Tibet Times
Site of Monumental Buddha Statue Converted into Horse Racing Track In Drago, Tibet
Reported By Kelsang Jinpa Edited By Pema Tso Translated by TenGyal The Chinese Communist government has converted a site which used to house a monumental Buddha statue into a horse racing course in Drago, Tibet and erected two new...
New State Mandates Drive Record Numbers of Nomadic Livestock Toward Industrial Slaughter
Reported By Palden Edited By Pema Tso Translated By TenGyal In 2026, the Chinese authorities launched campaigns to push local population to sell nomadic livestocks to slaughterhouses in the Tibetan region of Gade County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and...
Gangkye Drubpa Kyab and Tsering Dolma’s Health Condition Turns Critical.
Due to the Chinese government's continued failure to provide adequate medical treatment and supervision to Tibetan political prisoners, the health conditions of Tibetan writers, Gangkye Drubpa Kyab and Gang Tsering Dolma have deteriorated considerably.
Over a Year Later, Two Monks from Chu Kama Monastery Remain in Chinese Custody
Reported by Pema Tso Translated by TenGyal According to verified information received by the Tibet Times, Samten Gyatso and Jamyang Samten, two monks from Chu Kama Monastery in Machu County, Tibet, were forcibly detained and arrested by Chinese police....
Tibetan Political Prisoner, Yeshe Sangpo Released from Prison
Yeshe Sangpo, a Tibetan who was imprisoned for eighteen years by the Chinese government, has been released, but his physical condition has severely deteriorated.
Tibet Monk Dhargye Sentenced to Seven Years Imprisonment
Reported and translated by Kelsang Jinpa On August 5, 2021, the Tibetan monk Dargye, who was arrested and forcibly taken away by the Chinese police from the capital of Tibet, Lhasa, was sentenced to seven years in prison according...
Venerable Ugyen Jangchub Arrested and Subjected To Beatings
Reported By Palden Edited By Pema Tso Translated By TenGyal The Chinese authorities have surrounded and continue to impose restrictions on the late His Eminence Choktrul Hung Kar Dorje Rinpoche’s Lung Ngon Monastery. From March 27th to 30th, as...
Ven. Zega Gyatso Released, But Remains Under Strict Surveillance
Venerable Zegya Gyatso, a monk from Tsang Monastery in Sog County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture has been released from detention. Yet, he continues to face health issues such as severely impaired vision in both eyes.
Samten, a Monk From Dhitsa Monastery Beaten to Death in Custody.
Reported and Edited by Kelsang Jinpa Translated By TenGyal Samten, a monk from Dhitsa Geden Tashi Chöding Ling—one of the four major monasteries in Palung County, northern Amdo—passed away after being subjected to severe beatings during police interrogation. Following...
China Passes Law on Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress, Targeting Ethnic Minorities
Reported By Palden Edited By Pema Tso Translated By TenGyal Following the direction of the Central Politburo of China, a bill titled the “People’s Republic of China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law” was introduced and passed as law...













