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Tibetans in-exile condemn China's gold mining project, hold vigil in solid
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On November 5, the Chinese Communist Government launched a gold mining project in Kashi Village, Zachukha, Kham without the consent of the local Tibetan population.
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China accused of torturing Tibetan monk as dam protests face brutal suppre
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The London-based human rights group Tibet Watch has raised alarm over the worsening condition of Gonpo Tsering, the abbot of Yena Monastery in Shiba village, who is reportedly fighting for his life at a hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan province. The 45-year-old religious leader was subjected to
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Tibetan singer Asang detained by China after song praising Dalai Lama
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a statement from the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the India-based Tibetan government-in-exile, the singer, popularly known by his stage name Asang, was taken into custody in early July in Sichuan province's Ngawa region.
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Tibetan Environmental Activist Tsongon Tsering released after 8 months, fa
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Tibetan environmental rights advocate Tsongon Tsering was freed from prison on July 8, 2025, after spending more than eight months in detention in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Prefecture, Sichuan Province. His early release, occurring before serving his full sentence, reportedly came with strict terms th
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Chinese satellite launch poses no threat to Taiwan: Taiwan's Ministry of N
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Taipei Times, citing the MND press release, the satellite was launched at 11:55 p.m. from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan Province. It passed over central Taiwan before continuing toward the western Pacific Ocean.
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China: 29 people missing after landslide in Sichuan
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A landslide occurred at Jinping village in Junlian county in China's Sichuan province at around 11:50 am (local time) on Saturday. A press conference was held in Yibin on Sunday to provide updates regarding the rescue efforts.
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Chinese authorities reportedly intensify crackdown on Tibetan monks and re
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Chinese authorities have intensified their crackdown on Tibetan Buddhism, forcibly relocating hundreds of young monks from Kirti Monastery to state-run boarding schools in Ngaba County, Sichuan Province. Students face prison-like conditions and are cut off from their families. The crackdown
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Tibetan rights group demand China to reveal location of detained monks
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has urgently called on Chinese authorities to reveal the whereabouts of four Tibetans subjected to incommunicado detention in Ngaba (Aba), located in the Ngaba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.
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China activates Level-IV emergency as rescuers battle wildfires in China's
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
China has announced a level-IV emergency response after a forest fire broke out in Yajiang, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Friday, according to the Global Times.
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China bans Tibetan language in schools in Sichuan province
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
China has banned the teaching and use of the Tibetan language at elementary and middle schools in two Tibetan-populated regions in southwestern China, sources inside the country said. China now requires all instruction to be in Mandarin, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping stresses need to speed up efforts to boost mo
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Xi, who is also the general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks on Wednesday in southwest China's Sichuan Province while inspecting the air force of the Western Theater Command of the People
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China mountain collapse: 14 killed, 5 missing in Sichuan province
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Fourteen people were killed after a mountain collapses in China's South-Western province of Sichuan on Sunday, Global Times reported citing the local authorities.
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