Tibetan magazine editor given four-year jail term
CPJ condemned the closed-door sentencing of Tashi Rabten, who had been jailed without charge for over a year.
Authorities censor Tibetan websites
Wangchuk Tseten, one of the founders of Chinese-language Tibetan affairs website TibetCul, said on his personal microblog that the website went offline without explanation.
Several journalists receive harsh sentences one year after Liu Xiaobo’s trial
Journalist Memetjan Abdulla was sentenced to life in prison for translating and posting articles on the plight of Uyghurs.
Jailed filmmaker’s wife appeals for his release
In March 2008, the Chinese government sentenced Tibetan documentary filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen to six years in prison.
IPA calls for release from prison of Tibetan author and editor Tragyal
In a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao, IPA expressed deep concern over the fate of Tragyal and called for his release from prison.
Authorities insist on surveillance and filtering software in all Internet cafés, companies
The authorities are insisting that all Internet cafés and companies that make computers available to the public install the same sophisticated filtering and surveillance software that was recently imposed in Beijing.
Two Tibetan magazine editors arrested, mistreated in detention
Goyon and Thupten Gedun were arrested by police in Chengdu and mistreated for several hours before being released.
Writer arrested; Propaganda Department sets rules for covering Shanghai Expo and Qinghai earthquake
The media are asked to reduce their coverage of the consequences of the Qinghai earthquake and increase their reporting on the Shanghai exhibition.
China “jamming” quake condolences, Oslo-based radio station says
In recent days, the Voice of Tibet radio service had been broadcasting messages of support and grief from exiled Tibetans over the deadly earthquake in northwest China.
Netizen given 10-year sentence for sending photos of March 2008 uprising
“The repression has never stopped since the March 2008 uprising in the Tibetan regions,” RSF said.
“Voice of the Voiceless” for Tibet: RSF interview with radio station editor
Despite jamming by China, Voice of Tibet functions as a voice for Tibetans who cannot express themselves.
Tibetan filmmaker denied appeal to six-year sentence
Filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was unable to appeal his sentence after being denied access to his chosen lawyer.
Tibetan filmmaker sentenced to six years in prison
“This sentence is a disgrace for China,” said RSF after Dhondup Wangchen’s 28 December 2009 sentencing.
Two Tibetans sentenced to three years in jail for posting Dalai Lama photographs online
The two have been detained in Lhasa since 1 October 2009, while their families have been unable to visit them or obtain any information about them.
Court hands down heavy sentences to two Internet writers
Kunga Tseyang received a five-year sentence while Kunchok Tsephel was sentenced to 15 years on a charge of “divulging state secrets”.
Jailed Tibetan filmmaker appeals for help
“My trial has started. There is no good news I can share with you,” wrote filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen in a letter addressed to his family.