In December 2024, local police in Sangchu (Ch: Xiahe) County, Kanlho (Ch: Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, arbitrarily detained Tibetan Buddhist scholar Geshe Lharampa Kunchok Chodrak, the Tritsab (acting head lama) and scripture teacher at Hortsang Kirti Monastery....

Chinese authorities have arbitrarily detained two young Tibetans, Tsukte (popularly known as Asang) and Pelkyong, after they performed a cover of a song honoring the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday earlier this month. Their whereabouts remain unknown weeks after their...

Tibetan environmental rights activist Tsongon Tsering was released from prison on 8 July 2025, after spending more than eight months in detention in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Prefecture, Sichuan Province. His early release, before completing his full sentence, was reportedly...

A decade has passed since the death in custody of Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, a highly respected Tibetan Buddhist lama and community leader. Yet, Chinese authorities have failed to launch an independent, transparent investigation or hold anyone accountable for...

In June 2025, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) conducted a ten-day advocacy and capacity-building visit to Australia to raise awareness and counter the growing threat of China’s transnational repression. Led by Executive Director Ms. Tenzin...

On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) honours the enduring courage of Tibetan political prisoners, environmental defenders, and human rights advocates who have suffered...

17 May 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, Jetsun Tenzin Gedhun Yeshi Trinley Phuntsok Pal Sangpo. On 17 May 1995, three days after His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama...