Human Rights Update and Archives

2001

December: Detention and deportation of Tibetans at Nepali border [ read ]; Border security increased - thousands detained [ read ]; 16 escapees detained in Lhartse [ read ]; Religious freedom for "right kind of lamas" [ read ]; Compulsory tax on students [ read ]; Chinese birth control policy affects Tibetan women [ read ]; Death of a baby during treacherous winter crossing [ read ]; 14-year sentence for political activism [ read ]; Rural poverty heightened [ read ]; TCHRD calendar [ read ]; TCHRD Serthar report in English and Tibetan [ read ]; Visit from TCHRD funders [ read ]; TCHRD new members [ read ]
November: A former political prisoner on arrest, torture and maltreatment [ read ]; Demolition in the name of development [ read ]; Restriction on admittance to Lhasa monasteries [ read ]; Security heightened in Purang County [ read ]; Taxing faith [ read ]; Minimal access to healthcare in rural areas [ read ]; A 15-year-sentence for wooden block prints bearing political slogans [ read ]; TCHRD Staff seek audience with Gyalwa Karmapa [ read ]; New Tibetan researcher [ read ]; TCHRD information booth at the Free Spirit Festival [ read ]; Special announcement [ read ]
October: Monks at Sera Monastery face detentions [ read ]; A Tibetan juvenile detained in Nepal [ read ]; Begging in Lhasa [ read ]; Border Security halts mass freedom flight [ read ]; Chinese monopoly over business and employment sectors in Lhasa [ read ]; Tibetan leader's transfer ignites local protest [ read ]; Tibetan TV crew member share behind-the-scene story [ read ]; Ordeal of a female prisoner of conscience [ read ]; Solidarity Network Meeting at Dharamsala, 20-23 September 2001 [ read ]; School Tour with Amnesty UK [ read ]; Human Rights Workshop at Delhi, 23-29 September 2001 [ read ]; Martin Ennals Award nomination [ read ]; Educational Talk series in three Tibetan schools [ read ]
September: Nepali authorities imprison 10 Tibetans to 10 years for lack of official documents [ read ]; Obituary of a former political prisoner [ read ]; A 12-year sentence for pasting posters [ read ]; Two separate bomb incidents rock Kandze "TAP" [ read ]; Derge County farmers reel under enforced plantation [ read ]; Human cost of Chinese Birth Control Policy [ read ]; An arrest of a Tibetan PLA [ read ]; Profile of a former political prisoner [ read ]; Historic Moment for TCHRD during WCAR at Durban, South Africa [ read ]; TCHRD Executive Director appointed Kalon [ read ]; "Future with Asia" NGO Conference [ read ]; Human Rights Awareness Week [ read ]; Human Rights Training [ read ]
August: China continues to detain Chadrel Rinpoche [ read ]; The politics of guiding tourists [ read ]; Religious repression in Drayab County [ read ]; Four involved in leaflet distribution evade arrest [ read ]; Permits mandatory for Mt.Kailash circumambulation [ read ]; Compulsory unpaid labour in Drayab County [ read ]; Poster pasting incident results in detention [ read ]; Taxation and other issues in Saga County [ read ]; A youth receive three-year sentence for voicing freedom slogans [ read ]; TCHRD release report on Drapchi Prison [ read ]; Talk on Human Rights in Tibet [ read ]; TCHRD Members [ read ]
July: Life imprisonment and heavy sentences for six Sog residents [ read ]; 8,500 clergy expelled, Chief Abbot under house arrest [ read ]; A man beaten to death [ read ]; Nine years' sentence for pro-independence slogans [ read ]; China strengthens anti-Dalai Lama campaign [ read ]; 3 years sentence for screening Dalai Lama's video [ read ]; Ngawang Sangdrol receives Honorary Citizenship [ read ]; Railway line project vexes Tibetans [ read ]; Darkar Nunnery closed, all nuns expelled [ read ]; "Work team" visits Rongpo Monastery [ read ]; ARREST REPORTS [ read ]; Tax burden adds to rural poverty [ read ]; European Parliamentarian Delegation briefed by the Executive Director TCHRD. [ read ]; Meeting with 'International Tibet Support Group Network' delegation [ read ]; Fulbright Scholars addressed by a TCHRD staff [ read ]; TCHRD Members [ read ]
June: Sonam Choephel comes out of hiding [ read ]; Geshe Sonam Phuntsok in Tsangtung Prison [ read ]; Six years for watching Dalai Lama video [ read ]; Events of Kandze Protest retold [ read ]; Prison Torture blinds political prisoner [ read ]; Dalai Lama's photo banned, exile students' kins fined [ read ]; Visa restrictions for Tibetans visiting India [ read ]; Language bias mars educational opportunities [ read ]; Twelve years for political leaflet distribution [ read ]; Asian Regional Consultation in Dharamsala on World Conference Against Racism [ read ]; Tibetan Annual Report 2001 [ read ]; Prison Diary [ read ]; Educational Talk Series [ read ]; TCHRD Members [ read ]
May: China unleashes "Strike Hard" campaign in Tibet [ read ]; An eminent Abbot faces danger of arrest and closure of his Institute [ read ]; Two Tibetans arrested on espionage charges [ read ]; Incarcerated for political activism [ read ]; Monastic school changed into a regular one [ read ]; Tsang Monastery in early 2000 [ read ]; Enforced plantation deprives local livelihood [ read ]; Life Imprisonment for protest against the Dalai Lama's denunciation' [ read ]; A retake on student life [ read ]; TCHRD wins accreditation to the World Conference Against Racism [ read ]; Reebok Human Rights Award nomination [ read ]; Brochure on Kalon Tripa election [ read ]; WCAR-2001 Asia Pacific NGOs Conference [ read ]; TCHRD Members [ read ]; Farewell to a TCHRD staff [ read ]
April: Prolonged detention for pamphleteering [ read ]; Award-winning Tibetan teacher escapes [ read ]; Traffic Officer's tale of woe [ read ]; Former PSB officer sentenced to 16 years imprisonment [ read ]; Monks court arrest for the Dalai Lama's picture [ read ]; Three arrested under suspicion [ read ]; Official vandalism in Gyalpa Monastery [ read ]; Whole nomad family escapes into exile [ read ]; Tibetan editor makes freedom dash [ read ]; TCHRD commemorates Panchen Lama's birthday [ read ]
March: Writer Arrested [ read ]; Sentenced to nine years for poster incident [ read ]; A Tibetan communist member defects [ read ]; Escape to avoid arrest for independence posters [ read ]; Barkhor protest led to eight arrests [ read ]; Arrest at the Nepal border [ read ]; Pamphlet distribution, arrest and detention [ read ]; Patriotic re-education in various monasteries [ read ]; International Conference [ read ]; New Staff [ read ]; Consecutive imprisonment for political activities [ read ]
February: Life is not a prison sentence - Five detained Tibetans lose their lives [ read ]; Monk dies prior to sentencing [ read ]; Doubts surround nuns' sudden death in prison [ read ]; Relatives Recover Corpse of a Tibetan Monk [ read ]; Protest in prison leads to hightened maltreatment [ read ]; Bribes, cover-ups and finally death in custody [ read ]; Lives at risk in the search for an education [ read ]; Schools for the select [ read ]; Chinese policy enforces poverty [ read ]; On religious repression: [ read ]; On environment destruction around his area [ read ]; Chilli fires and electric shocks force confession [ read ]; Fourth Workshop in Delhi [ read ]; Tehran Conference [ read ]; Six years in Ngapa Prison [ read ]
January: Enforcing Loyalty [ read ]; Eliminating Political Dissent [ read ]; Restricting Religious Freedom [ read ]; Cultivating Chinese Superiority [ read ]; Controlling Women and Children [ read ]; Impoverishing Tibetans [ read ]; Recommendations [ read ]; Nun Confined in incommunicando detention for 22 months [ read ]; Mass Arrest after a bomb blast [ read ]; Nepotism rampant in Chinese educational system - A Teacher's View [ read ]; Private audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama [ read ]; Press Conference [ read ]; New TCHRD Members [ read ]; Signature Petition submitted to Chinese Embassy [ read ]; Lecture on human rights and democracy [ read ]