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UN experts urge China to explain detention of Tibetan environmental activist Tsongon Tsering
Geneva March 31: Three UN Special rapporteurs, Mary Lawlor, Astrid Puentes Rian, and Irene Khan, issued a collective statement expressing their concerns regarding the summoning and interrogation of Tibetan environmental activist Tsongon Tsering in Ngaba, Sichuan, as reported by the Central Tibet Administration (CTA).
China's brutal assault on Tibetan Buddhism sees over 1,000 monks expelled from Larung Gar Academy
Beijing, February 15: Chinese authorities have recently dealt a blow to the major hub of Tibetan Buddhist learning by expelling more than 1,000 Tibetan monks and nuns from the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, according to individuals within Tibet.
China allocates disaster relief funds to support landslide-hit Sichuan
Beijing, Feb 8: China has allocated 80 million yuan (about 11.16 million US dollars) to support disaster relief and recovery efforts after a landslide in the southwestern Sichuan Province buried 10 houses and left over 30 people missing on Saturday.
200 people relocated after fatal landslide in China's Sichuan
Chengdu, Feb 8: Approximately 200 people have been evacuated to safety after a landslide buried 10 houses and left over 30 people missing in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday.