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Riley M. Barnes to serve concurrently as U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues and Assistant Secretary for DRL

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 11: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has designated Riley M. Barnes, the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), to concurrently serve as the United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan...

Tibetan environmental activist A-Nya Sengdra released after seven years in prison

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 9: Tibetan environmental rights defender and anti-corruption whistleblower A-Nya Sengdra has been released from a Chinese prison after completing a seven-year sentence, according to multiple sources. He was freed on February 8 and has since...

The Epstein Files: Fact-Checking the Disinformation Against the Dalai Lama

By A Group of Tibetan Researchers Months after the United States Congress passed the bipartisan “Epstein Files Transparency Act” in November 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released over 3 million pages of documents, including 2,000 videos and 180,000...

Public outrage as Dalai Lama falsely linked to Jeffery Epstein

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 9: Widespread public outrage has erupted following malicious attempts to link the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama with convicted paedophile and financier Jeffery Epstein, a claim that has been categorically rejected by...

Delhi HC rules India-born Tibetan woman is citizen by birth

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 6: The Delhi High Court on February 2 ruled that an India-born Tibetan woman living as a stateless person in Switzerland is a citizen of India by birth and directed authorities to issue her an...

Chinese government prohibits Tibetan children under 18 from entering monasteries

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 6: The Chinese government has reportedly intensified restrictions on Tibetan religious life by enforcing a ban that prohibits children under the age of 18 from entering monasteries. The development came to light through a video...

China condemns CTA election as exile Tibetans cast votes to elect leadership

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 4: China has condemned the ongoing 2026 General Election of the Central Tibetan Administration, dismissing it as a “farce” where Tibetans in exile across the world cast their ballots to choose their future political leadership....

Chinese national with alleged police background arrested in McLeod Ganj for illegal stay

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 4: Himachal Pradesh Police on Monday arrested a Chinese national in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, for allegedly residing in India without a valid visa. The arrest has drawn heightened security attention due to the area’s sensitivity...

US approves $23 million in Tibet assistance; funding restored for RFA and VOA

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 4: The United States has restored and approved Tibet-related foreign assistance for fiscal year 2026, reaffirming bipartisan congressional support for the Tibetan people. The legislation, which passed both chambers of Congress, was signed into law...

Leaders congratulate Dalai Lama’s Grammy win as China calls it “anti-China political manipulation”

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 3: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s historic win at the Grammy Awards has drawn widespread praise from political leaders in India and the Tibetan community in exile, even as Beijing strongly condemned...