西藏人权与民主中心与国际社会一起庆祝联合国大会于 1993 年宣布的世界新闻自由日,以提醒各国政府履行其对新闻自由及其核心原则的承诺。然而,在西藏中国政府对信息的严格控制,严重限制新闻自由并打压言论。通过对外国和国内记者实施严格规定,并常常遭到监禁和酷刑,中国阻碍了国际社会准确了解西藏现实的努力。这种压制不仅否定了藏人的声音,而且还通过禁令或广泛的审查制度强力压制独立出版物。 

尽管中国政府声称外国记者可以自由地在中国各地旅行,但西藏仍然被严格封锁。根据在中国的外国记者俱乐部的年度报告,2023 年只有一名受访者获准进入西藏自治区。外国记者进入西藏自治区仍然受到官方限制,而且面对面和通过更多方式进行更严格的恐吓和监视。

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西藏人权与民主促进中心在2024年1月联合国对中国第四次定期审议前向联合国普遍定期审议(UPR)提交了一份报告。 

西藏人权与民主促进中心审议前的几个月将在新德里的大使馆和日内瓦的常驻代表处分别进行一系列游说活动,以便各国在与中国政府进行互动对话时提出相关问题。

该报告概述了一系列关注点和针对特定人权问题的建议,包括对西藏佛教的压制,对藏语的系统打压,言论和结社自由,被拘留和囚犯的法律权利被剥夺,以及酷刑问题。

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今年5月,在西藏安多甘南藏族自治州当局对西藏寺院进行广泛镇压,一名身份不明的藏人被迫自戕。  

这位藏人去世时,正在他的住所闭关,隶属于甘南州首府措合作市的管辖范围内。流亡藏人消息人士称,该僧人在西藏精神领袖达赖喇嘛尊者的画像前自焚,以抗议该地区对藏传佛教机构的广泛镇压。  

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The UN body working towards the elimination of racial discrimination worldwide has asked for additional information from the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), according to a document dated 13 June 2018.

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (‘Committee’) that monitors implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (‘Convention’) conveyed a set of questions (‘List of Themes’) to the PRC after reviewing the PRC’s national report to the 96th session of the body. The PRC delegation will appear before the Committee on 10 and 13 August 2018 with the meeting being webcast live by the UN. The Committee is composed of 18 Experts as members including Ms. Li Yanduan, the current Ambassador of China to the Independent State of Samoa.

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Sonam Topgyal with his hands in a praying gesture minutes after his self-immolation protest
Sonam Topgyal with his hands in a praying gesture minutes after his self-immolation protest

A Tibetan monk self-immolated on 9 July 2015 in the eastern Tibetan province of Kham.

Sonam Topgyal, the 26-year-old monk, staged his self-immolation protest at approximately 6 pm local time in the Gesar Square located in Kyegudo town, in Yulshul (Ch: Yushu) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (TAP), Qinghai Province.

“A large contingent of Chinese security forces immediately arrived at the spot of the self-immolation and blocked all the main roads,” a source with contacts in Tibet told the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).

The Beijing-based Tibetan writer Woeser reported on her social media pages that a large number of special paramilitary troops had been sent to Kyegudo soon after self-immolation; they have since blocked the main roads leading to the spot of the self-immolation. All communication services, including telephone lines and Internet, have been shut down in the area.

Recently, Chinese authorities have blocked all Internet lines in Golog (Ch: Guoluo) TAP (Qinghai Province), 11 counties of Kardze TAP (Sichuan Province), and some parts of Ngaba (Ch: Aba) TAP (Sichuan Province). It has been more than half a month since this Internet blockade, making it difficult to get immediate updates on the situation in these areas.

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