Tibet Weekly Updates
Tibet Weekly Updates are weekly summaries of news and governmental actions related to Tibet.
March 2013
- › Two Tibetans self-immolate at monasteries during prayer festival in Amdo
- › UK House of Lords Question on Tibet
- › Sikyong Lobsang Sangay testifies in Canadian Parliament
- › State Department Daily Press Briefing Question on Tibet
- › The United States recognizes Tibetan writer and activist Tsering Woeser with prestigious International Women of Courage Award
- › Prominent Chinese call for human rights progress
February 2013
- › Two Tibetan teenagers set themselves on fire in Ngaba
- › Tibetan farmer from nomadic area sets fire to himself in Labrang
- › 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
- › 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
- › Storm in the Grasslands: Self-immolations in Tibet and Chinese policy
- › China sentences four Tibetan monks to long prison terms
- › Authorities bar customary religious rituals to enforce quick cremation of Tibetan who self-immolated in Amchok
- › 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
- › Members of Congress urge administration to lead effort to end Tibet crisis
December 2012
- › Special Feature: ‘Storm in the Grasslands’: ICT Report on self-immolations in Tibet and Chinese policy
- › Tibetan student detentions after protests in Chabcha, Rebkong
- › Three Tibetans self-immolate in two days during important Buddhist anniversary: images of troops in Lhasa as Tibetans pray
- › UNITED STATES: State Department cites Tibet as example of US-EU “common strategic engagement”
- › EUROPEAN UNION: Declaration by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the European Union on Tibetan self-immolations
- › UNITED KINGDOM: UK Foreign Minister Hugo Swire statement on Tibetan Self-Immolations
- › CANADA: Canada Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird statement on Tibetan Self-Immolations
- › Seven more Tibetan self-immolations in a week; Total reaches 92 in Tibet
- › The Questionnaire and Booklet that sparked over 1000 students in Chabcha to protest
- › State Department Daily Briefing Question on Tibet
- › Amidst record self-immolations, US Ambassador expresses “high expectations” for change in China’s policies in Tibet
November 2012
- › Four Tibetan self-immolations in two days; Total reaches 85 inside Tibet
- › More than 1000 students in Chabcha protest Chinese authorities
- › Three Tibetan self-immolations in two days as total in Tibet reaches 81
- › His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Tibet self-immolations
- › US Under Secretary of State Otero calls on Nepal Prime Minister
- › Two more Self immolations in Rebkong
- › ICT Report: Death of popular, educated young Tibetan after self-immolation confirmed by Chinese media
- › ICT Report: Tibetans at Qinghai Nationalities University show solidarity with self-immolators
- › ICT Report: Thousands of Tibetan students and schoolchildren gather in peaceful demonstration in Rebkong
- › Tibetan self-immolations escalate in number on eve of China’s Party Congress; Tibetans gather en masse in Rebkong
- › ICT Report: Tibet farmer self-immolates in Rebkong
- › ICT Report: Tibetan leaders congratulate Barack Obama on his reelection as President of United States
- › ICT Report: UN Rights Commissioner makes strong first statement on Tibet
- › ICT Report: Two self-immolations in Nagchu
- › Second Tibetan self-immolates today in Sangchu
- › ICT Report: Self-immolation of Tibetan nomad in twenties in restive area of Amchok
- › ICT Report: Chinese authorities offer large rewards for information on ‘black hand’ behind Tibetan self- immolations
- › ICT Report: Tibetan farmer self-immolates in Labrang
- › US Ambassador Gary Locke urges China to review Tibet policy
- › Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy releases report on enforced disappearances in Tibet
October 2012
- › ICT Report: Tibetan farmer self-immolates in Labrang
- › ICT Report: Self-immolation at Tibet’s Labrang Monastery
- › ICT Report: Tibetan dies after self-immolating in Gansu
- › ICT Report: Grandfather of Tibetan reincarnate lama dies after self-immolation
- › ICT Report: New ICT Report finds commensurate risk for Tibetans in China’s growing influence in Nepal
- › His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Tibet self-immolations
- › Third Tibetan self-immolation in one week
- › ICT Report: Second Tibetan dies in less than a week as self-immolations continue in Tibet
- › Four Young Tibetans jailed for providing information about self-immolations
- › Special meeting vows to fulfill aspirations of Tibetans inside Tibet
- › His Holiness the Dalai Lama begins US Tour covering six States
- › The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) and Australia Tibet Council (ATC) partner for effective global advocacy
September 2012
- › The Tibetan Parliament amends Charter to change the official title of Kalon Tripa to Sikyong
- › Tibetan delegates gather for Special Meeting in Dharamsala
- › Tibet’s Transition: Will Washington take a stand?
- › ICT Report: U.S. Senate passes resolution honoring Lodi Gyari
- › ICT findings on self-immolations in Tibet presented at Human Rights Council
- › ICT Report: The significance of self-immolations in Tibet and Chinese policy
- › ICT Report: EU must voice Tibetan human rights problems with China
- › Monks beaten and arrested during Police raid at Zilkar Monastery
- › Protestors replace Chinese Flag with Tibetan Flag at a school in Kardze
- › China’s $4.7 billion Theme Park project on the outskirts of Lhasa
- › ICT Report: ICT asks Clinton to build toward a “more hopeful trajectory” for Tibet
Tibetans in exile observe 52nd Tibetan Democracy Day
- › Full text of Kalon Tripa Lobsang Sangay’s statement
- › Full text of Speaker Penpa Tsering's statement
August 2012
- › ICT Report: Two Tibetan teenage relatives self-immolate in Ngaba
- › Tibetan nomads drive out Chinese miners, guarding sacred Mountain in Golog
- › Online campaign helps suspend new Tourism project at sacred Yamdrok Lake
- › State Department Daily Briefing Question on Tibet: Part I
- › State Department Daily Briefing Question on Tibet: Part II
- › U.S. Congressional – Executive Commission on China (CECC) Special Report on Tibetan Self-Immolation
- › ICT Report: Tibetans in Rebkong gather to protest police brutality
- › ICT Report: Local Tibetans beaten following three more immolations
- › ICT Report: Tibetan mother in her twenties dies after self-immolation; Monk taken away after self-immolation
- › ICT Report: U.S. Congressmen ask State Department to undertake visible, public diplomacy on Tibet
- › ICT Report: State Department reports on continued erosion of religious freedom in Tibet
- › ICT Statement on U.S. China human rights diplomacy
- › ICT mourns the passing of Marvin Hamlisch
July 2012
- › ICT Report: Teenage monk and model student self-immolates in Tibet
- › Human Rights Watch: Attempts to seal off Tibet from outside information
- › [WP Opinions] For Tibetans, no other way to protest
- › [The Cable] Tibet is the key to democratizing China
- › ICT Report: ICT testifies on Capitol Hill on situation in Tibet
- › Man self-immolates near Lhasa on July 7, 2012; witnesses arrested
- › Land seizure protests prompt Tibetan woman’s self-immolation in Keygudo
- › China sentences three monks for “instigating” self-immolation
- › ICT Report: Europe, US, Canada raise Tibet at UN Human Rights Council; call on China to grant rights and access to outside observers
- › His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 77th birthday celebrated in Dharamsala
- › Freedom House reports Tibet is “Worst of the Worst” for rights and freedoms
June 2012
- › Two young Tibetans self-immolate in Dzatoe township
- › ICT Report: Hundreds of Tibetans face down police to gather for cremation of Tibetan who self-immolated on June 15
- › Tibetan nomad sentenced for refusing government aided housing
- › Joint motion for a resolution on the human rights situation in Tibet
- › European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs addresses European Parliament on EU Tibet Policy
- › The Dalai Lama visits Europe
- › The Dalai Lama meets Aung San Suu Kyi
- › ICT Report: Detentions, Fear after Lhasa self-immolations; prayer gathering Dzamthang
- › FIDH and ICT Report: Human Rights violations and self immolation: Testimonies by Tibetans in exile
- › In Occupied Tibetan monastery, a reason for fiery deaths
- › What flows in peoples veins is blood not petrol
- › Kalon Tripa accepts the resignation of Special Envoy Lodi G Gyari and Envoy Kalsang Gyaltsen
- › ICT Report: Congressional committees act to save VOA Tibetan radio and fund other Tibet programs
May 2012
- › Tibetan nomadic woman commits self-immolation in Dzamthang
- › ICT Report: Protest by self-immolation spreads to Tibet’s capital
- › Lhasa faces ‘intense’ restrictions
- › ICT Report: U.S. State Department reports on China’s efforts to control, marginalize and re -define Tibetan culture and religion
- › His Holiness the Dalai Lama returns to Dharamsala, India after five nation Europe tour
- › ICT Report: Chinese government addresses unrest in Tibet with threats and cash to informants
- › Chinese Authorities close Two Tibetan Schools
- › ICT Statement on Chen Guangcheng
- › His Holiness the Dalai Lama meets with British Prime Minister following Templeton Prize ceremony in London
- › ICT mourns the passing of Adam Yauch
- › ICT Report: New Report finds elements of cultural genocide in Tibet
- › Hundreds protest Chinese police’s use of force in Dzongchen
- › 16 Tibetans sentenced to prison terms ranging 2 yrs to life in Draggo County
- › Sixth World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet adopts Ottawa Declaration on Tibet
- › Remarks by Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lodi Gyari
- › His Holiness the Dalai Lama concludes trip to US and Canada; meets Prime Minister Stephen Harper
April 2012
- › Two lay Tibetans self-immolate in Zamthang
- › ICT Report: Vivid new footage shows young Tibetan being beaten by police while on fire
- › Dharamsala to host second Special Meeting of Tibetans
- › ICT Report: US Senate passes resolution calling on China to end crisis in Tibet; House resolution introduced
- › Sixth World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet to be held in Ottawa
- › His Holiness the Dalai Lama begins United States Visit
- › ICT Report: Self-immolation of two Tibetan monks from Tsodun monastery, Ngaba
- › ICT Report: Tibetan self-immolations and their impact expand
- › ICT Report: US Senate passes resolution calling on China to end crisis in Tibet; House resolution introduced
- › 12 Nobel Laureates urge Chinese President Hu to open dialogue on Tibet
- › Japanese Parliamentarians appeal to China to end repression in Tibet
- › ICT Report: US official talks to Nepal about Tibetan refugees
March 2012
- › ICT Report: Tibetans in Rebkong continue prayer vigils, protests, despite heavy security presence
- › ICT Report: Monks from Tsang monastery stage demonstration; call for accountability for the life of Lama on hunger strike in New York
- › A Tibetan youth self-immolates in New Delhi during anti-China protest
- › Three Tibetans end indefinite hunger strike with letter from the UN on 30th day
- › ICT Report: Tibet Lobby Day setting records in U.S. Capitol
- › ICT Report: Simon Wiesenthal Center denounces China’s outrageous comparison of the Dalai Lama to Nazi perpetrators of the Holocaust
- › Tibetan monk self-immolates in Rebgong, Thousands gather in prayer and protest
- › Tensions escalate in Qinghai: Rebkong self-immolation, student protest, monks commemorate March 10
- › ICT Report: Third Tibetan commits self-immolation in three days in Ngaba area
- › Full Statement of Kalon Tripa Lobsang Sangay
- › Full Statement of Tibetan Parliament-in-exile
- › Tibetan issue raised at the UN Human Rights Council by EU, France, UK, Germany, Czech Republic and US Governments
- › Democratic Leader Pelosi Statement on Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day
- › ICT Report: ICT mourns the de ath of Congressman Donald Payne
- › ICT Report: Tibetan student and widowed mother of four self-immolate in Tibet
- › United States expresses grave concern about continuing tensions in Tibetan areas in China
- › ICT Report: Czech Republic expresses serious unease about escalation of tensions in Tibet at UN Human Rights Council
- › ICT Report: UN Human Rights Council publishes written statement on discrimination in Tibet
- › ICT Press Release: EU receives petition on Tibet
- › ICT Report: Tibetan demonstrators remain in detention in Kathmandu
- › Three Tibetan on indefinite hunger strike in front of the UN in New York
February 2012
- › Inside Tibet’s heart of protest
- › China lock-down seals off Tibetan unrest
- › Rare visit to remote Chinese region shows depth of Tibetan despair
- › Inside story: Tibetan discontent smoulders
- › On Tibetan Plateau, A Sense Of Constant Surveillance
- › ICT Report: Lockdown in Lhasa at Tibetan New Year; unprecedented detentions of hundreds of Tibetans after Dalai Lama teaching in exile
- › ICT Report: U.S.Congressmen ask Nepalese government to guarantee protection of Tibetan refugees
- › ICT Report: Nineteen year old Kirti monk sets fire to himself in Ngaba
- › ICT Report: Eighteen year old nun who self-immolated dies
- › ICT Report: Tibetan man self immolates Ngaba
- › ICT Report: Footage and images of major peaceful gatherings and vigils in Yulshul on ‘Lhakar day’
- › ICT Report: Serthar under lockdown following self-immolation of three Tibetan herders
- › ICT Press Release: ICT Calls on US Leadership for Tibet during Xi Jinping visit; Renewed Chinese-Tibetan dialogue and access to Tibet
- › ICT Press Release: A message to the president of the European Council and to the president of the European Commission; EU-China Summit must tackle Tibet crisis
- › Statement by the Karmapa
- › Three more self-immolate in Tibet
- › ICT Report: Crackdown in Golog after protests; laypeople attempt to protect monks
- › ICT Report: Harrowing images and last message from Tibet of first lama to self-immolate
- › ICT Report: Photos of Tibet crackdown emerge from scene of recent shooting
- › Kalon Dicki Chhoyang issues statement regarding critical situation in Tibet
- › ICT Report: Tibetan student killed, several injured, after police open fire in Ngaba; news of two more prayer vigils for New Year
- › ICT Report: ‘New Year of Mourning’ in Tibet: Police again open fire killing Tibetan
- › Evidence of overt Chinese discrimination against Tibetans in the job market
- › CNN crew detained amidst Tibet crackdown
- › U.S. Senate resolution urges China reverse Tibet policies in wake of self-immolations and shooting of Tibetans
January 2012
- › ICT Report: Three Tibetans shot dead on first day of Chinese New Year
- › China to again close Tibet to foreign travelers during sensitive period from late February
- › ICT Report: New information on latest self-immolation, Tibetans critically injured by police
- › Tibetan sentenced to 3 years in Ngaba
- › U.S. concerned about heightened tension in Tibetan areas; urges restraint and results-oriented dialogue
- › Denmark very concerned about the Tibet immolations
- › ICT Report: Escalation in Ngaba following self-immolation: Two Tibetans shot
- › ICT Report: Tibetans protest killing of Tibetan by police in Gansu
- › French Minister of Foreign Affairs answers question relating to Tibet immolations
- › German Human Rights Commissioner Markus Loning calls for reform in China’s policies in Tibet
- › ICT Report: Tibetan self-immolations continue and spread in Tibet into 2012
- › State Department Daily Briefing Question taken on Tibet
- › The Bodh Gaya Kalachakra for World Peace
- › Let's take a call on Tibet based on conscience and interests of the nation
December 2011
- › EU goes public on China's failure to commit to human rights dialogue
- › Tibetan beaten to death by police in Labrang
- › Violent confrontation between Chinese and Tibetan students in Chengdu
- › Cambodian Parliamentarians urge China to begin dialogue with Tibet
- › Vaclav Havel dies
- › Parliamentary debate on Tibet
- › ICT Report: Two senior monks detained at Kirti; Tibetans mark self-immolations with prayers during Buddhist festival
- › ICT Report: Powerful video footage, images of armed crackdown in 2008 across Tibet; Eyewitness account of militarization of Lhasa today
- › Czech Foreign Minister calls on His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- › ICT Report: Rowell Fund for Tibet announces grants to projects on Maternal Healthcare, Photography, Journalism and Oral History
- › ICT Report: First self-immolation in Tibet Autonomous Region; former monk sets himself on fire
- › Map & Fact Sheet on Tibetan self immolations
- › ICT Report: European foreign policy chief and UK Foreign Minister express strong concern over Tibetan self-immolations
- › ICT Report: Conference on genuine autonomy reflects the European Parliament's support
- › Statement by Mr. Kelsang Gyaltsen, Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
November 2011
- › ICT Report: Congressional Human Rights Commission calls on U.S. Ambassador to demand Chinese accountability for Tibetan self-immolations
- › ICT Report: ICT questions presidential candidates’ Tibet policy
- › Palden Choetso’s self-immolation video surfaces in exile
- › ICT Report: Ambassador affirms U.S. stance on protection of Tibetan refugees in Nepal
- › ICT Report: Tibetan refugees confirm detentions by Nepalese border police and forcible return to Tibet
- › Message of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Global Buddhist Congregation
- › ICT Report: Danielle Mitterrand has died; Tibetans lose a great champion
- › ICT Report: U.S. government speaks strongly on Tibetan self-immolations
- › Canadian MPs speak in solidarity for Tibet
- › Australian MP urges China to respect religious freedom in Tibet
- › ICT Report: Tibetan self-immolations spread to Kathmandu
- › ICT Report: The Karmapa says Tibetans “need to live long and stay strong"
- › The Dalai Lama says ‘tremendous desperation’ causing self-immolations
- › ICT Report: Capitol Hill focuses lens on Tibet
- › ICT Report: Tibetan nun self-immolates in Kardze
- › Chinese repression to blame for Tibet immolations
- › State Department Daily Briefing Question taken on Tibet
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March 2010
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February 2010
Tibet Update (02-23-10)
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January 2010
Tibet Update (01-19-10)
Tibet Update (01-12-10)
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December 2009
Tibet Update (12-23-09)
Tibet Update (12-15-09)
Tibet Update (12-8-09)
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November 2009
Tibet Update (11-24-09)
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October 2009
Tibet Update (10-27-09)
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September 2009
Tibet Update (9-29-09)
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Tibet Update (9-16-09)
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August 2009
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July 2009
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June 2009
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May 2009
Tibet Update (5-27-09)
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April 2009
Tibet Update (4-28-09)
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March 2009
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February 2009
Tibet Update (2-23-09)
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January 2009
Tibet Update (1-26-09)
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December 2008
Tibet Update (12-29-08)
Tibet Update (12-22-08)
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Tibet Update (11-24-08)
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