Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 20: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Lhasa on Wednesday for his second visit to Tibet since 2021 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the so-called “Tibet Autonomous Region.” The so-called TAR, officially established by...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 20: Gonpo Kyi, the sister of imprisoned Tibetan businessman and philanthropist Dorje Tashi, is in critical condition after attempting suicide in Lhasa, Tibet, on August 20, following days of repeated beatings, confinement, and denial of...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, August 19: China’s military expansion in Tibet is causing severe and measurable damage to the fragile Himalayan ecosystem and risks destabilising regional climate and water security, according to a new report released Monday by the Stockholm-based Institute...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 19: Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) activists staged a protest once again outside Hyderabad House in Delhi on Tuesday, as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval under the Special...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, August 18: Washington based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has expressed concern over the US State Department’s newly released 2024 Country Report on Human Rights Practices for Tibet, warning that its reduced scope risks undermining...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 18: Tibetan activists staged a series of protests in the Indian capital on Monday against the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrived in New Delhi for a two-day trip from August 18...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 17: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to arrive in New Delhi on Monday for a two-day visit, during which he will hold the 24th round of Special Representatives (SR) talks on the India-China...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 16: Chinese authorities reportedly tightened security across Tibet around the time of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, ramping up surveillance, monitoring Tibetans’ daily activities and communications—particularly with those in exile—and carrying out arrests...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug 16: President Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) delivered the keynote address at a special program in Ludhiana marking His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday and India’s 79th Independence Day on Friday....

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 14: The latest US State Department’s 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on China, published on Tuesday, has documented severe and systematic violations of fundamental freedoms in China, including arbitrary detention, transnational repression, and cyber surveillance...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 14: The Victorian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet, in partnership with The Tibetan Community in Victoria and the Australia Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Group (V-TAG), hosted a special celebration at the Victorian Parliament on Wednesday to honour...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 13: China announced on Tuesday that it has suspended all engagement with Czech President Petr Pavel following his recent private meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, on July 27 in...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 13: Geshe Lharampa Kunchok Chodak, the abbot and teaching instructor at Hortsang Kirti Monastery in Sangchu County, Gansu Province, was reportedly forcibly taken away by Chinese security personnel in a night raid in December 2024,...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 13: The Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) announced that the electoral process for the 2026 Presidential and Tibetan Parliamentary elections will formally commence on October 1 with the appointment of...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 12: United Kingdom’s Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has formally called on the Chinese government to explain why parts of its architectural designs for a proposed “super-embassy” in central London have been...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 12: Chinese authorities have detained Liu Jianchao, a prominent senior diplomat long regarded as a frontrunner to become China’s next foreign minister. The move marks the most high-profile diplomatic probe in Beijing since the abrupt...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 11: The Bangkok Arts and Cultural Centre (BACC) has removed several works by Tibetan and other exiled artists from an international exhibition after reported pressure from Chinese authorities, drawing condemnation from artists who call it...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 11: The International Council of Jurists announced on Friday that the 2025 International Peace Prize will be awarded to Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, alongside other globally revered peace personalities, including Jain Acharya...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 8: The government of India has taken note of reports that China has commenced construction of a mega dam project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, which forms the upper course of...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 8: The exile base of the Kirti Monastery in Dharamshala celebrated the 83rd birthday of its foremost religious figure His Eminence the 11th Kirti Rinpoche, Lobsang Tenzin Jigme Yeshe Gyamtso Rinpoche, on Friday with mass...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 7: As China prepares for high-profile celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the so-called “Tibet Autonomous Region” (TAR), a province-level administrative division in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) which encompasses merely...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 6: The UK House of Commons has officially stopped the unsolicited distribution of the Chinese state-run newspaper China Daily to Members of Parliament (MPs), following a formal review prompted by concerns over foreign influence and misuse...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 7: The Supreme Court of India has agreed to examine a long-standing plea filed by a section of the country’s Buddhist community seeking complete Buddhist control over the management and administration of the Mahabodhi Mahavihara, the...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 6: A new report released on Sunday by UK-China Transparency (UKCT), which analyzes transparency issues between Britain and China has uncovered systemic efforts by Beijing to suppress academic freedom and shape the narrative around China in...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 6: A senior Chinese-appointed official in Tibet has sparked renewed controversy by asserting Beijing’s exclusive authority over the selection of the next Dalai Lama, directly rejecting long-standing Tibetan religious traditions and the stated position of the...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 4: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama laid the foundation stone for the reconstruction of the historic Jokhang (Chowkhang) Vihara in Leh’s main market, marking a significant moment for Ladakh’s Buddhist community on...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 4: Hackers tied to China carried out two cyber espionage campaigns targeting the Tibetan community in the weeks leading up to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday on July 6, 2025, according to new...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 2: The Office of Tibet in Brussels has launched a special series of commemorative postal stamps to mark the ‘Year of Compassion’ in honour of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday. Officially issued by the...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug: 1: Telo Tulku Rinpoche, the former head of Buddhists of the Republic of Kalmykia and the Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Russia, Mongolia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS countries), has issued a...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 1: The Tibetan community of Shimla, in a gesture of solidarity, has donated ₹1,67,250 to support relief and recovery efforts following the devastating cloudburst and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district in the early...