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Search for My Freedom
by Chime Youngdung,President, National Democratic Party of Tibet

It is nearly two years now since I was released from Drapchi Prison, but when will I enjoy the taste of real freedom?  To avoid being arrested again I had to flee to India, but I still cannot escape the memory of those days at Drapchi, Days of torture when I didn't think I would see the next day, and days of watching friends being beaten and killed.Click here to read more...

Unfavourable Education Policies Compel Tibetan Girls into Prostitution
By: TCHRD, Dharamsala

Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet, which was once a sacred Buddhist pilgrimage destination is rapidly turning into a haven for prostitution due to China’s ongoing drive to develop and modernize the Tibetan region. The flesh trade is getting piled up in a sophisticated way eluding the curious eyes of the outside world. The so-called hair salons and bars during day time turns into brothels at night. The age of women working in the flesh trades are mostly between 16 to 40 years, though some are even younger. Click here to read more...

Gedhun Choekyi Nyima the XIth Panchen Lama turns 18: Still missing
By: TCHRD, Dharamsala

Dharamsala: Today, 25 April 2007, marks the 18th birthday of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima- the XIth Panchen Lama of Tibet who along with his parents has been missing for the past twelve years. Click here to read more...

The lack of Education Opportunites drive Tibetans into Exile

By TCHRD, Dharamshala

July 2007: Every year thousands of Tibetans come into exile in search of a better life and freedom which is denied in their own land. Of these escapees, majority of them constitute of Children, whose sole purpose of coming into exile is to seek better education in exile which is not possible in Tibet. According to the figure available with Dharamsala based Tibetan Reception Centre, a total of 2445 Tibetans were registered as refugee in India in 2006 alone. Majority of these new escapees are children below the age of eighteen.
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Colossal Guru Rinpoche’s statue demolished in Tibet
China’s new religious affairs regulations for “TAR” entered into force

By: TCHRD, Dharamsala

May 2007: Chinese People’s Armed Police (PAP) demolished a colossal sttatue of Guru Padmasambava popularly known as Guru Rinpoche of the Samye Monastery and that rubble from the statue’s destruction is being transported to unknown location according to reports emanating from the area.
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