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Dear Guardian News & Media (GNM) Internal Ombudsman,

I write today to make a formal complaint about The Long Read article published by you yesterday: As an inveterate reader of your publication, during the thirteen years of my residing at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom and...

Tibetans in Canberra protest CCP official Zhao Leji’s visit, call on FM Penny Wong to raise Tibet

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 28: Members of the Canberra Tibetan community staged a protest on Monday as Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, arrived in the Australian capital. Demonstrators called on...

15 nations issue rebuke of China’s human rights record at UN General Assembly

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 28: 15 countries delivered a joint statement at the 80th United Nations General Assembly’s Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee) on Wednesday, calling out what they described as China’s “serious, ongoing, and systematic” human rights violations...

OPINION: The Himalayan Pincer: The China-Pakistan Nexus Vis-à-Vis Northeast India and the Strategic Centrality of Tibet

Tenzin Topdhen Abstract Northeast India, geographically isolated and connected to the mainland by the tenuous Siliguri Corridor, faces a formidable challenge from the deepening strategic nexus between China and Pakistan. This article analyzes the collusive threat posed by this...

Prague declaration reaffirms Tibetans’ right to choose next Dalai Lama without state interference

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 27: The Prague Declaration on Freedom of Religion or Belief 2025 has explicitly reaffirmed the Tibetan Buddhist community’s inherent right to select the successor of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama without any form of...

Nepal police finds no ‘Free Tibet’ links to TOB group amid rising xenophobia against Tibetans

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 26: The Kathmandu police, following a month and a half-long investigation, have concluded that the TOB group, which was falsely linked to the Free Tibet movement, has no connection to the Free Tibet movement or...

“We don’t recognise Arunachal”: China reiterates after Indian woman’s mistreatment in Shanghai 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 26: A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson sparked fresh diplomatic friction on Tuesday after stating that Beijing “does not recognise Arunachal Pradesh” in response to a case involving an Indian woman who reported being mistreated by...

Tibetans in France hold 46th protest urging Musée Guimet to restore “Tibet” in exhibit labels

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 25: The Tibetan community in France held their 46th consecutive protest on Sunday, braving cold winds and steady rain as they gathered outside the Musée Guimet. Organised by Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) France...

US lawmakers urge tougher stance on Tibet, float deadline for recognising Tibet’s independence

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 25: U.S. lawmakers held a congressional hearing on Friday titled “China’s War on Religion: The Threat to Religious Freedom and Why it Matters to the United States,” where Tibet featured prominently in testimonies and discussions. The session...

Imprisoned Tibetan Businessman Dorje Tashi sustained serious injuries in prison assault

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 24: Dorje Tashi, one of Tibet’s most prominent businessmen serving a life sentence in Lhasa’s Drapchi Prison, has been violently assaulted and left with serious injuries, his lawyer Wang Fei revealed on October 29. According...