Nearly 1,000 Writers and Linguists Sign Open Letter Demanding China Release Tibetan Language Advocate
"The freedom to write is meaningless without the freedom to speak one’s own language, and PEN America vehemently supports linguistic and cultural rights." More
Tashi Wangchuk | Status: Conditional Release | China
Tashi Wangchuk, a Tibetan language activist and entrepreneur, was sentenced to five years in prison for “inciting separatism” on May 22, 2018. These charges were a consequence of his… More
Tibet on Fire: Self-Immolation Against Chinese Rule
Tibet on Fire is Tsering Woeser's account of the oppression Tibetans face and the ideals driving those who resist. More
Allow independent journalists in Tibet: PEN Int’l to China
The PEN International Congress urged China to investigate the causes of the self-immolation protests in Tibet with honesty and transparency, and to allow independent international journalists access to the… More
A Lunar New Year in Flames
The Lunar New Year begins this weekend, but in Tibet, where 86 Tibetans have self-immolated in the last year as a last-ditch effort to be heard, celebrations will be… More
The Restless Himalayas
It should be known that understanding the realm and range of Tibet and understanding that Tibet was formerly a viable independent nation before being colonized by China is of… More
On the Subject of Silence and Speaking Out About Tibet
These last few months, I have the constant sound of a voice in my ears, this is not only the voice of my Tibetan compatriots in their unhappy plight,… More
The Fear in Lhasa as Felt in Beijing
It was one day in April. When I met DZ, he was standing on the street with the lights just turned on near Saite Shopping centre, dully watching the… More