By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 29 Oct: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has raised concerns over an alleged information blackout, forced video confessions, and administrative crackdowns imposed by Chinese authorities across occupied Tibet following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Drachen County in the Nagchu region on 22 October 2026.

According to an update released by TCHRD, a Dharamsala-based rights group, local Public Security Bureau (PSB) officers are suppressing independent updates regarding casualties and heavily restricting grassroots humanitarian aid. While Chinese state media continue to report a death toll of 16, with 76 injured, sources on the ground cited by TCHRD indicate that the actual casualties may be significantly higher. 

The organisation reported that Chinese authorities are attempting to conceal the full scale of the disaster, with one ...