This photo taken on March 16, 2025 shows a portrait of Palmo in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous ...

"The democratic reform in Xizang completely shattered the feudal serfdom system that had enslaved the Tibetan people for ...

The emancipation of a million serfs in Xizang is a profound event in human history and a significant milestone in the history ...

“Tibetan people have become masters of the new socialist Tibet from [being] serfs in the past—fully enjoying all kinds of rights that the country’s Constitution and the Law on Ethnic ...

As the offspring of a serf, Phurbu Lhamo, mother of Penpa Lhamo, was born into the same fate, and began to work for the Tibetan nobility since she was six. After the democratic reform, serfs and ...

In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. About one million serfs like Yudron, who was given farmlands and houses following the democratic ...

The photo exhibition and a symposium marking the 50th anniversary of the emancipation of Tibetan serfs was held on Saturday.

Governments that profess support for the human rights of Tibetans should step up their assistance to Tibetan groups worldwide that document rights and report on abuses in Tibet, advocate in ...

The family believed the dog was a Tibetan Mastiff, a breed that can grow to be quite large Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

Back then, serfs like her had no freedom at all ... and began to work for the Tibetan nobility since she was six. From regaining freedom and becoming the masters of their own destinies, to ...

Lhamo, meaning "fairy," is a common name for women of the Tibetan ethnic group, and it also appears in the names of Penpa Lhamo's mother and grandmother. However, the three generations of "Lhamo" have ...