Chinese authorities have imposed an intensive information blackout and administrative crackdown across Tibet following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Drachen (Ch: Baqen) County in Nagchu Prefecture on 22 October 2026, at approximately 10:33 PM local time.
Local Public Security Bureau are actively suppressing independent updates regarding casualties, coercing forced video confessions, and heavily restricting grassroots humanitarian aid efforts.
While official Chinese state media reports maintain a death toll of 16 with 76 injured, sources on the ground indicate the actual casualties may be significantly higher. Local Tibetans report that Chinese authorities are doing everything possible to cover up the tr...





