(Taipei) – The Vietnamese government should investigate the death under suspicious circumstances of a senior Tibetan lama, Humkar Dorje Rinpoche, in Ho Chi Minh City on March...

Sources inside Tibet tell RFA that Tulku Hungkar Dorje’s monastery is prohibited from holding memorial services.

We, the undersigned Tibet organisations, express our profound concern regarding the sudden death of 56-year old Tulku Rigzin Hungkar Dorje, the Abbot of Lung Ngon Monastery in Gade County, Golog, Amdo, Tibet [CH: Gande County, Guoluo Prefecture, Qinghai Province] while in detention in Vietnam in late March 2025. We note with alarm the lack of clarity around both the circumstances and exact cause of his death.

Born in Kyiv, trained in a Soviet conservatory and inspired in a Mongolian temple, the experimental musician describes the impulse that led to her first original album in 30 yearsOn 7 October 2023, Kyiv-born, Tallinn-based violinist and electronic musician...

The abbot of Longen Monastery and principal of a large vocational school closed by the government in 2021 got in trouble after his cold welcome to the false Panchen Lama. The post Humkar Dorje Rinpoche: Leading Tibetan Lama “Disappeared”...

Relay stations owned or leased by US government no longer carrying Radio Free Asia broadcasts

Beijing claims Tibetans have right to use their own language but reality shows widespread suppression

Inside Tibet, people mourn the unexplained death of Tulku Hungkar Dorje, a renowned abbot and educator.

Tibetan children as young as 6 are subjected to military training; political and patriotic education

Foreign bloggers who praise China rapidly gain popularity and millions of followers on Chinese social media platforms. VOA examined the facts and spoke with experts to shed light on the government’s efforts behind the phenomenon. "It is a long-standing...

February 11, 2025: Asia Freedom Institute released a report entited China’s National Park Project on The Tibetan Plateau: Conservation or Assimilation? What China Can Learn From Other Countries. The statement accompanying the report said “China’s efforts to protect the landscape,...