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News · 28 May, 2026

Guru Padmasambhava: The Lotus-Born Master and His Sacred Bond with Tibet

Guru Padmasambhava, revered as Guru Rinpoche, meaning "Precious Master," stands as one of the most towering spiritual figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. Regarded…

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News · 18 Nov, 2025

Destroying Heaven: The Tragedy of Larung Gar

High in the rolling hills of Serta County in eastern Tibet once thrived a sea of crimson, tens of thousands of red-robed monks and nuns devoted to study, meditation, and the pursui…

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News · 7 Sept, 2025

Candle March in Bodh Gaya as Tibetan Monks Raise Voice Against Chinese Atrocities

Bodh Gaya, Bihar – The sacred land of Bodh Gaya, revered as the seat of Buddha’s enlightenment, witnessed a powerful display of peace and resistance on Sunday. Hundreds…

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News · 29 Dec, 2024

China’s Military Deployment and Massive Crackdown at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy

China’s latest military deployment at the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, Serthar County, Karze, signifies yet another attempt to tighten control over Tibetan religious institut…

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News · 20 Oct, 2024

A conversation with Amy Yee: The author of Far from the Rooftop of the World

Amy Yee is author of Far from the Rooftop of the World : Travels among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents with a Foreword by the Dalai Lama (University of North Carolina Press 202…

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News · 28 Jun, 2024

China Restricts Religious Debate Event for Tibetan Monks

Chinese authorities in Sichuan province’s Tibetan-populated Sershul county have imposed stringent restrictions on a major Buddhist philosophical debate event, significantly s…

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News · 19 Mar

Urgent Call: Prioritize Tibet Crisis Before Chinese Foreign Minister’s Visit

In anticipation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s imminent visit to Australia this week, Representative Karma Singey has issued an urgent plea to Australian Foreign Minis…

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News · 04 Jan

Chinese Authorities Ban New Monks from Tibetan Buddhist Monastery Amid Tightened Religious Controls

Source: Radio Free Asia Chinese authorities have recently implemented a ban on the enrollment of new monks at the Khyungbum Lura Monastery located in Chamdo prefecture, eastern Tib…

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News · 08 Nov

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 …

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News · 24 July

Chinese Authorities Erasing Records of Politically-Motivated Verdicts Against Tibetans, Concealing Repression

Chinese authorities have been systematically removing records of court verdicts involving Tibetans accused of "endangering state security" from publicly accessible databa…

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News · 23 June

CCP Imposes Ideology Tests on Tibetan Monks and Nuns in Tibet

Source: ICT-Germany In a significant move to gain control over Tibetan Buddhism, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has implemented measures to ensure ideological conformity among T…

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News · 03 May

USCIRF Report Exposes China`s Religious Repression in Tibet Amidst Growing Human Rights Concerns

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released a new report highlighting the deteriorating religious freedom conditions in China in 2022. The report foc…

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News · 23 Mar

Chinese Nation Community Consciousness Building Research Centre inaugurated in occupied Tibet

A Chinese Nation Community Consciousness Building Research Center has been inaugurated in occupied Tibet. The center, which is located in the regional capital of Lhasa, is aimed at…

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News · 22 Mar

New report by US State Dept reveals China’s widespread torture and human rights abuses against Tibetans

Source: US State Dept In its latest report on human rights practices, the US State Department has raised concerns about the situation in Tibet, calling attention to the Chinese gov…

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News · 22 Dec

Agyal Tsering, a former Tibetan political prisoner monk in Tibet passed away at age 71

Source: Tibet.net Dharamshala: According to a reliable source, Tibetan monk Agyal Tsering, a former political prisoner in Tibet, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at approx…

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News · 01 Dec 2022

Chinese authorities sentence Tibetan monk for 18 months in Tibet

Source: Tibet.net A Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) cited a reliable source as stating that Lobsang Choephel, a Tibetan monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba in Tibet, was given …

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News · 09 Nov 2022

Tibetan monk passed away after years of poor health after being freed from jail

Source: RFA A Tibetan monk imprisoned for six years for opposing Chinese rule in Tibet has passed away after suffering failing health following his release from prison in 2018, rep…

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News · 27 Oct 2022

US Special Coordinator calls on CCP for immediate release of detained Tibetan monk

The Chinese government should immediately and unconditionally release the imprisoned Tibetan monk and religious philosopher Go Sherab Gyatso, said Under Secretary Uzra Zeya, US Spe…

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News · 14 Oct 2022

His Holiness the Dalai Lama urges to cultivate compassion and use technology for the benefit of humanity

Source: RFA Dharamshala: Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama urged people to train their minds to cultivate compassion and cautioned that digital tech…

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News · 29 Sep 2022

Tibet House to observe Ceremony of Remembrance on Bodhicitta Day

Source: Tibet House Delhi New Delhi: Tibet House, Cultural Centre of His Holiness Dalai Lama will mark the 29th Anniversary of the presentation of the Buddha Statue by His Holiness…

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News · 23 Sep 2022

Sikyong talks on Significance of Tibet at Universities in Japan

Source: Tibet.net Tokyo: Sikyong Penpa Tsering spoke on the significance of Tibet’s position in the international community to students and faculty of the prestigious Reitaku…

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News · 02 Sep 2022

Chinese authorities sentenced two Tibetan monks for possessing photos of Dalai Lama

Chinese authorities sentenced two Tibetan monks to at least three years in prison for possessing photos of the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s foremost Buddhist spiritual leader who has …

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News · 29 Aug 2022

CCP sentenced two Tibetan monks in prison for challenging Chinese government propaganda

Dharamshala: CCP has jailed two Tibetan Buddhist monks in Kardze (Chinese: Ganzi) prefecture of what is now part of its Sichuan Province for up to three and half years, nearly two …

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News · 22 August 2022

Tibet's ongoing cultural genocide by China

Lhasa: Over the years, the persecution of religion has become worse in Tibet, and Beijing's ongoing persecution of Tibetans is a part of its strategy of completely assimilating…

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News · 11 August 2022

Disciplinarian monk imprisoned in relation to self-immolation in 2013 tortured at an undisclosed location

Following the self-immolation protest death of 33-year-old Tibetan nomad Tenzin Sherab in May 2013 in Chumarleb County, Kyegu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in the Tibetan province…

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News · 27 July 2022

China Buddhist Association issues Notice that cracks down on Tibetan Buddhism

Guangzhou: According to reports, this month, the government-controlled China Buddhist Association of Yunfu, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong province , issued a “Notice o…

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News · 29 June 2022

ICT highlights Tibet’s colonial schools, climate change and lack of freedom of expression at UNHRC

Washington, DC: International Campaign for Tibet, on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, delivered three statements at the 50th session of United Nation Human Right…

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News · 20 June 2022

Tibetan Monk in Retreat Kills Self In Protest As Chinese Authorities Escalate Religious Repression: TCHRD

Lhasa: An unidentified Tibetan monk has reportedly self-immolated in front of a portrait of the exiled leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama to protest the widespread crackdown of Tib…

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News · 08 June 2022

Jailed Tibetan monk not allowed to meet his family: Reports

Lhasa: A Tibetan monk serving a four-and-a-half-year prison term in China for working to “split the country” has been refused permission to meet with his family, with c…

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News · 24-May-22

Chinese authorities forcing Tibetan monks to take blame for Buddha statue demolitions in Tibet

Lhasa: Authorities in western China’s Sichuan province are forcing Tibetan monks to take the blame for the destruction of sacred statues torn down by China, ordering them to …

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Report · 1 October 2023

An Open Letter to World Leaders

Dear world leaders, As you know, China is celebrating the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1st. While the Chinese Communist Party celebrates with pomp an…

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Report · 15 September 2023

Significance of Sikkim for Buddhism and His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Introduction Tibetan Spiritual Leader, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to visit Sikkim from October 10 to 14 this year. Sikkim's Chief Minister, Prem Singh Tamang, has officia…

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Report · 06 September 2023

The Urgent Need for Tibet to Feature on the G20 Summit 2023 Agenda: A Multi-Faceted Concern

The G20 summit is a global forum where leaders of the world's most influential economies come together to address pressing global issues. In 2023, there is an undeniable and ur…

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Report · 24 May 2023

Fighting for the Truth: Gonpo Kyi’s Relentless Fight for Dorje Tashi

Tibet, which was unlawfully occupied by China, is the least-free country on earth . According to a report released by freedom watchdog Freedom House, Tibet has a global freedom sco…

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Report · 26 October 2022

Tibetans in Occupied Tibet: Second-Class Citizens in their own Land

By Tenzin Tsephel On October 8 2022, a Chinese woman named Liu posted a racist video on WeChat, where she talked about wiping out Tibetans from Lhasa and called for the Chinese to …

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Report · 1 January 2022

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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