Rise in Death in Custody

Rise in Death in Custody

Rights experts have analysed that torture in Tibet is endemic and is used systemically and routinely by Chinese authorities against Tibetans in custody. An alarming number of Tibetans continue to die in custody or shortly after release from detention,...

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Crackdown on Online Communication

Crackdown on Online Communication

Chinese government’s tolerance for Tibetans’ rights has diminished dramatically in recent years and we have seen a marked increase in state control over everyday life, an escalation in the criminalization of nonviolent forms of protest, and a heavy crackdown...

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China’s Colonial Boarding Schools in Tibet

China’s Colonial Boarding Schools in Tibet

Chinese government policies are forcing three out of four Tibetan students into a vast network of colonial boarding schools, separating 800,000-900,000 children aged 6-18 from their families and communities. This number does not include an additional, unknown number of...

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New forms of protest

New forms of protest

Large protests continue sporadically across Tibet but Tibetans have sought new ways to defend their identity and basic rights; environmental protection, student protests, cultural resistance with music, poems and writings celebrating Tibet's culture and nationhood.

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2009 – 2018

2009 – 2018

In February 2009 a young monk named Tapey set fire to himself in Ngaba, eastern Tibet. Over the next 9 years, more than 150 Tibetans in Tibet self-immolated, protesting China’s rule in Tibet, the majority dying as a result.

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August 2008

August 2008

China hosted the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. Pro-Tibetan protests took place around the globe including in Beijing.

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March – June 2008

March – June 2008

Tibetan Uprising - Protests broke out in Lhasa and rippled across Tibet. Hundreds of Tibetans were killed and over 2,000 arrested.

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October 2007

October 2007

The Dalai Lama received the US Congressional Gold Medal. As Tibetans celebrated the award, China marshalled troops in a show of force

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2001

2001

China was awarded the 2008 Summer Olympics

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1996

1996

Religious repression across Tibet intensified and China launched a brutal patriotic re-education campaign.

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