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Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses Sonamling Tibetan Community, Visits Settlement Camps During Official Ladakh Visit

Leh, Ladakh: On the third day of his official visit to Ladakh, Sikyong Penpa Tsering addressed members of the Tibetan community at the Sonamling Tibetan Settlement Community Hall on the morning of 7 July 2026. The programme began with...

Addressing the strategic crisis in Tibet: Five priorities for the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union

July 7, 2026 With the completion of the worldwide democratic elections for Tibetans in exile on April 26, 2026, and the announcement of parliamentary results on May 13, 2026, the newly elected leadership of the Dharamsala-based Central Tibetan Administration...

Tibetans Partly Block First Avenue for Lobga Rangzen

Hundreds of Tibetans protested outside UN headquarters in New York, honoring Lobga Rangzen and opposing China’s new Ethnic Unity Law.

Final rites held for late self-immolator Lobga Rangzen as UN, US leaders express condolences

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 7: The final rites of Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen, also known as Lobsang Palden, who died after self-immolating outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, was held on Monday as condolences and statements...

Tibetan activists protests outside Chinese Embassy, condemns China’s Ethnic Unity Law, honours Pawo Lobga Rangzen

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 7: Activists from the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) carried out a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday, condemning China’s newly enacted Ethnic Unity and Progress Law while paying tribute to the...

Dalai Lama says religion not just about prayers, reiterates 130-year longevity confidence

(TibetanReview.net, Jul07’26) – Attending celebrations marking his 91st birthday in the Union Territory of Ladakh’s capital Leh before a crowd of around 25,000, the Dalai Lama has on Jul 6 delighted his followers by reiterating his confidence to live...

Tibetan youths held for protesting outside New Delhi Chinese Embassy in solidarity with New York self-immolator

(TibetanReview.net, Jul07’26) – Some 60 members of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) staged a loud protest outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi on Jul 7 to express solidarity with Lobsang Palden, known by his activist name Rangzen Lobga,...

PM Modi wishes Dalai Lama ‘long and healthy life’ on his 91st birthday

(TibetanReview.net, Jul07’26) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has on Jul 6 extended warm greetings to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his 91st birthday, refusing to be put off by the Chinese government’s criticisms of him for...

China-cautious Nepal bans public events marking Dalai Lama’s 91st birthday

(TibetanReview.net, Jul06’26) – Although the Dalai Lama’s birthday is marked with prayers and charity works and nothing much else in the public domain, police in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu have banned public rallies, assemblies, and poster demonstrations under apparent pressure...

As the Dalai Lama Turns 91, India and China Are Fighting for the Future of Buddhism

With the revered Tibetan leader over 90 years old the rivalry between New Delhi and Beijing over who speaks for the Buddhist world is entering its most consequential phase.