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Remembering the Tibetan National Uprising and the Unbroken Spirit of a Nation
Every year on March 10 , Tibetans across the world commemorate one of the most defining moments in their modern history the 1959 Tibetan Uprising . This day marks the courage of th…
Read more →US tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price
By Tibet Rights Collective Introduction The white dome of Boudhanath rises above the crowded streets of Kathmandu as it has for generations. Crowned by a golden spire and marked wi…
Read more →Ten Years on Speaking for Tibetan Refugees in Nepal at the United Nations in Geneva
By Tibet Rights Collective Introduction On 4 November 2015, during Nepal’s Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations in Geneva, a significant side event was held at the…
Read more →The Tibetan Uprising of 1959: A Defiant Struggle for Freedom
Introduction March 10, 1959, remains a pivotal date in Tibetan history - a day that symbolizes the resilience of the Tibetan people in their fight against Chinese occupation. After…
Read more →Inspired by Tibetan Wildlife: Eco-tales from Tibet
Which one is your spirit animal? By Michael Buckley Ten years ago, I was invited to a meeting of the Elephant Society in Hong Kong. This conservation group, supported by well-heele…
Read more →The Significance of 31st March for His Holiness the Dalai Lama
March 31st holds profound significance in the life of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, marking a pivotal moment in his journey that has shaped the course of Tibetan history and gl…
Read more →Nepal`s decision to receive Drones from China raises concerns over Sovereignty and Security
Nepal's recent decision to acquire 21 drones from China has sparked discussions about the implications for the nation's security and sovereignty. While the move is presente…
Read more →Eight Tibetan Students Attempt to Flee to India, Four Arrested and Four Missing Amid reports of Interrogation and Ransom Demands
Four Tibetan students from Second Middle School in Chuchen (Ch: Jinchuan) County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, were arrested while attempting to flee to India, wh…
Read more →Zemithang hosts major Buddhist conference in India- first stop of Dalai Lama`s escape
Zemithang, the first stop of the 14th Dalai Lama during his flight from China-occupied Tibet in 1959, recently hosted a major Buddhist conference on April 17. The conference, which…
Read more →March 31, 2023: 64th anniversary of Dalai Lama arriving in India
Today marks the 64th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's arrival in India. On March 31, 1959, the Tibetan leader fought his way through treacherous snow to reach Chutangmu, a tiny …
Read more →China is making incursions along the Indo-Tibet border: Sikyong Penpa Tsering
Central Tibetan Administration’s Sikyong Penpa Tsering, President of the Tibetan Government in Exile, asserted on Tuesday that all incursions along the Indo-Tibetan border ha…
Read more →Tibet Museum to showcase panel exhibition on ‘A Brief Biography of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’ in Bodh Gaya
Source: Tibet Museum From December 26, 2022 to January 4, 2023, in Bodhgaya, Bihar, the Tibet Museum of DIIR, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) will present a panel exhibition t…
Read more →Sikyong Penpa Tsering cautions Chinese protests will have major repercussions for the Communist Party
Source: WION Tibetan President in exile, Penpa Tsering, expressed concern that the ongoing protests in China could "imply serious consequences for communist party leadership. …
Read more →Italian Buddhist Union to hold two-day outstanding web-based event on Forever Tibet
On November 12-13, 2022, the Italian Buddhist Union will host a two-day special event on Forever Tibet, which will be streamed live on the organization's official channels. Edu…
Read more →His Holiness the Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal Pradesh soon
Source: Tibetan Review Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama looks forward to visit Mon Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh by the end of this month, another I…
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 →CCP’s strict enforcement of zero-Covid policy in Tibet forces five Tibetans to commit suicide: TCHRD
Source: TCHRD Chinese Communist Party’s strict enforcement of Zero-COVID policy in occupied Tibet has forced five Tibetans to commit suicide, reported Tibetan Centre for Huma…
Read more →Tibet: Surveillance in the name of meteorological observation?
Source : Global Times China’s first test flight of the domestically developed plateau meteorological observation variant of Wing Loong II drone in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was c…
Read more →Spreading Propaganda through Tibetology Forums and Think Tank Forums
Beijing: Chinese social media reports suggest that the 6th China Tibet Think Tank International Forum and the China Tibetology Forum of 2022 were held in Beijing on the topic &lsqu…
Read more →Kashag issues statement on 87th Birth Anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Dharamshala : The Kashag issued a statement to mark the 87th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The Kashag (Cabinet) is the highest executive office of the Central Tibet…
Read more →World Refugee Day : Know more about Tibet Relief Fund
Tibet Relief Fund works to empower Tibetans to build sustainable communities and better futures through education and innovative practical grassroots initiatives. Over 100,000 Tibe…
Read more →The Xinjiang Police Files: New insights into the internment of Xinjiang’s Uyghurs
A new trove of hacked Chinese government files have revealed excruciating accounts of mass detention and torture of more than one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities…
Read more →Thousands of leaked photos and official documents point to the violent methods used by Chinese authorities against Uyghurs
A leak of thousands of photos and official documents from China's Xinjiang has shed new light on the violent methods used to enforce mass internment in the region, researchers …
Read more →'Never Forget Tibet' excerpts to be screened at Human Rights Film Festival
Hague: Never Forget Tibet excerpts are to be screened at Human Rights Festival organized by Global Human Rights Defenders here today. International Campaign for Tibet Board member …
Read more →Tibetan Woman Appointed Superior Court Judge in USA
In one of the most inspiring stories, a Tibetan woman has been appointed to judge in the United States. The governor of Clark County in Nevada has appointed a Tibetan woman to serv…
Read more →UHRP Board Chair Nury Turkel reappointed to USCIRF
Washington DC: The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today welcomed the reappointment of Nury Turkel. The Uyghur-American human rights advocate Nury Turke…
Read more →International indifference to spate of self-immolations in Tibet exposes world community’s hypocrisy: Experts
New Delhi: Experts, belonging to Italy, Canada, India, and Tibet shared their views in an international webinar titled “Why over 150 Self-Immolations in Tibet” which wa…
Read more →800 Theaters Across the US and Canada to Screen ‘Never Forget Tibet’
The feature-length documentary film ‘Never Forget Tibet’, which for the first time features the 14th Dalai Lama recounting his experiences of escape from Lhasa to India…
Read more →China’s Transnational Grip: The Battle for the Tibetan Narrative
The People's Republic of China and dissent - never a happy marriage. On a domestic level, the relationship could easily be called toxic, oppressive, even violent. For the econo…
Read more →Freedom for Tibet is Justice for Tibet: An interview with Sri. Soumyadeep Datta
Many Indian leaders apart from the Indian people have supported the cause of Tibetan freedom movement, against the unjust Chinese regime of oppression and violence in Tibet. The Ti…
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 →China’s Sinicization programme erasing the country’s fragile cultural diversity
Earlier this year, state-sanctioned Christian bodies in Qingdao city of eastern China established a first-of-its-kind committee to promote “sinicization of Christianity&rdquo…
Read more →The Dalai Lama: Simple Monk or Incarnation of a Higher Being?
His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama, Buddhist spiritual master and symbolic leader of the people of Tibet, who currently lives in exile in Dharamsala, India, regularly says that he…
Read more →I will keep speaking out about Tibet: Senator Rice
By Senator Janet Rice Imagine your country being violently invaded. Tens of thousands of people killed as they defended your country. Imagine your invaders telling you that your co…
Read more →We Choose to Resist
10 March 2023 marked the sixty-fourth anniversary of a pivotal moment in Tibet's history. Thousands of people from the Kham countryside to the streets of Lhasa mobilized to pro…
Read more →Mass Protest Rally by pan-Europe Tibetans in Rome this March
By Tenzin Kunga, Advocacy Officer, Free Tibet Large contingents of Tibetans living across Europe will gather in Italy’s historic capital city on 10th March to mark the 64th a…
Read more →Favourite Tibet Reads of 2022
2022 is almost over. As the year draws to a close, we asked researchers, activists and journalists to name their favourite Tibet reads of 2022 that left an impression on them. Here…
Read more →The Book Xi Jinping doesn’t want you to read: Benedict Rogers on his new book, Tibet issue and how Dalai Lama has influenced him
Benedict Rogers is a human rights activist and writer. He is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Watch, Senior Analyst for East Asia at the international human rights o…
Read more →Sovereignty in Settler Colonial Times: Kinship and Education in the Tibetan Exile Community
By Dawa Lokyitsang (This article was originally published on The American Ethnologist and Lhakar Diaries ) When the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, along with his administration and more th…
Read more →Happy 75th Independence Day to India!
By Youdon Aukatsang, Member, 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile I am a second generation Tibetan born and educated in India, raised with a deep sense of connection to an imagined Tib…
Read more →Let us share HH Dalai Lama's Message of peace Across Generations
By Emily Harris His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, born on 6 July 1935, has become one of the most recognised and regarded humanitarians of our time. The Dalai Lama’s own pers…
Read more →What Chinese Media Coverage of Michelle Bachelet’s China Visit Tells Us
The visit of the United Nations Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet to China was a golden chance to probe the human rights situation in areas like Xinjiang and Tibet and to hold it acco…
Read more →The Return & the Rise of Self-Immolations: China’s Failed Policies & Propaganda in Tibet
“Someone who was a poster boy of assimilating with the Chinese system took his life in this overtly political protest. This makes Norbu’s self-immolation even more powe…
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