7 April, 2006 | International Campaign for Tibet
Tibetan monk imprisoned after talking about Tibetan culture
A Tibetan monk and teacher of traditional monastic dance (Cham) from the Tibetan area of Amdo has been sentenced to four years in prison after he gave talks about Tibetan culture and history. Gedun, who is in his thirties, was detained in February 2005, with more than 20 monks, students and teachers also detained in connection with his case.

30 March, 2006 | International Campaign for Tibet
'Song of Sadness' from Drapchi prison: the official Chinese verdict on the Drapchi 'singing nuns'
The release of 34-year old Tibetan nun Phuntsog Nyidron into exile in the United States on March 15 marks the end of the imprisonment in Tibet for a courageous and determined group of women who became known as the "singing nuns" of Drapchi prison (Tibet Autonomous Region Prison).

21 March, 2006 | International Campaign for Tibet
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture condemns maltreatment of Tibetan prisoners in rare eyewitness report
The UN's Special Rapporteur on Torture, Dr Manfred Nowak, stated that 'torture remains widespread' in Tibet and China after he spoke directly to Tibetan political prisoners during visits to the three main prisons in the Tibet Autonomous Region in November last year.

8 March, 2006 | International Campaign for Tibet
School founder's sentence reduced: Bangri Rinpoche transferred to new prison
Bangri Chogtrul Rinpoche (also known as Jigme Tenzin Nyima), the founder and head-teacher of a children's school in Lhasa that was closed down by the authorities in 1999, has had his life sentence commuted to fixed term and reduced by one year, according to new information obtained by John Kamm's Dui Hua Foundation.

24 February, 2006 | International Campaign for Tibet
Tibetans detained after wave of burning of animal skins throughout Tibet
Eight Tibetans are being held in detention in Ngaba prefecture (Chinese: Aba) in Sichuan province (the Tibetan area of Amdo) following an initiative to burn wild animal furs that was recorded on video and has been broadcast by conservation groups worldwide. The Tibetans, five of whose names are known to ICT, are currently detained in cells in a local police station.

9 February, 2006 | International Campaign for Tibet
Tibetans burn wild animal skins in Tibet to encourage wildlife preservation
Tibetans in the Amdo area of Tibet have burned skins of endangered animals worth thousands of yuan in a bid to preserve wildlife, following strong statements by the Dalai Lama about the importance of wildlife conservation and compassion towards animals to a gathering of thousands of Tibetans in India last month.

20 January, 2006 | International Campaign for Tibet
New prison in Lhasa: increased surveillance for political prisoners, 'oppressive' cell-blocks
A major new prison housing hundreds of inmates, including monks and other political prisoners, has become operational near Lhasa, Tibet. ICT has received confirmation that a number of political prisoners have been transferred from Drapchi (Tibet Autonomous Region Prison) to the new facility, which is in Chushur (Chinese: Qushui) county, near Nyethang (Chinese: Nidang), off the road leading south from Lhasa towards Shigatse.

11 January, 2006 | International Campaign for Tibet
The Kalachakra in India: Dalai Lama tells Tibetans from Tibet they are key to future
The Dalai Lama opened the Kalachakra teachings this week in Amravati, India, with a powerful statement urging Tibetans from inside Tibet to tell Tibetans when they return about the importance of the 'Middle Path' approach towards a genuine autonomy for Tibet.

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