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Tibet 'dying a slow death', democratic nations must stand up to China: Penpa Tsering In an address at an awareness event on Panchen Lama, political leader of the exiled CTA accused China of destroying the historical basis of Tibet's existence.

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Tibet 'dying a slow death', democratic nations must stand up to China: Penpa Tsering In an address at an awareness event on Panchen Lama, political leader of the exiled CTA accused China of destroying the historical basis of Tibet's existence.

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Dalai Lama's escape trail being developed as spiritual tourism spot in Arunachal Little-known Lumla in western Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district would soon be on the national tourism map. The young Dalai Lama had passed through, even stayed, in th...

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India has been kind, but home is home, says Tenzin Tsundue For his activism towards Free Tibet, he has been jailed 16 times and striped naked a lot o

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India has been kind, but home is home, says Tenzin Tsundue For his activism towards Free Tibet, he has been jailed 16 times and striped naked a lot o

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India has been kind, but home is home, says Tenzin Tsundue For his activism towards Free Tibet, he has been jailed 16 times and striped naked a lot o

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The sky was overcast but His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s smile was radiant as he walked into the Tsuglagkhang courtyard this morning. Two Mongolians, a man and a woman, representatives of the 300 of their countrymen and women who had come to hear His Holiness teach, stepped forward to offer him cheese and then curd







Namkyi, a former political prisoner who recently arrived from Tibet, testified about her experiences, describing the events leading up to her protest in her hometown, the hardships she endured while incarcerated in Chinese prison, her escape into exile after being released, and the critical situation in Tibet.





The leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile on Wednesday said he was hopeful that a U.S. bill  urging China to resolve issues related to Tibet through dialogue with the Dalai Lama or Tibetan leaders would be approved by the Senate.





Tibetan residents demanded compensation for land illegally seized by authorities, sources say.



A Tibetan monk committed suicide due to excessive mental tortures


Following his release from the arrest, Tenzin Dorjee, a Tibetan monk of Shelkar monastery from Dingri county in Tibet committed suicide due to excessive crackdown and mental tortures.






Authorities interrogated him several times before suspending his teaching license






Defying a media blackout and severe backlash, Tibetan monks, nuns and residents of a threatened mountain community are showing the world their resistance to a Chinese dam.






The resulting matsutake shortage will hurt livelihoods and exports to Japan and South Korea.





A campaign “Europe for Tibet” was officially launched in the European Parliament on April 9 in Brussels, Belgium with a meeting with Members of the European Parliament in anticipation of the forthcoming European elections slated for June 6-9.





The Chinese government reportedly has begun the forced relocation of Atsok monastery in order to facilitate the construction of Hydropower station on breach of Machu River and forcibly ordered the whole Thangnokvillage to relocate.






China blocking the Dalai Lama's visit to Sri Lanka earlier this year was a reflection of Beijing's insecurities around the Tibetan spiritual leader. And the fact that Sri Lanka has huge debts to China pending means it is again bullied into accepting the 'diktat' from the 'bully'. Inside South Asia decodes the dynamics at work.






A video clip titled ‘The Change of Amnye Machen’ was widely circulated by a local environmental protection group called the Plateau Nature Conservancy in the so called Qinghai Province in Tibet.




Monks have petitioned to have the relocation order reversed, but to no avail.






Based on the melting point of the current snow of Amnye Machen, all the snow of the mountain will be melted away in several decades. But still the Chinese government is persisting with the project of mining around its ranges.






Authorities lay out instructions in a training manual for Tibetan Buddhist monks.






Today in Brussels, the campaign “Europe for Tibet” was launched during a meeting with members of the European Parliament (MEPs). The campaign website eu4tibet.org will serve as a platform for Tibet supporters based in the European Union to encourage candidates for the 2024 European elections to pledge support for Tibet and to question the political parties on their position on Tibet.





His Holiness the Dalai Lama opened the second day’s meeting with guests from Harvard by reciting the following verse, which is an aspiration for a long life and for the flourishing of the Dharma






For Tibetans, the Dalai Lama remains a beacon of hope for a future free from oppressive Chinese rule that seeks to erase their identity, culture, and religion.





Samten, a Tibetan man has been sentenced to three years through a secret trial and his younger sister was arbitrarily beaten and hospitalized.



White paper addresses Himalayan water security challenges

A new white paper summarizing a panel at World Water Week 2023 in Stockholm is providing recommendations for China and other stakeholders to address water security in the region where Tibet is located.





Sikyong Penpa Tsering convened representatives of various Buddhist Religious centres based in Toronto at the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre on 7 April 2024 to persuade them to adopt a resolution and release a joint statement regarding the issue of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s reincarnation and to discuss programmes for celebrating His Holiness’ 90th birth anniversary for a whole year.





(...) Lhadon Tethong was recognized for her work with Tibetan education expert Dr Gyal Lo exposing the mass system of colonial boarding schools in Tibet that has separated more than a million Tibetan children from their parents. Lhadon Tethong dedicated the award to her colleagues and fellow campaigners who were waiting to be able to return to Tibet one day. 





Prof Arthur Brooks greeted His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he entered the meeting room this morning. Brooks told him that their 11-year-old friendship and collaboration had changed his life. He assured His Holiness that he and his friends from Harvard wanted to help spread his message.






The Chinese government has shut down a Tibetan-language blog, Luktsang Palyon, on alleged matters of copyrights. Over many years, compositions of Tibetan writers in Tibet and outside have been published through this online platform.






Under the Chinese Communist Party, nobody is free. Tibetans nevertheless have fewer civil and political rights than most. 






The Ladakh administration has imposed restrictions in Leh and its neighbourhood under Section 144 of the CrPC to prevent “any breach of peace, disturbance to public tranquillity and danger to human life.”






A top Sri Lankan Buddhist leader has said that China has been blocking the visit of Tibetan Buddhist Spiritual leader, Dalai Lama to the country. Most Venerable Dr Waskaduwe Mahindawansa made the comments in an exclusive interview with our diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal in Delhi.












Recent protesters in Tibet opposed China's Kamtok dam construction. In an interview, Dalai Lama representative Dr TG Arya urges global awareness of the plight.


Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama presented with Lord Buddha’s sacred Kapilavastu relics

Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, was presented with Lord Buddha’s sacred Kapilavastu relics on Thursday morning.







On behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people worldwide, Sikyong Penpa Tsering wrote a letter to President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China on 3 April 2024 to express his heartfelt sympathies and prayers for the loss inflicted by the devastating earthquake. 





Pema, a Tibetan monk from Ngaba Kirti monastery was arrested by Chinese police during a peaceful protest on ‘Martyr’s Road’ of Ngaba county and intensified restrictions by deploying a huge number of armies in the concerned areas.





The temperature was mild, the sun shone and whisps of cloud adorned the sky as His Holiness the Dalai Lama walked through the gate from his residence this morning. He was on his way to attend a ceremony in the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple, consisting of prayers for his long life





His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written today to Ms. Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan, the Republic of China, to express his sadness to learn of the loss of life and extensive devastation of property and infrastructure that has taken place during a powerful earthquake off the east coast of Taiwan this morning. 





Tibetan justice advocate Gonpo kyi is protesting and appealing outside the People’s High court in Lhasa for her imprisoned brother, Dorjee Tashi.





Over ten Tibetans from Wonpoto township, Derge County in Tibet were arrested and their current whereabouts remain unknown.






In eastern Tibet, local Tibetans have resisted non-violently in the face of an imminent displacement from their ancestral land as China continues with its insatiable exploitation of Tibetan rivers with dams and diversions






Since the escape, the Dalai Lama has been living in Dharamshala.






The recently passed US government funding bill provides valuable financial support for the Tibetan people—and pushes back on China’s lies about Tibet and refusal to negotiate with Tibetan leaders.






His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote this morning to the Rama Krishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission to express his sadness about the passing away of his spiritual elder brother, Swami Smarananda Maharaj. 






Sixty-five years ago, momentous events took place on the Tibetan plateau; they had incalculable and incredible consequences for India, which until then had peaceful northern borders.





Gonpo Kyi and Choekyong have filed a lawsuit against the Lhasa police for the mistreatment they suffered when the couple was detained and beaten in December 2023, as reported yesterday by the London-based advocacy group Free Tibet, citing its research partner Tibet Watch.






 During the ongoing budget session of the Tibetan parliament in Exile on Wednesday, Tsewang Dorjee, a Thangka artist residing in Dharamshala, distributed documents to ministers and members of Parliament which proposed a bill aimed at safeguarding the dignity of the Tibetan National flag.






The Maldives government Tuesday announced that 1,500 tonnes of drinking water donated by China from the glaciers in Tibet has reached the archipelago nation amidst an acute water shortage.






(...) A presentation will be delivered by Tenzin Tsundue, a Tibetan writer and activist, followed by discussions. Tenzin Tsundue is a Tibetan writer and activist, born and raised in India. He studied literature and philosophy at Madras and Bombay universities. The award-winning writer has five books to his credit and his writing has been translated into over fifteen languages.  He is one of the most prominent voices and activists for the Independence of Tibet.







The International Campaign for Tibet is mourning the loss of David Breashears, a history-making mountaineer and Emmy-winning filmmaker who used his special talents to shine a spotlight on Tibet.






The new “Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Ecological Protection Law”, gives Beijing expanded legal grounds for designating Tibetan areas as nature reserves area and removal of Tibetan nomads from their land in the name of conservation. However, the mining companies can continue to exploit the resources if they follow the so-called “ecological protection requirement”.






A village official and senior monastery administrator are still detained, sources say.





Chinese authorities must release from unjust detention Tibetan singer Gegjom who is being held in an undisclosed location after his arbitrary detention at the hands of local police in Khyungchu (Ch: Hongyuan) County, Ngaba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, in the Tibetan province of Amdo.







Thupten Tsering, the Coordinator of Bureau du Tibet, Paris, attended the 23rd Tibet Festival organised in Amiens by  Aides et Espoir pour le Monde Tibetain (AEMT), a Tibet support group, led by President Yolande Caumont.





Chinese “experts” and Western fellow travelers assured a small audience that the two regions are a model of respect of religious liberty and other rights.






His Holiness the Dalai Lama opened the second day of conversation about leadership with a group of Dalai Lama Fellows by telling them: “It’s a joy to meet with you today.”






At 19, Dechen Atsatsang is already making her mark as a prominent human rights activist in the Chicago area – and even in Washington, D.C.






(...) “Even as China ended its draconian zero-Covid policy measures in 2023, Tibetans continue to face escalating crackdowns on freedom of expression, religion and belief,” the Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said in a report.







Tibet is luring investors from elsewhere in China with a promise to let their children take university entrance exams there in return for an investment of at least $400,000, an unusual move to exploit what is considered an easier scoring system.






In a statement delivered under item 4 during the ongoing 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the European Union reiterated its concerns about the dire human rights situation in Tibet, spotlighting the forced assimilation of Tibetan children in Chinese state-run boarding schools and mass collection of DNA samples of Tibetans.







Hundreds of Tibetans and Tibet supporters from all over Australia joined by activists from the Uyghur, Hong Kong and Falun Dafa communities protested in front of Parliament House on 20 March 2024 against the visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the Australian capital Canberra.





This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with fourteen young leaders taking part in the Dalai Lama Fellows program and an accompanying group of invited guests. 






Well known Tibetan activist Lhadon Tethong, the Co-Founder/Director of Tibet Action Institute (TAI) was honoured with the ‘Snow Lion Human Rights Prize’ by advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) on Saturday, for her pivotal role in exposing China’s colonial boarding schools in Tibet.







The fire in Nyagchu county has burned down homes and injured animals.






A wildfire that broke out on the evening of 15 March in Nyagchukha, Kham Kardze in Tibet, has led to the urgent evacuation of 1,360 households with 5,908 people, according to the latest news report from Khampa TV at 8 a.m. today.





At the “Assessing the PRC’s Assimilation Policies in Tibet” event, Uzra Zeya, the United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, condemned Beijing’s ‘Sinicization’ policies in Tibet





Dharamsala is not just known for its breathtaking landscapes, but it is also a haven for art and handicrafts. It offers a delightful blend of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary creativity






Gendun Lhundrub was arrested by Chinese police in December 2020.






Tibetan prisoner named Ludup, who had been held in prison for three and a half years, was released last month with injuries sustained during his incarceration where he had been compelled to undergo forced labour. He remains under police surveillance and lacks access to medical assistance, reported research group Tibet Watch.






The Tibetan community in the region has demanded that the Chinese government stop the construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Drichu river in Derge town in Dege County in Sichuan in Southwest China.






Those words are not merely a slogan but a belief deeply engraved on our hearts






President Eustache-Brinio on behalf of the Tibet Support Group in the French Senate expressed alarm over the brutal crackdown of peaceful protesters, including monks, against a dam project in Derge in eastern Tibet and calls for the immediate release of those arrested.


    

China’s cascade dam project on the Drichu, the upper Yangtze River, sparked discontent among the local population.






(...) On 5 March 2024, Phuntsok was arrested suddenly by three Chinese police when he visited the county town. His family requested concerned authorities to share some information about his whereabouts and reasons for his arrest, and to meet him in person, but all were denied.





On the invitation of the Mayor and former MP Lionnel Luca, Representative Rigzin Genkhang of the Office of Tibet, Brussels, travelled to Villeneuve-Loubet, a coastal town in the French Riviera, to participate in the 10th anniversary of the “Day for a free Tibet”.





Tibetan and Indian protestors demonstrated against China’s ‘aggression’ against Tibet as well as ‘incursions’ into Indian border states outside the Chinese Consulate General in Kolkata on Sunday.





Nepal has yet again denied permission for Tibetans to commemorate the Tibetan National Uprising Day, with the Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office calling on Tibetans to conduct prayers and ritual activities at home as usual






The People’s Republic of China (PRC), at the UN’s Universal Periodic Review session, presented its report on the progress on the country’s human rights situation. The report maintained that Beijing upholds “the equality of all ethnicities, respect the religions, beliefs of the masses and guarantee the lawful rights and interests of all ethnic groups”.






The author, Jamyang Norbu, was himself a soldier in ‘Chu Shi Gangdruk,’ Tibet’s main guerrilla force.






Tibetan educational sociologist Gyal Lo can speak Mandarin Chinese fluently - but he would rather not.

He has spent the last few years telling the world about Beijing's sweeping educational reforms in Tibetan areas, and would prefer not to use the language of people he identifies as colonial oppressors.






Tenzin Gyatso, who describes himself as a “simple Buddhist monk”, became the face of the Tibetan cause as he crisscrossed the globe, mixing with royalty, politicians and celebrities




Tibetan uprising

Members of the Taiwan Tibetan Welfare Association and the Taiwan branch of the Tibetan Youth Congress hold an event in Taipei yesterday to promote a march to be held tomorrow in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising




CTA holds Prayer Service in memory of peaceful demonstrators of 1987-1989 Pan-Uprising in Tibet

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) held a prayer service today in memory of the bravery and sacrifices made by Tibetans who rose up between 1987 and 1989 in protest against the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) colonial rule in Tibet at Tsuglag-Khang, the main temple in McLeod Ganj.






They were among more than 1,000 Tibetans arrested for opposing the construction of a dam.






Esoteric questions of reincarnation rarely have real-world political consequences, but many fear the search for a successor to Tibet's Dalai Lama could inflame regional rivalries.







From teaching centuries-old crafts to cataloguing their language, exiled Tibetans guard the cultural identity of a homeland most have neither seen nor dare visit, and where they say Beijing is eradicating their heritage






Sixty-five years ago, the people of Tibet rose up. Their courageous spirit continues to guide the Tibetan movement today.






The Dalai Lama, wrapped in red and yellow robes, urged chanting monks and nuns in his latest public prayers to help heal the world with their "compassionate heart".






One reason is China’s ‘lack of trust and confidence in the Tibetan people,’ it says






This Sunday, 10 March, Tibetan communities in Australia and globally will mark the 65th anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day.






Few members of the England cricket team met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at his residence in McLeod Ganj on Wednesday ahead of their clash against India in the fifth Test match slated to be held in Dharamsala.






Seven Tibetan monks on a World Peace Tour visit Tallahassee, showcasing mandala art and workshops to foster understanding and support displaced Tibetan






A senior Tibet official on Wednesday said there were no "mass incidents" last year in the Himalayan region, a euphemism for protests, at a briefing on the sidelines of China's annual parliamentary sessions.





Preparatory Committee in Taiwan Holds Several Meetings to Discuss Arrangements for Upcoming Tibetan National Uprising Day

The 10th March preparatory committee in Taiwan, including the Tibetan Association of Taiwan and Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, was making all-out preparations for the upcoming 65th Tibetan National Uprising Day commemoration under the leadership of the Taipei-based Office of Tibet.




David Thewlis: Decades-Long Ban in China Over 'Seven Years in Tibet' Role

David Thewlis faced a career challenge from a political controversy over 'Seven Years in Tibet,' highlighting the intersection of politics and entertainment.  

 

                  


They tell residents and monastic heads that the building of the Gangtuo Dam will go ahead as planned.






Analysis of Tibetan representation in PRC leadership in 2024
It is the season of China’s annual meetings in Beijing of its National People’s Congress (parliament) and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (political advisory body). Popularly called the “Two Sessions,” China has also been using these sessions to tout how well Tibetans and others who are dubbed “ethnic minorities” are enjoying their rights.









(...) The story of Machik traces back to the late 1990s when retired factory worker Phuntsok “Pencho” Rabgey answered a call to build a primary school in Lithang, Kham. Alongside his wife Tsering, they invested their retirement savings to kickstart the project.






Tibet has received a rating of zero for political rights and civil liberties, in the annual “Freedom in the World 2024” report. The US-based human rights and democracy organisation allocated a score of -2 out of 40 in political rights and 2 out of 60 in civil liberties in their report.





In a landmark moment, the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, widely known as the Berlinale selected “Shambhala,” for inclusion in this year’s prestigious line up. Directed by Nepalese filmmaker Min Bahadur Bham and featuring a predominantly Tibetan cast, the film premiered in the esteemed Main Competition at the iconic Berlinale Palast on February 23.





Chinese authorities have imposed lockdown on seven monasteries situated along the two banks of eastern Tibet’s Drichu River in Kham Dege, reported Radio Free Asia, which cited a local Tibetan source from the region.






For his activism towards Free Tibet, he has been jailed 16 times and striped naked 
 a lot of times. He also protested upon the arrival of Chinese leaders in India, and was placed her detention and left in isolation.





Other rallies were held in India’s Bir and Clementown, and in London.






Activist group Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) on Sunday organised a commemorative event at the Danny Foundation in Jackson Heights, New York, to honour the memory of Tsewang Norbu on the occasion of his second death anniversary.






(...) Chinese authorities released about 20 monks each on Monday and Tuesday, said the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity for safety reasons. 






Last night, the 37th annual Tibet House Benefit Concert took place at Carnegie Hall. This year’s lineup included Laurie Anderson, Joan Baez, Gogol Bordello, Tenzin Choegyal, Maya Hawke, Christian Lee Hutson, Maggie Rogers, the Scorchio Quartet, Bowen Yang, Jlin, and of course Philip Glass, who helps organize it. 






China’s Zijin Mining Group plans to make Julong Copper Mine located in Gyama township, Maldrogungkar county, Tibet, the largest copper mine in the whole world, said the company.





Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang inaugurated the exhibition, titled “The Burning Question – Why are Tibetans turning to Self-immolation?,” organised by the Tibet Museum earlier today, on 27 February 2024, at Tsuglagkhang.






As the 55th session of the Human Rights Council began yesterday in Geneva, around 45 members of the Tibetan community of Switzerland and Liechtenstein held a peaceful protest before the Palace of Nations to call for an immediate halt to the recent clampdown in Tibet’s Derge county.







(...) Beyond its religious significance, Dharamsala is pivotal in preserving Tibetan culture and history, particularly through institutions like the Tibetan Library and the Norbulingka Institute. These establishments are dedicated to the study and conservation of Tibetan art, literature, and crafts, serving as a bridge between generations and a reminder of the resilience of the Tibetan people.






Uzra Zeya, the US Undersecretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, who also serves as the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, has expressed deep concern about the Chinese authorities’ mass arrests of Tibetans who staged peaceful protests against China’s hydroelectric dam project in the region and the impending forced relocation.






Bharat Tibet Sahyog Manch’s Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh units today said the Chinese government had launched a crackdown on Tibetan Buddhist monks protesting the construction of a mega dam on the Yangtze river, which is displacing the Tibetan community.






Filmmaker couple Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin mount another exhibition in Delhi with a guerrilla handbook, archive of photographs, and films, to remind the world of the armed Tibetan resistance against Chinese occupation...





China Arrests Tibetan Buddhist Monks Amid Dam Protests

Mass arrests of Tibetan Buddhist monks and ordinary Tibetans have occurred in the Sichuan province of China. The protests concern the building of a major dam that is likely to destroy six Buddhist monasteries and force Tibetans to leave two villages. 




Global Voices Rally in Brussels for Tibet: A Unified Stand for Peace and Cultural Preservation

Explore the key moments from the conference in Brussels where leaders from 44 countries united to support Tibet, address human rights violations, and highlight the environmental significance of the Tibetan plateau. Witness the calls for peace, dialogue, and cultural preservation in a world often divided.    

 

                       



Three youngsters from the Tibetan community in Austria staged a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Vienna on Saturday over the human rights violations perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party in Tibet.





Some detainees were beaten so badly they required medical attention, sources say






The community center, in a former church in Norristown, will host Tibetan language classes for children and other cultural celebrations for the roughly 200 Tibetans in the area.






Read about the bold protest in Vienna exposing China's human rights violations in Tibet, urging international intervention and solidarity for the Tibetan cause






The Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple, and the courtyard before it were packed this morning with an estimated 8000 people, Tibetans, people from the Himalayan region, and others from further afield.






Detainees are told to bring bedding and food, suggesting they will not be released soon, sources say.






 A new video has surfaced showing Gonpo Kyi, sister of the imprisoned Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi peacefully protesting outside the People’s High Court in Lhasa on February 20.






His Holiness the Dalai Lama sent a message for the ongoing 9th International Conference of Tibet Support Groups, which commences earlier today in Brussels, Belgium.






Temba and his wife Paten Sherpa, permanent residents of Olangchungola in ward 7 of Phaktanglung Rural Municipality, live in an animal shed near Sinjema lake.






The Indian Air Force’s Leh base, the challenge from the China and Pakistan two-front threat, protecting India’s borders from Chinese aggression and preserving Tibet’s Buddhism from Chinese repression is the subject of this documentary





Tibetans in Dharamsala, the exile headquarters of the Tibetan people, rallied in solidarity with Tibetans in Derge County in the Traditional Tibetan province of Kham, who have been protesting peacefully against China’s construction of a dam along the Drichu River.

 
  


Little-known Lumla in western Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district would soon be on the national tourism map. The young Dalai Lama had passed through, even stayed, in this area during his escape from Lhasa to India in 1959.

Western Tibet has a rich historical background, particularly in proximity to Mount Kailash, near the trijunction between India, Nepal and Tibet.







A massive dam project would destroy 6 Buddhist monasteries and force 2 villages to relocate.






Women in Tibet: Past and Present, edited by Janet Gyatso and Hanna Havnevik, offers a thorough examination of Tibetan women's lives, covering their history, challenges, and achievements.






(...) The octogenarian leader implored exiled Tibetans to prioritise unity and solidarity, echoing the resilience demonstrated by Tibetans inside Tibet in the face of severe repression by the Chinese communist government. He cautioned against factionalism, urging the community to show unity displayed by Tibetans inside Tibet.   






Tibetan justice advocate Gonpo Kyi is staging a peaceful protest in front of people’s high court in Lhasa.






As Tibetans prepare to mark 65 years since a failed uprising against Chinese rule and questions loom over the Dalai Lama’s successor, the diaspora’s elected leader said Beijing is crushing his people.






Robert Batinder, the former French justice minister who abolished the death penalty in 1981 and known for his unwavering advocacy for Tibet and his close friendship with the Dalai Lama has passed away at the age of 95 on February 9. 






Critically acclaimed film “Snow Leopard” which was directed by the late Pema Tseden from Tibet, received the highest award at the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema. The festival was held from February 6 to 13 in Vesoul, France.






Bill calls on the State Department to counter disinformation about Tibet.





The Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan (HRNTT) organised the “Cycling for a Free Tibet” event in Taipei and Kaohsiung on Wednesday to draw attention to the Tibetan resistance movement against China’s rule and the human rights situation in Tibet ahead of the 65th Tibetan National Uprising day on 10th March.






A new report by a network of Tibetan researchers titled, “Weaponising Big Data: Decoding China’s Digital Surveillance in Tibet” has uncovered concerning the development of China’s digital surveillance apparatus in Tibet. 






Many Tibetans staged a protest in front of the Public Hall of Derge County in Tibet against constructing a new dam on the Yangtze River and the relocation of local people.






Dalai Lama's letter to Robert Badinter's widow's Elisabeth






His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Alexander Stubb to congratulate him on having been elected the next President of Finland.




Beijing’s permission to reopen the border, which was shut in January 2020 to tame the Covid pandemic.






In commemorating the 13th Dalai Lama’s declaration of Tibet’s Independence on 13 February 1913, the Tibetan National Congress, New York and New Jersey chapter marked the 111th anniversary on Tuesday in front of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, US.






February 13, 2024, marked 111 years of Tibetan Independence Day celebrated mostly by Tibetans living in exile around the world. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) which maintains the position that Tibet has historically been an integral part of China denounces this day as ‘fabricated’. 





Young Tibetan Monk and Poet Dhong Rangchak Arrested

The Chinese government arrested a young Tibetan monk, Tenzin Chenrab, well known by his pen name, Dhong Rangchak. His mother’s health condition has become weaker due to worry about her son.




Tibet's Unyielding Quest for Freedom: A Historical Perspective

On the anniversary of Tibet's Declaration of Independence, delve into its proud history, the Chinese invasion, and the unwavering resilience of the Tibetan people. Discover the global support for their struggle and the urgent need to protect freedom and democracy against Chinese aggression.  

    

             


February 13th is truly a significant day for Tibet and Tibetans as it was on this day in 1913 that Tibet officially asserted her independence under the reign of the 13th Dalai Lama. This year we celebrate 111th anniversary of the declaration of independence of Tibet.





Tibetans in-exile perform group circle dance during second day of Losar celebrations






I extend my warmest wishes to all those celebrating Losar, the Tibetan New Year. On this first day of the Year of the Wood Dragon, we celebrate the strength and perseverance of the Tibetan community around the globe







A mix of travelogue, poetry and socio-political commentary that takes one on a journey through Tibet, while chronicling its changing face over the years






The mayor of Belleville, New Jersey says a representative of the Chinese government tried to stop him from showing solidarity to the Tibetan people and honoring a member of his community.





་In the early morning of the on the First Day of Tibetan Losar (10 February 2024), Officiating Sikyong Norzin Dolma, the Kalon of Department of Information and International Relations, and Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering from the Tibetan Parliament in Exile preside over the celebration.




China ‘threatens relatives in Tibet’ to exert control over activists in exile, with greater transnational repression at Tibetan new year





But authorities restrict access to key religious sites and prohibit large gatherings.









On the occasion of the traditional Tibetan New Year, Losar 2151—the year of the Wood-Dragon—Justice Commissioner Tenzin Lungtok extends Losar greetings on behalf of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission to Tibetans around the world.






Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile, Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, extends Losar greetings to Tibetans inside and outside of Tibet on the occasion of the traditional Tibetan New year- Losar 2151-the year of Wood-Dragon.





On the occasion of the traditional Tibetan New Year, Losar 2151—the year of the Wood-Dragon—Sikyong Penpa Tsering extends Losar greetings on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administrations to Tibetans around the world.






Losar is an important festival and joyous celebration as it is a time of renewal and reflection. Tibetan communities around the world come together to welcome the New Year with hope and optimism.






On behalf of International Tibet Network, I would like to extend our heartfelt wishes to you for a peaceful, healthy, and happy Losar 2151, Year of the Wood Dragon.






Red meat machine or national parks reserve: What is China’s vision for Tibet’s future?
That’s the question the International Campaign for Tibet raises in its new report, “National Parks, Rural Revitalization? A Report on the Future of Tibet’s Peopled Landscapes.”






Hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Tibet, Tibetan Losar was celebrated, albeit a few days earlier, on Wednesday, 7 February 2024, with much fanfare, for the first time in the UK Parliament, with nearly 80 guests consisting of parliamentarians, Tibetans and Tibet supporters including Chinese and Uyghur friends. Good friends of Tibet, Lord Alton, MP Jim Shannon, MP Vera Hobhouse and Ben Rogers as well as representatives of various Tibet-organisations were present.





Rinchen Tsultrim had written favorably on Tibetan language rights just before his arrest in 2019.





A Tibetan singer named Palden, 30, hailing from Yotak village, Dedha Township, Pema County in eastern Tibet, has been arbitrarily detained and sentenced to three years in prison following a secret trial in November last year, according to research group Tibet Watch.





China could use anti-fraud app to monitor Tibetans - report

The investigation by Tibet research groups found the app could monitor users' texts, internet browser histories and access personal data.
They also alleged some Tibetans were being forced to download the app.






Much has been reported about the experiences of communities targeted by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) transnational repression campaign, but little is known about the Tibetan experience. Until now, transnational repression against Tibetans has remained an under-acknowledged phenomenon – primarily due to its persistence, which seems to have normalised it in the lives of the victims.






The Centre has slashed budgetary allocation for Tibet House, the Dalai Lama's cultural centre and other Buddhist institutions.



China ‘pressuring’ eminent monks and admn in Tibet to denounce Dalai Lama

Chinese authorities visited monasteries in Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture from January 11 to 17, according to a statement issued by United Front Work Department





Tibetan monk, Lobsang Thabkhey's arrest for republishing exiled community books and external communication intensifies the struggle for Tibetan autonomy.


            


Just like all other regional communities in India, Tibetan community celebrates the immense hard work of their farmers on the occasion of their New Year, famously  known as ‘Losar’.






Since China’s invasion of Tibet in 1951, Beijing’s propaganda machinery has been striving to maintain its precipitancy inproving the legitimacy of its claims on Tibet. In the process, China has tried to wipe the Tibetan identity byreplacing it with the Han Chinese identitythroughelimination ofTibetan icons, symbols, history, language and culture.






 In the rich tapestry of Tibetan traditions, the celebration of the New Year holds profound significance, marked by age-old rituals and customs. One of the key customs is the Guthuk on the 29th day of the 12th Tibetan calendar month, followed by Namgang, considered the conclusive day of the year. This year, the Tibetan Losar falls on February 10 of the Gregorian calendar.






The Chinese government sentenced Lobsang Kunchok and Lobsang Kalsang, Two monks of Kirti monastery in Ngaba county who self-immolated for the cause of Tibet in 2011





Rinchen Tsultrim, a Tibetan monk and political prisoner, was released after completing his four-and-a-half-year sentence, from Chinese prison on 1 February by the Chinese authority, according to multiple reports. However, he still remains under close surveillance. 




 

(...) Yungchen’s name, given her by a lama when she was born in Lhasa, Tibet, translates as ‘Goddess of Melody’, but she always wanted to be a nun, not a singer. In 1989 she made the dangerous, month-long 1,200-mile journey, on foot across the Himalayas, to Dharamsala in India to pursue her Buddhist practice.





This year, from February 3rd to 29th, nuns from the Kagyu shedras will gather for a month of teachings and debate under the direction of the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa. In addition to a daily schedule of classes and debates, the Spring Teachings will feature teachings by Gyalwang Karmapa on the 50 verses on the Guru.





Taden, a Tibetan man from Aruk township, Dhola County, Tibet was arrested on alleged charges of contacting and sharing information to the outside world. Following his arrest, his family was denied to meet him.






At the third meeting of the 45th Session of the UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), 20 countries, such as Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Montenegro, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the US, expressed concern about China’s human rights violations in Tibet






In connection with its Universal Periodic Review, the CCP regime mobilized fake “experts” to “applaud China’s achievements in human rights protection.”





Authorities tell eminent Buddhist monks to safeguard the ‘unity of the motherland.’





"China gets nervous even if someone congratulates the Dalai Lama on his birthday. China always behaves like a child who feels insecure," she added. She also supported the appeal, made in some quarters in India, for boycott of cheap Chinese products.






A member of Tibet’s Parliament in exile on Tuesday claimed that China was trying to alienate Tibetans from their native culture through “colonially-run” boarding schools.






Last week, during his visit to Estonia, Penpa Tsering, the leader of the exiled Tibetan leadership, met with members of the Tibet Support Group of the Riigikogu. Astrid Kannel, an ERR correspondent, met with a Tibetan political leader to discuss the future and ambitions of his fellow Tibetans.





Former member of the Tibetan Parliament in exile, Jigmey Jugney, has been appointed the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Bureau office in New Delhi, as announced by the Kashag in a circular dated 25 January






The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has called on the Chinese government to substantiate its accusations by addressing “the outstanding requests made by UN special procedures to investigate the actual human rights conditions on the ground.”




Since the occupation of Tibet in 1950, the Chinese Communist Party has persistently distorted historical facts to interfere in Tibetan religious matters.






(...) Taiwanese and Tibetans are connected through the practice of Buddhism, and a small community of Tibetans and Tibetan monks reside in Taiwan, albeit with legal issues surrounding their residency. Politically, the two have always been entwined vis-à-vis their relations with the PRC






Beijing is challenging India’s historical connection with Buddhism, presenting it as an “ancient Chinese religion.” Its aim is political, its disregard for human rights is obvious.









"There are many narratives about the Dalai Lama and Tibet, but few about regular Tibetans who transplant their culture in other parts of the globe," says Chinese American author Amy Yee.






The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) celebrated India’s 75th Republic Day earlier today at Gangchen Kyishong to commemorate the day on which the constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950.







(...) The dam is built on Mapcha Tsangpo (Peacock River), originating near Mount Kailash, a sacred site for devotees of Bon, Buddhists and Hindus. This perennial river, known as Ghaghara in India and the Karnali in Nepal, serves as a significant freshwater source for millions in western Nepal and the Northern plains of India.







A total of 20 member states of the United Nations (UN) expressed concern over human rights violations in Tibet at the third meeting of the 45th Session of the working group on Universal Periodic Review where China underwent its fourth review. 







The 12th General Assembly of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace (ABCP), which was held in New Delhi on 17 and 18 January 2024, unanimously declared His Holiness the Dalai Lama to be a “Universal Supreme Leader of the Buddhist World” in recognition of His lifelong contributions in bringing closer the Buddhist communities and strengthening a sense of oneness of humanity.







Chinese authorities arrested Lobsang Tashi of Kirti Monastery in June 2021.






China faced an unprecedented challenge to its human rights violations in Tibet today, in what Tibet advocates hailed as a “landmark” session at the United Nations. 






Activists accused China of seeking to "erase" Tibetan cultural and religious identities, urging a review of Beijing's rights record at the UN on Tuesday to focus on its "cultural genocide" in the region.






Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration is embarking on a three-week-long official tour to the Baltic States, Finland, the UK, Belgium and South India from 22 January to 18 February 2024.






His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama safely returns to Dharamshala this morning to a rousing welcome reception from a throng of local Tibetans, devotees and well-wishers following a month-long sojourn in Bodhgaya.






Lhadon Tethong, a prominent Tibetan activist and the Co-Founder/Director of Tibet Action Institute (TAI), has been honoured with the International Religious Freedom Award by the Secretary of State under the designation of People’s Republic of China (RoC)- Tibet. 







Tibet House US has revealed two additions to its 2024 Annual Benefit Concert: folk star Joan Baez and New York-based Ukrainian punk ensemble Gogol Bordello.







Tibetan community leader and anti-corruption activist remains in prison, despite his lawyer’s efforts
The anti-corruption activist and community leader A-Nya Sengdra remains in prison with little progress with his appeal, his lawyer has revealed.





Wang Dongsheng died after falling from the 5th floor of a mall, authorities said.






Tibetan rights groups anticipate that UN member states will engage in greater scrutiny of China’s human rights violations and adopt strong language on Tibet during the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group, scheduled to be held in Geneva from 22 January to 2 February 2024.






Tsedon, A Tibetan girl from Tibet University in Lhasa was arrested by the police of Ritso township, Nyemo county, Tibet. Nearly half a month later, her family members were informed of her death, but denied her body to return.






Ethnic Tibetans have expressed alarm over door-to-door inspection by China’s communist authorities to ensure children are not taking private classes and participating in religious activities during their winter break.





Tibet’s ever-expanding great firewall

Chinese authorities have long stifled the flow of information in Tibet by relying on mass surveillance campaigns and forcing Tibetans to turn against each other.






A group of activists affiliated with Tibetan Youth Association in Europe (TYAE) on Monday staged a protest, as Swiss President Viola Amherd welcomed Chinese Premier Li Qiang to Bern, Switzerland.






Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang, on behalf of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and the people of Tibet around the world extended her heartiest congratulations to President-elect Lai Ching-te on being elected as the President of Taiwan and to his Democratic People’s Party.





Congratulating Lai Ching-te, President-Elect, Taiwan

Following yesterday’s presidential elections in Taiwan, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Mr. Lai Ching-te, the President-Elect, to offer his warm congratulations





Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration extended a congratulatory letter to President-elect Lai Ching-te of Taiwan on his election victory.





The Chinese government has sentenced Zhang Yongze, a former deputy chairman of the government of Tibet Autonomous Region, to 14 years imprisonment on alleged charges of bribery.





Tibetan issues not in focus, but repression persists - exiled former leader

The plight of Tibet has become less discussed internationally but repression continues and China is applying what it did there to other regions, a former head of the Tibetan government-in-exile said on Saturday.






Following the recent general election in Bhutan, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Tshering Tobgay, the Prime Minister-Elect, to offer him a warm Tashi Delek.




UN must include strong language on Tibet in China review

As the United Nations prepares to take up China’s report at the upcoming Universal Periodic Review at the end of January, the accelerating deterioration in Tibet demands that UN member states scrutinize China and that the UN adopts strong language on Tibet in its concluding report.




China’s external propaganda on Tibet: Erasing Tibet to ‘tell a good Chinese story’

China’s Tibet policy has been a subject of international scrutiny ever since its invasion and subsequent occupation of Tibet in 1959. The Chinese government knows that there is a political problem in Tibet.





Losar Greeting’ And ‘When it Rains in Dharamsala’: Poems By Tibetan In Exile

Through 100 pages of 'Poetry as Evidence', Outlook presents a selection of poems and verses that have moved us, and we feel these serve as evidence of our bleak times and lives




The participation of Tenzin Paldon, representing Tibet at an international beauty pageant held in Cambodia came to an abrupt end after the Chinese government exerted pressure on the organisers. 



Investigations night and day to find offenders.



(...) “They want one culture, one nation one language. So, there’s no space for our culture and language. This is I think is China’s top ideological conspiracy being practiced over many decades in Tibetan society. Our school system produces cheap labour. They have weaponised the school system to turn four generations of Tibetans into cheap labour.”





2024 marks a milestone in China’s brutal occupation of Tibet—but the Tibetan people’s resilience, hope and struggle to bring that occupation to a peaceful end continue.




China’s CCP is determined to erase Tibet from world history! In a subtle yet significant move, the Chinese will no longer accept ‘Tibet’ in any of their official English communications. They are promoting the occupied name of the region “Xizang” instead of “Tibet” for all official English communications.




A body matching the description of Geshe Tenzin Chodrak, also known as Dadul Namgyal, a 64-year-old Buddhist monk, was found by the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday, following an extensive search operation by local authorities and the community.





China Doesn’t Want You to Say ‘Tibet’ Anymore

Yearslong shift toward the Chinese name ‘Xizang’ is accelerating as Beijing prepares for Dalai Lama succession battle



Since China’s annexation of Tibet in the 1950s, more than 100,000 Tibetans have fled the mountainous region, known as the rooftop of the world. Most of those refugees live with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India, citizens of what’s considered the Tibetan government in exile




This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited to preside over the Gelukpa University Convocation and the award of Geshé Lharampa degrees to Geshés who had graduated over the last four years






In a victory for Tibet activists, biotechnology firm Thermo Fisher Scientific says it has stopped selling kits reportedly used for mass DNA collection in a region of Chinese-occupied Tibet.





No new monks allowed at Buddhist monastery in Tibet

The move reflects China’s tightening grip on religious activities, sources say.



His Holiness’ Message about the Earthquake in Japan

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, to express his sadness about yesterday’s earthquake that has resulted in numerous fatalities and casualties, as well as the destruction of property and infrastructure.



Tibetan woman detained over social media posts

A 39-year-old Tibetan woman named Tsering Tso has reportedly been detained in Drachen County in the so-called Rangkyongjong Tibetan Autonomous Region on December 19 due to her online posts that were perceived as misrepresenting and misinterpreting the behaviour of Chinese police, according to a report published by the Dharamshala-based TibetTimes on Saturday.  





Human rights defender detained for exposing online official practice of racial discrimination against Tibetans


Tibetan human rights defender Tsering Tso had been subjected to arbitrary detention for the second time in three years for her social media posts calling out Chinese authorities for engaging in human rights abuses against Tibetans in Kyegudo (Ch: Yushu) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, in the Tibetan province of Kham.



Top News Events Inside Tibet, 2023

At least over 40 Tibetan monks and laypeople were arrested, and eight Tibetans were imprisoned in 2023. Most of them are allegedly charged with possessing the Dalai Lama’s photography, conducting prayer services and smoke offerings, as well as establishing Mani stone mounds


Long Life Ceremony

This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Gaden Phelgyeling for the Kalachakra Teaching Ground to attend a ceremony of offerings and prayers for his long life requested by the Central Institute of Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, and its alumni, and people belonging to the Tibetan settlement at Paonta Sahib. 



Teachings in Bodhgaya - Third Day


This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground, waved to the crowd, saluted the statue of the Buddha behind the throne, greeted eminent Lamas, and took his seat.

 

His Holiness’ Message for the New Year - 2024

On the occasion of the New Year, I would like to thank everyone who has sent me good wishes, and I offer my greetings to you all, brothers and sisters across the world.

 


People lining the road from the Tibetan Monastery to the Kalachakra Teaching Ground were eager to catch a glimpse of His Holiness the Dalai Lama as he passed this morning.

 

Teachings in Bodhgaya – First Day

A pall of chilly mist lay over Bodhgaya this morning as His Holiness the Dalai Lama took the short drive from Gaden Phelgyeling, the Tibetan Monastery, to the Kalachakra Ground. 


Earth Quake-affected areas in Tibet lack support, many without essential supplies


The recent devastating magnitude 6.2 that struck the so called Gansu and Tsongon (Ch. Qinghai) provinces of Tibet has left a trail of destruction, claiming at least 149 lives and causing extensive damage to homes and infrastructure




A Tibetan man has been in prison for the past seven years


Lhakdor, a Tibetan man from Pelyul county, Tibet was sentenced to 11 years in prison on charges of spreading rumors about Tibet independence. It has already been seven years since his imprisonment.




Monks bring their blessings to the foothills


The Sacred Arts of Tibet Tour of Gaden Shartse Norling Monastery returns to Placerville and Folsom this January. The tour begins in Folsom, supported by Mercy Folsom and Dignity Health, Jan. 3-6, and then moves up the hill to Placerville's Federated Church, Jan. 8-21.





Tibetans in quake-hit areas get scarce aid from Chinese government

But help has poured in from other Tibetans across Tibet.



Tibetans forced to celebrate Mao’s 130th birthday

Chinese officials have spread propaganda showing ‘poor, underprivileged’ Tibetans before Mao’s 1950 invasion.


2023 in review: Resisting efforts to erase Tibet

As China tried to wipe the name Tibet off the map in 2023, Tibetans and their allies kept up relentless efforts to protect Tibetan culture while advancing new ways to bring the Tibet-China conflict to a resolution. 



Tibet’s exiled leaders visit Paris as Chinese repression continues

Exiled Tibetan leaders have been travelling to Paris to meet with members of the diaspora as Beijing steps up its forceful integration policies of ethnic minorities. RFI spoke to one of them, exiled foreign minister “Kalon” Norzin Dolma.

  


Prayers for Peace Under the Bodhi Tree

Following the successful conclusion of the three day International Sangha Forum, delegates gathered this morning beneath the Bodhi Tree to make prayers for world peace. His Holiness the Dalai Lama came from the Tibetan Monastery, Ganden Phelgyeling to join them




British government will refuse to call Tibet as "Xizang", confirms a minister


At a meeting in Westminster, London, MP Jim Shannon asked Anne-Marie Trevelyan, a Minister for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether the UK would continue to call Tibet by its rightful name. Minister Trevelyan




Buddhism as soft power and the gift of the Dalai Lama’s presence

Dalai Lama constantly thanks India for hosting him as its longest staying guest




Dalai Lama calls for greater harmony among different Buddhist communities

A forum in Bodh Gaya draws more than 2,000 monks and leaders from around the world.


TIBET: THE WATER TOWER OF ASIA Towards A Global Common Good

Tibet, a country situated on the world`s highest plateau with an average height of 4000 meters from sea level, is known to the world as the Roof of the World. But for the environment and climate scientists, it is popularly known as the Third Pole and for the Southeast countries as the Water Tower of Asia. 




Former political prisoner Kunchok Lodoe passes away aged 54

Former Tibetan political prisoner Kunchok Lodoe, who spent 13 years incarcerated in Drapchi prison in Lhasa, has reportedly passed away at the age of 54 on December 11, according to various sources. Born in Meldrogunkar County near Lhasa, he was known for his activism.





Signature Petition: Safeguard Tibetan refugee rights in Nepal

Nepal is no longer the safe haven for Tibetan refugees fleeing Chinese repression. Since 1995, mounting Chinese pressure has stopped Nepal from issuing documentation to Tibetan refugees, resulting in their exclusion from travel, employment, and education, among other fundamental human rights.




6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet, 131 lives lost, hundreds injured


A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck Gansu and Tsongon (Ch.Qinghai) provinces of Tibet on Monday, claiming the lives of at least 131 dead, 980 injured



Gonpo Kyi’s Husband, Choekyong is Released

The Chinese police officials re-educated Gonpo Kyi’s husband, Choekyong, for five days and later released on December 18, 2023.


Dalai Lama Inaugurates Maiden International Sangha Forum at Bodh Gaya

 The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, formally launched the inaugural First International Sangha Forum (ISF) today at the International Convention Centre in Bodh Gaya

 

Tibetan spokesperson hails European Parliament resolution on Chinese boarding schools

Central Tibetan Administration spokesperson Tenzin Lekshay hailed the European Parliament resolution on the abduction of Tibetan children and forced assimilation practises through Chinese boarding schools in Tibet.



Book on ‘The Tragedy of the Modom House’ launched

(...) The book encapsulates the gripping and tumultuous journey of Modom Lodro Chotso, the central character and her family, navigating the tumultuous landscape of Tibet under the Chinese occupation in the region of Kham Dagyab following the invasion.





Human Rights Day: protests, celebration of Dalai Lama Nobel Prize

The 75th anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights brought worldwide protests against China’s human rights abuses in Tibet, as well as celebrations of the 34th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s Nobel Peace Prize.




Pilgrimage to the Mahabodhi Temple

Following the teachings he gave at Sed-gyued Monastery, Salugara, His Holiness the Dalai Lama flew yesterday from Bagdogra to Gaya. On arriving at Bodhgaya, he was given a brief formal welcome at the Main Tibetan Monastery, Gaden Phelgyeling.



Tibetan activist and former political prisoner dies at 54

Kunchok Lodoe was sentenced to 13 years for staging an anti-government protest in 1992.




Video: Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama offers prayers at Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar


Spiritual Leader 14th Dalai Lama offers prayers at Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya. Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama was at Siliguri’s Sed-Gyued Monastery on Thursday to deliver teachings to his devotees



Kalon Norzin Dolma Discusses Support for Tibetan Community in Paris with Members of All Tibet Group

Kalon Norzin Dolma of the Department of Information and International Relations- CTA, had an hour-long breakfast meeting with the members of the All Tibet Group on Thursday morning at the French Senate.



Teachings at Salugara

Yesterday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited to an Official State Luncheon in his honour at Samman Bhawan, the Chief Minister of Sikkim’s residence. As he approached the building, he was welcomed by Tashi Shölpa and energetic Snow Lion dancers


 

The abduction of Tibetan children and forced assimilation practices through Chinese boarding schools in Tibet

(...) Parliament strongly condemns the repressive assimilation policies in place throughout China, especially the boarding school system in Tibet that seeks to eliminate the distinct linguistic, cultural, and religious traditions among Tibetans and other minorities, such as Uyghurs.




Congratulating Donald Tusk

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Donald Tusk to congratulate him on his election once more as Prime Minister of Poland. 





Humans should Prioritise Promoting Compassionate and Harmonious World: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s arrival to Siliguri (West Bengal) from Gangtok, a massive number of followers and devotees joyously received the Buddhist leader to Sed-Gyued monastery in Salugara for His teaching earlier this morning.



Tibet is 'dying a slow death', warns head of Tibetan government-in-exile

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Penpa Tsering, president of the Tibetan government-in-exile, warned that Tibet is "dying a slow death". He claimed that the policies of China's government were aimed at the "eradication" of Tibetan identity.





Sister of imprisoned Tibetan businessman and her husband detained for staging protest

Chinese authorities have reportedly detained Gonpo Kyi, the sister of the imprisoned Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi, and her husband, Choekyong for staging a protest in front of the Lhasa People’s Court on Dec. 13, according to various reports. 




Tibetans have become refugees in their own country...in India we have freedom: Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama while speaking about his exile and China's taking over Tibet said that Tibetans became refugees in their own country but received warm affection, respect and freedom in India. 



Nepalese police detains five Tibetans for commemorating Nobel Peace Prize Day

The Nepalese police have reportedly detained five Tibetans on Sunday morning for peacefully commemorating the 34th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s Nobel Peace Prize day in Kathmandu, Nepal, according to multiple sources. 



Authorities detain four Tibetans for carving mani stone in Kegudo, Tibet

 Four individuals accused of violating the law while overseeing donations to create mani stones were reportedly apprehended in Kegudo town of Kham in Tibet on December 12 at 8:30 a.m. local time, according to Tibettimes.




The Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas

When His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived at the Paljor Stadium this morning, he was received at the door by Shri Sonam Lama, Hon'ble Minister of the Ecclesiastical Affairs Department. When he reached the pavilion from which he would teach, he was welcomed once again by H.E. Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Governor of Sikkim and Shri Prem Singh Tamang (Golay), Hon'ble Chief Minister of Sikkim.



 Why new Chinese propaganda on Tibet should worry India

Beijing has begun increasingly referring to Tibet as ‘Xizang’ amid its recent ‘white paper’ showcasing Tibet’s development under Chinese president Xi Jinping



His Holiness the Dalai Lama Receives Rousing Welcome in Sikkim

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in Sikkim today to a rousing welcome by the leadership of the Sikkim government and the people of Sikkim including the Tibetan community there.




   Why China has started referring to Tibet as ‘Xizang’

China continues to assert itself in Tibet. In yet another move, the state-controlled Chinese media has now started referring to the region as ‘Xizang’. Here’s why it has angered Tibetans                          


Persecution of Buddhists in Tibet

A Westminster Hall debate on persecution of Buddhists in Tibet will take place on Thursday 14 December, from 4.00-5.30pm. The debate has been scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led by Jim Shannon MP.



Reincarnation of Tibetan Lama: A Matter of Faith, Not Political Tool

The Chinese government’s attempt to control the reincarnation system in Tibetan Buddhism is a severe violation of religious freedom rooted in historical ignorance and political self-interest




Tibet in 2023: China’s Human Rights Violations




Arrival in Gangtok, Sikkim

This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama flew from Delhi to Bagdogra in West Bengal en route to Sikkim. He was received at the airport by the Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs of the Sikkim Government, Ven Sonam Lama

 


Naktsang Nulo’s new book captures his brave and unflinching voice on life under Chinese occupation

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) is deeply honoured and privileged to release a new book by the critically acclaimed Tibetan author Naktsang Nulo, known for his unique voice and perspective on life in Tibet under Chinese occupation.






Dalai Lama arrives in Sikkim for a three-day visit after 13 years

The Dalai Lama's visit to Sikkim in October had been cancelled due to a flash flood that claimed the lives of scores of people and displaced thousands.



Tibetan Diaspora in Vienna stages symbolic protest, condemns China's human rights violations Tibetan Diaspora in Vienna stages symbolic protest, condemns China's human rights violations



Taiwan calligraphy exhibit honors Tibetans who self-immolated

‘Those Who Give Fearlessly’ displays records of 166 people who burned themselves in protest of Chinese rule.



CTA Commemorates 34th Anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize Conferment on His Holiness the Dalai Lama

 The Central Tibetan Administration celebrated the 34th anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize on His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India.



Kashag’s Statement on 34th Anniversary of Conferment of Nobel Peace Prize​ to His Holiness the Dalai Lama

On this special occasion of the 34th anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Kashag offer its deepest gratitude and reverence to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. 




DIIR’s Statement on 75th Anniversary of International Human Rights Day

On this date, 75 years ago, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR is a landmark document that enshrines the inalienable rights of all human beings, which everyone is entitled to without any pre-conditions.






New Report on Tibetan Refugees in Nepal Reveals Alarming Expansion of Chinese Influence

In recent years, the growing Chinese influence in Nepal has been so extensive and thorough that many Tibetan refugees living in the Himalayan state have begun calling it “Second Tibet”, alluding to the fact that the level of restrictions they experience is second only to Tibet, which is known as one of the least-free places in the world, revealed a report released today by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) in conjunction with the Seoul-based Asian Dignity Initiative (ADI).





Statement of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on 34th Anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize Conferment on His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama


Thirty-four years ago to this day – on the 10th of December in 1989 – the Nobel Peace Prize, which is renowned across all the ten directional spheres of this world, was conferred on His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama, the master of the entire corpus of teachings of the Buddha, the apex ornamental pride of all spheres of existence including the heavenly realms...





Chinese state media drops ‘Tibet’ for ‘Xizang’ after release of Beijing white paper


China’s official media has dramatically increased its use of the term “Xizang”, rather than “Tibet”, when referring to the autonomous region in western China in English articles, after a white paper on Tibet was released by China’s cabinet, the State Council, in early November.


The Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony 1989

Watch a video clip of the 14th Dalai Lama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway, 10 December 1989.

 

Police out in force during Lhasa religious festival

Devotees were kept from gathering in large numbers and restricted from visiting temples.


ICT urges China to stop discriminating and disempowering Tibetans at UN Forum

The International Campaign for Tibet delivered a statement at the 16th “UN Forum on Minority Issues” that took place Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in Geneva, exposing the discriminatory and disempowering policies Tibetans suffer under Chinese rule.





The Chinese government imprisoned a Tibetan woman, Semkyi Dolma from Dhamgzhong County on trumped-up charges of sending ‘State Secrets’ abroad.



His Holiness the Dalai Lama Departs for Sikkim and Salugara

His Holiness the Dalai Lama departed from his residence early this morning at around 7:30 AM for Sikkim and Salugara where he is scheduled to give teachings from 12-14 December.



MPs to hold a debate on the persecution of Buddhists in Tibet

On Thursday 14 December in Westminster Hall, MPs will hold a debate on the persecution of Buddhists in Tibet.



Tibetan refugee shares culture through Bloomington restaurant

(...) As Pema Wangchen steps into his restaurant, he passes the wooden sign that stands before the entrance. A yak is painted in front of snowy mountains. Below it a banner reads “Anyetsang’s Little Tibet Restaurant,” with flags of the United States, Tibet, India and Thailand in each corner. 





Tibet Raised at 24th EU-China Summit in Beijing


On Thursday 07 December 2023, the 24th EU-China Summit took place in Beijing, China. This was the first in-person summit since 2019.



Chinese, Hong kongers, Tibetans and Uyghurs unite to challenge the Chinese government on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2023 in London. These people oppressed by the Chinese government will protest and challenge the CCP for its human rights violations in Tibet, East Turkestan, Hong Kong and China.




The Panchen Lama Saga Is Far From Being Over. India Should Be Ready

The Tibetans living in exile in India have once again urged the Indian government to speak to China and put “pressure” on Beijing to release the 11th Panchen Lama, who was allegedly abducted by the Chinese government after the 14th Dalai Lama recognised him in 1995.



India-based Dalai Lama institute graduates first batch of Ph.D. students

The school and others like it are seen as vital to preserving Tibetan culture in the face of Chinese rule.





Tibet 'dying a slow death', democratic nations must stand up to China: Penpa Tsering

 In an address at an awareness event on Panchen Lama, political leader of the exiled CTA accused China of destroying the historical basis of Tibet's existence.





Tashi Lhunpo Monastery Appeals to Indian Government to Pressure China into Releasing 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet


The Tashi Lhunpo Monastery based in South India in coordination with the India Tibet Coordination Office, New Delhi launched the “Panchen Lama Awareness Initiative” at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi on 5th December 2023. This significant event was planned to bring about greater awareness of the humanitarian and cultural issues surrounding the enforced disappearance of the Panchen Lama and work towards a consensus on his release.






Two sisters devoted to community service detained in eastern Tibet

Two Tibetan women, known for helping the poor and needy in their village were detained on 23 October after sending voice messages in chat groups on the social media application WeChat, encouraging everyone to practise virtuous actions.

Leader of Tibetan government in exile warns France over China's policies


Penpa Tsering, the political leader of Tibet's government in exile, was in Paris this week to raise awareness about the increased repression faced by Tibetans living in Chinese-controlled areas. He spoke to RFI about issues such as intense surveillance and the destruction of Tibetan cultural identity.  



 A home at last: Greater Philadelphia’s small Tibetan community will soon have a cultural center of their own

After years of fundraising, the Philadelphia region’s small Tibetan community will finally have their very own center where they can gather to preserve and celebrate their language and culture.




His Holiness the Dalai Lama Emphasises Non-Violence and Compassion To Resolve Conflicts

His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote a message about embracing and promoting non-violence and compassion to resolve conflicts in today’s world on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.




Two  Tibetan Women arrested by Chinese Police

The Sershul County police arrested two Tibetan Women and as of now, their whereabouts and condition remains unknown.




Sikkim: Chief Secy reviews preparations for visit of Dalai Lama

Sikkim Chief Secretary VB Pathak on Friday reviewed the preparations for the visit of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama from December 11 to 14.



Book Review: An emphatic refusal

Jamyang Norbu’s new book, Echoes From Forgotten Mountains: Tibet in War and Peace, is a tapestry of history, memoir, autobiography and politics told by someone who was not only a keen observer but also a direct participant in some of the major events covered in the book.





Compassion on canvas

Tibetan Thangka master and contemporary artist Anay Ngawang Chodak’s ongoing exhibition explores the depths of compassion and wisdom in humans.



China requires job applicants in Tibet to denounce Dalai Lama

Beijing considers the spiritual leader to be a separatist and wants ‘loyal’ public sector workers.


Tibetan association aims to relocate from Richmond site to larger space

The Tibetan Association of Northern California (TANC) aims to relocate from its current Richmond location to a property that can provide more space for its growing community.




Sikyong Penpa Tsering Emphasises Younger Generation to Acquaint with Tibet’s History

Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration arrived in Vienna on Wednesday, 29 November. During his day-long engagement in the city, Sikyong spoke to three media houses including ORF Austrian Radio/Television, International Desk And Asian Politics Of Der Standard, and reporter Saransh Sehgal.





A bill to strengthen US efforts in pushing China to negotiate with the Dalai Lama’s envoys to resolve the longstanding Tibet-China dispute can now proceed to the House floor after an important committee vote today. 



Tibetan Canadians

Tibetan refugees first arrived in Canada in the early 1970s. Subsequent cohorts arrived after the late 1990s and in 2013. According to the 2021 Canadian census, there were 9,350 Tibetans living within Canada, the majority of whom reside in the Greater Toronto Area.





Head of Tibet’s government-in-exile meets with Canadian lawmakers

The leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile has met with Canadian lawmakers, government officials and Tibet supporters in Ottawa to urge their continued support for Tibetan causes, including their “freedom struggle,” and raising the issue of China’s human rights violations in the region 





Erasing Tibet

(...) ) In Tibet, the Chinese state has also embarked on a campaign to quash the identity of a distinct people. Its chief weapon in Tibet is not dystopian camps but something seemingly more quotidian: residential schools.




Tibetan ecologist among BBC top women conservationist

A Tibetan woman named Palyang (Ch. Bayang), is listed on the esteemed BBC “100 Women” for her outstanding efforts to champion the ecological conservation of the Tibetan Plateau. 





he Chinese government has sentenced singer, Golok Palden to three years and currently, he is in the prison of Pema County, Golok.




Why China wants to erase ‘Tibet’

China has started to call Tibet “Xizang” instead of Tibet for several reasons.
First, China wants to assert its sovereignty and legitimacy over Tibet, which it claims as an integral part of its territory and history



Live Webcast: Teachings in Gangtok and Salugara

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give one-day teaching on Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo’s "37 Practices of a Bodhisattva" at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim, India on December 12, 2023 at the request of the Sikkim State Government. On December 14, His Holiness will give a general teaching followed by the Ceremony for Generation of Bodhichitta at Sed-Gyued Monastery in Salugara, West Bengal, India.




Janapath to Majnu Ka Tilla

Delhi is best known for shopping expeditions. This winter, explore the most famous Tibetan markets in the National capital.




Four Tibetan Monks are Arrested in Tibet.

During a yearly prayer session in Nubling village, five policemen of Dingri County have come there and arrested four monks; Sonam, Kalsang tsering, Nyima and Phuntsok on Trumped-up charge of conducting prayer services for His Holiness the Dalai Lama. 





Anti-Xi Protesters Say San Francisco Police Ignored Beatings During APEC

  Human rights organizations and activists in the United States are calling for a congressional hearing in response to violent assaults on Chinese dissidents who protested against Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to the APEC summit in San Francisco November 15-17.



Tibetan leader offers students window into ‘roof of the world’


Penpa Tsering, leader of the Tibetan government in exile, recently traveled to the University of Massachusetts to discuss how China is attempting to eradicate Tibet’s unique cultural identity, urging listeners to be wary of “the dragon” — his nickname for the East Asian superpower.





Hundreds of people packed a community center this month in Burlington's Old North End. Colorful prayer flags crisscrossed overhead, and the smell of freshly steamed momos wafted through the air. 


ICT delegation visits Dalai Lama, Tibetan leaders

The senior leadership of the International Campaign for Tibet is pleased to have concluded a recent visit to Dharamsala, India to meet with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the leaders of the Central Tibetan Administration.




Four Tibetans rearrested and secretly sentenced to prison

Tibet Watch has learned that four Tibetans in eastern Tibet who were detained, beaten and tortured last summer were rearrested two months ago. They were subsequently sentenced to prison in a secret trial.



Dalai Lama to visit Sikkim in December

According to a circular issued by the Government of Sikkim’s Home Department, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is set to visit Gangtok, Sikkim on December 11, 2023. 




Preserving the Abodes of Tibetan Buddhist Deities

Under increasing climate pressures in Northeast India, monks and monasteries safeguard local lakes and forests.



As Tibet becomes Xizang, Delhi faces a new concern


(...) The word "Tibet" is never used in the white paper, except as an adjective such as "Tibetan" or in the name of an organisation or institution, such as "Tibet Airlines".

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the Tibetan government-in-exile based in Dharamsala, strongly rejected the white paper, saying that the document was "unacceptable" and filled with "misinterpretation, misconceptions and lies".




Arunachal Pradesh: Tibetan writer trains GenNext during Literature Festival

Tibetan activist-cum-writer Tenzing Tsundue recently offered an orientation programme to GenNext writers of the state while participating in the 5th edition of three-day Arunachal Literature Festival celebration.




The False Panchen Lama Ordains Monks in Tashi Lhunpo Monastery—for the Communist Party

He told them to “be grateful to the Party, listen to the Party, follow the Party, promote the Party.”




Tibetan administration seeks Europe's support to preserve identity

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has appealed for support from European countries in its endeavour to preserve the unique Tibetan identity.



I often feel like a kite cut loose; our belongingness is imagined: Tenzin Tsundue

Tenzin Tsundue never seems to rest. The Tibetan activist and poet is ubiquitous, moving from jails to yet another event.

Statement on Biden-Xi meeting in San Francisco

The International Campaign for Tibet welcomes the confirmation that Tibet was raised during President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.





Former political prisoner Golog Jigme honoured with Democracy Award

Former Tibetan political prisoner Ven. Golog Jigme was honoured with the prestigious Democracy Award for his unwavering commitment to freedom and democracy by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).



4 Tibetans sentenced to prison for 2nd time for religious activities

Previously, authorities detained them for 11 months on the same offense.


Chinese leader Xi Jinping's arrival at the venue of the APEC Summit in San Francisco was marked by significant shows of resistance. A banner at the venue that went up in the air over the Moscone Centre, the site of the APEC Summit, read: ‘End CCP, Free China, Free HK, Free Tibet, Free Uyghur’.



Tibet activists and pro-China supporters demonstrate at APEC summit

Groups of Tibet activists and pro-China supporters staged opposing demonstrations in San Francisco on Wednesday as Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the city for an APEC summit.




China’s new ‘White Paper’ on Tibet: Ominous silence amid barrage of party language

The new “White Paper” on Tibet released on Nov. 10, 2023 by China’s State Council unsurprisingly presents an overwhelmingly flowery image of the situation in Tibet, while its barrage of figures and alleged achievements, along with language characteristic to the Communist Party under Xi Jinping,




New Tibetan translation software harnesses AI to preserve language

The tool comes amid China’s growing restrictions on linguistic and cultural rights in Tibet.


Two Years imprisonment sentenced to Four Tibetans

(...) On 24th August 2022, the Chinese authorities arrested Shukdar, Gelo, Tsedu, Bamo and Khore on alleged charges of conducting religious activities such as smoke offering to the mountain deities and prayer offering.



Dharamshala Tibetan Settlement Office and Local Tibetan Assembly Organise Mass Prayer for Long Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

The Tibetan Settlement Office and Local Tibetan Assembly of Dharamshala jointly held a mass prayer for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama this morning on 15 November 2023.



'Day of the Imprisoned Writer' remembers persecuted authors

The authors' association PEN is shining a light on writers and journalists who have been imprisoned in regions from Crimea to Tibet. It's also calling for their release. 



 

In a yet another move that signals the power dynamics between Hollywood and China, entertainment giant Disney has banned Martin Scorsese’s 1997 film “Kundun” in all formats, in response to Chinese government pressure. 





The publishing industry in Tibet has faced escalating control and censorship lately, with the Chinese government imposing stringent restrictions on independent Tibetan publishing houses, according to Tibet Times.



Condolences on the Passing Away of Karel Schwarzenberg

Following the passing away of Czech politician, diplomat and statesman Karel Schwarzenberg, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to his widow, Mrs. Therese Schwarzenberg, to offer his condolences and prayers.  

 

CTA Denounces China’s White Paper On Tibet, Calls It Unacceptable

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), commonly known as the Tibetan government in exile, has denounced the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) latest propaganda document, the White Paper on Tibet, as filled with “misconceptions, misinterpretations, and lies”, rendering it “unacceptable.”

 

China Is Slowly Erasing Tibet's Name

The Chinese government is gradually dropping the name "Tibet" in official English-language references in favor of the region's Mandarin Chinese name—"Xizang"—with experts saying the move is in line with Beijing policies aimed at erasing Tibetan culture.



A large protest organised by Regional Tibetan Youth Congress in Washtong DC on November 11, 2023, to protest against Chinese President Xi's visit in the free country, they shouted: stop the genocide in Tibet, Xi Jinping is not welcome in the United States, as long as China does not respect human rights.”  





The Battle for the Soul of the Dalai Lama -    Lobsang Sangay 

To Control Tibet, Communist China Ventures Into the Spiritual Realm



Separed from their families, hidden from the world

(...) This is precisely what concerns Tibetan activists in India and other parts of the world.  Their concerns are reflected in a report compiled two years ago which is now being updated for the UPR. Titled “Separated From Their Families, Hidden From The World”, it focuses on what is described as “China’s vast system of colonial boarding schools in Tibet”.  




China’s new law on religion: A great leap backward

Stricter rules on spiritual venues signal a tightening of the screws on minorities



Indian activist on fifth cycle rally, calls for freedom of Tibetan environmentalist

Sandesh Meshram, a prominent Indian Tibet supporter and Regional Convener of the Core Group for Tibetan Cause – India (CGTC-I) has started his fifth cycling rally, which will cover eight Indian states from West Bengal to New Delhi.


Tibetan woman arrested for sharing photo of Dalai Lama

A Tibetan woman named Wangchuk Tso has reportedly been arrested on October 26, 2023 by Chinese authorities for sharing a photo of Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama in a WeChat group. 



Tibetan Association of Vermont hosts 19th Annual Tibet Festival


The Tibetan Association of Vermont hosted their 19th Annual Tibet Festival.
The Old North End Community Center was filled with Tibetan cultural dance performances, music, and Tibetan fashion show Saturday.



CTA rejects China’s claims in latest White Paper

The exile Tibetan government known officially as Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) vehemently rejected the latest White Paper by China titled “CPC Policies on the Governance of Xizang in the New Era: Approach and Achievements” by China’s State Council Information Office on Friday. CTA said that the propaganda document by China is simply “unacceptable.”




Pro-Tibet Protesters Hang Anti-China Banner at Moscone Center Ahead of APEC

Pro-Tibet protesters on Friday hung a sign from the roof of San Francisco’s Moscone Center denouncing Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator” ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
 



5th Janjagaran Cycle Yatra titled “Free Tibet, Save India” begins in Kolkata, West Bengal

Sandesh Meshram aka Samten Yeshi, a longtime friend of Tibet, currently serving as one of the Regional Conveners of the Core Group for Tibetan Cause – India (CGTC-I) and also a member of India Tibet Friendship Society (ITFS), Nagpur initiated his 5th Janjagaran Cycle Yatra with the message of ‘Free Tibet, Save India’ including the campaign for the release of Tibetan environmentalist and philanthropist Karma Samdrup on 5th November, 2023 from Kolkata, West Bengal.



Prayers for peace: Tibetan monks share their culture at Canton Country Day School

(...)The group's leader, the Venerable Geshe Lharampa Khenrap Chaeden, said their goals are to pray for peace, to offer the world their condolences for the suffering at hand, and to share and preserve their history and culture.




 This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama met a group of peace campaigners mostly from Europe. Their leader, Sofia Stril-Rever from France, declared that their hearts were filled with joy to meet him again




‘Seeds for the Future’ conference underway in Dharamshala

(...) The Future of Tibet’s Dharamshala conference under the theme “Seeds for the future” will explore various topics, including the geopolitics of Tibet, China, and India, Tibetan unity, Tibetan identity, connecting Tibetans across different places and generations, prospects for Tibet, including the idea of self-determination, and preparing for the future post-His Holiness.
 


Taiwan Tibetan Association Organises Prayer Session for Long Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

The Tibetan association in Taiwan held mass prayers on Sunday for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and for the fulfilment of his noble wishes.
The prayer session was attended by Representative Kalsang Gyaltsen Bawa led the staff of the Office of Tibet.




The Battle for the Soul of the Dalai Lama

In 1954, China’s paramount leader Mao Zedong met Tenzin Gyatso, the then 19-year-old who was the 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet. “Religion,” Mao acerbically observed to the young Dalai Lama, “is poison.” 



China urges Tibetan students to denounce Dalai Lama

China is urging teachers and students in western Tibet to pledge allegiance to the one-party state and denounce the Dalai Lama and what authorities say are his separatist ways, according to two Tibetans living inside Tibet.


Congratulating the New Khamba Lama of Mongolia

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to the newly elected Khamba Lama of Gaden Thekchogling, the principal Buddhist Monastery in Mongolia, Geshé Jetsun Dorji (Javzandorj-Жавзандорж), to congratulate him on his new position. 




 His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to the Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, to express his sadness about the devastating earthquake that recently struck western Nepal leading to the loss of precious human lives and many injuries.



US Special Coordinator calls for “immediate and unconditional release” of Go Sherab Gyatso

The United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues Uzra Zeya on Tuesday took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to urgently demand the “immediate and unconditional release” of Go Sherab Gyatso, a Tibetan political prisoner whose health is deteriorating. 



China’s lithium mining boom in Tibet sparks debate in renewable energy race

A recent research report by Turquoise Roof, a network of Tibetan researchers titled “Tibet, a new frontline of the white gold rush in the global race for renewable energy” has uncovered that China’s booming electric vehicle industry is fuelling a lithium rush in the Tibet that risks damaging the troubled region’s fragile ecology and deepening rights violations.





Last film of late Pema Tseden’s ‘Snow Leopard’ wins Tokyo Grand Prix


The 36th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) concluded on November 1, 2023, with a poignant and bittersweet note as the late Tibetan filmmaker, Pema Tseden, posthumously received the prestigious Tokyo Grand Prix for his final work, “Snow Leopard.” 




Chinese authorities in Lhokha, southern Tibet, adopted new methods to teach CCP political education, patriotic education and President Xi Jinping's thoughts in Chinese to Tibetan monks in Tibetan monasteries in the Lhokha region. From this year onwards, they will intensify the propagation of the "four consciousnesses” of CCP among the general public and particularly monks in Tibet.



China is getting away with cultural genocide in Tibet

 “Genocide” is a powerful charge, often leveled at repressive regimes and warring states when they are openly mass murdering civilians. But some genocides take place slowly and methodically, without large-scale killing and outside the public’s view.




Planning to Visit Tibet as a Foreign Tourist? A Friendly Word from a Tibetan

Should you really join tours of an occupied country organized by the occupying power? Perhaps not, but if you insist on going there, here are some tips.

 



Beijing's Sinicization Act: Chenese Business outlets face dictates to to replace Tibet with 'Xixang'

While China’s social, cultural, and religious engineering with its non-Han Chinese communities continues, Beijing has accelerated the process of Sinicization of Tibet so much so that even business firms dealing with Tibetan goods have been asked to use ‘Xizang’ in place of Tibet while marking their products from the region.





A Tibetan refugee’s fractured dreams of home in exile      



              

Biden cabinet members urged on Tibet DNA collection, family separation

The chairs of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China have written to three Biden administration cabinet members urging action, including possible Global Magnitsky sanctions, on mass biometric data collection and family separation in Tibet.



Is China using new boarding schools to dilute Tibetan identity?


 Activists estimate 1 million Tibetan children study at such boarding schools, though the number is difficult to confirm. They say the schools are part of a broader strategy to dilute Tibetan identity and assimilate Tibetans into the majority Chinese culture  



                   


First-grade students, hands folded on their desks, watch a teacher write a brush-like stroke on a blackboard in their Tibetan alphabet. Outside, craggy mountains climb toward the brightest of blue skies. The air is clean and crisp at 2,800 meters (9,100 feet), if a bit thin.




Eight Tibetans detained after collecting donations for religious offering

Darlak County Police issue notice soliciting information on the group detained in exchange for rewards
Darlak County police arbitrarily detained eight Tibetans under the charges of “creating criminal organisation”, “picking quarrel and provoking trouble” and “extortion and blackmail” on 20 October.



Geneva Forum 2023 Commences to Discuss Decline of Human Rights in Regions Under China

The Geneva Forum 2023, jointly organised by the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) and the Tibet Bureau Geneva, commenced today on 26 October 2023.





Congratulating Speaker Johnson

Following the election of Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker of the US House of Representatives, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to him to offer his congratulations.
“The United States is the leading nation of the world,” he wrote, “and I have long admired the way your country champions democracy, liberty and respect for human rights, including religious freedom.


Long Life Prayers in Dharamsala

This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama was offered prayers for his long life by students, staff and former students of the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, as well as members of Sera Jé Hardong Khangtsen, the Tibetan Chamber of Commerce and the Lha Ngam Phun Sum (Lhatse Dzong, Ngamring Dzong and Phuntsoling Dzong) regional organization.

 

Tashi Wangchuk beaten by police head, refused business registration for new shop

Former Tibetan political prisoner and language rights activist Tashi Wangchuk was detained and beaten by Chinese police personnel on 17 October after he posted a video of government staff refusing his request for business license registration. 



Tibetan Sikyong (President) meets US leaders in Washington


The Tibetan Sikyong (President) met with Congressional leaders, Biden administration officials, local Tibetan Americans, Washington, DC journalists and more during a productive and busy trip to the US capital last week.


Tibetan Children’s Village Commemorates 63rd Founding Anniversary

The Tibetan Children’s Village, Dharamshala commemorated its 63rd founding anniversary today.



Renowned linguist urges learning Tibetan to access traditions and philosophy


Nicolas Tournadre, a French linguist and professor at the University of Provence, specializing in morphosyntax and typology urged Tibetan youth to learn their native language to access their rich Tibetan traditions and philosophy



Tibetan Guidebook on UN Special Procedures released to mark United Nations Day

To mark the 78th anniversary of the United Nations (UN) founding, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has released “Engaging with the Special Procedures”, a Tibetan guidebook on one of the most significant human rights mechanisms: the Special Procedures.





His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday in 2025 To Be Commemorated As Year of Peace: Exile Tibetan Leader Sikyong Penpa Tsering

Sikyong Penpa Tsering addressed the Tibetan community of New York and New Jersey, one of the largest diaspora communities in the West on Saturday.





China “striking at very root” of Tibetan culture: Exiled Tibetan leader

The democratically elected leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, has said that China is “striking at the very root” of Tibetan culture, as per The National Press Club.




Institutionalization of Xi’s Cultural Thought Impend Further Restrictions, Especially in Occupied Tibet

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) unveiled a Research Centre of ‘Xi Jinping Thought on Culture’ at a National Conference on Propaganda, Ideology, and Culture held in Beijing earlier this month, with Xi himself presiding over the conference. 

 

Congressional and Tibetan leaders celebrate Dalai Lama Gold Medal anniversary

(...) To mark the anniversary of that historic moment, Pelosi and other current and former members of Congress joined the Tibetan Sikyong (President) Penpa Tsering, chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet Richard Gere and more for a celebration on Capitol Hill, just a short walk from where the Tibetan leader received the gold medal in the Capitol Rotunda 16 years earlier.





Reject Tibet name change, leader of Tibet's government-in-exile says

The leader of Tibet’s government-in-exile has urged the international community not to follow China’s decision to replace the use of the term “Tibet” with “Xizang” as the romanized Chinese name on official diplomatic documents. 




CTA Conducts Green Book Awareness Campaign for Tibetan Communities Across Europe


(...) The awareness campaign in Europe is led by Yangchen Dolkar and Choekyi Dolma and the two apprised the public about the process involving making a new chatrel book, correction in the details provided, loss and theft of chatrel book, and other related queries.




NOTICE

In view of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s recent bout of the flu, his personal physicians have strongly advised that any travel will be taxing on His Holiness and more importantly hamper his full recovery

 

 

Chime Lhamo, a Tibetan activist from Canada invited to speak on Tibet at the Oslo Freedom Forum, Taiwan on Tuesday and she said, “Free Tibet is a Crime in the Eyes of the Chinese Communist Regime, Tibet is my homeland, it is homeland of thousands of Tibetans in exile who cannot go back and millions of Tibetans who cannot leave Tibet freely. But we will fight every single day and some day we will return our home."


Wangchen, Former Tibetan Political Prisoner, Hospitalized After Chinese Police Beating in Lhasa

Wangchen, a former Tibetan political prisoner, is currently receiving treatment at an army hospital in Lhasa due to injuries sustained from severe beatings by the Chinese police in Lhasa


The dilemma over the next Dalai Lama and the tenuous lives of Tibetans in Dharamshala

Identifying Dalai Lama’s successor, and a new crusader for the rights of the Tibetan people, has never been more significant



Over Proliferation of Chinese Authors in Academia: Serious Threat to Subaltern

(...) At China’s 2014 National People’s Congress, Zheng Gang, a local official in southern Hainan province and a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, proposed changing the English translation of the name of Tibet, claiming that “Tibet” would serve Dalai Lama’s interests.



China’s “Smart Construction Sites”: The Latest Tool of Mass Surveillance in Tibet

There is no end to the CCP’s creation and use of new technologies to make Tibet one of the most surveilled areas of the planet.




Canada cautions travelling to Tibet and East Turkistan

(...) The advisory further highlighted the significant restrictions faced by foreign journalists and media workers in China. These restrictions include movement controls, surveillance, public smear campaigns, delays or refusals of press cards and visas, intimidation, and harassment



Sen. Mitt Romney met with actor Richard Gere on Tibet

Sen. Mitt Romney met with a Tibetan official and Hollywood actor Richard Gere “to discuss efforts to support basic rights in Tibet” on Tuesday. 





 In an ongoing effort to encourage peaceful dialogue between China and Tibetan leaders, the US State Department on October 10 issued a report to Congress calling on China to create necessary conditions for negotiations aimed at resolving the longstanding Tibet-China conflict. 





Jetsun Pema, recognised as the “Mother of Tibet” and the younger sister of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, is set to receive the prestigious Pearl S. Buck Award, The Randolph announced on October 12.



China bans Tibetan language in schools in Sichuan province

Step could lead to eventual extinction of Tibetan in the region, activists fear.




Congratulating the New Zealand Prime Minister-Elect

(...)  “Today, the world is passing through very trying times,” His Holiness wrote, “even as there is a growing sense of the interdependence and oneness of humanity across the world. Therefore, I am optimistic that through collective efforts things will change for the better in the long run.




Monks from the Gaden Shartse monastery in India started creating a sand mandala with accompanying rituals today at the Moody Center for the Arts. The mandala will be on view through Oct. 20, when a dissolution ritual will be performed.





In towing the official party line, a Chinese e-commerce giant has directed its platform merchants to substitute “Tibet” with “Xizang,” aligning with Beijing’s move to sinicize the name Tibet.




Uttarakhand Set to Implement Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy 2014

  (...) Speaking to TOI,  Dhondup Gyalpo, a Tibetan welfare officer in Dehradun expressed optimism saying “It is an extremely important move for us. We have been demanding help for basic facilities like proper roads and infrastructure in our settlement which will now be possible.”




Heinrich Harrer’s Seven Years in Tibet reviewed – archive, 1953

16 October 1953: An account of the Austrian climber’s escape from a British prison in India, crossing the Himalayas to Tibet and becoming a tutor to the Dalai Lama

Tibetan woman selected for China national football team

Dolma Kyi, a 23-year-old ethnic Tibetan football player, who is currently a member of the Sichuan women’s soccer team has been selected to join the Chinese women’s national team on October 10. She hails from from Ngaba in Amdo region of eastern Tibet.




Dalai Lama donates Rs 10 lakhs for flash flood-hit Sikkim

Tibetan spiritual Leader Dalai Lama has donated a sum of Rs 10 lakh for flash flood hit Sikkim.



Politics & Security China’s Latest White Paper for a ‘Global Community of Shared Future’: Another Sugar-Coated Saber

The white paper is all about what China is not. But if China truly embraces this vision instead of hiding its dirty hands behind it, the world could have peace.



Dalai Lama’s health in good condition, says personal physician

The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama returned to Dharamshala on Thursday after concluding his routine health check-up in Delhi.





Switzerland: Exiled Tibetan families launch solidarity campaign against Chinese repression

A group of exiled Tibetan families, have launched a solidarity campaign in Switzerland in support of those Tibetans who are undergoing political repression, cultural assimilation and environmental destruction under the Chinese Government.





Tenzin Choegyal: One of The World’s Finest Musicians in the Tibetan Tradition Performs Free Concert Saturday

Tibetan artist, composer, activist, musical director, and cultural ambassador Tenzin Choegyal performs with Attacca Quartet in a free concert 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14.


Karnataka State Government Increases Welfare Budget for Tibetan Settlements in South India 

The state government of Karnataka has approved a budget of Rs 3 crores for the fiscal year 2023-2024 for the welfare of the Tibetan community across Karnataka, as reported by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on their official website, tibet.net, on Wednesday.

 

   

Ban on Tibetan language classes reinforced in Kardze

The Education Bureau of the so-called Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture issued a notification in early September, extending its ban on Tibetan language classes.




China replaces ‘Tibet’ with ‘Xizang’ in latest diplomatic documents

The move is seen as ‘completely politically-driven, to legitimize the occupation and rule of Tibet,’ say experts.


EU must raise Tibet at Strategic Dialogue with China

As the European Union’s top diplomat embarks on an official visit to China this week, the International Campaign for Tibet urges him to ensure that the Tibetan issue – and in particular the urgent need for a resolution of the Sino-Tibetan conflict – features high on the agenda of his meetings with Chinese government officials.



Journalists on Beijing’s Orchestrated Tibet Tour Turns Blind Eye to Human Rights Violations, Repression in Tibet 

 In an attempt to whitewash China’s occupation and repressive rule in Tibet, Beijing has yet again organised an orchestrated tour in Tibet for nearly 30 journalists from 22 countries.  



 China tightens restrictions in Lhasa to mark PRC National Day


 As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) celebrated its 74th National Day on October 1, 2023, reports emerged of severe restrictions, increased surveillance, and tightened security measures in parts of Tibet, mirroring a pattern of intensified crackdowns and persecution that have occurred in the past.



Lhadon Tethong on Tibetans’ “Spirit of Resistance and Desire for Freedom”

In the current repressive environment, how do Tibetans in Tibet hold onto their cultural identity? How does the world find out what is happening there? How do exiles stay connected with their families and homeland? Where can we find hope for the future of Tibet and Tibetans?



China’s Repressive New Law on Religious Activity Venues: A Tibetan View 

Order No. 19 that came into force on September 1 negatively affects all Chinese territory and all religions. But it is even worse for Tibet and other occupied regions.



Choeyang Kyi becomes first Tibetan Olympic gold medallist for race walk

 In a historic moment at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on October 4, 2023, Choeyang Kyi, an ethnic Tibetan athlete, secured the gold medal in the Mixed Team’s 35km Race Walk, elevating herself as a symbol of inspiration and breaking barriers for Tibetan athletes on the international stage.



China shuts down Lhasa temples during National Day holiday period

Tibetans are told they will lose their jobs or be expelled from schools if they visit religious sites.


Richmond group keeps Tibetan language, culture alive for growing Bay Area population

On Sunday mornings, preschool children gather in a small classroom in Richmond and listen to a teacher sing songs akin to nursery rhymes with Tibetan characters





How China invaded Tibet and annexed it
Tibet had its own culture, language, religion, and history. The Chinese communists had always wanted to annex it. On October 7, 1950, the PLA walked into Tibet. What happened after that?



Congratulating the Winner of This Year’s Nobel Peace Prize Narges Mohammadi 

His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote a letter today to Mrs. Narges Mohammadi to congratulate her on being awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her courageous campaign for human rights, freedom, and equality. 





During the meeting Representative Genkhang expressed her gratitude for his support to the initiatives undertaken by the Office of Tibet, Brussels, in the European Parliament.

The Representative then briefed him on the current situation in Tibet and in particular the fate of the one million Tibetan children who are forcibly separated from their families and sent to mandatory residential schools to be assimilated by force by the Chinese government.



European Buddhist Union Calls on Chinese Government to Stop Interfering in Tibetan Buddhist Affairs

In a declaration adopted unanimously during its Annual General Meeting on 24 September 2023, the European Buddhist Union (EBU) calls on the Chinese government not to interfere in Tibetan Buddhist affairs, namely the recognition of the reincarnation of high lamas, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama.



14th Tibet Film Festival kicks off in Dharamshala

Following successful openings in Zurich from September 15 to 17 and Berlin from September 29 to 30, the Tibet Film Festival (TFF) marked its official commencement in Dharamshala at the College of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah on Tuesday.


Expressing Sadness Over the Flooding in Sikkim 

 In a letter to Prem Singh Tamang, Chief Minister of Sikkim, today, His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his sadness about the loss of life and widespread damage to property that has occurred in Sikkim as a result of the flash flood that took place in the Teesta River Valley last night. 


Tibetans protest against ‘excesses’ by China

Tibetan NGOs, including the Tibetan Youth Congress, National Democratic Party of Tibet and the Students for Free Tibet, today organised protests at McLeodganj against China on the 74th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).




Central Tibetan Administration Celebrates 154th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

The Central Tibetan Administration led by officiating Sikyong Tharlam Dolma Changra, Kalon (minister) of the Education Department, held an official ceremony today at Gangchen Kyishong to celebrate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (Gandhi Jayanti).



Protesters in Tokyo target China on founding anniversary

(...) Tenzin Kunga, 44, of Tibetan Community in Japan, said one of his nieces in Tibet was taken away by Chinese officials as part of what he describes as a “brainwashing” program, where the ruling Communist Party allegedly alienates young people from their cultural identity. He said participating in protests in Japan is a way of giving a voice to those who remain in Tibet.


China’s Appointed Panchen Lama Fails To Gain Legitimacy With Tibetans

The institution of Panchen Lama is amongst the most important and revered in Tibetan Buddhism. The Panchen Lama is the second-highest spiritual leader after the Dalai Lama, and is responsible for finding and recognizing the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama


Tibetan man in S.F. says he was ‘born after the collapse of time’ in his home

The mountains and dry landscape around the city remind him of the Tibetan steppe, where generations of his family used to live as semi-nomads, raising crops and herding yaks, sheep and goats.




Never forget the Tibetan uprising in 1987: Tibetan activists in New York

Tibetan activists from the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RYTC) in New York and New Jersey (USA) organised a protest against the Chinese Communist Party to denounce its oppressive policies towards Tibetans in Tibet. These policies led to massive protests in Tibet in 1987,and the acitivists shouting: "Never forget the Tibetan uprising in 1987".





Remembering Dianne Feinstein

The International Campaign for Tibet is mourning the loss of Senator Dianne Feinstein, a longtime friend of Tibet and His Holiness the Dalai Lama who played a leading role in passing some of the most important Tibet legislation in US history and working toward a negotiated resolution of China’s decades-long occupation of Tibet.


Condolences on the Passing Away of Senator Dianne Feinstein

This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote a letter to Mr. James Sauls at the Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein to express his heartfelt condolences to her family on her passing away. 

 


China is Widening its Crackdown on Tibetan Culture


(...) “Shoton” is the Tibetan Yogurt Festival, and typically includes traditional performances, a feast (involving yogurt, of course) and unveiling of the “Thangka,” a large portrait of the Buddha. But this year there was a decidedly different atmosphere: a heavy Chinese police presence, prohibitions on engagement in religious and public gatherings, and inspection booths to confirm the identities of participants and devotees.







China has adopted a new ways in its onslaught on the disputed region of Tibet. Chinese Communist party leadership has acquired a new way of oppressing Tibet




Inauguration of Khamgar Druk Dharmakara College

  Smiling friends and well-wishers thronged the street as His Holiness the Dalai Lama set off for Tashi Jong this morning while the early morning sun shone out of a cloudless sky.




Chinese authorities imprisoned a Tibetan man from Ngaba in eastern Tibet for two years over contacting exiled Tibetans and posting a photo of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, on his social media app




Nepal-China joint statement has implications for Tibet

The joint statement issued by Nepal and China in Beijing on Sept. 26, 2023 following the visit by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ institutionally strengthens China’s hand on matters relating to Tibet and Tibetans. 



Speaking to journalists, 88-year-old Tibetan leader repeats assertions, wants to revisit Lhasa, but live in India




Returning Tibetans see a changing homeland

Recent visitors fear young students educated in Mandarin are losing a sense of identity.



European Buddhist Union Calls on Chinese Government to Stop Interfering in Tibetan Buddhist Affairs

In a declaration adopted unanimously during its Annual General Meeting on 24 September 2023, the European Buddhist Union (EBU) calls on the Chinese government not to interfere in Tibetan Buddhist affairs, namely the recognition of the reincarnation of high lamas, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama.



Amid tension with China, Dalai Lama to visit Sikkim


Amid heightened tension with China over not allowing Indian athletes from Arunachal Pradesh to participate in the Asian Games and issuance of a controversial map, the Dalai Lama will visit Sikkim on October 11 and 12. 




Student for Free Tibet members protest against Chinese VP Han Zheng at UN headquarters

Activist group Student for Free Tibet (SFT), a prominent Tibetan student organization, recently demonstrated outside the United Nations headquarters in New York City when Chinese Vice President Han Zheng was visiting the UNGA gathering





Through Our Lens: Symbolism in sand


(...)  With quiet ceremonial music in the background, five Tibetan monks with maroon-colored robes created a sand mandala, which is an ancient and sacred art form with a geometric composition to represent a perfect universe.




Jan Andersson celebrated, given letter from Dalai Lama

In the presence of the board and nearly 30 staff of the International Campaign for Tibet, Dr. Jan Andersson was thanked at a dinner in Pomaia, Italy last week for his decades of service to Tibet. 


Tibetan and American activists protested against the visit of Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng to New York for attending the United Nations General Assembly. The activists declared Han Zheng: With Tibetan blood on your hands, you are not welcome here




Erasing Tibet From the World Map: China’s Nomenclature Aggression

Beijing is seeking to erase Tibet from the global stage under the guise of academia, using cherry-picked scholars to promote the renaming of Tibet as “Xizang.”




ICT calls for information on disappeared Tibetans at UN Human Rights Council

At the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has once again highlighted the worrying pattern of enforced disappearances and arbitrary arrests in Tibet. 


Chinese authorities attempt to limit access to Gungthang Rinpoche’s Kalachakra teaching

In a notice dated Sept. 10, the government of Dzoghe Mema Town in Tsoe (Hezuo) city, Gansu, ordered thousands of out-of-town Tibetan Buddhist devotees, who had congregated to receive a Kalachakra religious teaching, to leave the town



Sixth Session of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Begins

The sixth session (general session) of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, scheduled from 19th to 28th of September 2023, commenced today at 9:30 am by extending solidarity with the Tibetans inside of Tibet with a seven-point official resolution.






A group of Tibetan Buddhist monks, living in exile in India, are doing a “sacred arts tour” this month in the US. They’re demonstrating an ancient artistic and spiritual practice, creating big, colorful sand mandalas. They say Buddhist traditions like this are under threat because of Chinese government policies in their historic homeland of Tibet



Man arrested for attending Kalachakra in Tibet

(...) The incident unfolded in Trindu County during Tsebo’s journey to participate in the four-day Kalachakra initiation ceremony, presided over by the seventh Gunthang Rinpoche. Tsebo who is from Churmaleb County in the so called Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, was arrested in the late evening of September 12 while dining at a restaurant in Trindu County with his elderly mother, wife, and child. 




The world’s happiest man? Matthieu Ricard on the secrets of a serene, successful, satisfying life

The Buddhist monk and bestselling author’s latest book tells the story of his spiritual journey. He discusses joy, suffering and how to foster happiness and health




G20 Summit concludes without deliberations on Tibetan conflict

The G20 Summit held in Delhi last week wrapped up without any discussions on the Tibetan conflict, a long-standing political and humanitarian concern that has attracted global attention. Despite appeals and letters from numerous organizations and activists, the matter failed to secure a place on the summit’s agenda.





Wishing Prime Minister Modi a Happy Birthday

On the occasion of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s seventy-third birthday today, His Holiness has written to him to offer his sincere greetings, and wishing him many happy returns of the day.

 

The One Million Tibetan Children in China’s Boarding Schools

One day in late November 2016, back home in Tibet, I received a distressing call from my brother telling me I needed to check on his granddaughters. “Something very strange is happening,” he said.



China bars Tibetans from attending Buddhist Kalachakra sermon

More than 100,000 devotees have gathered for the teaching by a prominent lama



 Nine Sotoshu schools of Japanese Zen Buddhism have issued a joint statement concerning the Chinese government's interference in the reincarnation of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and the violation of religious freedom and human rights in Tibet. They call on China to release the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet and condemn the Chinese government's policy of sinicising the language, culture and identity of the Tibetan people.





Tibetan Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama to Visit Sikkim Next Month

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will pay a five-visit to Sikkim from October 10-14, according to Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang. The CM made the announcement at a meeting.


Expressing Sadness Over the Flooding in Libya

 His Holiness the Dalai Lama has this morning issued a message expressing his deep sadness over the devastating floods in Libya.


His Holiness Sends Condolences and Offers Support Following Earthquake in Morocco

Saddened by reports he has seen of the devastating earthquake that has struck Morocco leading to extensive loss of life and many injuries, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to His Excellency, the Prime Minister of Morocco.

 

First library, learning center dedicated to Dalai Lama opens in United States

The Ithaca, New York, facility holds the works of current and previous Tibetan spiritual leaders.




22nd Edition of Festival Of Tibet and the Himalayan People Concludes

The much-awaited annual festival of Tibet and the Himalayan people took place from 08-10 September in the lush green setting of the Bois de Vincennes, “green lung”- located in the east of the capital.




G20 Summit: Tibetan youth congress president to protest against China in Delhi on Friday

Ahead of the G20 Summit which is set to begin in the national capital on September 9-10, Tibetan Youth Congress President Gonpo Dhundup on Thursday informed that a protest will be organized tomorrow in Delhi against China over the illegal occupation of Tibet. 



UN envoys tour Tibet, attracts criticism over China’s influence

 A delegation of United Nations (UN) envoys recently embarked on a highly scrutinised tour of Tibet, as part of an organised trip by the Chinese government. This visit comes amid increasing international scrutiny over China’s human rights record and is seen as an attempt by Beijing to counter criticism ahead of a comprehensive human rights review by the global body in early 2024. 




Rights groups call on G20 leaders to address China’s repression in Tibet

(...) In their letter to the G20 leaders, the coalition urged leaders to take decisive action against the Chinese government’s repression in Tibet. They have expressed their concerns about China’s prolonged occupation of Tibet and its efforts to diminish the distinct identity of Tibetans.




Entering into the Middle Way (2023) - Second Day

This morning the weather was brighter as His Holiness the Dalai Lama walked from his residence to the Tsuglagkhang. The courtyard was filled with the sound of mantras, Om ara patsa na dhi and Mig-tse-ma


 

Entering into the Middle Way (2023) - First Day

As His Holiness the Dalai Lama walked to the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple, this morning, he smiled and waved to the crowd, occasionally stopping to greet individuals. 




“Recognise Tibet as an occupied nation”: Tibetan delegation appeals Indian Govt in Srinagar 

Concurring with the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s ongoing advocacy tour in Jammu and Kashmir, the delegation consisting of parliamentarians Dawa Tsering, Yeshi Dolma, and Tenpa Yarphel continued their Tibet advocacy campaign in Srinagar.



Watch: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama commences two-day teachings in Dharamshala, after Ladakh visit

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama begins two day teachings in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. The 88-year-old spiritual leader returned to his exile home Dharamshala on 28th August




China’s Orchestrated Tibet Tour for UN Ambassadors st Human Rights Scrutiny

A group of UN ambassadors are on tour in Tibet under China’s arrangement, an apparent push by Beijing to counter mounting criticism of its human rights record ahead of a review by the body in early 2024, Reuters reported.


  



Australia has expressed concerns about China's human rights abuses in Tibet.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the government had raised the issue at numerous diplomatic levels about "the erosion of rights and freedom".



Tibetan Democracy Day: The importance of September 2 for Tibetans in exile

The day marks the inception of the Tibetan democratic system in exile. At the heart of the Tibetan democratic system, which governs over 1 lakh refugees across the world, stands the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamshala




Unveiling enforced disappearances through the Tibetan experience – a panel discussion on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance


(...) On this year’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy organised a panel discussion featuring former Tibetan political prisoners and human rights researchers. The panel discussion began with the screening of an explanatory video about enforced disappearance, underscoring the challenges and human rights violations faced by Tibetans including educators, monastics, intellectuals, and activists.



“China can never be trusted”: Member of Tibetan Parliament-in-exile condemns China’s expansionist policy

(...) China on Monday released the 2023 edition of its “standard map,” which shows the state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin region as part of its territory.


 

In visit to Gansu, Chinese security chief stresses stability in and around Tibet

Tibetans view the comments as part of further clampdown on the ethnic minority




Tashi Wangchuk, a prominent Tibetan language advocate and former political prisoner was attacked by a group of unidentified men in Darlak County, Eastern Tibet on the evening of August 19, according to the London-based rights group Free Tibet. 





Nepal has violated the religious freedom of the Tibetan community: USCIRF


 The United Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in its annual report has said Nepal has violated the religious freedom of the Tibetan Buddhist community and their right to freedom of religion or belief, highlighting the ongoing challenges faced by the Tibetan community residing in the country. 





Long-Life Empowerment at Khaltse, Ladakh

As soon as His Holiness the Dalai Lama took his seat on the stage early this morning, he acknowledged that the more than 25,000 people assembled on the teaching ground had come to see him out of deep affection and faith.



 New Tibetan writing stares down the hard truths of exile

A generation of Tibetan writers, many working in English, are laying claim to the voice of exile and pushing back against the fetishisation of Tibet by the West


‘People of Tibet not allowed to learn their language, culture’




Visit to Khaltse

(...) He was accorded a warm welcome by the local community led by the Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Tashi Gyalson, representatives of various organisations and religious communities of Sham region.

 


Tibet’s beloved annual yogurt festival spoiled by heavy police presence

A Chinese directive has barred government workers and retirees from participating in the festivities.



(...) "We strongly condemn China's illegal occupation of Tibet, East Turkestan (Uyghuriye) and Southern Mongolia. China's abusive colonial policies aimed at erasing our respective cultures, nations and identities from their dynamic existence constitute nothing less than a practice of cultural genocide."



Lunch at Sindhu Ghat

(...)  Jamyang T. Namgyal, MP and Tashi Gyalson, the CEC, were among those who welcomed His Holiness to the function. On behalf of the people of Ladakh, they expressed wholehearted gratitude to His Holiness for the extraordinary way his teachings and advice have enriched the lives of the people of Ladakh



Beijing’s Tibetan studies seminar serves as ‘propaganda tool,’ critics say

Event amplifies China’s ‘false narratives,’ Tibetan government-in-exile official says.


Tibetan writer Dhi Lhaden under heavy surveillance after release from prison

Concerns have been raised over the situation of prominent Tibetan writer Dhi Lhaden who was recently released from Chinese prison following the completion of his  four-year sentence. 


His Holiness Expresses Sympathy for Yet Another Natural Calamity in Himachal Pradesh

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written today to the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh to tell him how saddened he is to learn that “yet again over 50 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents in our state in the last few days.”

 

China represses religions, council says


(...) Chinese officials closed down the Jokhang Temple, one of the holiest sites of Tibetan Buddhism, from March 8 to March 11, a date seemingly chosen to coincide with the anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day on March 10, the council said.



Visiting the Ladakhi Muslim Community 

 This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama took a short drive across the Indus to visit the Imam Bargah, a mosque in nearby Chuchot Yokma. He was received on arrival by representatives of both Shia and Sunni communities, who escorted him to his seat



Tibetan NGOs organise candlelight vigil to mark International Prisoners Justice Day

On International Prisoners Justice Day, three Tibetan NGOs including Students for Free Tibet India (SFT), Tibetan Women’s Association and National Democratic Party (NDPT) of Tibet jointly organized a candlelight vigil and highlighted unfair treatment of China meted out to them. 



Offering Condolences to the People of Hawaii

 His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Governor Josh Green to offer his heartfelt condolences to the people of Hawaii, particularly those from Maui, on the tragic loss of life and destruction of property, including heritage buildings, due to the recent devastating wildfires



This year we have seen a shocking series of natural disasters in many different parts of the world. There have been floods, wild fires, and hurricanes that have resulted in a tragic loss of life, as well as damage to property and the natural environment. 




10 YEARS OF XI JINPING’S SINIFICATION AND SECURITIZATION OF TIBETANS





Tashi Kyil Tibetan Buddhist monks to visit Frankfort

The Tashi Kyil Tibetan Buddhist monks, refugees at a monastery in India, are returning to Frankfort Aug. 14-22. They will be creating a Sacred World Peace Sand Mandala over four days in the Paul Sawyier Public Library's River Room. 




Chinese Political Slogans in London's Graffiti Area Sparks Controversy, Counterprotest

(...) As the slogans attracted negative comments online, people went to Brick Lane to paint comments critical of Beijing such as “Free Uighurs” and “Free Tibet.” There were references to the bloody Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989.


Exhibition of maps of Tibet aims to preserve cultural memories

The exhibition of 42 maps in Dharamshala serves to remind people of the historical names of places and geographical features



Chinese authorities release Tibetan writer following four-year prison sentence

Lobsang Lhundup published books about the 2008 region-wide protests against Beijing’s rule in Tibetan areas.




Team Tibet bows out of CONIFA Asia Cup

 The Tibetan men’s national football team’s aspirations at the CONIFA Asia Cup came to an end after two consecutive losses in the group stage of the tournament. 



Lamdon Model Senior Secondary School Golden Jubilee Celebration

This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited to the Lamdon Model Senior Secondary School to inaugurate celebrations of its Golden Jubilee and its hosting of the Great Summer Debate.

 

Record-breaking tourism surge in Tibet raises concerns over cultural impact

(...) Chinese tourists visiting Tibet have also been reported for intrusive and disrespectful behaviour. Many Tibetans feel their privacy and dignity are compromised as they are photographed without consent, even during religious activities. 




New guidelines on religious activities coming into effect on Sep 1 requires all places of worship  in the People’s Republic of China to give top importance to the leadership and policies of the Communist Party of China (CPC) under the rubric of “Sinicization”.


Tibet prays under the Chinese flag

(...) However, nonprofits such as Human Rights Watch (HRW) have accused the Chinese government of instructing monks to adopt “a rational view of religion.”






Beijing has been tightening its grip on Tibet since China annexed the Buddhist nation more 
than 70 years ago. What China claims as a “peaceful liberation from theocratic rule” was in fact  a brute invasion by China’s People’s Liberation Army.



Gonpo Kyi continues to condemn Chinese legal apparatus in new videos

 In the ongoing campaign to protest against her brother’s unjust imprisonment, Gonpo Kyi, 
the sister of Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi, has released two new online videos


“One China Policy has Nothing to do with Tibet”, Sikyong Penpa Tsering

Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) delivered a keynote address at an event that discussed the “weaponisation of the One China policy” earlier this evening at India International Centre in Delhi.



Analysts Say China Violates Human Rights in Tibet

 New research measuring nighttime lighting data from detention facilities in Tibet has renewed global discussion about China's decadeslong persecution of Tibetans in the autonomous region.



Tibetan MMA fighter Rinchen Griffithsgolha clinches amateur title

Tibetan mixed martial artist Rinchen Griffithsgolha claimed the ‘Call Out Championship’ flyweight amateur title with a TKO victory over Rienel Tom Bronilla in the second round. 
The bout took place on July 29, in Cambridge, England.




Podcast series will explore Dalai Lama’s four commitments

The International Campaign for Tibet will launch a new podcast and video series this week focusing on the four principal commitments of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.




Tibet Sees Surge of Chinese Interference, Focus on Border Regions

According to reports, China could be pursuing a politico-military advantage in Tibet to enhance its capacity for swift military deployment in border regions.



 Buddhists in Tibet living through difficult times: Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Monday said that the Buddhists in the Chinese occupied Tibet are living through difficult times but they have a strong spirit of resilience.





Visit to the Great Buddha Statue at Stok

This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove from his residence at Shewatsel Phodrang to the Kalachakra Temple at the far end of the teaching ground. Inside, a group of monks from several local monasteries, including Samten Ling, Spituk, Rizong, Likir and Zanskar, who have formed a Kalachakra practice group, were conducting a Kalachakra ritual




A Little Bit Of Tibet

Majnu Ka Tila in the capital has been home to Tibetan refugees for decades. But the younger generation is gradually moving out  

Tibetan rappers gain popularity among diaspora with songs about ethnic identity

They also seek to inspire those living under China’s repression in the Tibet Autonomous Region.


Chinese authorities erasing court verdicts of Tibetan dissidents

Chinese authorities are systematically removing records of court verdicts involving Tibetans convicted of alleged crimes related to “endangering state security.” 



Satellite data sheds light on China’s detention facilities in Tibet

Exclusive: China appears to have expanded use of high-security prisons as tool of repression in Tibet, researchers say



Visit to the Tibetan Children’s Village Choglamsar

As His Holiness the Dalai Lama took the short drive to the Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) this morning, small groups of members of the public gathered on the road to see him pass


China detains Tibetans from Tsongon horse racing festival

Chinese authorities have detained several Tibetans from the Tsongon region in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo accusing them of engaging in illegal business operations. 

  

Refugees At A Tibetan Old Age Home Are In Constant Struggle With Life

Many of them have no clue about their children or families while others see them once a year or maybe after many years. For them, an old age home makes a perfect setting to live in companionship at ease.


A children’s book based on former political prisoner ‘Phuntsok Nyidon’ launched by ANEC

Active Nonviolence Education Center (ANEC) held a book launch ceremony today at their office in Mcleod Ganj, with ex-political prisoner Phuntsok Nyidon attending as the guest of honour. 


  

Tibet and Mongolia`s Historical, Political, and Religious Ties, and the Treaty of 1913

Tibet and Mongolia had close historical and religious ties since the times of Genghis Khan who conquered nearly the whole of Asia and Eastern Europe in the 13th century. 





The weather was brighter and school-children were demonstrating their debate skill in front of the teaching pavilion as His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove out from his residence. As is his custom, he paid his respects before the image of the Buddha in the pavilion before stepping out to wave to the crowd.


Avalokiteshvara Empowerment in Leh, 2023

 Following a postponement of the second day of teachings due to local cloudbursts yesterday, people began gather on the Shewatsel teaching ground early this morning. Eventually, the organizers estimate, about 65,000 people packed into and around the ground, many of them standing to avoid the gentle rain.




 Records of politically-motivated verdicts against Tibetans removed from Chinese national databases

Political activist Jamyang Norbu describes life in Dharamshala, headquarters of the Tibetan government in exile, in Echoes from Forgotten Mountains.


First Day of Teachings in Leh 2023

 People began pouring into the Shewatsel Teaching Area soon after the sun rose this morning. Eventually, an estimated 45,000 filled the ground.



China cancels Kalachakra teachings in Tibet, devotees forced to return

Chinese authorities in Samey-shi village located in Gumong Township, in the so called Qinghai Province in eastern Tibet cancelled a major Buddhist ceremony on July 19 and ordered the return of approximately 10,000 of disciples who had gathered to attend the teachings of Kyabje Athi Kalsang Tashi Gyatso...


Activist groups highlight rights violations in Tibet ahead of UNHRC review

Ahead of China’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council in January 2024, the International Campaign for Tibet and the International Federation for Human Rights jointly submitted a comprehensive report detailing grave human rights violations in Tibet on July 18

Chinese police stop Tibetan Buddhist gathering, prevent lama from preaching

Authorities took down tents and destroyed sand mandala with water.



With a message of compassion, Tibetan monks share a path to happiness in Aspen

 A group of Tibetan monks is on tour across America to share their teachings, meditation and other practices with a goal to help others achieve happiness through a simple lifestyle. 



   

Tibetan Canadians are celebrating Tibetan Heritage Month 2023 by holding Tibetan dances and sharing Tibetan momo with the people of Ontario to honour the 88th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.



China’a increased attempts to tarnish Dalai Lama & Tibetan Buddhism

To China, Tibet is a sensitive “core issue” and they find it unacceptable that the Dalai Lama is treated as a VIP, or even akin to a head of state, by nations around the world, because they see it as a challenge to China’s national sovereignty and claims over Tibet


 His Holiness the Dalai Lama delivered a message on the International Tibetan Youth Forum on Tuesday.




China’s controversial super dam in Tibet raises concerns over environmental and geopolitical risks

China’s construction of the world’s first super dam in occupied Tibet, near its border with India, has drawn the attention of strategic analysts and experts, who raised concerns about the project’s environmental impact and potential geopolitical implications.




Thank You from His Holiness

Dear brothers and sisters,

Thank you so much for your warm greetings on the occasion of my 88th birthday.

Message to the International Tibet Youth Forum




Samyeling Tibetan Settlement (Majnu-ka-Tilla) and Budh Vihar, the two colony/locality 
with the largest Tibetan population in Delhi, were recently hit hard by flooding caused by excessive rain as several areas in India’s capital was engulfed by the overflow of Yamuna river following incessant rainfall on 11 and 12 July 2023.



Mere months after China’s military forced the Dalai Lama into exile from Tibet, the US Congress in July 1959 declared Tibet a “captive nation” in a joint resolution establishing Captive Nations Week.



Release anti-corruption and environmental activist A-nya Sengdra from unjust imprisonment

Almost five years after his arbitrary detention and unjust imprisonment on politically motivated charges, prominent Tibetan activist A-nya Sengdra is being subjected to further injustices.




In a New Video Message, Gonpo Kyi Keeps Up Struggle for Dorjee Tashi’s Urgent Release

Gonpo Kyi, the sister of Dorjee Tashi, a renowned Tibetan entrepreneur imprisoned for life on trumped-up charges of “loan fraud”, was seen expressing deep concern about his well-being and asking for permission to visit him in a video that was widely circulated on Thursday, 13 July 2023




Dorchester: Tibetan monks stage weekend of workshops

Tibetan Monks from the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery will be at the Corn Exchange, today, Saturday July, 15 and tomorrow, Sunday July 16. 




Sikyong Penpa Tsering Emphasises Involvement of Younger Tibetans in Changing International Perception of Tibet

An hour-long interactive session was held between Sikyong Penpa Tsering and some 50 Tibetan students from abroad on Friday, 14 July, during which, the students were apprised
 on the significance of Tibet and the political approach of the CTA in resolving the Sino-Tibet conflict.




Pilgrimage to Leh Jokhang

 This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove from Shewatsel Phodrang into Leh 
city, where he made a pilgrim’s visit to the Jokhang, the principal temple there. 
He was welcomed by officials at the gate and by Lamas inside the temple.




China blocks prominent Tibetan lama from preaching

Move is the latest example of Beijing’s efforts to suppress expressions of Tibetan 
Buddhism.




Bhuchung Sonam co-founded a press to nurture the writing of Tibetans,
 helping provide through literature a sense of home for a stateless population.
Dalai Lama to visit Sikkim fron Oct 28-Nov 1

Mayor Aftab Pureval travels to India to meet Dalai Lama, invite him to Cincinnati
Mayor Aftab Pureval travels to India to meet Dalai Lama, invite him to Cincinnati
Mayor Aftab Pureval travels to India to meet Dalai Lama, invite him to Cincinnati

Access to fundamental rights 'far cry' for Tibetans in Tibet The situation of Tibetan people in Tibet continues to deteriorate under the authoritarian rule of China as there has been no end to the ongoing political and religious persecution.

https://www.sentinelassam.com/international/access-to-fundamental-rights-far-cry-for-tibetans-in-tibet-629755 
Access to fundamental rights 'far cry' for Tibetans in Tibet The situation of Tibetan people in Tibet continues to deteriorate under the authoritarian rule of China as there has been no end to the ongoing political and religious persecution.

https://www.sentinelassam.com/international/access-to-fundamental-rights-far-cry-for-tibetans-in-tibet-629755 
Access to fundamental rights 'far cry' for Tibetans in Tibet The situation of Tibetan people in Tibet continues to deteriorate under the authoritarian rule of China as there has been no end to the ongoing political and religious persecution.

https://www.sentinelassam.com/international/access-to-fundamental-rights-far-cry-for-tibetans-in-tibet-629755 
Access to fundamental rights 'far cry' for Tibetans in Tibet The situation of Tibetan people in Tibet continues to deteriorate under the authoritarian rule of China as there has been no end to the ongoing political and religious persecution.

https://www.sentinelassam.com/international/access-to-fundamental-rights-far-cry-for-tibetans-in-tibet-629755 
Access to fundamental rights 'far cry' for Tibetans in Tibet The situation of Tibetan people in Tibet continues to deteriorate under the authoritarian rule of China as there has been no end to the ongoing political and religious persecution.

https://www.sentinelassam.com/international/access-to-fundamental-rights-far-cry-for-tibetans-in-tibet-62975          China is destroying Tibetan identity, language and culture: UN report


Rock legend David Crosby, friend of Tibet, Dalai Lama passes away at 81

(...) The rock legend considered himself a supporter of Tibet and a follower of
the Dalai Lama. In an interview with Audacy in 2016, while referring to his single-
‘Time I Have’ said that the song released in 2014 references China’s treatment of Tibet.




China building a dam in Tibet: Aims at acquiring hydro-hegemony

The recent satellite images confirm that China is constructing a new dam on the tributary
of the Ganga, close to the trijunction of India, Nepal, and Tibet.


Estimate: COVID deaths of Tibetan elders may exceed 220,000

Over 220,000 Tibetans age 60 and above may die during the current COVID-19 surge
 in China, according to an estimate by the International Campaign for Tibet based on 
demographic data and health studies.  


A “Kingdom of Zhangzhung” perhaps existed in ancient times, but the CCP’s false claim 
that it was “Chinese” is used in anti-Tibetan and anti-Indian propaganda.


Authorities refuse to let family of ill Tibetan businessman visit him in prison

Brother posts videos of himself pleading with authorities to visit Dorjee Tashi, 
who is serving life sentence.



China trading away human rights for short-term political wins: HRW report

(...) The rights watch dog said that Chinese authorities continue to enforce severe 
restrictions on freedoms of religion, expression, movement, and assembly in Tibet. 
Other widespread concerns include mass relocation, environmental degradation, 
and phasing out the Tibetan language in primary education



China opposes Dalai Lama's planned visit to Sri Lanka

The Chinese embassy has slammed the 87-year-old Dalai Lama accusing him 
of “engaging in anti-China separatist activities and attempting to split Tibet from China".



As China peddles the agenda of the Chinese Communist Party  overseas, much of 
the effort in that direction is undertaken by the Council for Promotion 
of Peaceful National Reunification (CCPPR), a non-profit organisation influencing
 the lives of refugee Tibetans living in Nepal, the Tibet Rights Collective reported


Dalai Lama launches CIRCA 20:23 with message of hope

Nobel laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Wednesday launched the Cultural 
Institute of Radical Contemporary Arts (CIRCA) 20:23 program “The Art of Hope” 
at London’s Piccadilly Circus with a message of hope and oneness of humanity


Losar : All about The Tiibetan New Year

Losar is a celebration of the Tibetan New Year. Celebrated on different dates according 
to the location, it is also known as the "Festival of Swords" in some places


Swedish EU Presidency urged to play active role in resolving Tibet-China conflict

On the occasion of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union,
which started on Jan. 1, the International Campaign for Tibet and the Swedish Tibet
Committee have called on the Swedish government to promote a new EU policy
on China and on the Sino-Tibetan conflict.



China bans photos, videos of cemeteries as COVID deaths surge in Tibet

Authorities apparently want to restrict news of rising case numbers as deaths 
continue to climb, sources say.



78% of Tibetan students aged 6 to 18 separated from their families and forced into 
China’s colonial boarding school system in Tibet



Atheist China insists Beijing has final say on Dalai Lama’s succession

After the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Penpa Tsering said that China
will interfere with the Dalai Lama’s succession, Beijing has declared that they will have
the final say on the issue of succession.



Tibet Museum’s Exhibition on His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibet in Bodh Gaya
Invoke Massive Solidarity of Visitors

The Tibet Museum showcased a panel exhibition on ‘A Brief Biography of His Holiness
the 14th Dalai Lama’ and ‘Journey into Exile’ in Bodh Gaya as part of its 10-day travelling
exhibition program


China’s occupation of Tibet has “consequential effect” on culture of Tibetans

China’s “forceful occupation of Tibet has had consequential effects on the centuries-old 
and revered indigenous culture of the Tibetan population,” Tibet Press reported. 




    Family members of Dorje Tashi, a renowned Tibetan entrepreneur serving life 
imprisonment, have been calling for his immediate release by staging sustained 
public protests against Chinese authorities responsible for passing the unfair verdict,
 the Dharamsala-based rights group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said.



The government funding bill that Congress passed and President Biden signed into law 
on Dec. 30 includes over $20 million for Tibet-related programs for fiscal year 2023, 
reaffirming the United States’ continued commitment to the Tibetan people



Laying Foundation Stone of Dalai Lama Centre for Tibetan & Indian Ancient Wisdom

Under a wintry sky this morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove out past the Magadh
University to the prospective site of the Dalai Lama Centre for Tibetan and Ancient
Indian Wisdom.



Condolences on the Death of Pope Benedict

 His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to the Apostolic Nunciature in New Delhi 
to express his sadness on learning of the passing away of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.



Buddhism Growing In China After ‘Suppression And Oppression’ Of Years: 
Dalai Lama

Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama said China has been a Buddhist country 
but there was so much suppression and oppression of Buddhism and Buddhists 
in the country. 



Tibetan Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama appeals for collective stand against weapons 
of mass destruction


The Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Friday appealed to people across 
the world to collectively take a stand against weapons of mass destruction.



Tibetan writer held by China for ‘discussing’ Dalai Lama

Rongwo Gangkar was arrested in Rebgong early last year, a source in the region says.



Pushpa Kamal Dahal is a former Maoist guerrilla leader seen as close to China.



China’s ingress in Arunachal has to do with control of Tibet, Tibetan Buddhism

China’s latest ingress in Arunachal Pradesh has a lot to do with the control of Tibet 
and Tibetan Buddhism



Access to fundamental rights 'far cry' for Tibetans in Tibet


The situation of Tibetan people in Tibet continues to deteriorate under the authoritarian 
rule  of China as there has been no end to the ongoing political and religious
 persecution.






China’s measures has come in response to the US sanctioning two Chinese citizens 
‘under the excuse of the Tibet human rights' issue’. 



China’s Lies about the Repression in Tibet

The world is well aware of the struggle between Tibet and China. Since China’s illegitimate 
conquest  of Tibet, the Tibetan people have been fighting for their freedom, and they are 
still doing so now




Indian Buddhist Organization Says No To Beijing-Appointed Dalai Lama Successor

An India-based Buddhist organization has declared that it would not support any 
Chinese-appointed successor to the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s foremost spiritual leader, 
and neither would the people of the Himalayan region.

 

Tibetan Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama Arrives In Bodh Gaya

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has arrived in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya after a long hiatus 
of two years following Covid-19 pandemic.  

The sister of a Tibetan businessman who is serving a life sentence as a political prisoner 
staged a courageous protest outside a courthouse in Tibet’s capital this week before 
being taken away by security guards.



Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Agyal Tsering Passes Away at 71

A former Tibetan political prisoner monk Agyal Tsering passed away on Sunday morning, 
18 December 2022, around 8:15 a.m. local time in Tibet, according to a reliable source



“Butcher of Tibetans” Zhao Erfeng Celebrated by the CCP

The early 20th-century Qing bureaucrat is mostly remembered for his crimes
 against humanity. In Xi Jinping’s China, he is hailed as a model.




His Holiness the Dalai Lama Emphasises Practising Karuna for Meaningful Life

“Serious thought must be given to creating a real peaceful world. The brilliance of the human
 brain  is focused on creating only material development and weapons, which is essentially 
an outdated idea



Tibetan monk sentenced to 3 years by Chinese authorities

Monlam Gyatso had been held incommunicado for more than a year before his
 sentencing in October.



Dalai Lama leaves for Gaya after nearly two years

The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Dharamsala today to head 
for Bodh Gaya via New Delhi.



'No point in return to China, prefer India.. best place,' says Dalai Lama. Watch

"Kangra is my permanent residence," said Dalai Lama 


China’s zero-Covid policy claims the life of persecuted Tibetan businessman and

philanthropist Nangchen Tashi’s grandson


The well-known Tibetan businessman and philanthropist Nangchen Tashi and
his family members have become the latest victims of China’s brutal zero-Covid
policy even after Chinese authorities announced relaxation of Covid prevention




Dalai Lama willing to visit Taiwan

The Dalai Lama on Wednesday said he is willing to visit Taiwan again whenever possible, 
adding that he hopes Taiwan could change China “through the power of democracy 
and freedom.” 


Tawang Clash: Tibetans-in-exile protest in Mcleodganj against China

Tibetans-in-exile protested in Mcleodganj, Himachal Pradesh against China 
on December 15. While speaking to ANI, one of the protestors said that they were 
protesting against PLA’s illegal  incursion along the Line of Actual Control.  


The First Dalai Lama

Even if you know little else about Buddhism, you’ve heard of the Dalai Lama. 
The current Dalai Lama is His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. 


A Decade of Demonstration in front of the UN: Tibet Solidarity 

Movement

n the midst of freezing European winter, the Tibet Solidarity Movement Group marked 
the milestone of completing a decade of uninterrupted solidarity demonstration,
 in front of the UN building in Geneva on 14 December 2022.



Tibetan women arrested for participating in anti-lockdown protests in China

Chinese police arrested four young Tibetan women for participating in anti-lockdown 
protests witnessed across China, Phayul reported citing various media reports. 
The detained women were students working in a hotel in the Jinniu district in Chengdu city.



Dying in the Truth: A Closer Look at Self-immolations in Freedom Struggles

Self-immolation is an unthinkably costly and tragic method of last resort sometimes 
used by those striving for justice and freedom in asymmetric conflicts.





Condemning the Chinese government’s rights abuses, various ethnic groups including 
members of the Tibetan and Uyghur community protested in cities on the West Coast 
of the United States.





 The Tibetan community on Saturday demonstrated in front of the Chinese embassy
 in Austria's capital Vienna, raising their voices against alleged human rights 
violations by the Chinese Communist Party    





 The United States blocked any US assets and criminalized transactions with Wu Yingjie, 
who was China’s boss in Tibet from 2016 to 2021, and Zhang Hongbo, China’s police 
chief in the Himalayan region since 2018 who is believed to still be in charge.  



Not Weapons, Compassion Is The Basis For World Peace – Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama graced the inaugural session of ‘SEE Learning: A Worldwide
 Initiative for Educating the Heart and Mind’, the two-day conference which started 
in Dharamsala today. 


China arrests four Tibetan women in the wake of lockdown protests

 Four young Tibetan women have been arrested by the Chinese police for participating
 in anti-lockdown protests that spanned across China, according to various media reports.





Senator Jacqueline Eustache-Brinio, President of the Tibet Group in the French Senate, 
organised an event in the Médicis hall to mark the 60th anniversary of the arrival 
of a group of 20 Tibetan children, 10 girls and 10 boys, to France.



Never Forget Tibet: Doco a love letter to the inspirational Dalai Lama

Never Forget Tibet is the story of how the Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th – and current – 
Dalai Lama escaped from Tibet in 1959, from under the eyes of the Chinese army, 
who invaded in 1951 and abolished the Tibetan government.




Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and his tainted Tibet legacy

(...) However, it is beyond doubt, according to the Delhi-based advocacy group 
 Tibet Rights Collective that Jiang is leaving behind a tainted Tibet legacy – one that 
reeks of crimes against humanity and authoritarianism against Tibetans in Tibet, which 
it occupied in the 1950s.



Indo-Tibetan tourism fest in Dharamsala on December 10-11

The Indo-Tibetan Friendship Association (ITFA), an organisation of Tibetans and
 Indian working in Dharamsala since 1995, will organise a tourism fest on December 
10 and 11. 



Adressing a gathering at Asia Society on Tuesday, former Sikyong of Central Tibetan
  Administration Dr. Lobsang Sangay raised the issue of Human rights violations 
in China and also held engaging conversations with young leaders of the world.


Tibetan writer Goyon believed to be released from detention even as China sentenced

 six more writers and former Tibetan political prisoners 

Tibetan writer, Go Yonten Sangpo AKA Goyon, who was reported missing last December
 after his detention by Chinese police is believed to have been released. Based in Drango
  County in Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Goyon was believed to have been
 released a few months ago but the information could not be verified immediately.




"There is no hope for our new generations. They are shifting to Chinese-only education,"
 Dr Gyal Lo, a sociologist and specialist in education policy in Tibet, told RFI. "It will have 
a long-term effect."




 Tibetan scholar and activist Dr. Gyal Lo in an interview in Luxembourg said that the
 anti-lockdown protests in Tibet and China are an opportunity to put Tibet and other minority 
groups into focus and discuss how the government policies have been eroding their rights 
for decades




Mayor Aftab Pureval and other American political leaders are in India this week to meet with
 the Dalai Lama.


US lawmakers call on UN to investigate China’s family separations in Tibet

Tibetans say State-run schools aim to separate students from their native language 
and culture, 



London council rejects new Chinese embassy amid residents’ safety fears

(...) “I think the Hongkonger community, and many others – Uyghur Muslims, Tibetans, 
and even our Chinese community – will be happy about this,” said Cheng after the vote


Tibetan exile leader concerned over Xi's 3rd term as president

The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile expressed concern over the present 
authoritarian  power of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his precedent-breaking third term.


Jiang Zemin’s tenure saw re-engaged talks but also hardening policies on Tibet

Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, during whose tenure the most recent phase of the 
Tibetan-Chinese dialogue began, has passed away. In a terse announcement, Chinese state 
media said, “Jiang Zemin passed away due to leukemia and multiple organ failure in 
Shanghai at 12:13 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2022, at the age of 96.”

Tibetan rights groups show solidarity with protestors in China

Following the string of mass protests in China last weekend, people from all over the globe
 have held protests in solidarity with the demonstrations held in East Turkestan 
(Xinjiang) and cities and universities in mainland China such as Shanghai, Beijing 
and Chengdu among others.


Tibetan Ngaba Kirti Monk Sentenced to Two Years and Six Months in Prison

Lobsang Choephel, a Tibetan monk from Kirti Monastery in Ngaba (Ch: Aba), was sentenced
 to two years and six months in prison by the Chinese authorities in early October 2022, 
according  to a reliable source.



Long Life Offerings and Prayers

 This morning offerings and prayers for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama 

were made at the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple, in Dharamsala.


Cultural Genocide to become more serious under Xi Jinping

International experts express fears in an international webinar on 
“FATE OF CHINA’S COLONIES UNDER NEW XI JINPING”



Tibetan groups and leaders from across India will gather in Delhi today for a conference 
that will finalise an action plan and to persuade the Indian government to have a clear 
policy on the cause of Tibet, including the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. 




Tibetan delegation at COP 27 raises concern over environmental degradation due 
to Chinese projects The all-women Tibetan representative at the 27th UN Climate 
Change Conference (Cop 27) raised the climate crisis that is threatening Tibet and 
the degradation of the environment due to Chinese projects, Tibet press reported.



Tibetan youth sentenced to two years for “leaking state secrets” in Kardze

Chinese authorities in Kardze, eastern Tibet arrested a young Tibetan youth named 
Thupsam on May 3 at a local restaurant, allegedly for sending sensitive information abroad.




 Dalai Lama begins two-day teaching on Nagarjuna’s Fundamental Wisdom 
of Middle Way
 
His Holiness the Dalai Lama began a two-day teaching on Nagarjuna’s 
 ‘The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way’ (uma tsawa sherab) today at 
 Tsug-lag-Khang, the main temple in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala.


Free Tibet?

Outside the gaze of Western media, Tibetans still struggle under Chinese 
oppression

Buddhist Nyingma sect finds ‘reincarnation’ of famous Rinpoche

The boy of Tibetan origin from Spiti will be formally inducted into the religious life 
on November 28 



China asserts dominance and intensifies surveillance in Tibet

Reports have surfaced that China is sparing no tactics in asserting its dominance in 
the China-occupied Tibet region. This comes at a time when the surveillance tactics 
employed by Chinese Communist Party in that region are almost choking the lives 
of local Tibetans, Tibet Rights Collective reported.




Congratulating Anwar Ibrahim

 His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Anwar Ibrahim to congratulate him on becoming 

the Prime Minister of Malaysia.


Biden administration urged to support Tibet-China resolution

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) in its annual report called 
for dialogue between the CCP officials and Tibetan government-in-exile based on the issue
 of Tibetan people’s right of self-determination under international law. 





The 11th round of Tibet Lobby day of the Australia Tibet Council 
held today urged the Australian government to put forward a policy to protect the 
succession of the 14th Dalai Lama without any interference from the Chinese Government



Dalai Lama conferred with inaugural Gandhi Mandela peace prize 

The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama highlighted the importance
 of the sense of oneness of seven billion human beings as he accepted the 
Gandhi-Mandela Award today at Tsuglag-Khang, the main temple here in Mcleod Ganj.

   

Dalai Lama Receives Gandhi Mandela Award, Says Any Problem Can Be Solved 
Through Dialogue And Peace

Arlekar said the Dalai Lama was "perhaps the most deserving person in the world 
today" for the award and called him a "universal ambassador of peace". 




Meanwhile, lockdowns are expanded in Uyghur areas, cutting people off from food, jobs 
and medical care.

US elections: ICT looks forward to continuing bipartisan Tibet support

Following the exercise of their democratic rights, the American people have chosen 
a new Congress, which will assume office in January 2023



A Greek court has acquitted three activists detained in October 2021 after unfurling
banners at the Athens Acropolis opposing the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, their lawyer
and activists said on Thursday.





Following the announcement of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s retirement from the leadership 
of the US House on Thursday, Sikyong Penpa Tsering wrote to Speaker Pelosi, 
who has served for two decades congratulating and expressing her gratitude 
for being a constant supporter and a friend of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibet.




GangYang’s creator cites growing expenses, but a rights group points to a Chinese 
clampdown.



Bhutila Karpoche appointed Deputy Speaker of Ontario Legislative Assembly

Canadian politician of Tibetan origin and Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament 
Bhutila Karpoche has been appointed the First Deputy Chair by the 43rd Ontario 
Legislative Assembly on Saturday

US President Biden raises human rights issues in Tibet during talks with Xi Jinping

 US President Joe Biden raised human rights issues in Tibet during his talks with Xi Jinping
 at Bali in Indonesia on Monday ahead of the Group of 20 Summit with concerns 
about Beijing's practices in Xinjiang and Hong Kong also figuring in the meeting.

 

A peek into Tibetan culture at Majnu Ka Tila

For the past year, Delhi’s Tibetans have been gathering together to participate in Gorshey,
where they dance to traditional music, celebrate their culture and strengthen the community



Tibetan Parliamentary Delegation to Visit Europe

As per the program of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile to visit and meet the Parliament 
members, Tibet support groups, and think tanks all over the world as well as to seek more 
support for Tibet’s cause, a delegation consisting of Parliamentarians 


Representative Thinlay Chukki launches Book Compiling Decades of News 

Summaries of Suppression in Tibet


The book titled “Fokus Tibet” in German language authored by Uwe Meya, 
board member of Swiss Tibetan Friendship Association, was released 
on 05 November 2022 in Switzerland by the Representative of His Holiness 
the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration Ms. Thinlay Chukki.


Former political prisoner dies from injuries sustained in prison

A Tibetan monk and former political prisoner Geshe Tenzin Pelsang has reportedly 
died this month from injuries sustained in prison, according to the Tibet Watch.


Xi’s pursuit of his genocidal goal

(...) It seems that China’s biggest problem is Taiwan, followed by the Uighurs, Hong Kong,
Tibet, and the East and South China seas.



At the 27th UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, a delegation of five Tibetan women
met with leaders from different countries to raise awareness about the importance
of the Tibetan environment and the major rivers of Tibet for neighbouring countries
and the world, as well as the climate crisis in Tibet and the fact that China's environmental
policies are destroying Tibetan nature.




A Tibetan monk named Jigme Gyatso from Tibet’s Tsongon Buddhist University
in Qinghai’s capital, Xining, has been detained by the Chinese government
for over a year without a verdict.



China is set to develop its AI and Big Data capabilities and applications, which will
strengthen the existing surveillance network in Tibet.


China imprisons 2 Tibetan monks for sending donations to Dalai Lama

One of them had strongly opposed to China’s “patriotic education” campaign

China names bridges after slain troops in Galwan

The Chinese government on Friday named eleven bridges along the Tibet-Xinjiang highway 
after four Chinese soldiers who were reportedly killed during the clashes with Indian troops
 in Galwan valley at the Indo-Tibet border. 



Rumors suggest Warner Bros.' Black Adam has been banned in China due to actor

Rumors suggest Warner Bros.' Black Adam has been banned in China due to actor
Pierce Brosnan's mention of the Dalai Lama in an interview.






His Holiness the Dalai Lama received the Sivanda Peace Award from the Sivananda 
World Peace Foundation for his generous contribution to promotion of Peace, 
Non-Violence and oneness among humanity in the world.


Education Kalon Attends 83rd Birthday celebration of Kalon Trisur Samdong Rinpoche 

at Petoen School 


Mewoen Tsuglag Petoen School celebrated the 83rd Birth Anniversary 

of Former Kalon Tripa professor Samdhong Rinpoche earlier this morning, 

on 5 October 2022, in the presence of Education Kalon Tharlam Dolma Changra 

as the chief guest.





China sentences Tibetan monk to two years in prison for allegedly sending money 

Chinese authorities sentenced a Tibetan monk from Kriti Monastery in Ngaba County,
eastern Tibet, to two years in prison for allegedly sending money abroad to seek
the protection and prayers for his family from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Kriti Rinpoche.




In the latest World Heritage Watch Report, the International Campaign for Tibet calls
for reviewing the status of a Tibetan nature reserve that received a controversial UNESCO
World Heritage Site inscription five years ago.



Tibet associations joined Climate Walk in Denmark


Three Tibet associations in Denmark participated in the People’s Climate March on 

Sunday, October 30, 2022 leading up to the Danish national elections 2022. 

They were Students for a Free Tibet – Denmark, Tibet Support Committee in Denmark

 and the Danish Tibetan Cultural Society.




Neighbours’ Nightmare

(...) But there is another community of vulnerable countries and peoples who stand to lose
their last chance of survival in the wake of the emergence of an unchallenged Xi Jinping.
These are those hapless countries namely Tibet, East Turkestan (Xinjiang),
Southern Mongolia, Manchuria and Hong Kong that have been occupied and colonised
by China over recent decades of history


200 detained in Tibet’s capital Lhasa over COVID protest

Han Chinese detainees were later freed, but Tibetans are still being held, sources say.

Letter tells G7 foreign ministers Tibet is global security matter

(...) In a letter to the foreign ministers, ICT said: “We believe that the policies of the 
Chinese Communist Party affect not only the very lives of Tibetans, but also regional 
and international security, which necessitates an approach reflective of this understanding, 
in particular by the G7 countries.”



Dharamshala Int’l Film Festival gears up for 11th edition


 The much-awaited Dharamshala International Film Festival is set to take place from 
Nov. 3-6 at the Tibetan Institute for Performing Arts in McLeod Ganj


Xi’s party preserving “monopoly” in China: Tibetan recalls life experiences


A Tibetan refugee exposed the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to preserve its “monopoly”

 over the nation and said when it comes to party directives, a leader within the party 

would hardly break lines, media reports said.




All-female delegation to highlight Tibet at COP27 in Egypt


An all-female Tibetan delegation is set to leave for Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt for the COP27 

conference from 6-18 Nov. to highlight the importance of Tibet’s environment in securing 

the climate future for billions of lives across Asia






Tibetans can return to their hometowns, but only after making contact with officials
they’ve been assigned to.



Deeply saddened by reports of yesterday's bridge collapse in Morbi, Gujarat,
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to the Chief Minister, Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel,
to say that he prays for those who have died and offers condolences to those families
who have lost loved ones as well as others affected by this most unfortunate accident.


 Karma Gyaltsen

These days, there are around 20,000 Tibetan refugees living in Nepal. This is a nation 
that shares a common border with the country Tibet, which is now referred to as 
the Tibetan Autonomous Region: a province of China. Although, the use of the term 
“autonomous” is something of a macabre Chinese Communist Party joke.


Tibetan youth leader narrowly miss out on Councillor Elections in Toronto

Following an impressive campaign run, Tibetan activist and youth leader Chemi Lhamo 
came second in the race for a seat at the Toronto City Council for Ward 4 Parkdale-High
 Park, home to one of the biggest Tibetan communities in North America


Expressing Sympathy for Paul Pelosi

Concerned by news reports of a physical attack on her husband, Paul Pelosi, at their home
in California, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Speaker Nancy Pelosi to express
his sympathy.



China’s 20th Party Congress: intensification of security and assimilation


The 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party held between Oct.
16 and 22, 2022, laid out priorities for the next five years that will profoundly impact
the lives of the Tibetans living under China’s rule.



Kasur Lodi Gyari and international diplomacy on Tibet

Oct. 29, 2022 marks the fourth death anniversary of Kasur Lodi Gyari, who until his 
retirement was the Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and concurrently 
Executive Chairman of the Board of the International Campaign for Tibet.



Many protesters are Han migrant workers, demanding permission to return home.



His Holiness the Dalai Lama urges Tibetans to develop bodhichitta which brings peace 

of mind

TCV Global Family and North American Tibetan Association Offer Long life Prayers 
to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on October 26, and His Holiness said, “I meditate
 on bodhichitta and emptiness every day, as a result of which I feel at ease in my mind 
and I am physically fit. So, I urge all of you too to work hard to develop bodhichitta, 
which will bring you peace of mind.”


Coordinator of Bureau du Tibet Made Courtesy Call on President and Members 

of  French Senate Tibet Group


The Coordinator of Bureau du Tibet in Paris, Thupten Tsering, paid a courtesy visit
 to the President of the French Senate Tibet Group, Senator Jacqueline 
Eustache-Brinio, and member Senators Else Joseph and Sabine Drexler 
on 26 October 2022.


Protests break out in Tibetan capital against China’s strict Covid restrictions

Tibetans take to Lhasa streets in first demonstrations since 2008 Tibetan Uprising.




Violation of basic rights of humans in Tibet and their exploitations in their own country 
has been on a surge for years by the Chinese government with the recent one being 
discrimination against the Tibetans in employment and housing, making the locals 
feel 'second-class' in their own land.



Yungchen Lhamo, great Tibetan singer of love and defiance, will perform in Berkeley
Sunday

Lhamo, who has traveled an extraordinary musical path since fleeing Tibet as a teen,
will celebrate her new album ‘Awakening’ at Freight & Salvage.


The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama reaffirmed to live for at least
a decade or two more years as he attended a long-life prayer offering (tenshug)
today at Tsuglag-Khang, the main temple here in Mcleod Ganj.




(...) Xi's regime, which is already engaged in a program of mass incarceration of
Uyghurs and mass surveillance and police controls in Xinjiang and Tibet, will continue
to pose a grave threat to minority groups, exiled Uyghur rights activist and
businesswoman Rebiya Kadeer told a recent forum in Taiwan.

Italian PM Meloni expresses gratitude to Dalai Lama for his wishes

The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Sunday congratulated 
the new Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni. “Over the years, I have had the pleasure 
of visiting your country many times and have been touched by the affection and 
friendship shown to me by Italians from all walks of life. I also am grateful to those 
Italian brothers and sisters who have consistently supported the Tibetan people’s 
aspirations for freedom and dignity,” the Nobel laureate wrote in a letter.



TCHRD launches Tibetan guidebook on UN Human Rights Mechanisms on UN Day

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), a Dharamsala-based
rights group launched a Tibetan guidebook on UN Human Rights Mechanism on the
United Nations Day.


 His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written today to Rishi Sunak to congratulate him
on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.



The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) scheduled September 22 and 23, 2022
 as Tibet Lobby Day on Capitol Hill, requesting US Congressional members
 to support a new piece of legislation on Tibet: the “Promoting a Resolution to 
the Tibet-China Conflict Act.”

Tibetans suffering under authoritarian rule of China

(...) During the 3rd Europe-Tibetan Communities General Meeting (October 1-2) 
held in Milan, the representatives of the Tibetan Communities and Associations 
from over nine European countries discussed and deliberated on various issues 
related to Tibetans' human rights and culture, reported Tibet Press


9 cameras on you, empty boxes and a Little Red Book—The Tibet Museum in India

 is must-visit


From witness paintings to sampa-grinders, the Tibet Museum in McLeod Ganj is 

the clearest example of ‘the personal is the political’.



Upper TCV celebrates 62nd Founding Anniversary

Hundreds of faculty, alumni, students, and staff gathered in Upper TCV School 
yesterday to celebrate the school’s 62nd Founding anniversary. 

Following her recently having become Prime Minister of Italy, His Holiness
the Dalai Lama has written to Giorgia Meloni to offer his congratulations.



India's 'Little Tibet': Tourists return with tighter pockets (video)

Tourists are now returning to the hilly town of Dharamsala, but local shopkeepers say 
that inflation has kept the spending down compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic.



Tibetans Detained and Submitted to “Cyber Security Reeducation”

A new form of mandatory intensive indoctrination for those who share non-official 
information on the COVID-19 lockdown.

Dalai Lama Has a Stark Warning for Humanity (video)


Tibetan Buddhism’s spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, issued a stark warning
 to humanity about the grave threat posed by global warming while pleading 
for compassion amid ongoing conflicts, especially Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Representative Rigzin Genkhang Calls On MEP Jordi Solé

Representative Rigzin Genkhang called on MEP Jordi Solé, a long time friend in
the European Parliament to update him on the critical human rights situation in Tibet


Tibetan Monks Forced to Watch the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
They should wave a Chinese flag and show their enthusiasm—or else.



  After smiles and brief greetings this morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama took his seat 
for the second day of the Compassionate Leadership Summit.


Sikyong meets young aspiring journalists from Delhi

(...) The visiting students were illuminated about the political status quo of Tibet, 
the inception of Indo-Tibet relations, the advent and expansion of Buddhism 
in Tibet, and the implications of Tibet’s climate crisis upon countries sharing rivers 
originating from Tibet among other key subjects.



Not victims, but partners!

(...) For the first time in recent history, Tibetans are in a position to tell European 
governments that it is in their interest to close ranks with Tibetans, despite 
the ongoing gross human rights violations in Tibet.



Amid the ongoing 20th National Party Congress, Beijing has started reinforcing 
tight control over the highly surveilled Tibet autonomous region and the authorities 
continue to increase its repression in the name of the Zero-Covid policy.





 This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with 15 young leaders from different
 parts of the world in the audience hall at his residence.



After exhausting all official mechanisms to find justice for the famous Tibetan
 businessman Dorjee Tashi, his family members have now resorted to open advocacy 
for his release.


 

Northwestern University Hosts Lotsawa Translation Workshop on Buddhist

 Women’s Voices in the Tibetan Tradition


The second Lotsawa Translation Workshop, titled “Celebrating Buddhist 
Women’s Voices in the Tibetan Tradition,” was held at Northwestern University
 in Evanston, Illinois, from 13-16 October. 



 When the U.S conferred the US Congressional Gold Medal to His Holiness 
the Dalai Lama on 17 October 2007 for being a relentless advocate for peace 
and compassion, the world saw it as a befitting honorary award owing to
 the significant contributions made by the His Holiness for consistently 
promoting nonviolence and encouraging the cultivation of basic human values




Chinese authorities in Tibet have sentenced six Tibetan writers and activists to prison 
terms from four to 14 years on charges of “inciting separatism” and “endangering 
state security,” Tibetan sources say.



(...) But now at Potala, he’s happy to be cooking the food of his home country, which 
reflects the topography of its mountains and plateaus.




Sikyong Penpa Tsering, who arrived in Stockholm on Sunday on the last leg 
of his tri-nation Europe tour, attended a number of engagements on the first day
 of the visit



Tibetans Advocate Tibet Cause at 2022 Indianapolis International Festival

Indianapolis International Festival is an annual celebration of central Indiana’s
 rich ethnic and cultural diversity hosted by the Nationalities Council of Indiana 

City residents are confined to their homes amid tightened security measures, sources say.

Reflections on Tibet Lobby Day 2022

A s a Tibetan in exile, the number one challenge I face in advocating for Tibet is 
defending that what is happening in Tibet is indeed terrible and wrong.



British human rights activist Benedict Rogers has raised alarm over the Chinese 
Communist Party’s (CCP) treatment of Tibet and Xinjiang as its ‘laboratory’ for 
developing a surveillance state and sinicization of all religions throughout the country.



Activist Sangyal Kyap concludes ‘Bicycle rally for Free Tibet across Canada’

Tibetan Activist Sangyal Kyap has successfully conceded his “Bicycle rally for Free Tibet 
across Canada”, his latest campaign for Tibet.

   

Tibetans in Mundgod observe celebration of 15th Anniversary of Conferment 

of the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal to H.H Dalai Lama


(...) On 17th October 2007, Congressional Gold Medal, the U.S. highest civilian 
award, was bestowed on His Holiness the Dalai Lama for his tireless promotion 
of world peace and human rights.


US Policy on Tibet Has Lost its Way. We Want to Change That.

For years, Chinese officials have attempted to rewrite history. Now 2 Congressmen say
the U.S. should push back on the CCP’s distortion of history rather than abetting it.



Dharamshala : Tibetans hold a protest rally organized by the Tibetan Youth Congress
(PHOTOS)


Sikyong Penpa Tsering Wraps Up Successful Visit To Brussels

On the second day of their visit, the Tibetan delegation had interview engagements 
with Brussels daily La Libre Belgique and staff of Friedrich Naumann Foundation, 
the co-organiser of the visit.



Dr. Eliska Zigova, the Ambassador of the Czech Republic in India, pays a 
courtesy call on Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel at the Tibetan 
Parliament-in-Exile on 14 October 2022.



Chinese authorities detained five Tibetan men on the evening of 13 October in Golog 
(Ch: Guoluo) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, in the Tibetan province 
of Amdo.



As the Chinese Communist Party prepares to begin its 20th National Congress on 
Oct. 16, 2022, I must note that China has not been able to come up with a credible 
Tibetan leader since 2014 when Bapa Phuntsog Wangyal Goranangpa, the last such 
individual, passed away.



The International Campaign for Tibet will award its first Snow Lion human rights prize,
worth 3,000 euros, to anthropologist and China researcher Adrian Zenz and to the Tibet Film 
Festival. More than 100 expected guests will attend the award ceremony on Saturday,
Oct. 15, 2022 at the Berlin Environmental Forum, ...



 When he entered the room this morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeted the members
of the Mind & Life Institute, Mind & Life Europe and their friends with a broad smile 
and a wave




Local Justice Commissioner of Ladakh, Pema Sangpo led a campaign to raise 
awareness about the Tibetan exile community’s legal system.



  This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama joined approximately 180 people in the 
audience hall at his residence. 101 were members or friends of the Mind & Life Institute.




On June 25 2022, China’s Ministry of Security launched a 100-day crackdown labelled 
“Hundred Days Action” targeting illegal activities related to crimes against women, 
children, the elderly, the disabled and powerless groups in society

Nehru and the ‘pending’ case of Tibet in United Nations


A Canadian scholar, Claudia Johnston, went through the old UN files and found out 
that following India’s assurance that it would ‘sort out the Tibet issue peacefully with 
China’, the case was still pending in the UN




The author of We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies says ongoing
colonization affects every aspect of Tibetans’ lives



The Australian All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet (AAPGT) on Tuesday 
decided to convene a meeting next month in the Parliament House. The decision
 was taken during a meeting between AAPGT’S Co-Chair Hon. Susan Templeman 
MP, Federal Member for Macquarie and Representative Karma Singey 
of Office of Tibet.



One nation under Xi Jinping: How China’s leader is remaking its identity

Across Tibetan villages in southwest China, Communist Party officials have been spreading 
top leader Xi Jinping’s gospel of national unity: that every ethnic group must fuse into one 
indivisible China with a shared heritage dating back more than 5,000 years.


CTA Delegation’s outreach program underway in Europe

Chinese woman’s racist WeChat post calls for Tibetans in Lhasa to be “wiped out”

(...) Tibet is one of the clearest cases of institutional racism in the world today. Chinese 
authorities have spread racist narratives about Tibetans. A Chinese state media 
report on Tibet in 2008 asserted that prior to its “liberation” (meaning Tibet’s conquest 
by Chinese armies), “Tibet remained a society of feudal serfdom under a theocracy, 
one even darker and more backward than medieval Europe.


Chinese authorities warn residents to stay at home and threaten punishment for ‘spreading 
rumors’ of the disease.


 Following yesterday’s announcement of the winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, 
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has released a message expressing his sincere 
congratulations to Mr. Ales Bialiatski from Belarus; Memorial, a human rights advocacy 
group in Russia; and the Center for Civil Liberties, also a human rights advocacy 
group in Ukraine.



Education Kalon Tharlam Dolma concludes assessment tour of Tibetan language 

and culture

Education Kalon concluded her assessment tour of weekend schools in the Paris region, 

and departed for Brussels where she was received by Jamyang Lophel Tibetan language 

and culture school staff, students and parents.chools in Belgium





“Tibet is not just a political issue. It is an environmental and livelihood issue too. 
Ten major rivers of Southeast Asian countries originate from Tibet.”



China continues to wage a campaign of repression against the Tibetan community, 
according to a top US diplomat, who believes that Beijing plans to install a Dalai Lama 
of its own choosing



U.S. official Uzra Zeya asks for international help to end Beijing’s ‘repression’ in Tibet.



The 11th Tibet Film Festival India would be held on October 8 and October 9 at the
 Clubhouse in McLeodganj.





(...) “My generation has grown up listening to these stories from our predecessors, 
and now we, as the bridge between you and the older generation must pass down
 the oral stories to you so you become the connecting bridge to the next generation
 and so on to form the link between generations”, added Sikyong.




A report looks at China’s strategy to control Tibetan religious identity by appointing 
the leader’s successor.


Thirty-eight delegates listed as Tibetan—including one from the Monpa people, one from 
the Lhoba people and one without any ethnic identification—are expected to participate
in the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, scheduled 
to begin Oct. 16, 2022.


Following yesterday’s announcement of the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, 
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has issued the following statement of congratulations.


Chapter Two of Dharmakirti's 'Commentary on Valid Cognition' - Second Day 

When His Holiness the Dalai Lama reached the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple, 
this morning, before taking his own seat, he saluted the Jangtsé Chöjé, Ven Gosok Rinpoché,
 who is sitting to the left of the throne and the Sharpa Chöjé, Ven Lobsang Dorjé, who is sitting 
to the right.



Chapter Two of Dharmakirti’s ‘Commentary on Valid Cognition’ - First Day

 As he walked through the yard to the Main Temple this morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama 
smiled and waved to members of the estimated 5000 strong crowd from 55 countries waiting
 to greet him.







His Holiness the Dalai Lama begins three-day teaching on Dharmakirti's "Commentary on 
Valid Cognition" on Monday for Taiwanese and people from 55 countries. During the 
teaching, His Holiness said, "If we want to bring peace to the world, we must pay attention 
to how to achieve peace of mind within ourselves."



A total of 73 protesters from the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) were taken into custody

 by police in India’s capital New Delhi on Oct 1 as they headed towards the Chinese

 embassy on China’s National Day. The protesters were stated to be set to be released 

later in the day.




Tibetan man from Dartsedo dies in Chinese custody


A Tibetan man named Ngodup Tsering has reportedly died after Chinese authorities arrested
 him on Sept. 28 for allegedly visiting and providing food and edibles to an old age home 
in Dartsedo County in the so-called Sichuan province.


CTA pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, Sikyong asserts relevance of Gandhi’s 

principles  in today’s world

The Central Tibetan Administration led by Sikyong Penpa Tsering paid floral tributes
 to Mahatma Gandhi on his 153rd birth anniversary.



As China prepares to hold the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China 
which is widely expected to approve a third term for President Xi Jinping, anti-China 
protests were held all across the World to mark the National Day of China on October 1




China’s cultural genocide: How regime is trying to relabel Tibet as ‘Xizang’

Changing the names of places ​may seem arbitrary at first, but they carry significant social 
and cultural signals.



Tibetan Youth Congress staged a protest in front of the embassy for their various demand 

including stopping the mass collection of DNA from Tibetans.



At least 5 Tibetans in Lhasa end their lives amid harsh Chinese COVID lockdown

The Chinese government threatens to punish Tibetans if they share information about 
the situation.


Kashag’s Position on the Issue of Reincarnation of His Holiness the 14th Dalai 

Lama

The government of the People’s Republic of China adopted the so-called law 
on ‘Management Measures for the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan 
Buddhism’, in 2007


UN Member States Raise Concern Over Repression by China in Tibet

UN Member States raised concern over China’s systematic repression in Tibet 
in the ongoing 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. States 
have highlighted “draconian controls” over freedom of expression and other human 
rights violations by China, including in Tibet


Team Tibet Participates in Refugee Walk

For the first time in history, this year’s edition of Refugee Walk saw the participation 
of Team Tibet with more than 280 other teams composed of 1583 people. The teams
 collectively raised € 320.000 to support the work of Refugeework Flanders, 
the organiser of the event. 




Tibetan writer’s debut novel shortlisted for 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize


The Vancouver-based Tibetan writer Tsering Yangzom Lama’s debut novel We Measure
 the Earth with Our Bodies, published in May has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2022 
Scotiabank Giller Prize. The jury presenter on Tuesday said that the “pages of the story 
are both a homage to survival and a home for the exiled.” 


Tibetan teacher arrested for online COVID posts

Chinese authorities have arrested a Tibetan man for posting online videos of harsh 
COVID-19 lockdown measures being carried out in Lhasa to contain the spread 
of the disease, RFA has learned.



In an open letter to world leaders, a Tibetan rights group has raised the issue of climate
change caused due to exploitation of rich natural resources by China, ahead
of the upcoming UN Climate Conference COP27.


The “Three Consciousness Campaign” shows that the CCP is concerned about the success
of the Tibetan non-violent resistance movement.



Penpa Tsering highlighted the worsening situation of the Tibetan people under the repressive 
policies of CCP




Kashag’s Stand on Reincarnation of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Since the Chinese government’s introduction of “Management Measures for the
Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism ” in 2007, the Communist Party
of China has consistently misused the authority to administer Tibetan monastic
societies in general and recognition of reincarnations in particular for its political
interests.


Tibetan Community of Switzerland & Liechtenstein held a peaceful demonstration 
in front of the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights on Friday, 
23 September 2022. The protest was held alongside the ongoing 51st session 
of the UN Human Rights Council.


Trinity College Dublin has said that the Dalai Lama — the Tibetan spiritual leader — 
could yet be awarded an honorary degree by the university.



Conditions have continued to worsen since the spread of Covid-19 a month ago with 
unprecedented inflation driving some people to the brink of starvation. Hundreds of people
 have been detained in isolation centres, with or without infection, and served with 
stale food. Contrary to official media reports, the needs and appeals of the masses 
have gone unheeded




This morning the meeting between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and United States 
Institute of Peace youth leaders resumed. David Yang, the moderator, reminded everyone 
that yesterday they had discussed how children of war can become leaders for peace.




The Chinese President’s attitude to Tibetan Buddhism can be read in his actions before
the 20th Congress: monks, nuns, and activists arrested, monasteries destroyed,
surveillance intensified.



‘Music has no language

Bhuchung Sherap’s latest song, ‘Achala’, is one of the few Tibetan songs from Nepal 


to break the language barrier and become a big hit among those who don’t understand Tibetan.





When His Holiness the Dalai Lama entered the audience room at his residence 
this morning to meet young leaders and peace-builders from the United States Institute 
of Peace (USIP), he carefully scanned their faces and warmly wished them, 
“Good morning.”




(...) Hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a Sophos security technology to target 
Tibetan entities including the Tibet Times, a newspaper that’s operated in exile since 1996, 
the Tibetan Youth Congress and the Tibetan National Congress, according to research 
published Thursday.




Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Thursday said that he would prefer to breathe 
his last surrounded by the genuine and loving people of India, a free and open democracy, 
rather than among "artificial" Chinese officials.



World has turned its attention towards Tibet once again as
 the United Nations (UN) has failed to discuss the crisis unfolding 
in Tibet in its fifty-first regular session at the Palais des Nations
 in Geneva so far despite the unlawful suppression of Tibet by China 
which has triggered a wave of repression amongst the Tibetans.



In the wake of the ongoing sinicization of Tibetans by China, the regular visits of the 
China-appointed Panchen Lama Gyaltsen Norbu to Tibet throw light on the Chinese 
Communist Party’s (CCP) hidden agenda to spread disinformation about Tibet 
and hide the real human rights  crisis unfolding in Tibet, according to the Tibet 
Rights Collective (TRC).

(...) More recently, China has stepped up its efforts to undercut the Dalai Lama’s
influence and win over the four Tibetan Buddhist sects.Attempts to get them to accept 
Gyaltsen Norbu — the China-appointed monk —as the Panchen Lama have intensified, 
thus far unsuccessfully.




Chinese authorities allegedly torture 5 Tibetans, 1 to death, for praying in public

The 4 others remain in prison and are not allowed to see their families.



Sikyong Penpa Tsering today commenced his official visit to Japan by addressing 
the All Party Japanese Parliamentary Support Group for Tibet in the Japanese
 parliament building in Tokyo.


One Tibetan killed, four arrested in Serthar County

One Tibetan man among a group of five has reportedly been killed by Chinese authorities
in Serthar County in the Eastern Tibet, in connection to organizing religious activities,
Dharamshala-based rights group revealed on Monday. Tibet Watch said that
one of the detainees has been killed during detention due to excessive beating
during a torture session.



Dalai Lama Honored as 15th Recipient of Spendlove Prize

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has been awarded the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize
in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance. A pre-recorded showing
of the presentation on Monday, Sept. 26, will celebrate the 15th prize recipient.


Tibetans Fight to Keep Their Language Alive

The diaspora is preserving Tibetan as Chinese oppression grows at home



Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet Hears Testimonies On Repression of Tibetans 
in Tibet and Outside

Today, the Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet heard testimonies on culture-based 
violence and repression in Tibet under the occupation of the Chinese government 
as well as transnational repression being carried out against Tibetans. 


Over 100 Tibetan Americans and Tibet supporters will visit Washington, DC this week 
to meet with members of Congress and lobby for a bill that aims to peacefully resolve
 China’s illegal occupation of Tibet


 

Tibetan political leader Penpa Tsering visited Prague during the Forum 2000 conference
to advocate for a more coordinated European response to China


7 detained for exposing China’s Covid-19 mismanagement

 A Tibetan nomad Rinchen Dhondup among six other Tibetans have reportedly been detained
 for merely sharing Covid-related photos and videos online amid the harsh implementation 
of the Chinese government’s ‘Zero-Covid policy’.


China bars trucks carrying goods for Dashain festival from entering Nepal


(...) Chinese authorities have imposed restrictions on movement on the movement 

of Tibetans however the reports do not disclose whether there will be any sort 

of punishment if the Tibetans violated the rules. No one talks about the severity 

of the punishment.



Entering into the Middle Way (2022) - Second Day

When His Holiness the Dalai Lama stepped into the yard this morning on his way
 to the temple, he paused to pay attention to a great array of objects that people
 had placed on several tables to be blessed

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

On the occasion of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday,
 His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to him offering his best wishes 
and prayers for his continued good health and said, "India's strong democratic 
foundation is an example of peace and stability."



Tibetan anthology ‘Under The Blue Skies’ touches the core of identity in exile

Addressing several themes taken up by writers across different age groups,
Under The Blue Skies doubles as documentation of experiences in exile,
touching the core of the existential questions of Tibetan refugees,
and their connection to their motherland.




Tibetans are meanwhile held in quarantine facilities without medical care or proper 
sanitation, sources say.


Entering into the Middle Way (2022) - First Day

This morning, a group of Thai Buddhist monks recited the Mangala Sutta in Pali
as His Holiness the Dalai Lama took his seat on the throne in the Tsuglagkhang,
the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala.



‘At the Breaking Point’: Tibetans, Under Lockdown, Make Rare Cries for Help

China’s ever-tightening Covid rules have prompted public complaints
from residents of areas usually intimidated into keeping quiet.



Tibet labor transfer programs discussed at UN Human Rights Council

(...) Tenzin said: “It must be emphasized that these government work programs target
‘surplus labour,’ which is often created by mass nomad relocation programs
that coercively remove Tibetans from their traditional and sustainable livelihoods....


Tibetans in Toronto protest against the Chinese government's collection 


Tibetan activists protested against the Chinese authorities' collection of DNA
a serious human rights violation by expanding its DNA collection efforts in Tibet,
including blood samples from children as young as five years old.”

from Tibetan children as young as five years old and said, "China is committing

  



The Dalai Lama to visit Sikkim in October after 12 years

Ecclesiastical Minister Sonam Lama has extended an invitation to the
Tibetan spiritual leader for his visit in October later this year.


  

China’s ‘Zero COVID Policy’ deprives Tibetans of basic amenities

China’s stringent measures under its so-called ‘Zero Covid policy’ has put

the lives of Tibetan people in grave danger amid the recent COVID-19
outbreak that has made the lives of Tibetans unbearable, thus leaving
the state in a hassle.



China uses ‘books’ to justify wrongful claims over Tibet

Upholding its repeated claim over Tibet, China is now using books as a tool to distort the view of its invasion of Tibet and justify its wrongful claims over the region.


Live Webcasts: Chandrakirti’s "Entering the MIddle Way" and "Autocommentary"

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a two-day teaching on Chandrakirti's Entering the Middle Way in conjunction with the Autocommentary at the request of a group of Southeast Asians at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 15-16, 2022



Offering Congratulations to His Majesty King Charles III

 Today, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to His Majesty King Charles III to offer his congratulations on the latter’s accession to the throne.



Prince Charles walks holding hands with Dalai Lama

20 juin 2012 The Prince of Wales and the Dalai Lama greeted each other like old friends when the two men met for the first time in four years, although the Tibetan spiritual leader did insist on holding hands.


Condolences for Queen Elizabeth II

On learning this morning that Queen Elizabeth II had passed away, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to her son, His Majesty King Charles III, to express his deep sadness and to offer heartfelt condolences to His Majesty, the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom.


Authorities free Tibetan sentenced in connection with burning

Authorities in Tibet have released a man serving a 12-year prison term for “murder” in connection with the death of a fellow Tibetan who self-immolated in protest of Chinese rule, according to sources living in exile from the region with knowledge of the situation.

Five Organisations Offer Tenshug to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Long Life

This morning five organizations, the Tendhong Cultural Preservation Society (Mön), the International Jonang Well-being Association, the Domey-Mang-Bha-Ja-Sum Association, the Namgyal Higher Secondary School, Nepal, and the Sydney Tibetan Association came together to offer a prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s long life at the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala.





(...) My grandparents are Tibetan refugees living in a refugee settlement in South India. My family and I lived there when I was a young child. I went to a school taught entirely in Tibetan. I ate Tibetan food



(...) The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his non-violent struggle for the liberation of Tibet, has been living in exile in India since March 1959. Conferring the Bharat Ratna on His Holiness would be a fitting tribute to Mahatma Gandhi who, unfortunately, didn't get the Nobel for political reasons.




Democratically elected President of the Central Tibetan Administration Sikyong Penpa Tsering highlighted Tibet and the strategic role the European Union should play in protecting the basic human rights of Tibetans at his first engagement with Forum 2000 




(...) Thirty-seven people were killed in Ganzi (Kardze) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and the other 28 died in Shimian County of the neighbouring, traditionally Chinese Ya’an City, the report said.



The Central Tibetan Administration held a prayer service today at the Sikyong Hall to express solidarity and mourn the  death of Tibetans in Tibet due to natural calamities and the resurgence in Covid-19 cases.


 His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Liz Truss to offer his congratulations on her election as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.


Live Webcast: Long Life Offering Ceremony

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will attend a Long Life Prayer offered to him by several Tibetan groups at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 7, 2022. Webcasts are also available in Tibetan and Chinese.


US Senator Jon Ossoff meets Tibetan leaders in Dharamshala

The US delegation led by Senator Jon Ossoff from Georgia met with exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama and members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on Saturday. Senator Ossoff is on an eight-day India visit to strengthen economic, cultural, and security ties with Indian businessmen and politicians.


21st Festival Of Tibet and Himalayas Concludes in Paris

On a bright sunny Saturday morning, the 21st edition of the Festival of Tibet and the Himalayas was inaugurated in the lush green setting of the Bois de Vincennes located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. 



 Chinese authorities are significantly increasing policing, including arbitrary collection of DNA from residents in many towns and villages throughout the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), Human Rights Watch said today.




(...) While senator Jon expressed his joy over witnessing the courage of Tibetans in their effort to sustain a government in exile and informed the Tibetan parliamentarians of his audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama earlier today.

A Tibetan refugee leads a Mustang village towards accessible education

Tenzin Chomphel first came to the village of Ghiling in upper Mustang in 1959. Little did he know then that decades later, his life’s work would be to see the village prosper.



Why Keanu Reeves practically doesn’t exist in China

(...) So why exactly has the star been given the cold shoulder by China? Well, apparently it has to do with their censorship practices in relation to Tibet.


Tibetans in Dharamsala celebrate 62nd Tibetan Democracy day

  Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters gathered at the courtyard of the main temple in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala today to participate in the official celebrations of the 62nd Tibetan Democracy day.  

Fostering a democratic culture key to strengthening Tibetan democracy

On the 62nd anniversary of the Tibetan Democracy Day, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) extends greetings to Tibetans all over the world both inside and outside of Tibet. 


CTA marks 62nd Anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day

On the occasion of the 62nd Tibetan Democracy Day, the Central Tibetan Administration organised a brief ceremony at the Tsuglakhang today at 10 am.




The Tibetan Nuns Project (TNP), a US-registered charity based in Seattle and in the Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh, India, has announced that its fundraising appeal to upgrade the water supply for the Buddhist nuns of Dolma Ling Nunnery and Institute has achieved its funding target.*



We are marking a momentous occasion today, for it is the 6th day of the 7th month of the Water-Tiger Year in the 17th sexantry of the Tibetan Royal Year 2149, which corresponds to the 2nd day of September in the universal year 2022



On this momentous occasion of the sixty-second anniversary of the Tibetan democracy day,  the Kashag extends its greetings to Tibetan brethren in and outside Tibet and friends who  support the just cause of Tibet. 




Tenzin Dhargye and Rigtse will spend at least 3 years in prison for photos they had on their cell phones.


Activists have called for global action against China after the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a report that Beijing has committed "serious human rights violations" against the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang that lies to the north west of China.




(...) The Chinese government’s denying of access for independent journalists and observers to occupied Tibet have exacerbated the problem of gauging the severity of the outbreak in Tibet. Chinese state media reporting on the outbreak in Tibet has largely portrayed a picture of the situation being under control and the government’s performances in curbing the virus. 



Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has pitched for incorporating 'karuna' or compassion as a subject in modern education system in India, saying it should be taught to students "not as a religious subject" but as a way to foster inner peace and learn greater human values.


Richard Gere on Tibet’s Gift of Love

Actor and activist Richard Gere talks about his teacher the Dalai Lama, the warm heart of the Tibetan people, and how humanity can benefit from the values of Tibetan culture.


Richard Gere was banned from China after controversial Oscar speech

(...) Richard Gere, who celebrated his 73rd birthday on August 31, was once an A-list celebrity with iconic roles in films like Pretty Woman. However, fans have seen fairly little of the actor in mainstream cinema since the Nineties, which he claimed was due to his outspoken views on Tibet.


Condolences Regarding Mikhail Gorbachev

 After learning this morning that Mikhail Gorbachev, former leader of the Soviet Union and Nobel Peace Laureate had passed away, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to the Gorbachev Foundation to express his sadness.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Returns to Dharamshala

The Tibetan spiritual leader, 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, Ladakh, through Delhi.


Slavery in China: UN report exposes skeleton in the cupboardTexte d'origine

(...) He has said labour transfer is practised extensively in Tibet where farmers, herders and other rural workers are transferred to low-skilled and low-paid employment.


Uncertain legacy of UN Rights chief's on Tibet issue

Head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet is set to step down after her term ends on August 31st, however, her silence over Tibet issues throughout the four years of her term as OHCHR is termed as uncertain and inconsequential, despite the repeated request from the people of Tibet to address the issue on a global platform.



Secret detentions and enforced disappearances strike fear in China

Understanding detentions of Tibetans and many others in People’s Republic of China on the United Nations International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances through poems, essays and the written word.



Prime Minister Modi  Should Meet His Holiness The Dalai Lama

 It is reported that respected the Dalai Lama has now reached Delhi after visiting  Ladakh


  Two monks sentenced to prison for challenging Chinese government propaganda

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy strongly condemns the sentencing of two monks, Tenzin Dhargay and Rigtse, to prison for merely exercising the right to freedom of expression, a right protected in the Chinese Constitution as well as in major international human rights instruments that the government of People’s Republic of China is party to.


Tibetan diaries

From 2007 until 2015, Serena Chopra navigated through Majnu ka Tilla, a Tibetan refugee neighbourhood in Delhi, conversing and building relationships with its inhabitants, for whom this place has been home after their exodus from Tibet in 1959.


“Since Ladakh is a border region, my travels will not go unnoticed across the frontier. A smiling Dalai Lama meeting people who show such deep faith and trust in him not only gives inspiration to Tibetans in Tibet, but for them is also a source of pride...


Visiting the LGA Dharma Centre and Lunch at Abi Pang Spituk

  When His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived at the Ladakh Gonpa Association's Dharma Centre, a huge community prayer hall at Choglamsar, Mr. Thupstan Chhewang, President of the Ladakh Buddhist Association and Acharya Tenzin Wangtak, President of the All Ladakh Gonpa Association and other representatives were there to greet him.


Opinion: Why I’m Crowdfunding to Make My Tibetan Feature Film “Dharamsala”

In 2007, Tibetan-Indian filmmaking duo Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin were being interviewed about their first feature film “Dreaming Lhasa” during which they spoke of the challenges of getting their project off the ground



Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama set to visit Delhi after a gap of 3 yrs 

After a month-long sojourn in Ladakh, the top Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is set to visit Delhi on Friday, according to Ladakh Buddhist Association.


After Pelosi, growing chorus for Dalai Lama to visit Taiwan, says Tibetan Representative

After the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, there is a growing call to invite the Dalai Lama to Taiwan. The top US official had met the Tibetan representative in Taipei in a strong message to Beijing that Washington stands with the people of Tibet.

CTA President attends TYC conference on ‘Relevance of Dalai Lama Institution’

   The largest pro-Independence organization in exile, Tibetan Youth Congress, is currently holding a two-day conference on ‘Relevance and Significance of the Dalai Lama institution’ in Dharamshala from August 24-25 to deliberate on the future prospects of the Dalai Lama institution and the importance of continuing the age-old reincarnation system of the Tibetan spiritual leader.



Tibetan youth arrested for possession of Dalai Lama photo 

 Chinese authorities have arrested a Tibetan Youth from Ngachu allegedly for possession of the exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s photo.


Inaugurating a Centre of Learning and Attending Lunch at Sindhu Ghat

 This morning His Holiness formally inaugurated a new centre of learning at Thupstanling Gonpa, Diskit Tsal, Leh. Built by members of the local community it is a spacious centre, open to all religious denominations, where there will be facilities for holding classes on Buddhist philosophy, a library, and so forth.


Time will come when Ladakhis can visit Lhasa in Tibet, says Dalai Lama

“Times are changing, and a time would come when Ladakhis would be able to visit Lhasa again,” the Tibetan spiritual leader said to a massive gathering on the banks of Indus River at Leh.



(...) The culture of this place is dominated by the residents and it is evident here not just because of the practice of Buddhism but also the art and architecture that the place boasts of and the traditions, customs and culinary delights that have settled along with the Buddhists, who practice their religion extensively here, and the place has come to be known for it.


Tibet Fest Displays Tibet Culture Through Performances, Arts, Foods, Films and Exhibitions in Seattle

(...) Tibet Fest aims to preserve the culture of the community and provide an opportunity for the broader public to experience the rich and unique culture of Tibet.



His Holiness the Dalai Lama inaugurated a new centre of learning at Thupstanling Monastery, Diskit Tsal, Leh on Tuesday and said, “the essence of all religions is to be of help to others. Of course, providing financial and other material support is good, but it is even better to counsel others to be warm-hearted and develop peace of mind”.



Hail, torrential rain leave at least 31 dead in Tibetan-populated areas of China

Hail and heavy rain caused the deaths of at least 31 people in Tibetan-populated counties in northwestern China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces, Tibetan sources said.


Hundreds of new COVID cases reported in Tibet and Xinjiang

(...) Authorities also punished 19 people in Tibet for violating the COVID-19 rules and regulations, source said, though no details about the nature of the punishment imposed nor the individuals punished was available.


Foreign politicians support Resolve Tibet Act

The Resolve Tibet Act has only been in Congress for a few weeks, but it’s already getting support from leaders in other countries.

China’s misappropriation of TibetanBuddhism is a deceptive ploy to gaincontrol over Tibet 

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is on a mission to destroy the essence of Tibetan Buddhism and make it Chinese in orientation, primarily to legitimize its claim over Tibet and thus strengthen its hold over the plateau.




His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, on Monday expressed deep condolences to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and his people for the deaths and damage to property and infrastructure in several parts of HP caused by heavy monsoon rains in the state.

For India, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, 87, is a symbol of Buddhism, also a revered guest not just of India but of its citizens. He's currently travelling across remote mountainous Ladakh region, bordering Tibet, to give an audience to people of all faiths, 'riling' China.



 In name of 'ethnic unity,' China carries out forced labour in Tibet

China, under the garb of propagating "ethnic unity", is seeking to integrate the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) into the development narrative and carry out forced labour in the region, media reports said.


All-party MP group to seek Bharat Ratna for Dalai Lama

The forum, which has more than 20 MPs including from the BJP, has decided to urge all MPs to take special care to address and resolve the issues of Tibetans living in different parts of the country, in consultation with the local authorities.

UN Expert Identifies Forced Labor Arrangements in Tibet Similar to Xinjiang

 The UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Tomoya Obokata identified arrangements of forced labor in Tibet similar to those found in East Turkestan (CHN: Xinjiang) and noted that in Tibet “an extensive labour transfer programme has shifted mainly farmers, herders and other rural workers into low-skilled and low-paid employment.” 


Activist Sngyal Kyap’s cycle rally across Canada underway 

(...) While Sangyal Kyap kicked off his “Bicycle rally for Free Tibet across Canada” from Vancouver on Tuesday which will see him paddle for three months, Topden, a Tibetan youth will accompany him till Calgary.




Buddhism with Chinese characteristics: Panchen Lama pushes President Xi Jinping's version of religion in Tibet

China appointed Panchen Lama or more accurately puppet Lama Gyaltsen Norbu recently grabbed headlines for pushing the Chinese claim of Tibetan Buddhism with Chinese characteristics.


UN Rapporteur Finds Evidence of Forced Labor in Xinjiang, Tibet


Coerced labor among Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other ethnic groups has been taking place in China’s Xinjiang and Tibet, according to a report released by Tomoya Obokata, the U.N. special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery.



Chinese authorities in Tibet’s capital of Lhasa have dismissed three officials in the health bureau amid a botched response to a COVID-19 outbreak there. However, Tibetans tell the International Campaign for Tibet the dismissals are not meaningful.


Visit to Shah-e-Hamdan, Masjid Sharif at Shey, Ladakh

The Ladakh Muslim Coordination Committee Leh, Ladakh UT, hosted a reception at Shah-e-Hamdan, Masjid Sharif, Shey this morning in honour of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He was welcomed by leaders of both the Sunni and Shia communities, following which the local Imam offered a prayer.


Check out how British Tibetan children keep cultural ties alive through India visits

(...) He gives a delightful insight into how the young Tibetan generation born and growing up in the UK keeps its connect with Tibetan culture by visiting India, and consequently falling in love with India and its diverse culture.


“It is our essential nature to be compassionate. From the moment we're born our mother takes care of us. Without this care we would not survive. This experience is our first opportunity to learn that compassion is the root of all happiness. 




To celebrate the 75 years of India’s Independence, around 60 Tibetans from Phuntsokling Tibetan Settlement in Dalhousie participated in a tree-planting activity to reforest the areas near Paramdam Dalhousie and Dalhousie Public School...



Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) led Tibetan Community in Dharamshala celebrated the 76th Indian Independence Day at Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence.




The reservoirs of the plateau, in southern China and northern India, are fed by monsoons and supply most of the water demand for nearly two billion people.


Happy 75th Independence Day to India!

I am a second generation Tibetan born and educated in India, raised with a deep sense of connection to an imagined Tibet, on the memories of my parents and elders, and through the collective celebration of our culture and identity.



Meeting the Padum Muslim Community and Talking to Students

 This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited the Eid Gah at the invitation of the Padum Muslim community. He was made welcome by one of the leaders of the community, following which the local Imam offered a prayer. His Holiness in turn greeted the members of the congregation before him, adults and schoolchildren among them.


For Chinese president Xi, ‘development’ in Tibet a colonialism in disguise

After 2018 constitutional amendment approved the removal of the two-term limit on the presidency, Chinese President Xi Jinping tightened the state apparatus in Tibet where Beijing as a colonial and imperialist entity harass, loot and traumatize the occupied regions in the name of development and civilizing mission.



Teachings in Zanskar

 In Zanskar this morning, before he walked from his residence to the teaching pavilion, His Holiness the Dalai Lama met representatives of the Kargil District Authorities.


Czech Republic strengthen ties with Tibetan People: Representative Thinlay Chukki concludes Maiden visit to Prague


Representative Thinlay Chukki successfully completed a four-day visit to Prague, Czech Republic from 07 August to 10 August 2022. This is her maiden visit to the country and the first country to visit, outside of Switzerland, as the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Central Tibetan Administration for Central and Eastern Europe at the Tibet Bureau



With an Eye on Tibet, China Reacts Warily to Warming U.S.-Nepal Ties


(...) Biden’s Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, met with an array of high-level Nepali officials, including Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba as well as Nepali human rights activists. 




Tibet’s resistance to decades of coercion and colonial suppression of China 

President Xi Jinping's clamp down on religious institutions with frequent announcements about new laws and regulations to control religious activities among the local populations.


Sense of universal responsibility is biggest contribution of Tibetan culture to world: Hollywood star Richard Gere

The 14th Dalai Lama’s idea of Universal Responsibility is that of a global responsibility that every human being should carry within and it is the biggest contribution of Tibetan culture to the world today,...



The reported COVID-19 outbreaks in Tibet may be the result of Chinese tourism encouraged by the Chinese government, according to observers inside Tibet.

Over 66,000 Tibetans in Indian subcontinent: CTA population census

There are more than 66,000 Tibetans in India, Nepal and Bhutan according to the latest population census conducted by the Central Tibetan Administration which concluded in July. “We have received around 66,000 forms from the India-Nepal- Bhutan population census.

This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama flew by helicopter from Leh to Lingshed Village and drove straight to the ground beside the Monastery where an estimated 3000 people had gathered—Ladakhis and people from abroad


Tibetan bikers travel from Karnataka to Dharamshala to promote Free Tibet cause

“Both of us are from Karnataka and this is a free Tibet movement that we started around 10 days back and we will conclude our journey in Leh Ladakh,” one of the bikers said.



India on Wednesday deployed a military helicopter to fly the 14th Dalai Lama from Leh to a remote village amid its continuing stand-off with China along the Line of Actual Control between the two neighbouring nations in eastern Ladakh.


'The Majnu Ka Tilla Diaries' Reveals Tibetan Empowerment in India

Photographer Serena Chopra's black and white images of the Tibetan colony in Delhi are an intimate and empathetic peek into the refugees' struggle for identity.



Monk disciplinarian detained in connection with 2013-self immolation tortured in undisclosed location

A Tibetan monk named Tseta, 25, was detained for about seven months shortly after Tenzin Sherab, a 33-yr old Tibetan nomad, died of self-immolation protest in May 2013 in Chumarleb County, Kyegu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in the Tibetan province of Kham.




The action underscores China's continued adherence to its zero-COVID policy, mandating lockdowns, routine testing, quarantines and travel restrictions, even while most other countries have reopened



A group of Tibetan refugees pursuing higher education in different colleges and universities in India took part in a workshop to better understand and advocate for human rights in their daily lives as well as in their own community.



Congratulating the Indian Vice-President-Elect

(...)  “India is the land of ‘ahimsa’ and ‘karuna’, ideas that can contribute much to the flourishing of humanity. Mahatma Gandhi made the principle of non-violence spread across the world, and leaders from Dr Martin Luther King to Nelson Mandela turned to ‘ahimsa’ to try to address long-standing differences and social problems



Addressing Tibetans in Ladakh

 More than 6500 members of the Tibetan community living in Ladakh, including schoolboys and schoolgirls, as well as nomads from the Changtang (the Northern Plans) of Ladakh, gathered today at the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Choglamsar on the outskirts of Leh


The next Dalai Lama


(...) While these words have brought comfort to many people about their place in the world, what will happen at the end of the current Dalai Lama’s life on earth is still unclear.



Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama was honoured with the 'dPal rNgam Duston' award—the highest civilian honour of Ladakh—for his immense contribution to humanity, especially towards the union territory, an official said on Saturday.




(...) Representative Gyaltsen addressed Pelosi on the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet and the increasingly extreme policy of ethnic, religious and cultural genocide in Tibet by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said the CTA.



Women are not mothers only, but mothers can only be women. All genocides target women first, as the Tibetan example demonstrates.


Authorities say they will arrest and punish those who defy the order.


The government-backed Chinese Buddhist Association in the coastal province of Guangdong has called to “resolutely resist illegal preaching by Tibetan monks” in a move similar to previous notices issued in China’s Shanxi Province



Despite drawing much criticism and threat from Beijing, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi-led delegation of five Democratic lawmakers visited Taiwan on Tuesday, 2 August becoming the highest ranking US official to visit the country since 1997.



Pelosi talks to wide range of China repression targets in Taiwan meeting

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wound up her visit to Taiwan in a symbolic meeting with rights activists, from former political prisoners from Taiwan's authoritarian past to Chinese pro-democracy leaders and members of the beleaguered Uyghur and Tibetan ethnic minorities.



A Tibetan man named Tenzin Tharpa from Driru County in Nagchu, who was being held incommunicado is reportedly serving two and a half years’ sentence for helping local Tibetans send money to their family members and relatives in India.



Tibetan festival allowed by China to resume after 20-year ban

A Tibetan community festival, banned for 20 years after the arrest of a popular religious leader, has been allowed by Chinese authorities to resume with no explanation given for the sudden lifting of control, Tibetan sources say.




Tibet Dy Speaker Teykhang questioned China's concerns over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. The leader also schooled Beijing on 'democracy'.




(...) One of the first foreign trips she took after rising to the House speaker position was leading a Congressional delegation to Dharamsala, India, to meet the Dalai Lama, whom she had received in Washington a year earlier.



The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has been informed about the sentencing of Mr Tenzin Tharpa to a fixed term imprisonment of two years and six months for helping local Tibetans send money to their family members and relatives in India.


“I Am Tibetan, This Is My Story”

A new museum in Dharamsala serves as testimonial to the plight of Tibetans—and to the resilience of their culture.




"So, they will allow talking freely about anything you want until it hurts their pocket" - Enes Kanter Freedom reflects on his comments on China after lack of offers in free agency

(...) Kanter referred to his Tweet supporting Tibet during the interview. China subsequently stopped broadcasting the NBA games of Kanter's team at the time, the Boston Celtics.




"The Chinese Communist Party uses forced abortion and forced sterilisation to restrict the Tibetan population and pushes for marriage to Han settlers as a tool of cultural genocide. Tibetan women continue their freedom struggle despite all Chinese atrocities," said Experts in an international webinar on ‘Tibetan Women and Human Rights Under China’s Colonial Rule’.



Tibetan vocalist Yungchen Lhamo often refers to music’s healing power, and indeed, at a very basic level, her music—soft, sensuous, flowing like a clear river—does offer a tonic for our times



Avalokiteshvara Empowerment

 This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama reached the pavilion at the Shewatsel teaching ground a little before 7:00 am in order to be able to perform the necessary procedures prior to bestowing the empowerment of Avalokiteshvara, the embodiment of great compassion.


‘Entering the Way of a Bodhisattva’ - Second Day

 As soon as His Holiness the Dalai Lama reached the pavilion at the teaching ground, Chhering Dorjey Lakruk, Vice President of the Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) made the customary offering of a mandala and other representatives presented silk scarves to him. Chanting of the ‘Prayer of Three Continuous Practices’ was followed by a recitation of the ‘Heart Sutra’.


Chinese authorities forcibly moving Tibetans to Indian border to bolster control

The Chinese government has announced plans to relocate over 100,000 Tibetans from their homes by 2030, aiming to end their traditional way of life and bolster its control over border areas including with India.


‘Entering the Way of a Bodhisattva’ - First Day

This morning, His Holiness was driven in an open golfcart from his residence to the pavilion at the far end of the Shewatsel Teaching Ground. More than 45,000 people are estimated to have gathered to listen to his explanation of Shantideva's ‘Entering the Way of a Bodhisattva’.



The Tibetan exiled leader Tsering hailed Indian democracy and said that a tribal lady assuming the post of President is real development, a forward step for Indian democracy.




A prayer service to mourn as well as to pay final respects to prominent Tibetan former political prisoner Jigme Gyatso, who died on 2 July in his hometown Kanlho Tibetan area, was organised by the regional association of Dhomey, Switzerland, at the Tibet Institute Rikon, on 24 July 2022.




A political prisoner and a mother of three, Norzin Wangmo is reportedly in critical health condition following her release from prison in May. According to sources cited by the Dharamshala- based rights group Tibet Watch, Norzin was denied access to immediate medical treatment while in custody, which led to her injuries to worsen beyond treatment.




“The courage and spirit of the people of Tibet is undaunted and they have unwavering faith and trust in me. Keeping our Buddhist cultural heritage alive in the Himalayan regions will naturally benefit the Tibetan people. Our struggle for freedom and dignity is based on truth and justice and will be best achieved by relying on ‘ahimsa’, 


Dalai Lama advocates democracy, freedom for the world: Sri Lankan professor

The Dalai Lama, one of the most admired spiritual leaders, is an icon who advocates democracy and freedom not only for his country but also for the world, a Sri Lanka-based professor said.



Tenzin Jampa, is a Tibetan student born and raised in India. Currently an undergraduate at MIT, Cambridge, US shared his pain of being stateless in the world of nation-states.




Chinese officials in a Tibetan-populated region of Sichuan this month arrested a Tibetan man accused of setting up a group honoring Tibetan religious leaders on the popular social media platform WeChat, Tibetan sources said.




His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, expressed his condolences on the demise of Nobel laureate Lord David Trimble and wrote: "I am praying for him and extend my sincere condolences to you and your family members at this sad time."


The returnees are lectured on how to live ‘a decent life,’ a source says.


This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama consecrated the newly constructed Thiksey Library and Learning Centre, a project for which he conducted the ground-breaking ceremony in July 2018.


Tibetan entrepreneur and philanthropist Tenzin Choephel sentenced to 18 years in prison for “inciting separatism”

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy strongly condemns the unjust sentencing of the Tibetan entrepreneur and philanthropist Mr Tenzin Choephel to 18 years in prison on the trumped-up charge of “inciting separatism” in Tarchen Township in Sernye District, Nagchu City, Tibet Autonomous Region, in the Tibetan province of Kham.





His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give three days of teachings at Shewatsel Teaching Ground in Leh, Ladakh, India on July 28-30, 2022.


Having arrived in Ladakh on 15th July, His Holiness the Dalai Lama undertook his first public engagements today, making pilgrimages to the Jokhang, the principal Buddhist Temple in the centre of Leh, the Jama Masjid and Anjuman-e-Imamia mosques, as well as the Moravian Church in Leh.





(...) It is pure propaganda to show that Longju belongs to China, and the Tibetans are given the freedom to practice their religion, but where are the stupa, the gompas, the prayer flags, the prayer mills in the new villages.



China is exploiting Tibet's natural wealth

China is only interested in exploiting the natural wealth of Tibet and is changing its demography in an attempt to bring the roof of the world under its influence, according to rights groups



Tibetan land rights activists released from Chinese prison

Prison authorities in northwestern China’s Qinghai province this week released two Tibetan men jailed three years ago for land-rights activism, with the move following the release earlier this year of four others jailed on the same charge, Tibetan sources said.


After the announcement of the results of the recent election of the new Indian President, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to Smt Drupadi Murmu to congratulate her on being elected President of India, on July 21, 2022.


Tibetan MP In Exile Speaks To Republic, Explains Why Dalai Lama's Influence Worries China

Gyatso stated that while Chinese aggression against the Tibetans was not new, China was 'demonizing' Dalai Lama's actions since he was a symbol of free Tibet.

Captive Nations Week: Congress must pass Tibet conflict resolution bill

In July 1959, mere months after China’s military forced the Dalai Lama into exile from Tibet, the US Congress declared Tibet a “captive nation” in a joint resolution establishing Captive Nations Week.


What’s behind China’s obsession with museums in Tibet?

(...) Lakshmi P argues that the museum tells a “different story”; Tibet in this museum “has a past, a present and a future”, unlike China’s museums which are packaged spectacles that tell stories of pain, anger and betrayal




The Tibetan Community in Belgium celebrated the 87th Birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Antwerp’s Nord park on Sunday, 17 July with much fanfare though the temperature in Europe is touching almost 40 degrees Celsius. Secretary Thinley Wangdue, Office of Tibet, Brussels attended as the Chief Guest while other guests included representatives from Tibetan organisations including the members of Belgium’s Tibetan community.




Just days ahead of 87th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 6 July, the Lhasa-based Municipality Public Security Bureau issued a public notice promising hefty rewards for Tibetans reporting on dissenting views and pro-independence activities which are deemed “criminal offences against state security” as per the notice issued




The final day of the Panchen Lama advocacy in Brussels focused on meeting lawmakers and officials of the Belgian Government. 



Tibetan activists in Dharamshala observe Int'l Justice Day, protest against China's human rights violation

Tibetan activists from four major NGOs in Dharamshala observed International Justice Day on Sunday and held protests against China's human rights violations and atrocities across Tibet


His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, arrived safely in Leh, Ladakh, on July 15, 2022 and said, "I encourage you to plant trees whenever you can. Planting and caring for trees is a crucial step we can all take to offset global warming and climate change."


Season of Coincidences and Change

(...) While entering the Season of Coincidences and Change, it is worth mentioning a bill recently introduced in US Congress. According to International Campaign for Tibet, it will be a ‘concrete action’ to resolve China’s decades-long illegal occupation of Tibet by fully recognizing Tibet’s unresolved status and faulting China for violating the Tibetan people’s right to self-determination.



His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives to a rousing welcome in Ladakh

Before leaving Jammu for Ladakh on Friday, 15 July, His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with a large group of more than 400 Ladakhi students who are studying there.




On a bright sunny day in Brussels, venerable Zeekyab Rinpoche returned to the European Parliament to continue the CTA led advocacy tour for the 11th Panchen Lama, Jetsun Tenzin Gedhun Yeshi Trinlay Phuntsok Pelsangpo.




During his recent visit to India, Richard Gere, who is the chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet, gave this interview to the Indian TV channel NDTV in which he shared his thoughts on the Dalai Lama, Tibet, China, United States, and the international community’s approach towards China.



Pema Tseden, whose last three films have all appeared at the Venice Film Festival, has finished lensing his latest effort “Snow Leopard.” The film is a drama about how humans and animals end up getting along, despite their occasional conflicts.


Ladakhis accord warm welcome to Dalai Lama

The 14th Dalai Lama who arrived in Leh on Friday was warmly welcomed by the people of Ladakh.



Not seeking independence but autonomy for Tibet: Dalai Lama

More Chinese are realising that he is not seeking independence and only wishing that China gives meaningful autonomy to Tibet and ensures preservation of Tibetan Buddhist culture,” the spiritual leader told reporters in Jammu.


Tibetan Woman Arrested for Dalai Lama Photo

Youdon, 20, was arrested earlier this week and is reportedly being held in Lhasa.


Sowa Rigpa is commonly known as ‘amchi’, a localised form of Tibetan medicine, which is one of the oldest, living, and well-documented medical traditions of the world



The Seven Annual Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Medal of Courage was awarded A-Nya Sengdra, the Tibetan community leader, environmentalist, and anti-corruption activist. The award was received by former Political prisoner, Dhondup Wangchen.




House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA), Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China introduced legislation to strengthen the United States’ policy to promote dialogue between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Dalai Lama toward a peaceful resolution of the conflict between Tibet and the PRC.



Tibetan Refugees In Nepal: A Different Kind Of Identity Crisis


(...) Unlike their parents and grandparents, young Tibetan refugees and Tibetans born in Nepal are not recognized by the government, leaving them in a limbo that has profound implications both personally and professionally.


Tibetan author Tsering Yangzom Lama opens up about immigrating to Canada


From trekking the Tibet-Nepal border, to years of researching Tibetan art, history, and metaphysics, Tsering Yangzom Lama did whatever it took to learn more about her ancestors’ homeland.


Is Tibet Finally Going the Way of Xinjiang?

What happened in East Turkestan is being replicated in the Tibet Autonomous Region at an accelerating pace.

In First Post-Pandemic Tour, Dalai Lama Embarks on Visit to J&K and Ladakh

In his first post-Covid tour outside Dharamshala, the Dalai Lama has set forth on a visit to Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. He will be visiting the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on July 14, followed by a visit to Ladakh on July 15.



“I am only Waiting for Panchen Rinpoche’s Safe Return”, Says Zeekyab Rinpoche


(...)  During the one-hour-and-a-half-meeting, Rinpoche briefed MEP Peksa on the special spiritual relationship between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama and expressed grave concern over the wellbeing and whereabouts of the latter.




Chinese authorities haven’t said if they will pay to restore the Gyalrong Tsodun Kriti Monastery.

How a Tibetan baseball player found his way to Kansas City and Rockhurst University

He said he still remembers vividly when he got his first chance to play baseball: when Suonandajie was 9, a Major League Baseball scout came to his hometown in Tibet.


British Tibetans lobby with UK government to restore suzerainty clause with China


The Tibetan community in London celebrated the 87th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Saturday at Stratford, London, where hundreds of Tibetans converged to renew their campaign for Tibet's independence from China.







(...) The veteran actor, who Sikyong Penpa Tsering accompanied during the address, got here in Dharamshala to celebrate the 87th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama with his son, Homer James Jigme Gere, and has frequently stressed Tibetans to assume the weight of Tibet cause given His Holiness’ ageing on several occasions.



Jamyang Chotso fled Tibet in 2004 as a little girl, and grew up in a Dharamsala refugee camp for Tibetan children. She’s now the Tibetan Women’s Football team captain, which played in the firstever CONIFA Women’s Football World Cup.





Devotees offer prayers for Dalai Lama's long life at Dharamshala monastery in Dharamshala on Sunday for the longevity of spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.





In a public notice just ahead of the Dalai Lama’s birthday on July 6, 2022, the Lhasa Municipality Public Security Bureau has offered rewards for Tibetans reporting on crimes against “state security” in order to “build an iron wall of stability.”


   India has dismissed China’s criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for wishing the Dalai Lama on his 87th birthday declaring that the Tibetan spiritual leader is an honoured guest of India. 


His Holiness Offers Condolences for Ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

  On learning the sad news that former Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe had passed away following a gunshot attack, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to his wife, Mrs. Abe Akie, to offer his condolences.


Under Secretary Uzra Zeya Attends His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 87th Birthday Celebration at Office of Tibet-DC


The Office of Tibet-DC, International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) and Capital Area Tibetan Association (CATA) jointly celebrated His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 87th birthday at the Office on the evening of July 6th


RTYC Belgium Celebrates 87th Birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Antwerpen

Regional Tibetan Youth Congress in Belgium hosted the celebration of  the 87th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Antwerp on Wednesday, 6 July 2022.




India's 'Little Tibet': Tourists return but with tighter pockets (video)

Tourists are now returning to the hilly town of Dharamsala, but local shopkeepers say that inflation has kept their spending down compared to before the pandemic.




China on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for greeting the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on his 87th birthday, saying India should stop using Tibet-related issues to interfere in Chinas internal affairs.




American actor Richard Gere on Wednesday cut cake in Dharamsala to mark the occasion of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama’s 87th birthday and said “once in a millennium, maybe in two millennia, such a person, such a human being as the Dalai Lama emerges and he is a Tibetan”.



On 6 July Tibet Support Group at the French Senate and the Office of Tibet, Paris celebrated the 87th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Senate hall in Paris




On the occasion of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 87th birthday, the Tibetan national flag and the Buddhist Flag were hoisted for the first time on 6 July 2022 at 10:30 am, at Parc du Tibet, Geneva.




I extend best wishes to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the occasion of his 87th birthday today.  His Holiness brings light to his fellow Tibetans and so many around the world by promoting peace, encouraging inter-faith harmony, and advocating for the preservation of Tibetan language and culture




Nepal allowed a two-hour celebration by Tibetans at a refugee camp outside Kathmandu.


President of the Belgian Buddhist Union Extends Warm Wishes On The Occasion Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama’s 87th Birthday

The President of the Belgian Union (Union Bouddhiste Belge), Carlo Luyckx, offered his well wishes and prayers on ​the ​oc​casion ​o​f ​His Holiness ​​The Dalai Lama’s ​87th ​birthday.




On the occasion of 87th birthday of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and spiritual leader of Tibet His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, parliamentary group for Tibet from Switzerland extended their warmest birthday wishes to His Holiness.



German Parliamentary Group for Tibet Congratulates His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his 87th Birthday Occasion


On the occasion of the 87th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and spiritual leader of Tibetans all over the world, the Chairman of the cross-party parliamentary group Tibet in the German Bundestag, Michael Brand MdB, stated:





This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 87th birthday, he attended a ceremony to inaugurate the Dalai Lama Library & Archives in a new building below his residence but above the Lha-gyal-ri circumambulatory path




His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet and one of the most beloved and recognized leaders of our time, turns 87 today.



CTA led Tibetans in Dharamshala Celebrate 87th Birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Tibetans, followers and friends of Tibet celebrated the auspicious occasion of the 87th birth anniversary of His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama across the globe on 6 July with grand festivities and great hopes.




“We have not been telling lies. We have been sincere in our struggle. So for all these years I have worked sincerely, respecting the law and as a result of that Tibetan issue is not only a political matter but a matter of truth,” he said.




Exiled Tibetan monks attend a procession celebrating the Dalai Lama's 87th birthday in Jawlakhel Tibetan Camp, Lalitpur, Nepal on Wednesday. More than 1,000 monks and other Tibetans gathered in the area to celebrate their spiritual leader's birthday even as the Nepalese government banned all kinds of activities against Chinese rule in Tibet. 



On this auspicious occasion of the eighty-seventh birthday celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Kashag – on behalf of the Tibetan people inside and outside Tibet – would like to pay our deep respect by offering warm greetings to His Holiness,  



Today, the 7th day of the 5th month in the Water-Tiger Tibetan Royal Year 2149, which falls in the 17th Tibetan Royal Sexantry, and which corresponds to the 6th day of July 2022, is a momentous day of utmost auspiciousness


Tibetans enraged over the death of former political prisoner Jigme Gyatso in Gansu


The former political prisoner Jigme Gyatso, also known as Labrang Jigme, who was arrested multiple times in the last decade resulting in numerous injuries, has reportedly died at his residence in Gansu on July 2.
 

Dalai Lama's 87th birthday: Himachal CM Jairam Thakur to take part in cultural events at McLeod Ganj temple

July 6 is commemorated as the "incarnation day" of the 14th Dalai Lama by followers and Tibetans in exile, living in the country and abroad, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the day could not be celebrated in 2020 and 2021.


PM Modi wishes Dalai Lama on his birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetans, to greet him on his 87th birthday.



Ahead of the 87th birthday of the Dalai Lama, Sri Sambuddha Sasanodaya Sangha Sabha has praised the spiritual leader by highlighting his achievements for the Buddhist community amid continuous suppression by Chinese authorities in Tibet.


Tibet was never a part of China, says US report: A revisit of the India China Tibet issue

The report concludes that Tibet was never a part of China before the People’s Republic of China (PRC) invaded it in 1950.




New Delhi, Berlin, Canberra and Dharamshala: “The respect and influence earned by the Dalai Lama over past six decades of his exile is not only a great asset just for the people of Tibet and their freedom struggle against Chinese colonialism...



MONASTERY FORCED TO RELOCATE TO MAKE WAY FOR HYDROPOWER STATION

Chinese authorities in Amdo, eastern Tibet are planning to relocate a 19th century Tibetan monastery against the wishes of its resident monks and local Tibetans.



As Beijing suppresses Tibetans, Xi Jinping preaches human rights to world leaders

While the human rights situation has steadily deteriorated in Tibet with the Communist Party monitoring the life of each individual through an Orwellian system, Xi Jinping preaches and promotes human rights to the rest of the world


(...) One of the reasons is that it is easier to control  and monitor the nomadic population when they are brought in these new townships, often located at the border with India (and equipped with facial


A renowned Tibetan monk who was repeatedly imprisoned and tortured for his peaceful protests against China's repressive rule restricting the Tibetan cultural language has passed away at his home in Tibet.

THE NEW LANGUAGE POLICY IN TIBET AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ( KATIA BUFFETRILLE - Nicolas TOURNADRE)


The first Tibetan texts date back to the Empire (7th-9th century) and the Tibetans, since they wrote down their language using an original alphabet inspired by Indian scripts, have remained faithful to their script.





Buddha Chetana, a platform for progressive growth of Buddha dharma and Buddhist philosophy in Northeast India organised a long-life prayers meet for the 14th Dalai Lama at Dibrugarh in Assam.



'Himachal CM is Chief Guest at Dalai Lama's birthday celebrations', says Penpa Tsering, Prsident, Tibetan govt in exile

Penpa Tsering, the President of the Tibetan government in exile based out of Dharamshala has said that the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur will be the chief guest at the birthday of his holiness Dalai Lama next week, that is 6th July




Chinese police arrested a Tibetan woman named Zumkar on 23 June 2022, who was found in possession of a photo of the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet who turns 88 years old, according to the Tibetan calendar, next week in India.



Tibet Bureau Geneva to organise virtual side-event on Tibet paralleling 50th UNHRC session


The Tibet Bureau Geneva will organise a virtual side-event on the human rights situation in Tibet paralleling the ongoing 50th UN Human Rights Council on 5 July 2022.




Knitting Tibetan diaspora into most organized manners is biggest achievement of Dalai Lama

The biggest achievement of the 14th Dalai Lama is his success in organizing the Tibetan diaspora into one of the most organized and well-knit refugee communities of recent history and reviving Tibet’s national identity in exile, according to media reports.




Tibetan thinkers face wrath of China for upholding their culture and rights 

In a bid to tighten its grip on Tibet further, the Chinese authorities are arresting Tibetans thinkers, who have been speaking out in favour of their culture and rights which Beijing sees as an act of sedition, and lodging them in secret prisons as part of its "cultural assimilation" policy


Tibetan artist among National Heritage Fellowship recipients of 2022


The co-founder and artistic Director of Chaksam-pa, Tsering Wangmo Satho has been awarded the prestigious National Heritage Fellowship 2022 by the National Endowment of the Arts of the USA. 





In recent weeks, the detentions of six Tibetans have come to light, among them writers and intellectuals. Of these, four are known to be either in detention or sentenced to prison terms for freely expressing their opinions and thoughts on Tibetan national identity and culture.





Between 2002 and 2010, envoys representing the Dalai Lama repeatedly met with Chinese officials in order to find a peaceful solution to the Tibet issue


Teachings given by the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa
Developing Loving Kindness


CONIFA World Cup: Representing Tibet, the country I fled

As an eight-year-old, Jamyang Chotso hid in caves and walked through the night as she left her parents behind to flee Tibet. Now she'll captain her country in a World Cup that is about more than sport.






Dalai Lama is known to give public talks on different topics   









An April circular by the Chinese Ministry of Education on student admission criteria at Tibetan universities has been harrowing and discriminating to say the least.



The London-based rights organization Free Tibet said Chinese authorities have tightened restrictions in the capital city of Lhasa ahead of the exiled spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday on July 6.



G7 ups the ante against China

Upping the ante against China, Group of Seven (G7) leaders said they were committed to a unified approach to confront Beijing’s unfair economic practices. They also said China must end human rights violations in Xinjiang and Tibet.



As the world celebrates the 87th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on July 6, it is a bittersweet moment for me. On the one hand, I feel deeply blessed that I have had the opportunity to serve the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan administration in various capacities for 45 years, including during some extremely challenging times


Nyima’s conviction for revealing ‘state secrets’ is the latest a series of crackdowns on Tibetan intellectuals.




At the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council currently underway in Geneva (June 13-July 8), the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s May visit to China—and the subsequent NGO and diplomatic criticism—has featured prominently, as have the high commissioner’s future plans with her first term ending in August.



China's claims over Tibet baseless

  Tibet was never a part of China before the People's Republic of China (PRC) invaded the Himalayan region in 1950, according to pre-1949 official records. These historical records completely discredit the Chinese claim to Tibet from ancient times.

Tibetan convention calls on governments to help resolve Tibet issue with China

Participants at an international meeting on Tibet called on governments to do more to advance the rights of Tibetans who face repression at the hands of the Chinese government.



Tibetans staged a demonstration outside the Chinese consulate in New York on June 25, 2022, to raise awareness of the Tibetan issue and human rights violations committed in the region by the Chinese authorities. 


China to relocate 17,000 Tibetan people, claims to improve living conditions and protect environment

Around 17,555 Tibetan people will be relocated away from high-altitude places in Nagqu City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region under a relocation plan that aims to improve the living conditions of the people and protect the region's fragile ecosystem.



The UN has designated 26 June as the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture in commemoration of the 1987 adoption of the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and with a view to the total eradication of torture and the effecting functioning of the convention




Today on the “International Day in Support of Victims of Torture”, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy expresses our solidarity with all political prisoners around the world particularly Tibetan political prisoners and their relatives who have suffered and continue to suffer the brutal effects of excessive and inhumane torture and abuse perpetrated by the government of the People’s Republic of China.



Sonam Lhamo is living the 'Aussie dream' after being forced to flee Tibet as a child

(...) Ms Lhamo was sent to India by her parents after her sister was imprisoned for her affiliation to the Tibetan independence movement.


Swiss-Tibetans Hold Demonstration against Chinese government suppression of freedom in Tibet

Tibetan Community of Switzerland & Liechtenstein held a demonstration against the Chinese government’s continued suppression of fundamental freedoms in Tibet on 24 June, paralleling the ongoing 50th UN Human Rights Council session that took place from 13 June to 8th July 2022.



Chinese Ambassador to Australia confronted by multiple protesters while speaking at UTS

(...)   China’s ambassador Xiao Qian had to stop his address multiple times while speaking on China’s relations with Australia as protesters interjected him time and again on Friday holding signs and expressing concerns about Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong.  


Prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Long Life

This morning, 1500 Tibetans representing five groups: Jöl-Kong-Gyel-sum, Yamdrok, Ngari, and Chang-ri, as well as Sera-jé Geshé Dölden Gyatso, congregated at the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple, to offer prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s long life.


Declaration of the 8th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet


Parliamentarians from 28 countries participated in the 8th World Parliamentarians’ Convention in Washington D.C. from 22 to 23 June 2022 in person and virtually, to review and discuss the situation in Tibet and efforts to resolve the Sino-Tibetan conflict, caused by the PRC’s invasion of Tibet in 1950 and its illegal occupation since then.




Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked the Gaden Phodrang Trust of the Dalai Lama for donating Rs 10 lakh for conducting humanitarian efforts after massive floods in the state, which have affected over 41 lakh people from 34 districts, while 2,31,819 people took shelter in the 810 relief camps in the state.



Tibetan activists Sangyal Kyab and Rabga reached Ottawa on their eleventh day of the “Peace Walk for Tibet”, where they met with Members of the Canadian parliament to garner support for the Tibetan cause.




Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration addressed the 8th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet on 22 June, underscoring various issues from Sino-Tibet dialogue to the reincarnation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.





His Holiness the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet, shared his thoughts and the need for love and compassion for others at the Eighth World Parliamentarians' Convention and stated that “the cause of Tibet is about truth.”


Tibetan writer and poet wins Ostana Prize for writing and translation


Noted Tibetan poet and writer Bhuchung D. Sonam, based in Dharamshala, has been awarded the Ostana Prize youth award for his writing, especially through his translation work bringing focus to Tibetan language and literature




8th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet to begin today in Washington

The eighth World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet (WPCT) will be held in Washington, DC. from June 22 to 23 to gather the world leaders in expressing concern over human rights violations and religious repression in Tibet.



Thupten Lodoe, a Tibetan writer from Sershul County, Dzachuka, eastern Tibet, was recently sentenced to four and six months imprisonment by the Chinese authorities over his writings that published on Chinese social media. 



Tibetan intellectuals and writers have been relentlessly targeted by the Chinese government, who have subsequently handed out punishments including long prison sentences following months of secret detention



Supporting Relief Efforts in Assam

In a letter to Dr. Himanta B. Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed concern about the unprecedented rainfall and flooding in Assam that has led to extensive loss of life, devastation of property and displaced millions of people over the last week.



Tibetans on the occasion of World Refugee Day urged the international community to support them and collectively stand together against China, and not to forget Tibet.




Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration embarked on an official visit to the United States to attend the eighth World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet.



His Holiness the Dalai Lama will attend a Long life Prayer offered to him by several Tibetan groups at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on June 24, 2022


Tibetan monk self immolates amid widespread religious crackdown

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 Tibetan Buddhist institutions in the so called Kanlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu province, which is in the traditional Amdo region



(...) He further said that China invaded Tibet in the 1950s and so "We know the pain what our Chinese friends are experiencing whether they are main in China or in Hong Kong elsewhere. So it is our duty to show our moral obligation and our moral responsibility and support and sovereignty to our Chinese friends


Dalai Lama back in public eye, prepares for first tour outside Dharamsala since 2020

Buddhist monk-turned-globetrotting icon of peace, the Dalai Lama, the face of Buddhism for 60 years, last week encouraged the audience to pledge that from today they would do no harm but would only offer help to others.



The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has received information from reliable sources that the well-known Tibetan writer Rongwo Gendun Lhundup, 48, has been sentenced to four years in prison on the trumped-up charge of “inciting separatism”.




Tibetan intellectual and writer Thupten Lodoe (pseudonym: Sabuchey), 34, has been sentenced to four years and six months in prison, according to information received by TCHRD earlier today.



Avalokiteshvara Jinasagara Empowerment

 “Today, I’ll give the empowerment of the Great Compassionate One, Ocean of Conquerors, Avalokiteshvara Jinasagara,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama announced once he had taken his seat in the temple this morning


Chinese police arrests Tibetan pilgrim for demanding access into Potala palace


A Tibetan man named Tsewang Norbu who was on pilgrimage to Lhasa city’s Potala palace has been arrested by Chinese authorities, according to information supplied to Phayul by the Dharamshala-based organization Tibet Watch.



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


Last May, an unidentified Tibetan monk was forced to take his own life amid widespread crackdown on Tibetan monastic institutions in Kanlho (Ch: Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, in the Tibetan province of Amdo.



Sikyong Leaves for US to Attend 8th World Parliamentary Convention on Tibet


Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration embarked on an official visit to the United States to attend the 8th World Parliamentary Convention on Tibet.

Before his arrest, Lodoe rejected Chinese government job offers to focus instead on Tibetan language preservation.



Lha Charitable Trust in Himachal Pradesh was founded by a group of Tibetan refugees to help the scores of Tibetans coming to India without formal education.

Beijing’s policy destroying Tibet’s environment

The nature-bound systems of Tibet are now being shattered and destroyed by Beijing for their own benefit, not even giving an iota of thought to the inhabitants.




A newly released State Department report says that no formal negotiations took place between the People’s Republic of China and the Tibetan side last year, as has been the case every year since 2010, when China walked away from the dialogue process.

China blocks Tibetans offering help to earthquake survivors in Sichuan

Government rescuers did not reach the affected area until three days after the earthquake struck.

Noel Gallagher is banned from China for life after being branded an 'enemy of the people'


(...) The 55-year-old has been blacklisted from the communist country since 1997 after he played a Tibetan Freedom Concert in New York - a gig he barely remembers, in fact, but one that resulted in him receiving a letter through the post saying he was no longer welcome in Chinese territory.


India respects spiritual traditions: Dalai Lama


Chinese Communists have tried unsuccessfully to restrict the Tibetan Buddhist culture, and it is clear that the Tibetan Buddhist philosophy is more profound than Chinese communism, said the Dalai Lama while preaching at the main Tibetan temple at McLeodganj this morning



China promotes Tibet's intangible cultural heritage amid intensified Sinicization processTexte d'origine

China promotes Tibet's intangible cultural heritage amid intensified Sinicization processTexte d'origine




(...) “What was paramount to my decision to do this festival was to make people aware of the plight of Tibet,” said Weik. “It has been illegally occupied by China since 1959, when His Holiness the Dalai Lama fled the country. Today, the oppression continues.”



‘Concise Stages for the Path to Enlightenment’ and Empowerment of Avalokiteshvara Jinasagara 

This morning, 8500 people from 56 different countries, including 700 monks, nuns and laypeople from the Sherabling and Chango communities who had requested the empowerment, gathered at the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple, to welcome His Holiness the Dalai Lama


China sets information blockade after 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Tibetan county

Citizens report that rescue teams were slow to respond and that the townspeople had to help themselves.

China continues cultural genocide of Tibetans, Uyghur

(...) Chinese Communist Party’s ugly face of their repressions of Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang is not hidden from anyone. Their policies like ‘shoot to kill’ those who try to escape is one of among many. They even implemented sterilisation on the women to suppress the population and separate children from the family-all tantamount to genocide

Space survey reveals celestial treasure trove

(...) China has started constructing a planetarium at the world's highest altitude in Tibet for exploration of the universe at the "roof of the world", the official media reported on Monday. 


China continues with cultural genocide of Tibetans and Uyghur Muslims

China's drive for a "national identity" and to position Beijing at the top of the global geopolitical rankings has taken an unpleasant turn as the governing party continues to mistreat Muslim minority in Xinjiang and Tibetans in Tibet.





On a sunny after-noon, Representative Rigzin Genkhang called on MEP Mikulas Peksa, President of the Tibet Interest Group (TIG) in the European Parliament.



Two Tibetan activists started a peace walk from the Chinese consulate in Toronto to the Chinese embassy in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, to raise awareness about the Tibet issue and demand the release of the 11th Panchen Lama and other political prisoners in Tibet.


With his soul-stirring voice, Choegyal creates a meditative and heart-opening experience


UN experts renew call on China for unhindered access by independent human rights experts

Forty-two UN experts have renewed their call for China to address specific and systematic human rights violations and to cooperate fully with the UN human rights system and grant unhindered access for independent experts who have received and addressed allegations of significant human rights violations and repression of fundamental freedoms in the country.


Analysis: Wang Yang’s visit shows China framing Tibet as national security issue

China officially framing Tibetan activism as national security issue both for Chinese and foreign audiences, indicating a decision likely adopted at the secretive seventh Tibet Work Forum in August 2020.


Nepal is Caught Between the US and China on Tibetan Refugee Issue

A recent visit by an American official to Tibetan refugee camps in Kathmandu appears to have not gone down well with Beijing.



Portraits from the Tibetan diaspora

Tenzin Gyurmey Dorjee’s first solo exhibition, ‘I Shouldn’t Be Here’, brings colourful and intimate personal portraits of the experiences of the Tibetan refugees.


The Tibet Bureau Hosts Reception for Swiss-Parliamentary Group for Tibet in the Parliament of Switzerland


The Tibet Bureau in Geneva hosted a reception for the Swiss-Parliamentary Group for Tibet to express gratitude for standing in support of Tibet for all these years.



Dalai Lama attends prayers in Dharamsala


The Dalai Lama briefly appeared at the ongoing 100 million Mani recitation at the Tibetan main temple in Dharamsala today. During the prayer ceremony, the Dalai Lama stated that he attended the prayer to consecrate Mani Rilbu Pills by participating in the invocation.





Rongwo Gangkar was likely arrested by Chinese authorities in early 2021, sources say.


The US government’s international religious freedom report 2021 has stated that police surveillance of Tibetan refugees in Nepal remained high throughout the year. 


China is known for its tight control of both traditional & new media to identify and thwart subversion of Beijing's governance in the occupied territories.

Resistance of Tibetans in Tibet against Chinese rule is alive

A common observation among a group of experts on China, Tibet, and Human Rights who discussed ‘Human Rights Situation Inside Tibet’ last night in a webinar was that President Xi Jinping’s desperate move to wipe out the Tibetan language and to occupy the Tibetan religious system is a clear admission of the fact that despite 72 years long...



Jailed Tibetan monk not allowed to meet with family

Rinchen Tsultrim was convicted of ‘working to split the country' for upholding Tibet's national identity.


The women association of Tibet community hosted an event here recently to highlight Tibet’s environmental crisis due to the "Chinese government.”



Tibetan refugees in Kathmandu elected their local leaders from Bauddha and Jorpat




The melting glaciers of Tibet are worrying and troublesome for all the regions that depend on it as their ultimate source of water.




(...) "I would like people to remember Tibet, and to understand the profound historical catastrophe that my community has had to face and survive. No nation, no great power has put their might behind us.


Tibetans in Belgium Celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Birthday


Tibetan Dhomey Association in Belgium organised a celebration of the 88th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, according to the Tibetan lunar calendar, on 4 June.





June Tiananmen Square massacre incident memorial event was observed today with a protest march and slogans before the Chinese embassy, a talk event at Bunkyoku Community Center hall, and a candlelight vigil in Tokyo.


Dharamshala : Activist of Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) India hold a poster during a programme to mark 33rd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen square Massacre in Beijing at McLeodganj



Tibetan delegation presents symbolic gift made from sand particles on Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee

(...) “Since 1959, many Tibetans have lived happily in the United Kingdom, enjoying freedom and success. I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to Her Majesty’s Government and the people of Britain for so generously giving Tibetans in Britain the chance to share in the country’s prosperity whilst allowing them to preserve their own identify and unique culture.”



Avalokiteshvara Empowerment - Second Day

 “Today, I’m going to give the actual empowerment of Avalokiteshvara,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama announced when he had taken his seat on the throne.

State Department report highlights China’s persecution of Tibetan Buddhism

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today China is persecuting practitioners of religions “that it deems out of line with Chinese Communist Party doctrine,” including by destroying Buddhist houses of worship, and referenced discrimination faced by Tibetan Buddhists.


In Dharamshala, An Institute Holds On To Ancient Tibetan Arts

The Norbulingka Institute, named after the Dalai Lama's summer palace in Lhasa, is a haven for Tibetan culture. As artisans around the world struggle to preserve age-old traditions and techniques in a fast-paced and mechanised world, the institute helps preserve this form of community ancestral knowledge.


Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche Launches Book on Tibet Titled “Tumhara Naam Kya Hai – Tibbat”


(...) Shri Chandrabhushan, while introducing his book, outlined the manuscripts and blueprints of Chinese Communist Government that have devastated Tibet’s ecological resources, cultural assimilation, and extinction of Tibetan identity since 1949.


Tibetans in Sichuan's Drago county must also disclose social media accounts of family members living abroad.


Tibetan monasteries face tighter control under new religious financial management measures

Controls on Tibetan Buddhist monasteries look set to tighten with the coming into force of China’s “Measures for the Financial Management of Religious Activity Sites.” The measures jointly formulated by China’s National Administration for Religious Affairs and Ministry of Finance come into effect today, June 1, 2022.



New Chinese admission guidelines target Tibetan education system

The new Chinese circular regarding the admission guidelines for prospective students to universities in Tibet is discriminatory in nature as it targets the Tibetan education system 



In Praise of Dependent Arising & Avalokiteshvara Empowerment


This morning, the second day of Saga Dawa, the most sacred month in the Tibetan Buddhist Year, His Holiness the Dalai Lama walked steadily from the gate to his residence to the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple


Yesterday’s Tibet, Today’s Ukraine — Who Will Be Targeted Tomorrow?

The West can’t stop aggression like the invasion of Tibet or Ukraine until it ends 
the self-centered policy of trade and economic priority for despotic regimes.




In an open letter to President Xi Jinping on China’s ‘Children’s Day’ on 1 June, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) calls on President Xi to end forced cultural assimilation policy, which is being aggressively implemented under the guise of “Second Generation Ethnic Policy” in Tibet.



(...) On behalf of the Tibetan people, Representative Genkhang expressed her gratitude for his commitment to speak up for the Tibetans whose voices are suppressed and for his defiance of the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights violations in Tibet and other areas. 


Live Webcast: Teaching for Tibetan Youth 2022

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a two day teaching on Tsongkhapa's "In Praise 

of Dependent Origination" and "Foundation of All Excellent Qualities" for Tibetan

 young people at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on June 1-2, 2022



China operating mandatory colonial boarding system for children in Tibet, says eyewitness


(...) “It is outright cruelty to separate children from their parents, especially at this extremely young age. Not only is the Chinese government tearing families apart, it is forcing these vulnerable children to become strangers to their own Tibetan culture, severing their spiritual, linguistic and cultural ties to their homes and communities. This is why I’m speaking out today,”




(...) The tournament was organised by five Tibetan youth volunteers based in Dharamshala to express gratitude to former American basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom for his expression of forthright support for the oppressed Tibetans and others living under Chinese rule, eventually compromising his basket care

UN rights chief emphasises on importance of children learning in native language amid Chinese cultural crackdown in Tibet

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Saturday discussed the education policies in Tibet with senior Chinese officials and stressed the importance of children learning in their own language and culture

Tibetan groups attend 3-day cross-regional meet in BarcelonaTexte d'origine

Tibetan Groups from across the world have gathered in Barcelona for the first-ever Cross-Regional meeting convened by Internation Tibet Network


Dalai Lama Launches Grand Tibetan Dictionary

(...) Speaking on the occasion he said, “We Tibetans have a rich religious and cultural tradition. While we were in Tibet, we were not aware of how it compared with other traditions, but once we came into exile we became aware of how precious our heritage is. 


 “Tibet continues in various forms of violence, from political oppression to social, and economic discrimination, cultural and religious suppression, environmental destructions, the Chinese government spends billions of dollars every year to try control and infiltrate our communities, intimidate us, and silence our calls for freedom,” said Chemi Lhamo, the Tibetan activist


 India can push for Tibet dialogue, says former ambassador

China’s conquest of Tibet caused long-term difficulties for India, but the Indian government can still push for dialogue between Chinese and Tibetan leaders on Tibet’s future, a former high-ranking Indian diplomat says in a new video interview.


 Several months after ordering the destruction of Buddhist statues in the Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province and forcing Tibetan monks to watch, Chinese authorities are now forcing those monks to sign affidavits claiming responsibility for the demolition. 


Sikyong addresses a group of Tibetan elders from Dalhousie 

(...) Speaking about His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Sikyong said, “there are many exile communities larger than us. However, our minuscule exile Tibetan community have firmly maintained our struggle for over six decades because of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s guidance and leadership.”

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 India can push for Tibet dialogue, says former ambassador

China’s conquest of Tibet caused long-term difficulties for India, but the Indian government can still push for dialogue between Chinese and Tibetan leaders on Tibet’s future, a former high-ranking Indian diplomat says in a new video interview.


He asked the Tibetans present on the occasion to make the prayer for long life so that he could strive to fulfill their wishes and aspirations.




More than 5,000 Tibetans refugees live in limbo after Nepal stopped issuing ID cards in 1995.

Long Life Offering

 This morning a Long Life Offering was presented to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by members of the Sakya Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism at the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala.



Tibetan Community in Geneva marks 71 years of duress signing of “17-point Agreement”


Marking 71 years of duress signing of so-called 17-point agreement on Tibet, Tibetan community in Geneva organized a protest in front of the UN human rights council building on 23 May 2022.



Missing Tibetan writer said to be detained in prison in China’s Qinghai province

Gendun Lhundrub was on his way to attend a religious event when he was arrested in December 2020.


China using sports to legitimatize human rights violations: Tibetan activist

During a gathering at New York-based non-profit Human Rights Foundation Oslo Freedom Forum, a Tibetan activist said that China is using sports to legitimatise its "Human Rights violations and fake promises


Tibetan monks told to take blame for statue demolitions

Authorities reportedly said that a 99-foot-tall Buddha statue in Drago was too high.


ICT calls on UN high commissioner: “Raise Tibet loud and clear”

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet should raise Tibet loud and clear, and she should condemn systematic human rights abuses in Tibet, while on her visit to China, the International Campaign for Tibet said today.





Following the announcement of the results of the Australian parliamentary elections, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to the Prime Minister-Elect, Anthony Albanese to congratulate him on his party’s victory.



Tibet’s Dalai Lama is not a separatist working to split Tibet from China’s rule, Tibetan exile political leader Sikyong Penpa Tsering told RFA in an exclusive interview on Friday



The upcoming episode of “Our Major Minor Voices” podcast, supported by Queens Memory project, is set to feature unique Tibetan voices living in Queens, New York city.



(...) In "Never Forget Tibet" the Dalai Lama recounted his journey and escape from Tibet to India in 1959. The movie illustrates human rights concerns in Tibet.



China failed to win over Tibetan people’s trust: Dalai Lama

Nobel laureate and Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said despite China’s best efforts, the People’s Republic of China has failed to win the Tibetan people and transform their minds.


The Spirit Of Tibet Will Be Forever


On the 2584 Birth Anniversary of Gautama Buddha  on 16th May, 2022, ( Buddha Purnima day), I was all the time introspecting about Buddhist philosophy and inevitably started thinking about the great Buddhist country Tibet, which is now undergoing a stressful time




Rallying point for Tibetans worries China


The spectre of two Dalai Lamas — one quite outside Beijing’s control, like presently in the case of the Panchen Lama — haunts the Chinese communist leadership. Beijing’s fear is that a Dalai Lama outside the CCP’s control would continue to be revered by Tibetans and other Chinese Buddhists as at present



Tibet: No Religion Allowed in Social Media Short Videos and Webcasts


President Xi Jinping is obsessed with social media spiraling out of control, as censors are not quick enough when they cancel “dangerous” posts. Everywhere within the borders of the People’s Republic of China new forms of control are created and implemented.



(...) Zeya reached Dharamshala on Wednesday on a high-level visitation that signifies Washington's significant support for the Tibetan issue. She received a warm welcome from Tibetans, for a first such visit of a higher official from the Biden administration



Ms Uzra Zeya is on two days visit to Dharamsala, where she will meet the Dalai Lama on Thursday and officials of Tibetan government in exile



Tibetans in Dharamshala accorded a rousing welcome to the maiden arrival of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya and the delegation from the U.S on Wednesday.



With bike rally, Tibetans mark 27 yrs since spiritual leader Gedhun Choekyi Nyima’s kidnapping


The second most important spiritual leader for Tibetan Buddhists, the Panchen Lama identifies the Dalai Lama's reincarnation or successor.



Tibetans forced to move to make way for Chinese power plant

Tibetans living in a monastery and nearby village have been ordered to relocate ‘regardless of the cost’

“You should cultivate the courageous heart of Bodhichitta to serve others. In this way, we can help develop true peace of mind within ourselves, which in turn will create a serene atmosphere around us,” said His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Vesak or Buddha Purnima.


Tibetans hail PM Modi's visit to Lumbini, warn Nepal to be wary of Chinese manoeuvres

"Nepal needs to be careful of China and Nepalese leaders need to be mindful of Chinese political manoeuvres," said Tenzin Lekshay, spokesperson of the Central Tibetan Administration


Special Coordinator’s Dharamsala visit should build Tibet support momentum

The US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues’ visit this week to the headquarters of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetans in exile in Dharamsala, India recognizes that the Tibet-China conflict remains unresolved—and the situation on the ground is as urgent as ever, the International Campaign for Tibet said today.


Reports of Chinese Panchen Lama visit to Nepal a political gimmick: Penpa
(...) 

Penpa Tsering, the president of Tibetan government-in-exile, told THE WEEK that Tibetans inside Tibet as well as refugees around the world do not recognise the Chinese Panchen Lama. 



The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama today released a video message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the auspicious occasion of Vesak, the Buddhist celebration of Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death.




Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration paid a visit to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamshala earlier in the morning to recount his first ever official visit to North America.


The collapse of a Tibetan kingdom in the 17th century may have been caused by falling temperatures, researchers have said.

On Tuesday 10 May, Chinese authorities in Cheudru Village in Gade County detained over 170 nomadic Tibetans and questioned them one by one at the county police station due to disagreements over the Chinese government’s orders that grazing lands be confiscated.




The global decline in press freedom and freedom of speech has accelerated sharply in recent years, largely due to China's exploitation and misuse of social media and other vulnerable media, weaponisation of propaganda machines, attacks on democracies around the world and making it easier to completely isolate Tibet from the rest of the world,


The father of the late Tibetan singer who died after self-immolating has reportedly committed suicide due to constant threat and harassment by Chinese officials, according to VOA Tibetan Services. 


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 serve as the judge of its Superior court on Wednesday

China to build world’s tallest 3D-printed 180 meters tall Dam in Tibet using robots 

    China is going to build the world’s first 3D printed dam on the Ma Chu (Yellow River) in Tibet as it continues its rampant damming of the waters in Tibet.


Dalai Lama, peace are synonyms for each other

These days the word 'Dalai Lama' and 'peace' have become synonyms for each other. In a popular television show, "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver", a British-American comedian and television host asked his American audience to describe the Dalai Lama



China targeting younger Tibetans

There have recently been another two tragic self-immolation cases in Tibet. Both raised eyebrows within the Tibetan community and on Chinese media platforms.

Experts Accuse China Of Trying To ‘deTibetanize’ Tibetans Through Education Policy

Amid increasing interference of the Chinese government in the education system of Tibet, experts raised grave concerns over the issue.

Tibetan Language And Education Rights Under Xi Jinping

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) and Asian Dignity Initiative (ADI) released a joint report, “Sucked Our Marrow: Tibetan Language and Education Rights under Xi Jinping”, at a launch event held at the Tibet Museum in Dharamshala.




Nepali Ambassador to America Shridar Khatri has met US special coordinator for Tibetan issues Uzra Zeya in Washington DC. 



The Tibetan administration appealed to MPs for help finding the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet who has been missing for 27 years




His Holiness the Dalai Lama attends Mahakala Puja and Gelong Ordination


His Holiness the Dalai Lama has earlier this morning attended Mahakala Puja and  Gelong Ordination (fully ordained monks vows) held at the main temple and his residence respectively.


His Holiness the Dalai Lama will attend a Long Life Prayer offered to him by the Sakya Tibetan Buddhist Tradition in the morning of 25 May at the Main Tibetan Temple in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala.


Tibetan political prisoner in poor health said to be released from jail

Norzin Wangmo was sentenced to 3 years in prison in 2020 for sharing news about a Tibetan who self-immolated.


International experts on Tibet and China see the Chinese Boarding School System in today’s Tibet as a replay of similar Residential-School System which was adopted by the white settlers of America, Canada and Australia to wipe out the original culture and identity of local aborigines of these colonized lands.



Sikyong Penpa Tsering addressed the Tibetan community in Ottawa following his meeting with the interns of the Parliamentary Friends of Tibet on 4 May. 




The International Campaign for Tibet and over 220 other nongovernmental organizations today urged UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to postpone her upcoming trip to China “or risk walking into a propaganda minefield laid out by the Chinese Communist Party.”


World Press Freedom Day: Panel Discussion on the “Role of Media in advancing Tibetan democracy”

On 3 May 2022, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy organised a panel discussion on the topic, ‘Role of Media in Advancing Tibetan Democracy’  to observe World Press Freedom Day at Norbu House Hotel, Dharamshala.


Tibetan couple arrested for communicating with exiled relatives

Loga is 36 years old and lives with his wife, Yutso, and their 14-year-old daughter in Nyetsi Township (ནེས་ཚེ་གྲོང་རྡལ།) in Gyalser County (བརྒྱུད་ཟུར་རྫོང་།) of Darstedo City (དར་རྩེ་མདོ་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།) (Chinese: Kangding) in Kham region.



Following his arrival in Ottawa, Sikyong Penpa Tsering attended a reception hosted by the Canadian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet in honour of his visit



 Expressing full faith in the Indian government, Penpa Tsering, the head of the Central Tibetan Administration, has said India will take the right position at the right time on the question of the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama

(...) "The library and learning center will preserve the teachings of His Holiness and continue his work," said Venerable Tenzin Choesang, president of the Namgyal Monastery, who added that when complete the center will total more than 9,000 square feet of space.

Mayor raises Tibetan flag in Milton Keynes

(...) Cllr Khan agreed, saying: “Fighting for freedom and having your flags standing tall is one of the best things in the world one can have.

The recently announced and much criticised trip to China by Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, raises new questions about her credibility.


76 European towns adopt Tibetan villages
In a unique show of solidarity for the non-violent struggle, 76 European towns have formally adopted Tibetan towns and villages, scattered across the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau, as sister cities to demonstrate their support in preserving unique culture and heritage facing threat at the hands of Chinese policies in Tibet.



Bridge will cut down 180-km loop from Chinese-held Khurnak to south bank via PLA garrison. Built to counter operations like Indian Army's capture of dominating heights in 2020.


On 2 May 2022, a delegation from Tibet Support Group in France Senate led by group President Senator Mrs.Jacqueline Eustache-Brinio, Senator Mrs.Joêlle Garriaud-Maylam, Senator Mr. André Gattolin, Senator Mr. Alain Houpert and the group secretary Mr. Thierry Munier paid a visit to the Tibet Office to show their support and solidarity for Tibet

Thinlay Chukki appointed new Representative of Tibet Bureau Geneva

Thinlay Chukki, Former Special Appointee for Human Rights at Tibet Bureau, Geneva has been appointed as the new Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the same office.

His passion for photography goes back to his childhood, he started to capture the world around him at the age of twelve.

The 2022 Tibet Autonomous Region’s regular college admission regulations published by China’s Ministry of Education last week said that it required potential candidates to state their “political attitude and ideological morality” to get admission into universities in Tibet.




Congratulating Jose Ramos-Horta on his Election as President of Timor-Leste

 Following Jose Ramos-Horta’s recent election as President of Timor-Leste, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to him to offer his congratulations.



Is Seven Years in Tibet Based on a True Story?

‘Seven Years in Tibet’ is a war drama adventure film that follows Austrian mountain climber Heinrich Harrer’s experiences in Tibet against the backdrop of World War II.






US special coordinator for Tibetan issues Uzra is set to visit India next month to hold talks with the Dalai Lama and other senior leaders of the Tibetan government in exile in Dharamsala, people familiar with the development said on Friday.




Mao’s unprovoked invasion of Tibet in 1949-50 also relied on a heavily distorted historical narrative designed to confuse Chinese citizens and the world.




The Central Tibetan Administration welcomed the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visit to China and other regions which is “foresee to take place” in May this year, as announced by the High Commissioner during the 49th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council earlier this year




Sikyong calls on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, discusses urgent issue of Tibet

 Sikyong Penpa Tsering who is currently on an official visit to the US met with the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the latter’s invitation at her office in DC.




Tibet issue: Nehru did what he thought was best for India, says Penpa Tsering

"I think India has changed his policy by not repeating that Tibet is part of PRC (People's Republic of China) because India's position is that India has to abide by the one China policy, then China also has to abide by one India policy regarding Kashmir," said Tsering.



It is getting hotter on the roof of the world

The Tibetan Plateau is heating up faster than the global average due to climate change, and scientists say this will ultimately reduce the flow of Asia’s mighty rivers originating there. 

Sikyong Congratulates French President Macron on Re-election

Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration congratulated President Emmanuel Macron of France on his re-election victory in the recent French presidential election.




(...) Tibetan refugees began pouring into India in the wake of the flight of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama in the year 1959 from Tibet. The Government of India decided to give them asylum as well as assistance towards temporary settlement. Care has been taken to retain their separate ethnic and cultural identity.



MPs of cross-party in India visit Dharamshala to affirm solidarity with Tibetan struggle

MPs and delegations of various political parties in India visited Dharamshala on Tuesday, 26 April to declare their support and solidarity with the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan struggle.




Penpa Tsering’s visit to Washington is his first since his election as Sikyong last year.




The head of the Tibetan government in exile is making a rare visit to Washington this week to rally Biden administration support in pressuring China to address decadeslong grievances of Tibetans living under Chinese rule.




Tibet Uprising Webinar to be hosted

We pay tribute to the brave men and women of Tibet who have sacrificed their lives for our spiritual and political cause, and stand in solidarity with the Tibetans who continue to suffer great oppression in Tibet.




Tibetan village leaders told to ‘Speak in Chinese’

Meanwhile, programs are being set up online to push learning in Chinese in Tibetan schools.

 

Teacher Rinchen Kyi released after eight months in prison

The London-based rights group Free Tibet on Monday said that Rinchen Kyi, a middle-school teacher from Kham Golog who was arrested last year for “inciting separatism” was released after eight months in prison. 



Sichuan-Tibet railway enters eastern Tibet, enormous destruction and premeditated assault

Several tunnels have already been drilled through the sacred mountains in the various counties between Dhartsedho and Nyakchukha, Golok, and Othok, near Lithang County, in eastern Tibet, according to exile sources in close contact with these areas of Tibet.




Several tunnels have already been drilled through the sacred mountains in the various counties between Dhartsedho and Nyakchukha, Golok, and Othok, near Lithang County, in eastern Tibet, according to exile sources in close contact with these areas of Tibet.




This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to President Macron to congratulate him on his historic re-election as President of France.



Tibet Supporters held a demonstration cum dharna in front of Chinese Consulate in Kolkata

Tibet Supporters led by Smt. Ruby Mukherjee, Core Group for Tibetan Cause – India (CGTC-I) ‘s Regional Convener for Bengal and Odisha, carried out a demonstration cum dharna in front of the Chinese Consulate in Kolkata on 23 April 2022





Candidates will be examined for their “ideological and political morality.” “Separatists” and those involved in “illegal” religion will be excluded.



Crackdown on Tibetan language and cultural education continues

China orders Tibetan private schools to be closed and students enrolled in Chinese medium schools in Sershul County, said a Dharamsala based rights organisation



Meeting with Participants in a Dialogue for Our Future

 Today, Earth Day 2022, His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with participants in a Dialogue for Our Future that has been convened by a number of organizations here in Dharamsala. As he entered the room His Holiness smiled and wished his guests “Good morning”.


EU report highlights restrictions on Tibetan culture, access

In its 2021 Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World, released on April 19, the European Union has highlighted the further worsening of the overall human rights situation in China and the continuing repressive policies of the Chinese government in Tibet.





Two guest speakers with ties to the Tibet Museum will speak at the University of Wyoming Tuesday, April 26.





His Holiness the Dalai Lama meet participants of dialogue on climate action

His Holiness the Dalai Lama granted a special audience to the climate activists and participants at his residence this morning.



His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Message for Earth Day 2022

 On Earth Day 2022, let us remember that everybody wants to live a happy life. Not only human beings, but animals, birds and insects too


Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk to present Khardung La glacier ice block to Dalai Lama

Sonam Wangchuk, a climate activist and innovator from Ladakh, along with other climate activists, on Thursday brought a block of ice from the Khardung La glacier to Dharamsala to present it to the Dalai Lama on the occasion of World Earth Day on Friday.





(...) However, authorities said on Thursday afternoon that tough restrictions would stay in place across the city, including those districts that had contained the spread.





The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ordered a series of demolitions of structures of religious significance and detentions of Tibetans resisting it in Draggo (Chinese: Luhuo) County in eastern Tibet. 



China is targetting the social media handles of the officials of the Tibetan government-in-exile and human rights activists in a bid to silence the voice raised against the Chinese occupation of Tibet, a media report said.




UN Experts Bring China into Account for Arrest, detain and disappearance of Tibetan Writer Lobsang Lhundup, Musician Lhundup Drakpa and Teacher Rinchen Kyi


A group of six UN experts have expressed concerns and brought China into account for arrest, detention and enforced disappearance of Tibetan writer Lobsang Lhundup known by his pen name Dhi Lhaden, musician Lhundrup Drakpa and teacher Rinchen Kyi




Authorities free 3 Tibetans jailed for running ‘illegal’ land rights group

Another 3 are set to be freed in June, but the remaining trio was resentenced to 7 years in prison.



No ‘peaceful liberation’ of Tibet, says Chinese American scholar

There was no “peaceful liberation” of Tibet. It was a brutal conquest through a very bloody war.



Chinese authorities transport supplies from Tibet to pandemic hit Shanghai, label it 'donation'


(... ) Sending such a donation in the name of an intensely Buddhist religious people who would refrain from such a large-scale killing of animals was meant to be a deliberate affront to them, given the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ongoing Sinicization drive, the report said





China Eyes Mountainous Tibet’s Ample Wind for Clean Energy

China has identified enough wind energy potential in Tibet to power the U.K., Germany and France combined, and plans to further develop the region to help meet its ambitious climate targets.



Self-Immolations Continue: Who Kills These Tibetans?

While we discuss whether these radical forms of protest are morally acceptable and effective, we should not forget that the CCP is responsible for this tragedy.



After spending most of the time at his residence in Mcleodganj in Dharamshala in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh since the global Covid-19 outbreak, Nobel laureate and Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama will visit and bless devotees in Ladakh between July and August.




Resolution of Tibet issue key to resolving Sino-Indian conflict: Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang

(...) In the welcome speech Mr. Pankaj mentioned that the core aim of the BTSM is to create awareness about Tibet’s issue and incursion by the Chinese forces at the Indian border to the Indian audience at large to liberate Tibet and Kailash Mansarovar.



70 Years In Tibet And Beyond: World Must Be Wary Of China’s Renewed Sinicization Drive

(...) The story repeats in Tibet where China’s incessant authoritarianism has led thousands of Tibetans, including their spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama, to seek asylum in progressive societies. 




Majnu Ka Tilla: Story of Tibetans rising up the commercial ladder

“The growth of Majnu Ka Tilla and its gentrification is the story of the Tibetan community in exile”, says former executive director of the Tibet Policy Institute and veteran journalist Thubten Samphel



Student conference discusses history of Tibet, Parliament Speaker calls for greater mission

The 15th Tibetan College Students' Conference was concluded in India on Friday, in the presence of the Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, who called for greater political attention and responsibility from students inside and outside Tibet.

China attempting to manipulate appointment of next Dalai Lama

Having faced failure in projecting its own appointees as Tibet’s spiritual leaders, China is now attempting to influence the appointment of the next Dalai Lama and forge an acceptance of the “selected” leader among Buddhist countries through diplomacy, a report said.



Tibetan language advocate missing after barred from hotels in Tibet

Tashi Wangchuk has been monitored by Chinese authorities since his release last year from prison.


Hydro-hegemony: China’s Plans for Disrupting Regional Power Balance in Asia

(...) Given the significance of the Tibetan plateau due to its location as the source of all the headwaters of these major rivers, activities on the Tibetan plateau could have serious ecological and economic impacts on the rest of the world especially the regions lying downstream of these rivers




I want to introduce the story of Tibet to the world in a different way: Kunsung Tenzing

At a time when the Tibetan cause is being neglected in the world, Kunsung Tenzing talks about the importance of storytelling and how he is working to preserve Tibetan memories and create a digital archive of Tibetan oral history.




State Department report documents China’s wide-ranging human rights abuses in Tibet

The State Department’s 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices say the Chinese government committed significant human rights violations against the Tibetan people last year, including credible reports of unlawful or arbitrary killings, extrajudicial killings, torture, and cases of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment.




Meanwhile, older Tibetans must pass on their cultural knowledge to younger generations, he says.



Abuses range from arbitrary detention and torture to restrictions on freedoms and the prosecution of critics.



International indifference to spate of self-immolations in Tibet

International experts examine reasons behind 160 self-immolations in Tibet and express concern over President Xi Jinping's ongoing campaign of national identity transformation of Tibet as dangerous and fear new waves of self-immolation in China's colonised Tibet.





(...) Being a son of Tibetan nomads, Mr Choegyal said he feels a particular connection to the music of the Himalayan plateau and remains dedicated to preserving Tibet's musical traditions


Tibetans Protest Outside Chinese Embassy in Paris


On Saturday, students from the ‘Students for a Free Tibet-France’ (SFT-France) group and five other Tibetan organizations protested outside the Chinese embassy in Paris against three self-immolations that occurred in their nation in March





“My generation has faced a lot of problems. However, I am hopeful the younger generation will have a more peaceful and just future,” said His Holiness the Dalai Lama while addressing a group of children among the attendees at his residence on Monday, 11 April.


Human Rights Violation continues to take place in Tibet despite the Chinese Communist Party’s promise to improve it on many occasions, a Canada-based think tank, International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS).






The Chinese government’s campaign to push Mandarin Chinese as the main spoken and written language for Tibetans now includes giving parents the responsibility for teaching their children. Tibetan parents, mostly nomads and farmers, whose mother tongue is Tibetan, are being forced to attend workshops and classes.



Int'l indifference to spate of self-immolations in Tibet has exposed world community’s hypocrisy


International experts examine the reasons behind 160 self-immolations in Tibet and express concern over President Xi Jinping’s ongoing campaign of national identity transformation of Tibet as dangerous and fear new waves of self-immolation in China’s colonised Tibet.






For poets like Tenzin Tsundue and Bhuchung D. Sonam, the long-drawn struggle for Tibet’s self-determination has meant that their quest for homeland remains a dream perpetually deferred



Tibetan delegation meets MPs, political leaders, raises China’s ‘hydro-hegemony’

The delegation’s visit to advocate the Tibetan issue in New Delhi comes a little more than a week after a trip to India by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi. Such interactions by Tibetan delegations are closely coordinated with Indian authorities.



This Young Pop Star Set Himself on Fire in Public. Then His Body Disappeared.

Tsewang Norbu was the poster child of the Chinese assimilation campaign in Tibet. Now fans are trying to piece together what happened to him. 






Dolma Tsering said the focus of her visit was to, "appraise them about the critical human rights situation inside Tibet and the other thing is culture and religion situation in Tibet is getting extinct in its birthplace" and also "environment situation inside the Tibetan plateau".

 



 Tibetans in the UK and Canada held candlelight vigils for the latest self-immolators, Tsewang Norbu and Taphun, and protested against the Chinese government's repressive policies in Tibet that have led to the self-immolations.





Nobel laureate and Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Thursday said Tibetans cannot resort to violence and banish the Chinese out of our land, however, they can definitely learn to coexist peacefully through the approach of middle way policy while we continue to preserve our own identity.


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India extends ₹40 crore grants-in-aid to Central Tibetan Relief Committee for another five years  

  The Government of India has extended the scheme to provide ₹40 crore grants-in-aid to the Dalai Lama’s Central Tibetan Relief Committee (CTRC) for another five years, up to the fiscal year 2025-26.



Forcible recruitment of Tibetans by PLA won’t help China, say refugees living in India

Furthermore, in a bid to clamp down on information going out of Tibet, China is reportedly tracking the communications of Tibetans with those in exile

His Holiness the Dalai Lama grants audience to participating troupes of 25th Shoton Festival

The eight participating troupes of the 25th Shoton festival being held in Dharamshala along with participants of the Middle Way Approach Conference received a special audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama this morning at Tsuglagkhang.



Tibetan exile leader set to visit Washington in April

Sikyong Penpa Tsering will meet with Congressional leaders and State Department officials.



Geneva Summit Highlights Oppression by China in Tibet and Other Regions

Political dissidents, representatives of current political prisoners and freedom activists gathered in Geneva, a global hub for diplomacy and human rights, for the 14th edition of the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, on 06 April 2022

Despite draconian controls on the flow of information between Tibet and the outside world, word recently emerged of the death of an 86-year-old lama named Tulku Dawa in Lhasa, and attempts by the Chinese government to keep it secret.


NBA player Kanter out to corner UN rights chief on China

Kanter Freedom has emerged as one of China's most vocal critics in the sporting world: a rare athlete willing to forgo lucrative endorsements to speak on issues such as Beijing's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim and Tibetan minorities.




Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the 16th Kashag addressed the staff of the Central Tibetan Administration in the afternoon of Tuesday, 5 April. The address which took place at Sikyong Hall was attended by the entire staff of the Central Tibetan Administration working at Gangchen Kyishong.




Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel Attends Closing Ceremony of 5th General Body Meeting of Tibetan People’s Movement for Middle Way Approach

The Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Khenpo Sonam Tenphel addressed the closing ceremony of the 5th General Meeting of Global Tibetan People’s Movement for Middle Way Approach as the Chief Guest at Hotel Wood Castle, Mcleod Ganj on 5 April.




Chinese Communist Party and government officials have engaged in a years-long campaign of “sinicization,” requiring greater conformity with officially sanctioned interpretations of Chinese culture



With the ease of Covid-19 restrictions, Choerig Zinkyong’s Jamyang Lophel Sunday school celebrated the 32nd anniversary of Nobel peace prize day cum Children’s Cultural Evening event on 3 April 2022 in Brussels.




The Tibet Bureau in Geneva received Enes Kanter Freedom, celebrated basketball champion and human rights activist, at the bureau this afternoon, 04 April 2022. Enes Freedom was accompanied by his manager Mr. Hank Fetic and the head of the Geneva Office of the International Association for Human Rights, Mr Ricardo Espinosa.



CCP continues to repress religious practices in Tibet, says CECC findings


The annual 2021 report of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) released on Thursday said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to repress Tibetan religious practices amid other gross violations in Tibet.




A prayer service to mourn the demise of two self-immolators in late March was organised today by the Central Tibetan Administration at Ghangchen Kyishong.



His Holiness the Dalai Lama grants special audience to senior local officials

His Holiness the Dalai Lama today granted a special audience to a group of local Indian officials of the Kangra district comprising of Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent of Police, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Additional District Magistrate, and AC to DC at his official residence in McLeod Ganj.



Ukraine invasion revived memories of Chinese occupation of Tibet: International jurist

(...) “We should soon expect the world to stand firmly behind occupied countries like Tibet, East Turkistan and South Mongolia which China has colonized over the past many decades. Crushing of human rights in these countries by the Chinese communist regime and exploitation of their natural resources is bound to become a big issue,” Michael said.





A Tibetan man died after self-immolating in protest against China's repressive policies in Tibet

A Tibetan man called Taphun self-immolated in front of a Chinese police station located near Kirti monastery in protest against the Chinese government’s repressive policies and inhuman treatment of Tibetans in Tibet on March 27, 2022.




The 2021 Annual Report of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, released on March 31, says the Chinese Communist Party continues to repress the religious practices of Tibetans amid other serious violations of human rights.





The Chinese attempts to forcibly enlist Tibetans have been going on for a while. The Tibetans are better suited to handling the cold and high altitude than the Han Chinese from the coastal areas.



Denmark commission finds Copenhagen illegally silenced anti-China demonstrators

During state visits in 2012 and 2013, police confiscated Tibetan flags and hid demonstrators behind buses.


Tibet man attempts self-immolation near monastery in Qinghai

The fate and motivation of the man, identified as Tsering Samdup, remain unknown.


A self-immolation protest has been reported at Kyegudo in Tibet’s traditional Kham province, according to confirmed information received from a source by the Central Tibetan Administration



Propaganda galore: China marks “serfs emancipation day” in Tibet


China on Monday marked “Serfs Emancipation Day”, celebrating what they remember of the 1959 events as the dissolution of the Kashag and the introduction of democratic reforms, which was followed by a decade cursed by the malediction of the Cultural Revolution.







The Tibetan cause and the freedom struggle will go on till Tibet finally gets justice, and this would also pave the way for other ethnic groups which are similarly helpless under China’s oppressive rule, said a media report.



Tibet must feature on EU-China Summit agenda

In advance of the upcoming EU-China Summit, due to take place virtually on April 1, the International Campaign for Tibet urges the European Union to ensure that the Tibetans’ right for self-determination and human rights feature on the agenda of the discussions.



What a Tibetan singer’s self-immolation in Lhasa reveals about Chinese oppression

(...) In the end, Norbu’s self-immolation is not an isolated incident. It is a part of a larger ongoing battle against Chinese oppression and attempts to expose censorship in Tibet.




"It is either the end of nuclear weapons, or the end of us," the peace prize winners say in an open letter.





The International Campaign for Tibet is proud to take part in the world premiere of “Never Forget Tibet: The Dalai Lama’s Untold Story.” The film, which shares the incredible true story of the Dalai Lama’s escape from Chinese-occupied Tibet in 1959, will premiere at 800 theaters across the United States and Canada on March 31, ...




Sikyong Penpa Tsering and Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile released a series of seven books on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s speeches and writings at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA) on Sunday, 27 March




His Holiness the Dalai Lama Grants Audience to a Group of Mongolian Devotees in Dharamshala

His Holiness the Dalai Lama granted a special audience to a group of 52 devotees from Mongolia at his official residence in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala, on 25 March.





The Tibetan Youth Congress staged a protest outside the Hyderabad House here on Friday, opposing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to India.



Trouble had been brewing in Tibet for years, especially after China poured in thousands of troops to take control of the region in 1951.




As China continues its crackdown against Tibetans’ culture, the video services and other online platforms will no longer use the Tibetan language.





Beijing Blocks News of Popular Tibetan Singer’s Self-Immolation


The news that China’s popular Tibetan singer Tsewang Norbu died from self-immolation in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet in protest of Beijing’s tyranny has been strictly blocked by the Chinese regime. 





On Thursday, March 10, I joined a gathering in front of Amherst Town Hall for the annual commemoration of the Tibetan Uprising Day of 1959.





Funeral for popular Tibetan lama restricted by Chinese police

Choktrul Dawa Rinpoche had been jailed for years for opposing Chinese rule.




On learning that former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, had passed away, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to her daughter, Alice Patterson Albright, to offer his condolences.






Tibetan MPs in-exile, who are living in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala, have called upon the government to urge China to resume the dialogue with spiritual leader Dalai Lama



Swiss Parliamentarian Calls Federal Council’s Attention to Situation in Kham Drakgo


Co-president of Swiss-Parliamentary Group for Tibet Hon’ble Nicolas Walder expressed concern over the “worrying” situation in Tibet, in particular increasing Chinese repression in Kham Drakgo, Eastern Tibet.




Excluding region would make report on China’s rights violations ‘incomplete,’ Tibet Bureau says.





According to a new report released by Freedom House, an independent watchdog organisation dedicated to the development of freedom around the world, Tibet is among the least free countries in the world, alongside South Sudan and Syria.



Tibetan MPs in-exile request GoI to raise Tibet issue with Chinese Foreign Minister

While speaking about the two-day official visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to India, Tibet MPs in-exile on March 25 in Dharamshala, called the visit an opportunity to raise the Tibet issue, and requested the Government of India to pursue the issue.




China blocks use of Tibetan language on learning apps, streaming services

The move aims at Tibetans' further assimilation into China's dominant Han Chinese culture, sources say.





(...) Since 2009, including the recent case, at least 158 Tibetan monks, nuns, and commoners self-immolated opposing China's "repression" in Tibet.




Children’s edition of ‘The Book of Joy’ coming this fall

A picture-book edition of a bestseller co-authored by the Nobel Peace Prize winners the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be published this fall.



Rights groups raise concerns over Beijing’s abuses ahead of EU-China Summit

Ahead of EU-China Summit later this year, a group of rights organisations have written a joint letter to EU leaders to express their concerns over China’s abysmal abuses, including in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet.



49th UNHRC Session: UN Member States Call China to Respect Rights in Tibet

Several UN member states called upon China to respect the fundamental rights of Tibetan people in Tibet during the ongoing 49th UNHRC regular session, which is currently underway in Geneva.



(...) TWA activists organized an event to spread awareness on groundwater and alleged that China is polluting the water sources of Tibet. Tibetan women activists and a few foreigners joint the event here.






Representative of Liaison office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Japan and East Asia, Dr Arya Tsewang Gyalpo, visited Jorinji Temple in Tokyo on 21 March where Chinese artist Master Tai Kan exhibited his suiboku-ga, ink-painting works.




The third session of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile commenced today on 21 March in Dharamshala where the issue of Tibet’s environment was highlighted and discussed in length by the members of the parliament.





The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has learned about the release of Tibetan writer, teacher and environmentalist Kunchok Tsephel on 18 March after serving more than 13 years at two different prisons including Dingxi near Lanzhou city in Gansu Province





The Dalai Lama’s liaison for Japan and East Asia predicts that Russia’s Putin will fail in Ukraine just like China has failed to erase Tibet’s religion, language, and way of life.








This morning, on the fifteenth day of the new Water-Tiger Year, His Holiness the Dalai Lama came to the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple, to celebrate the Day of Miracles that commemorates an episode in the life of the Buddha






Except for classes on the Tibetan Language itself, all other subjects like Math, Science and the fine arts are all being instructed in Chinese.




The Chinese government “systematically impeded” travel to Tibetan areas by US diplomats, journalists and tourists in 2021, the State Department says in a new report mandated by a law that pushes for US access to Tibet.







THE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO A SO-CALLED “REFORM THROUGH EDUCATION CENTRE” IN MARKHAM COUNTY.




Any time anyone anywhere outside China raises violations of the human rights of Tibetans, China instantly and angrily dismisses their concerns as illegitimate interference in China’s sovereign internal affairs.





His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a short teaching from the Jataka Tales on Chotrul Duchen which falls on 18 March 2022, according to an announcement from the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (OHHDL)





The bill that President Joe Biden signed into law today to fund the US government also expands US support for the Tibetan people, including by challenging China’s occupation of Tibet and strengthening US calls for dialogue on Tibet’s future.





Since the creation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, the Chinese leadership has maintained (at least on paper) a policy of ethno-federalism based on ethnic autonomy







Arrest is part of a broader effort to limit interaction between locals and foreign visitors.





The second session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile began today in Dharamshala raising issues of urgent public attention to the aggravating situation inside Tibet in light of another recent case of self-immolation of a popular 25-year-old contemporary Tibetan singer Tsewang Norbu.





Like most Tibetans who live in exile in neighboring India, Kelsang Gyatso had long relied on free social media chat apps to talk to his family members back home in Markhan county in the Tibet Autonomous Region





A strange battle is waiting to unfold at the center of the Sino-Tibetan conflict: the fight over the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation.






Tsewang Norbu, a popular 25-year-old contemporary Tibetan singer who reportedly self immolated in late February, has passed away, a reliable source has confirmed.






The Chinese government’s attempts to interfere this week at the UN Human Rights Council when an activist called for access to Tibet are concerning, the International Campaign for Tibet said today.





Police were out in force in the capital after a young Tibetan set himself on fire in protest days earlier.






Well-known as author and lecturer, he was sentenced to ten years in November 2021.






(...) “Our message is very simple. We came from the Czech Republic to deliver and express our support to free Tibet, ” said Vice President of the Czech Senate to the Tibetan media adding that the government and the people of the Czech Republic are committed to continuing this friendship and keep supporting Tibet.





Reiterating calls for the liberation of Tibet, the former member of the Tibetan parliament in exile said Tibetans deserve the right to choose their own destiny.





Popular Tibetan singer Tsewang Norbu has reportedly self-immolated in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on Feb. 25, 2022, leading to his death, according to Tibetan media report




Critics say the policy will weaken Tibetan students' connection to their national language and culture.




Experts in an international webinar on Tibet expressed concern over the consistently deteriorating human rights situation inside Tibet under the Chinese rule








(...) A new code of conduct for members of the CCP in Tibet explicitly forbids party members from all forms of religiosity in both public and private life






Dansk Selskab for Tibetansk Kultur and Students for a Free Tibet are tomorrow holding a demonstration in front of the Chinese Embassy in Hellerup.





The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile(TPIE) has said that China must end its harsh and repressive policies in Tibet and pay heed to the aspirations of Tibetans who have self-immolated after the latest self-immolation protest in Tibet.






The Chinese military has conducted a combat-readiness drill near Tibet’s sensitive borders with India in the buildup to the often-volatile Tibetan Uprising Day on March 10.





Taiwan Tibetan Welfare Association and Tibetan Youth Association in Taiwan takes charge of campaigns for Tibetan National Uprising Day in Taiwan every year with Taiwanese NGOs’ assistance.





Good News for Tibeans around the world as Santa Barbara County has passed a resolution recognizing March 10 as Tibetan Uprising Day and will join other communities around the world in a Tibet National Flag Raising and Ceremony






The International Campaign for Tibet expresses our solidarity with the Tibetan people on the 63rd anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising of March 10, 1959.






Department of Religion and Culture, CTA, organised an hour-long prayer service in remembrance of the sacrifices made by peaceful Tibetan demonstrators who took part in the protests of 1989 against the Chinese government.






Over 200 Tibetans observed a candlelight vigil on Monday evening in Dharamshala over the death of Tibetan singer Tsewang Norbu, who self-immolated in Lhasa.






Tibetans in Belgium celebrated Losar – Water-Tiger – with much joy and fanfare. The main celebration took place in Antwerp on March 5, third day of Losar.

(...) Critics of the policy say it mirrors moves in other areas such as Xinjiang and Tibet to assimilate local minorities into the dominant Han culture and eradicate minority languages.
 
 

 
  

The Gaden Phodrang Foundation of the Dalai Lama was founded by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and aims to promote basic human values, mutual understanding among religions, peace and non-violence and the protection of the environment.
 

 

  

Tsewang Norbu is the 158th burning death in protests over harsh Chinese rule since 2009.
 

 

  

Authorities say the restrictions on traditional observances are needed to control COVID-19.
 
 




As Tibetans welcomed the Year of the Water Tiger, US officials marked the Tibetan New Year by committing yesterday to push their Chinese counterparts to respect Tibetans’ rights and resume dialogue with Tibetan leaders.
 
 
 

  

On the second day of Losar, Representative Tashi Phuntsok and EU Advocacy Officer Rigzin Genkhang met with Alessandro Chiocchetti, the Head of Cabinet of the recently elected European Parliament President Roberta Mestola.
 
 

  

Tenpa Dhargayal, a former Tibetan political prisoner today demanded the immediate release of two Tibetan intellectuals and writers, Go Sherab and Di Lhaden as he launched a bicycle rally on losar, the Tibetan New Year.
 
  

  

Celebrations are underway among the Tibetan community in Mussoorie for the festival of Losar which marks the beginning of the New Year as per the Tibetan calendar. Tibetans offered prayers at the Buddhist temple here before engaging in the festivities.
 
  

 


Asal Dzari mountain stands between two Tibetan regions China hopes to join by rail links.

  
 

 

Tibetan and other Rights groups in Taiwan held a press conference on March 2 in front of the Parliament in Taipei to announce their protest program to commemorate the Tibetan uprising on March 10.
 
  

  

In the early morning on the First Day of Tibetan Losar (3 March 2022), Central Tibetan Administration’s Sikyong Penpa Tsering, Kalons, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering, Parliamentarians and staff along with the monks of Namgyal Monastery...
 
 

  

Two decades have passed since Tibetan poet-activist Tenzin Tsundue left the city he still calls Bombay
 
  


Tibet is the least-free country on Earth, in a tie with South Sudan and Syria, according to new rankings from the watchdog group Freedom House.

 

  
 

 

Tibetan groups in Taiwan are set to hold a march in Taipei on Saturday to mark the 63rd anniversary of "Tibetan Uprising Day," calling on Taiwanese, Taiwan-based Hong Kong people and Uighurs to join the march for a Free Tibet, organizers of the event said Wednesday.
 

 

  

Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration extends Losar greetings to Tibetans inside and outside Tibet on the occasion of traditional Tibetan New Year- Losar 2149 – the year of the Water-Tiger.
 
 


 

(...) With the Tibetan resistance firmly repressed through various preemptive “stability maintenance” mechanisms, the party appears to be readying to roll out more governance measures while also being vigilant to “look for and prevent major risks and hidden dangers in the ethnic field.”
 

 




Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile extends Losar greetings to Tibetans inside and outside Tibet on the occasion of traditional Tibetan New year- Losar 2149-the year of the Water-Tiger.
  

 




The Pro-tem Chief Justice Commissioner Karma Dadul extends Losar greetings to Tibetans inside and outside Tibet on the occasion of traditional Tibetan New year- Losar 2149-the year of the Water-Tiger.
 

 




(...) We remain concerned about reports of violations from China, particularly Xinjiang and Tibet and other parts of the world like Afghanistan and Myanmar.

 


 

Tibetan Community of Switzerland & Liechtenstein expressed profound concern over the rapidly deteriorating situation in Tibet and held a demonstration in protest against China paralleling the opening of the UN Human Rights Council’s 49th regular session on Monday, 28 February.
 
  




(...) Blum, 86, married Senator Dianne Feinstein in 1980, and both of them contributed greatly in efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the Tibetan issue as well as undertaking initiatives to empower the Tibetan people as well as the Himalayan communities
 
 

 

The razing of Padmasambhava is seen as the latest infringement on Tibetan religious freedom.
 
 
 

  

On March 3, Tibetans as well as other communities from the Himalayan region welcome the year of the Tiger.
 
  

  

Tsuglagkhang, the main temple of the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama which was closed nearly two years ago due to the raging COCVID-19 pandemic, is set to reopen for devotees from the first day of the Tibetan lunar calendar.
 

 

  

I have been deeply saddened by the conflict in Ukraine.
Our world has become so interdependent that violent conflict between two countries inevitably impacts the rest of the world. War is out-dated – non-violence is the only way.
 
 
 

  

(...) In a tweet posted on Friday, Sikyong condemns violence as ‘inhumane’ and ‘anachronistic’ in today’s world and called for peace to be restored in Ukraine.
 
 
 

  

A university student was reportedly arrested earlier this month for teaching Tibetians in Chamdo and is reported to have not been seen afterwards, according to Tibet Watch.
 

 

 


 

Discontent over harsh Chinese rule has sparked nearly 160 burning deaths since 2009.
 
 
 

  

Tibetans are now celebrating Tibetan New Year (3rd March). End of one year and the beginning of another is a good time to reflect on questions once again raised on what Tibetans could or could not do for their ’cause’ and how China managed to overcome their adversaries
 
 

  

THE SO-CALLED MISCHIEVOUS BROTHERS SHARE HOW HUMOR CAN BREAK DOWN SOCIAL BARRIERS AND CONNECT ANY TWO PEOPLE
 
 
 
 



NBA veteran Enes Kanter Freedom, an outspoken critic of the Chinese government’s human rights abuses has said that he is honoured following his virtual meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

  

 

(...) A few decades back, China aggressively entered Tibet, massacred the protesting Tibetans and occupied Tibet and is ruling it with iron curtain now. China did not care about the world opinion about it’s aggressive method in Tibet.
 
 
 

 
 

(...) CHINA IS PUTTING EFFORTS TO DO EVERY BIT TO RESTRAIN TIBETANS FROM EXERCISING THEIR RIGHTS. CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAVE SWITCHED TIBETAN LANGUAGE SCHOOLS TO CHINESE. THEY ARE AIMING TO CUT TIBETANS OFF THEIR ANCIENT TRADITIONS, REPORTED TIBET PRESS.
 

 

 
 

Following the demolition of two giant Buddha statues, Chinese authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown on both lay and monastic communities in an attempt to stop any information about the crackdown from being shared online in Drango County, Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, in the Tibetan province of Kham.
 

 

 


NGAWANG GYALTSEN WAS ONE OF 21 MONKS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 1987 LHASA UPRISING.
 
 
 

  

The late Special Frontier Force (SFF) Deputy leader Tenzin Norbu was posthumously honoured by Meghalaya’s BN NCC Assam regiment and awarded a memento from the government of India, signed by PM Narendra Modi, for his service
 
 
 

 

Three senior monks from Drago monastery are in critical health condition after their release from prison four years ago, Tibet Watch has learned
 





A Tibetan college student is being held by the Chinese authorities for teaching her mother tongue, Tibetan, to village students during her winter vacation in February, 2022.
 

 

  

From dramatically reduced viewership around the world to the attention that has been drawn to the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights abuses, Free Tibet wants to reflect on the No Beijing 2022 campaign and give our top 5 campaign wins.
 

 

 
 

Just as ‘truce’ doesn’t have the same meaning for the outside world as for Mao’s children, ‘pacification’ for the Great Helmsman in the 1950s was not what we usually understand
 

 





A US-BASED RIGHTS ORGANIZATION HAS EXPRESSED SOLIDARITY WITH UYGHUR, TIBETAN AND LADAKHI HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES PROTESTING THE BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS


  

20 Feb 2022: The leaders of the Communist Party of China (CCP) and the bosses of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) might have many reasons to feel happy and relieved over the ‘successful’ conclusion of the Beijing Winter Olympics-2022
 
 
 

 
 

International Mother Language day has been observed worldwide on 21 February every year since 2000, after it was approved by UNESCO, as a result of the initiative led by Bangladesh.

 

  

In Majnu Ka Tilla and Dharamshala, millennial Tibetans don’t just want to sing about Tibet anymore or be defined by refugee status.
 
 
 





On February 5, the Kashag sent an internal notice to all the CTA’s departments announcing the retraction of 12th March as the Tibetan Women’s Day and to commemorate the day as the Tibetan Women’s Uprising Day, as it previously has been.



  

Top official visits monasteries to encourage loyalty to Communist Party.
 

 

 






CHINA IS INTRODUCING A NEW REGULATION IN TIBET TO BAN RELIGIOUS CONTENT ONLINE SUCH AS WORSHIPPING BUDDHA, AND ACCORDING TO A REPORT IT IS ‘SINICIZING’ BUDDHISM.

 


 


(...) Its Chinese business has drawn scrutiny before, with news reports revealing that some listings discriminated against Uyghurs and Tibetans while others were located on land owned by a US-sanctioned paramilitary group.


  


Arrested after the 2012 Drago protests, three monks were subjected to forced labour and denied adequate food

 

 


(...) In the film, the Dalai Lama himself tells the story of the escape. It also features Har Mander Singh, the Indian political officer who guided him safely to the plains of India.
 
 
 

  




After the last Beijing Olympics in 2008, the world looked away as China clamped down on Tibet, committed genocide against the Uyghurs and crushed democracy in Hong Kong



 



NBA player and vocal critic of the Chinese government Enes Kanter Freedom has been nominated by a Norwegian parliamentarian for the Nobel Peace Prize 2022 for bringing global attention to China’s ongoing rights abuses in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong

 

 



POLICE INSIDE KEEP AN EYE ON MONKS DAY AND NIGHT, SAYS A SOURCE.
 
 
 
 

AN INTERNATIONAL WEBINAR “TIBET WAS NEVER A PART OF CHINA”, ORGANIZED ON FEBRUARY 14 TO MARKTHE 109TH ANNIVERSARY OF ‘PROCLAMATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF TIBET’ ON 13TH FEBRUARY 1913,URGED THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT TIBET’S INDEPENDENCE FROM CHINA’S ILLEGAL RULE.





Leading American politicians are calling the 2022 Beijing Olympics the “Genocide Games” in highlighting China’s oppression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

 

 
  

A five-member group currently enrolled at Harvard University’s Undergraduate program formed a cultural association in January to highlight Tibetan culture and tradition in one of the most vibrant academic spaces in the United States.
 
  

 



“I think stories are memories, stories are a way of thinking or working towards justice and telling our side of the story, to remind the world that we are still here,” said Tibetan writer Tsering Wangmo Dhompa

 


 



India’s deep civilizational ties to area shows double standards in Chinese interpretation of history

 


 


Every two years the world joins together for international competition at the Olympics, with viewers across the globe recognizing the achievements of participating athletes in a wide array of sports.

 


 


Three Tibetans pilgrims were arrested in Drakgo in January after they were found in possession of “politically sensitive information” on their phones during an inspection, according to a recent report.

 





Marking the historic day of the proclamation of Tibetan independence by the 13th Dalai Lama, the Swiss-Tibetan Community of Geneva section staged a sit-in protest in front of the UN Human Rights Council Office in Geneva, on 13 February.


 

     

As the concept of the nation state emerged in early 20th century, Tibet's leader, the Dalai Lama proclaimed in 1913 that his country was, and had been an independent country for well over 1000 years.


                                                

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