The famous monastery faces renewed pressure as its residents endure displacement and silence.
Lopsang Gurung
Wang Huning Tours Tibet to Enforce the New Ethnic Unity Law
The inspection follows a similar tour of Xinjiang and asks for more political pressure, religious supervision, and intensified social management.
Ethnic Unity Law: Veteran Wuhan Dissident Arrested in Lhasa
Zhang Yi is a former leader of the 1989 students’ movement who has continued to defend civic rights despite repeated punishment and torture.
After a Tibetan Set Himself on Fire in New York: How Tibetans React
The self-immolation is viewed very differently by Tibetans than by Western observers, who often miss the context.
Tibet Scholars Urged to Use Marxism to Promote Beijing’s Agenda
Beijing gathers Tibet experts to reaffirm that research must serve ideology and shape global narratives.
From Buddha to Racetrack: A Sacred Site in Drakgo Is Rewritten by Force
A revered statue’s grounds become a horseracing field. Cultural erasure in historical Tibet now proceeds through construction as much as demolition and removal.
Two Tibetan Monks “Disappeared” into the Chinese Jail System
The detentions of Samten Gyatso and Jamyang Samten highlight the ongoing repression of support for the Dalai Lama in Tibetan monasteries.
China’s New Year Gift to Mount Kailash Pilgrims: More Checkpoints, Less Pilgrimage
Fearful of the event’s increasing success, Beijing attempts to diminish the holy journey to the point of insignificance.
Tibet’s New Medical Mystery: Healthy Young Monk Dies After Arrest
The case of Samten reveals the familiar cycle of detention, torture, and official denials.
The Denial Has Collapsed: UN Confirms Forced Labor in Tibet and Xinjiang
Even the usually cautious United Nations has now issued an official statement suggesting Beijing may be guilty of “enslavement as a crime against humanity.”
Lopsang Gurung
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