
- US Envoy says “dialogue in good faith” will pave the right path for Tibet and China
- Artists offer songs to celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday
Tibet Update (06-19-15)
- Dalai Lama honored with 2015 Liberty Medal in recognition of his advocacy for human rights worldwide
- New ICT report documents dangers for free expression of Tibetans and resilience of a new generation
- ICT and the US State Department speak at ‘LOCKDOWN IN TIBET’ event
- ICT urges UN to ensure freedom of expression and opinion in Tibet
Tibet Update (06-12-15)
- Bill in the US House of Representatives could provide 3000 visas for Tibetans from India and Nepal
- Resolution Honoring His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 80th Birthday introduced in US Senate
- Tibetan Americans ‘energized’ by ICT’s Tibetan Youth Leadership Program
- Public gatherings restricted in Tibet ahead of Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday
- Dalai Lama speaks on the situation in Tibet
Tibet Update (06-5-15)
- Alarm at repressive new laws in China on counter-terror, security and NGOs
- Tibetan mother who self-immolated wrote note calling for long life of Dalai Lama
- “Soccer Nuns”
- RFA: China rewards ‘peaceful’ Tibetan monasteries with large payments
May 2015
- Tibetan mother of two sets fire to herself outside government building
- ICT to begin 2015 Tibetan Youth Leadership Program in Washington, D.C. on June 1
- FCCC finds that conditions for foreign journalists continue to decline in China
- Dire situation in Tawu exposed following self-immolation
- PRI report: “In Tibet, bloggers post at their own risk”
Tibet Update (05-22-15)
- Tibetan father of four self-immolates amid oppressive measures to prevent Dalai Lama birthday celebrations
- Popular Tibetan singer Gonpo Tenzin given 3.5 year prison sentence
- One monk released from prison in Kardze as another monk is arrested
- Chinese rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang charged after almost a year in detention
- PRI report: “In Tibet, bloggers post at their own risk”
Tibet Update (05-15-15)
- Nepal struck by second major earthquake
- 20 years marked since Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was recognized as the 11th Panchen Lama
- Dalai Lama concludes teachings at Gyuto Monastery in Dharamsala, India
- Sikyong Lobsang Sangay speaks to Chinese scholars on Tibet
Tibet Update (05-08-15)
- ICT report: The impact of the Nepal earthquake in Tibet
- U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom: China imposes “harsh policies of repression on Buddhists” across Tibet
- Imprisoned Tibetan singer reportedly in poor health
- Statement of Richard Gere, Chairman of the Board of the International Campaign for Tibet
Tibet Update (05-01-15)
- Devastation in Nepal following 7.8-magnitude earthquake
- Dalai Lama says lack of access to information is an obstacle to peaceful change in China
- ICT: EU must include Tibet in upcoming Strategic Dialogue with China
April 2015
- Tibetan man sets fire to himself beside shrine with religious offerings
- China attempts to legitimize its Panchen Lama through a major speech as the real Panchen Lama’s birthday approaches
- ICT President Matteo Mecacci: Chinese claims about Tibet lack credibility without access for international observers
- US Government believes “resumption of dialogue” on Tibet is “critical”
- Tibetan wedding photos ‘captivate’ China
Tibet Update (04-15-15)
- Tibetan nun sets fire to herself in Kardze
- Praying and lighting butter-lamps for Dalai Lama ‘illegal’: new regulations in northern Tibet
- Tibet Autonomous Region Communist Party boss calls for all monasteries to fly the red flag
- China issues new directive on Dorje Shugden in bid to discredit the Dalai Lama
- Call for Medical Parole for Tibetan Buddhist teacher, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, on the 13th anniversary of his imprisonment
Tibet Update (04-03-15)
- One year after release from Chinese prison, Tibetan writer Tashi Rabten speaks
- Sikyong Lobsang Sangay rebuts Beijing in TIME Magazine article
- 17th Karmapa tours the United States
- Celebrations quashed as Tibetan monk released from prison
March 2015
- ICT special report: Tibetan survivors of self-immolation: repression and disappearance
- Thousands of Tibetans and Tibet supporters gather in Paris for rally
- China responds to ICT at the UN, denying their violation of religious freedom in Tibet
- 19-year-old monk arrested following solitary protest in Ngaba
- Tibetans ask Chinese authorities: “Why can’t we travel abroad?”
Tibet Update (03-13-15)
- International Campaign for Tibet stands in solidarity with Tibetans on the anniversary of March 10, 1959
- Self-immolation and protest in Tibet amid intensified security
- Chinese authorities claim the Dalai Lama “profanes” Tibetan Buddhism
- ICT President tells UN Human Rights Council: “Tibetan Buddhists demonized by PRC government”
Tibet Update (03-06-15)
- Seventh annual Tibet Lobby Day held in Washington, D.C.
- New ICT report documents endemic torture in Tibet and climate of impunity
- ICT welcomes introduction of the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act to the US Congress by Representatives McGovern and Pitts
- Chinese security forces arrange show of force in Amdo
February 2015
- US Government celebrates the Tibetan New Year for the first time, in recognition of Tibetan culture and identity
- Images from Tibet on the first day of Losar
- New Chinese laws in Rebgong, northern Tibet, institute wide-ranging restrictions
- Crackdown on young monks in Tsonub region of Tibet
Tibet Update (02-13-15)
- Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy releases 2014 Annual Report
- Dalai Lama to Tibetans in Denmark: “Do not lose heart”
- Central Tibetan Administration officials meet with members of the South African government
Tibet Update (02-06-15)
- Dalai Lama warmly greeted by Barack Obama during public appearance, as Chinese media and officials fume
- Groundbreaking legislation to fight impunity introduced to U.S. Congress
- Dalai Lama one of top ten most admired people in the world
- Tibetan nomads hold vigil in Chengdu to protect the grasslands
January 2015
- Communist Party officials punished for supporting the Dalai Lama
- Petition delivered to Facebook: “Let Tibetan voices be heard”
- Online outrage over officials at Party meeting in Tibet wearing endangered animal furs
- The Diplomat interviews Sikyong Lobsang Sangay
- Detentions and prison sentences in eastern Tibet
Tibet Update (01-07-15)
- Self-immolation of monk known for protecting religion and culture
- International Campaign for Tibet calls Facebook to account over censorship
- ICT report: Tibetan students and parents seek justice in misuse of exam results
- Personal words of gratitude from Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari
- NYT: “Maoists in China, Given New Life, Attack Dissent”
Tibet Weekly Updates are weekly summaries of news and governmental actions related to Tibet.
January 2015
- Self-immolation of monk known for protecting religion and culture
- International Campaign for Tibet calls Facebook to account over censorship
- ICT report: Tibetan students and parents seek justice in misuse of exam results
- Personal words of gratitude from Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari
- NYT: “Maoists in China, Given New Life, Attack Dissent”
December 2014
- Chinese Intellectuals’ Message on the 25th anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize to the Dalai Lama
- Central Tibetan Administration releases “Silver Jubilee” message commemorating the Dalai Lama’s Nobel Peace Prize
- EU raises human rights abuses in Tibet during EU-China dialogue
- Rinchen Khandro Choegyal profiled for “Women Struggling for Human Rights”
- ICT urges U.S. officials and think tanks to challenge China’s policies on Tibet while official delegation visits Washington, DC
- Monk stages solo protest in Sershul, Tibet; quickly arrested
- China Human Rights Defenders reports on lengthy sentences for Tibetans
- Two Tibetan artists receive harsh sentences, severe fines for creation of Tibetan music
November 2014
- Harsh new ‘rectification’ drive in Tibet: nuns expelled and warning of destruction of monasteries
- ICT introduces new Chinese-language YouTube station
- Sarah Sewall, US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, meets Dalai Lama
- New Zealand Green Party leader stands for Tibet
- President Obama raises Tibet in bilateral talks with Xi Jinping
- ICT report: New strategic rail network inside Tibet endangers Tibetan environment and culture
- Two Kirti monks sentenced after solo protests calling for Dalai Lama’s return
- Tibetans in Kham deprived of personal documents after resisting resettlement
- Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy to publish writings by Lhaden, a Tibetan monk challenging China’s ‘rule of law’ rhetoric
- Two Tibetan demonstrations in northern Tibet over fair land compensation, education policies
- Top Chinese official in Tibet threatens to severely punish Tibetan cadres who support the Dalai Lama
- ICT asks German company Bosch for information on its involvement in China Surveillance and Security Fair
- Official ICT statement on the Shugden demonstrators
- Misleading reporting on Tibetans in Nepal
October 2014
- Dalai Lama draws crowds across North America
- The International Campaign for Tibet and other leading NGOs urge Obama to call for release of political prisoners
- Chinese writers join ICT round-table to discuss challenges to dialogue on Tibet
- Two Tibetan political prisoners released; another sentenced to 12 years in prison
- Tibet Autonomous Region Chairman Losang Gyaltsen visits Nepal, stressing Chinese concerns on Tibet
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in Canada for teachings and conferences
- ICT report: Popular religious teacher Khenpo Kartse sentenced
- China’s crackdown slows Tibetan refugee crossings to freedom in India
- Compelling film on strategic significance of Tibet wins International Campaign for Tibet ‘Snow Lion’ journalist award
- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman repeats conditions for the Dalai Lama’s visit to China
- Tibetans gather to pray for imprisoned Tibetan religious teacher
- ICT: Increased militarization of the plateau as new aggressive “counter-terrorism” campaign expands from Xinjiang to Tibet
- CECC Report says increase in harsh security and punitive measures in Tibet
- Harrowing images reach Tibetans in exile after self-immolation in Golog
- Tibetan held incommunicado following solitary protest
- Imprisoned Tibetan writer released after completing his sentence
- ICT Obituary: Irmtraut Wäger, “Mother” to many Tibetan refugees
- Confucius Institutes, long suspected of propagating Chinese censorship on Tibet and other subjects, face growing backlash
- Human Rights and Freedom Defenders Prize awarded to Congressman Frank Wolf
- South Africa Nobel Laureate summit cancelled; Cape Town mayor “greatly disappointed” with government following Dalai Lama visa fiasco
- New conditions for Village Committees candidates exclude Tibetans who ‘secretly’ hold sympathy for the “Dalai Clique”
- Two huge protests against mining operations in Tibet, one ending in violence
- ICT: China at a crossroad on Hong Kong political crisis
September 2014
- Tibetan student sets fire to himself outside government office in Northeastern Tibet
- Blog on Dalai Lama-China talks posted in PRC prompts speculation
- Four Nobel Laureates cancel planned participation in South Africa summit in solidarity with the Dalai Lama
- RFA: Drunken Chinese police detain, torture Tibetan festival-goers
- ICT: China breaches the rule of law by sentencing Ilham Tohti
- South African government denies the Dalai Lama a visa, undermining the legacy of Nelson Mandela
- ICT asks UN Human Rights Council to look into 41 individuals feared disappeared in Tibet
- Outspoken monk Labrang Jigme jailed for five years
- Freedom House annual report describes repressive atmosphere in Tibet
- “Tibet in Sichuan” photo-essay explores Kardze region
- ICT highlights extra-legal detentions in Tibet on U.N. International Day of Enforced Disappearances
- Tibetan blogger detained for political writings; monk given secret 9-year sentence
- Pangri-na Rinpoche, whereabouts unknown for years, found in poor condition in Chinese prison
- Thoughts on ethnic autonomy from a Tibetan in Tibet
August 2014
- Dalai Lama in Hamburg: “Our struggle is the struggle between the power of the gun and the power of truth.”
- ICT report: Chinese Party official promotes inter-racial marriages in Tibet to create ‘unity’
- Leaked Chinese documents corroborate the use of deadly force against Tibetan demonstrators in 2008
- Heavy-handed security established in Lhasa during summer religious festivals
- Tibetan monk Damchoe Tsultrim released after two and a half years in prison
- Five Tibetans with wounds after shooting denied medical treatment: deployment of military leads to mass detentions in village in Kham
- Foreign dignitaries endorse CCP Tibet policy and attacks on Dalai Lama at Lhasa conference Foreign dignitaries endorse CCP Tibet policy and attacks on Dalai Lama at Lhasa conference
- Chinese Academy of Sciences: Climate change threatens Tibet
- “Myths of Social Cohesion” in China
- Rowell Fund for Tibet to receive applications for 2014-2015 Grant Cycle
- Ten Tibetans injured after police open fire in Kardze, Tibet
- Tibetan environmentalist Rinchen Samdrup released from Chinese prison
- ICT: China’s human rights abusers should be barred from the United States
- New Chinese exhibition in Lhasa attempts to rewrite history on Dalai Lama
- Report: 40 Tibetans detained in Darlag county
- Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy: Anti-corruption crackdown in Tibet must focus on human rights abuses
- Observations from Amdo: Trip report from a traveler in Eastern Tibet
- “The Athlete”
- ICT report: New wave of repression in Tibet following quasi-legal response to self-immolations
- Tibetans openly display images of the Dalai Lama during horse-racing festival
- Harsh new regulations announced in restive Driru
- Practice of “life liberation” grows across the Tibetan plateau
- ICT interviews Golog Jigme after his daring escape from Tibet
July 2014
- Chinese rail extension to Shigatse nears completion while China security chief vows a “harsh crackdown” in Tibet
- His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama returns to Dharamsala after concluding Kalachakra initiation in Ladakh, India
- Chinese propaganda accounts on Twitter closed
- ICT hosts discussion with Chinese writers and democracy activists
- Tibetans seriously injured after violent attack by police at checkpoint in Dzoege
- More details reveal how Tibetans celebrated the Dalai Lama’s birthday inside Tibet
- Senior Tibetan monk, an accomplished Buddhist scholar, arrested in Driru
- Tibetan monk arrested after solitary protest in Serthar
- ICT releases report on Chinese policy and the birthplaces of the Dalai Lamas
- Secretary Kerry raises Tibet in Beijing
- Tsering Woeser and Wang Lixiong put under house arrest; American Tibetologist denied entry to China
- Tibetans celebrate Dalai Lama’s birthday
- Arrests and beatings continue in anti-mining protests
- Dalai Lama delivers Kalachakra teachings in Ladakh, India
- UN Special Rapporteurs express concern over China’s detention of Tibetan singers and musicians
- New information about imprisoned Tibetan abbot raises fears for his well-being
- Two more Tibetan political prisoners released after fulfilling their sentences
- Dalai Lama arrives in Ladakh ahead of Kalachakra teachings
- Prominent Sinologists Debate Confucius Institutes on ChinaFile
June 2014
- Four Tibetan political prisoners released after fulfilling their sentences in Amdo and Kham
- Chinese authorities announce opening of police stations in Tibetan monasteries, escalation of surveillance over monks
- Tibetans held for opposing Chinese mining operations in Chabcha
- International journalists in China report deteriorating conditions
- Thousands gather for Buddhist teachings in Tibet
- China tightens control, prevents pilgrimage, before major Dalai Lama teaching in exile
- Tibet hearing in Italian Parliament and ICT advocacy during Dalai Lama visit
- Bipartisan legislation introduced seeking to promote American access to Tibet
- Spanish Parliamentarians make formal appeal against ‘unconstitutional’ change in law following Tibet lawsuits
May 2014
- Golog Jigme escapes Tibet, arrives in India
- Jyekundo reconstruction: “The tragedy of the earthquake became an opportunity for the powerful and the greedy”
- European Parliament candidates join ICT’s “2014 for Tibet” campaign
- China sharply questioned on its treatment of Tibetan nomads by UN committee
- Chinese mining projects spark Tibetan protests in Chamdo
- Chinese propaganda official promises to “seal and stifle” the internet in the Tibet Autonomous Region
- Preemptive Tiananmen anniversary crackdown deepens
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visit to the Netherlands co-organized by ICT Europe
- Political prisoner Lobsang Donyoe released
- Xi Jinping calls on Chinese students to move to “Western China” after graduating
- Chinese rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang detained
- Dalai Lama welcomed by thousands of supporters in Oslo
- Two Tibetans stage bold solitary protests
- Religious teacher and fellow monks detained over prayers for the Dalai Lama
- Jigme Gyatso of Leaving Fear Behind honored by Reporters Without Borders
- Norwegians rally to welcome the Dalai Lama after Norwegian prime minister declines to meet with His Holiness
- “The Monastery Cook”
April 2014
- Self-Immolation in Tawu
- Tenzin Delek Rinpoche marks 12 years in prison
- 25th anniversary of the passing of Hu Yaobang
- Chinese officials cancel human rights dialogue with Britain
March 2014
- Health of detained Tibetan abbot in danger
- Authorities display overwhelming force around sensitive March period
- Failed promises at the forefront of new book by long-serving Tibetan Party cadre
- New ICT report uses Chinese social media to show crackdown
- Tibetans in exile commemorate 55th anniversary of Tibetan uprising
- Dalai Lama returns to Washington
- Spanish Socialist Party challenges parliamentary procedure to end Tibet cases
- Restrictive atmosphere for Tibetans in Nepal
- Tibetan New Year invites culinary exploration
- ICT looks to train next generation of Tibetan leaders
February 2014
- Dalai Lama-Obama meeting: are the Chinese crying wolf?
- Sarah Sewall assumes new role as U.S. Tibet Coordinator
- State Department report details widespread human rights abuses in Tibet
- President Obama welcomes the Dalai Lama for third meeting
- Tibetan self-immolator passes away in hospital
- Collective punishment threatened in Tibetan county
- Chinese official sharply criticizes Western countries over Tibet issue
- Tibetan self-immolations: 5 years on
- Hundreds gather to protest detention of religious leader
- Spanish parliament vote could signal end to Tibet cases
- Dalai Lama: corruption is “a form of violence”
- Tibetans targeted for political “crimes”
- Recent fires in Tibet spark concern for overdevelopment
- Chinese New Year takes on martial theme in Tibetan area
- Congress hears from next Ambassador to Beijing; approves Tibet funding
January 2014
- A Tibetan monk’s offering for Tibet’s future
- Latest Tibetan targeted in collective punishment campaign
- Fatal consequences result from unchecked power
- Tibetans respond with non-violence after authorities target senior religious leader
- Dalai Lama honors Tibetan non-violence in New Year’s message
December 2013
- New ICT president seeks to enhance Tibet issue in global capitals and societies
- Tibetan father passes following self-immolation protest
- Tibet’s state of play in London, Washington, Madrid, and Tokyo
- Major media amplifies change needed in Tibet
November 2013
- Young Tibetan self-immolates; government official calls for information blackout
- Tibetans detained after calling for release of political prisoners
- Former Chinese leaders face arrest following Spanish court ruling
- Sikyong meets US leaders in Washington
- Tibet supporters rally around petition
- Karmapa opens Himalayan environmental conference
October 2013
- China’s human rights failures highlighted at UN
- Spanish court indicts former China leader over Tibet policies
- UK denies changing Tibet stance to secure trade agreement
- Widening security response follows crackdown in Tibet
- Reports highlight tense security crackdown in Tibet
- Chinese media reacts to Dalai Lama visit in U.S.
Tibet Update (10-15-13)
- Tibetan crowd fired upon in Tibet Autonomous Region
- Troops deployed, crackdown follows civil disobedience by Tibetans
- Tibetan man dies in first self-immolation in over two months
- Chinese human rights defender raises concerns for Tibet
- Witness to Tibetan history passes at age 90
- Lithuanian President meets with Dalai Lama in Vilnius
- EU Human Rights Representative visits Tibet
- China set to go before UN Human Rights Council
- China’s record scrutinized by UN child rights committee
July 2013
- Tibetan monks shot as police open fire on Tibetans praying on Dalai Lama’s birthday
- HRW Report: “They Say We Should Be Grateful”: Mass Rehousing and Relocation in Tibetan Areas of China
- 23rd Session of the Human Rights Council
- At S&ED, United States should demand China investigate and prosecute those responsible for the shooting of unarmed Tibetan worshipers
- Tibetan singers jailed after release of songs about self-immolation, Dalai Lama
- Voice of America releases a documentary on Self-Immolations in Tibet
- Rowell Fund for Tibet to receive application for 2013-2014 Grant Cycle
June 2013
- Tibetan nun self-immolates in Tawu, Kham
- Tibetan nomad self-immolates and dies in Yushu
- Two monks imprisoned for three years after prayers for a Tibetan self-immolator
- Congressional panel calls for “urgent” and “bold” action on Tibet on eve of Obama-Xi summit
- Full Testimony of ICT’s Bhuchung K Tsering
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama visits New Zealand and Australia
May 2013
- Tibet on World Press Freedom Day
- State Department Daily Press Briefing Question on Tibet
- Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom visits China
- Sikyong Lobsang Sangay completes successful visit to Washington DC
- Tibetan leader urges US Congress to hold China to account on Tibet
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the US
April 2013
- ICT Report: Cultural Genocide and the 11th Panchen Lama
- ICT Report: State Department annual report on human rights for 2012
- US calls on China to hold unconditional dialogue on Tibet issue
- ICT Report: US Senators urge Tibet agenda for Secretary Kerry visit to China
- ICT Report: Government statements on China and Tibet at 22nd Human Rights Council Session
- German Parliament urges China to safeguard human rights in Tibet
- ICT Light of Truth Award ceremony brings together eminent individuals with historic connection to Tibet
March 2013
- A Tibetan man self-immolates in Labrang Village
- A Tibetan mother of four becomes 110th Tibetan to self-immolate in protest
- ICT Report: Two self-immolations in Tibet: Kirti monk on crackdown anniversary and woman in Dzoge
- HRW Report: Alarming New Surveillance, Security in Tibet
- Tibetans mark 54th National Uprising Day
- Statement on Tibet by Senator Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Leader Pelosi statement on the 54th Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day
- ICT Report: Tibetan voices reverberate in the halls of Congress during Tibet Lobby Day 2013
- ICT Report: Two Tibetans self-immolate at monasteries during prayer ceremonies in Amdo
- UK House of Lords Question on Tibet
- Sikyong Lobsang Sangay testifies in Canadian Parliament
- State Department Daily Press Briefing Question on Tibet
- ICT Report: The United States recognizes Tibetan writer and activist Tsering Woeser with prestigious International Women of Courage Award
- ICT Report: Prominent Chinese call for human rights progress
February 2013
- ICT Report: Two Tibetan teenagers set themselves on fire in Ngaba</li>
- ICT Report: Tibetan farmer from nomadic area sets fire to himself in Labrang
- ICT Report: Further self-immolation in Tibet despite harsh legal measures to deter protests; Tibetan who set fire to himself in Nepal dies
- Seven Tibetans sentenced; 70 more held
- VOA rejects Chinese allegations on Tibet self-immolations
- Tibetans skip New Year festivities
- ICT Report: Tibetan sets fire to himself in Kathmandu
- Central Tibetan Administration urges International bodies to investigate self-immolations
- China denies Tibet visit for top Australian Diplomat
January 2013
- ICT Report: Storm in the Grasslands: Self-immolations in Tibet and Chinese policy
- China sentences four Tibetan monks to long prison terms
- ICT Report: Authorities bar customary religious rituals to enforce quick cremation of Tibetan who self- immolated in Amchok
- ICT Report: Chinese state media blame “Dalai clique” and announce detentions in aggressive security drive against Tibetan self-immolations
- Tibetans face passport dilemma
- Teen dies before burning protest
- ICT Report: Members of Congress urge administration to lead effort to end Tibet crisis