Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 22: Chinese authorities have reportedly demolished over 300 Buddhist stupas and a sacred statues in what sources describe as a “second phase of the Cultural Revolution,” including a revered statue of Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), in...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 21: Following a two-day delay caused by inclement weather, the foremost Buddhist leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, arrived in Zanskar this morning to a heartfelt and jubilant welcome by the local community. Initially scheduled...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 21: Tibetan environmental activist Tsongon Tsering was released from prison on July 8 after spending over eight months in detention in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Prefecture, Sichuan Province, according to the Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 19: A young Tibetan singer known as Ah Sang, or by his online alias Tsugte, has reportedly been arrested and forcibly taken away by Chinese authorities over two weeks ago from Ngaba, in the eastern...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 19: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday officially launched construction of a massive hydroelectric dam project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet on Saturday, according to China’s state-run Xinhua News...

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 19: Chinese authorities have banned the photographs of a well-known exile-based Tibetan religious leader, the 11th Kirti Rinpoche, Lobsang Tenzin Jigme Yeshe Gyamtso Rinpoche, at Kirti Monastery in Ngaba, in the eastern Tibetan region of...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 18: Former National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon has stated that India should recognise and engage with the Dalai Lama chosen by the Tibetan people, not one appointed by Beijing, during an interview with The Wire. Speaking...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 18: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, US, honoured the Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, on the occasion of his 90th birthday with a series of historic recognitions. The celebration took place at the Massachusetts State...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 17: As the global Tibetan community joyously marked the nongenerian Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday on July 6, with major celebrations in Dharamshala and across the world, an atmosphere of fear, surveillance,...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 17: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), known also as the Tibetan government in exile, Penpa Tsering, has strongly criticised Australia’s muted stance on China’s human rights record, warning against prioritising economic interests...