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China's Appointed Panchen Lama Calls for Religious Work in Tibet to Align With Assimilation Law
China’s appointed Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu, has called for all religious and other work in Tibet to align with the Chinese Communist Party’s agenda and the newly enacted Ethnic…
Read more →Tibet Still Not Free New Report Confirms
By Tibet Rights Collective Introduction The 2026 Freedom in the World report by Freedom House presents a stark and deeply troubling picture of Tibet under Chinese rule. As a territ…
Read more →EU Calls on China to End Interference in Dalai Lama Reincarnation Amid Rising Rights Concerns in Tibet
Marking International Human Rights Day on December 10, the Delegation of the European Union in China issued a clear statement reaffirming the EU commitment to human rights and fund…
Read more →Global Resistance on China’s 76th National Day: Protests, Locations, and Digital Defiance
China marked its 76th National Day on October 1, 2025, commemorating the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949, the official celebrations in Beijing—complete with f…
Read more →His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama reinstates hope and freedom on his 90th birthday
His Holiness Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, the Great 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet is one of the most beloved and revered spiritual Gurus of the modern world. An ardent m…
Read more →The Legacy of the Dalai Lamas: A Journey from the 1st to the 14th
The institution of the Dalai Lama, a cornerstone of Tibetan Buddhism, spans over six centuries and encompasses 14 recognized reincarnations, each believed to embody the Bodhisattva…
Read more →Dalai Lama’s Succession to Be Addressed at 15th Tibetan Religious Conference?
Dharamsala, India – The 15th Tibetan Religious Conference, scheduled for 2–4 July 2025 in Dharamsala, northern India, is set to be a pivotal moment for Tibetan Buddhism…
Read more →Chisem Foundation: Drivers for Mental Health (Interview)
We, Tibetans must walk along with the evolution of new ideology and thinking. One must not stick to what has been there but rather what is here, as the people and their emotions ar…
Read more →His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibetan Leaders Extend Congratulations to President-elect Lai Ching-te of Taiwan
In the aftermath of Taiwan's recent presidential elections, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan leadership expressed warm congratulations to President Lai Ching-te. His…
Read more →China`s interference in Dalai Lama`s reincarnation lacks legitimacy, affirms R.K Khrimey
Source: Arunachal Observer In a recent meeting of the Tibet Support Group of Arunachal Pradesh (TSGAP) at the Gonpa Guest House in Itanagar, prominent Tibetan activist and writer T…
Read more →China-Appointed Panchen Lama Presides Over Ordination Ceremony Amidst Crackdown on Religious Freedom in Tibet
On November 4th, 2023, the China-appointed Panchen Lama Gyaltsen Norbu, known widely as the “Fake Panchen” presided over an ordination ceremony at Tashilunbu Temple in …
Read more →Campaigners Seek to Lower Chinese Support on UN Human Rights Council Amid Uyghur Rights Concerns
In an effort to express ongoing global disapproval of China's human rights record, campaigners are working to reduce Chinese support in the upcoming UN human rights council ele…
Read more →European Buddhist Union demands Chinese Government to Halt Interference in Tibetan Buddhist Affairs
In a landmark declaration adopted unanimously during its Annual General Meeting held on 24 September 2023, the European Buddhist Union (EBU) has issued a powerful call to the Chine…
Read more →Swedish Parliamentary Delegation Meets Dalai Lama, Expresses Solidarity with Tibetans on 63rd Anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day
A prominent Swedish parliamentary delegation, led by Margareta Elisabeth Cederfelt, made a historic visit to Dharamshala, India, on Saturday, September 2, to commemorate the 63rd a…
Read more →CECC Highlights Enforced Disappearance of Panchen Lama, Urges China to End Restrictions
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) has drawn attention to the enforced disappearance of the Panchen Lama, Gedun Choekyi Nyima, shedding light on the ongoing hum…
Read more →CCP Oppression of Religious Freedom in Tibet Exposed in 2022 US State Department Report
In the recently released 2022 Report on International Religious Freedom, China's treatment of religious minorities in Tibet has come under sharp criticism. The report, compiled…
Read more →CCP’s latest propaganda tool to interfere in Tibetan Buddhism and reincarnation: TV shows
In its attempts to interfere in the reincarnation debates of His Holiness the 14th Dalai lama and further Sinicize Tibetan Buddhism, Chinese Communist Party has started propaganda …
Read more →His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulates Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries
Source: Dalai Lama His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in his separate letter congratulated the Honourable Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the H…
Read more →Dalai Lama's successor to be finally approved by Chinese govt: Chinese media responds to Sikyong’s statement
Quoting “Xizang experts”, Chinese media reports have claimed that the Chinese central government will “support and guide the work of finding the successor of the …
Read more →First Tibetan-American mayor meets Dalai Lama in Dharamshala
Source: Tibetan Review The first person of Tibetan heritage to hold a prominent elective office in the United States has visited Dharamshala and met with Tibet’s exiled spiri…
Read more →Bhutila Karpoche named Deputy Speaker of Ontario Legislature Assembly
Source: Phayul On Saturday, 12 Nov 2022, the 43rd Ontario Legislative Assembly named Bhutila Karpoche, a Tibetan-American Canadian politician and Member of Ontario Provincial Parli…
Read more →Dharamshala Int’l Film Festival 11th Edition kick off today in TIPA
Source: DIFF The much-awaited Dharamshala International Film Festival has started today, 03 Nov till 06 Nov at the Tibetan Institute for Performing Arts in McLeod Ganj. The co-foun…
Read more →Tibet Film Festival to showcase Tibetan short Films featuring filmmaker Kunsang Kyirong
Source: Tibet Film Festival London: Tibetan Youth UK and Tibet Film Festival London will hold a screening of Tibetan short films featuring special guest Kunsang Kyirong on 02 Novem…
Read more →Plight of Tibetan environmental rights defenders raised at 41st FIDH Congress
Source: ICT The plight of Tibetan environmental rights defenders was raised at an international gathering of human rights defenders in Paris this week, reported International Campa…
Read more →ITN report examines China’s strategy to control Tibetan religious identity by appointing its successor
Source: International Tibet Network Chinese authorities have developed an elaborate public relations strategy to end international support for Tibet after the death of Tibetan spir…
Read more →His Holiness the Dalai Lama Awarded Spendlove Prize in Social Justice
Source: Tibet.net Dharamshala: Tibetan Spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was among the 15 honorary recipients of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justic…
Read more →Dalai Lama congratulates Prime Minister Liz Truss
Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has congratulated Liz Truss on her election as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in a letter. He said in his letter ““Histor…
Read more →Taiwan Celebrates Tibetan Democracy Day in Taipei at legislature event
Taiwan and Tibet share a democratic way of governance, and China’s oppression cannot make Tibetans abandon their belief in democracy, the Central Tibetan Administration&rsquo…
Read more →62nd Tibetan Democracy Day: Tibetan Democracy in exile & the lessons it teaches the world
September 2nd, 2022, marks 62 years since the first members of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile received their letters of appointment from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and took their…
Read more →His Holiness the Dalai Lama Returns to Dharamshala
Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, returned to Dharamshala this morning to a warm welcome by local Tibetans, devotees and well-wishers, following a month-long visit to Leh, …
Read more →We must continue our resistance, keep the Tibet issue alive: Tsering Passang on Tibetan Resistance Movement
Excerpts from our conversation with Tsering Passang la, Founder and Chair of Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities (GATPM), London, England. 1. Could you share the …
Read more →Book Review
By Rinzin Namgyal "The Chinese Communist Party's Capacity to Rule: Ideology, Legitimacy and Party Cohesion" by Jinghan Zeng . This book consists of seven chapters whi…
Read more →DIFF (Dharamshala International Film Festival) 2023
Founded by filmmakers and artists Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin, DIFF welcomed its 12th edition from 4th to 7th November in Upper Tibetan Children Village School, Dal lake, Dharamsh…
Read more →Existence of the Tibetan government in exile is a source of hope: Founders of Atlas Movement on their visit to CTA
Andrea Venzon and Colombe Cahen-Salvado, the visionary founders of Atlas, a global political party with a mission to unite people across the world in pursuit of a freer, better, an…
Read more →Issue of Tibet must be brought to the international level: Yoko Ishii on Free Tibet Fukuoka and Japanese support for Tibet cause
Yoko Ishi was born in Fukuoka, Japan. She is a political activist who has been working as a journalist and artist since 2012. She is the President and her husband Mr. Hidetoshi Ish…
Read more →Every Tibetan born after 1959 is born as an activist: Chemi Lhamo on her love for the Land of Snow, No Beijing 2022 protests and Tibetan Resilience
A human rights activist and community organiser, Chemi Lhamo is recognized in Canada’s national current affairs and news magazine Maclean’s Top 50 Power List of 2022. L…
Read more →Pah-Lak, a play we Tibetans must entertain to remember who we are
Tenzing Dhamdul, Research Associate FNVA, New Delhi The set-up: It was pouring cats and dogs in New Delhi but people came in scores including our Indian sisters and brothers who ma…
Read more →20th CCP Congress & Tibet: What are the Implications?
By Tenzin Samphel The 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is underway in Beijing. Ahead of the event, China had started reinforcing its tight control over occu…
Read more →Bedding with Authoritarian Regimes: Is the West losing its Core Principles over Trade and short-term Gains?
By Tsering Passang(Founder and Chairman of Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities) The rugged mountains of remote Mustang, near the Nepal-Tibet border, was a perfect…
Read more →The Luminescence of the Moon Captured by Beijing, The Panchen Lama Conundrum
By T enzing Dhamdul Key Words Panchen Lama: The second highest lama in Tibet especially in the Gelugpa tradition. Gelugpa: One of the major sects in Tibetan Buddhism with its found…
Read more →The Spirit of the Panchsheel Agreement & the Need for Its Revival
India was among the first countries to recognize the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as an authorized government. The tone of the relationship between the two sides has vari…
Read more →Tibet Brief 2021
Introduction “My message for the Chinese government is Free Tibet. Tibet belongs to Tibetans.” Enes Kanter Freedom is perhaps the one significant voice in 2021 that mad…
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