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Tibetan community in France continues protest outside Musée Guimet over erasure of ‘Tibet’ label
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 6: Members of the Tibetan community in France, alongside French supporters, continued their peaceful protest on Monday outside the Musée Guimet in Paris, condemning the museum’s removal of the term “Tibet” from the labels of...
RFA to shut down Tibetan service amid budget cuts and legal battle
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 6: Radio Free Asia’s Tibetan Service, one of the few independent news sources available to Tibetans inside Tibet and in exile, will cease operations at the end of this month amid unprecedented budget cuts and legal...
Eighth ecumenical conference of Tibetan religious traditions underway
(TibetanReview.net, May06’25) – An ecumenical meeting of representatives of various Tibetan monasteries belonging to different philosophical schools is being held near Dharamshala from May 4 to 7 to discuss key religious treatises, reported the Tibetan-language tibettimes.net May 6. This...
Tibetans Alarmed as Artificial Yartza Fungus Trade Threatens Livelihood and Market Integrity
Tibetans decry fake Yartza fungus trade by Chinese firms, warning it harms local livelihoods and market integrity during peak harvest season.
China detains Tibetan man after exposing service denial, rights group demands action
A 42-year-old Tibetan man, Kelsang, from Serdak Township in Tibet's Chamdo Prefecture, has been subjected to years of systematic marginalisation by Chinese authorities, according to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).
“Today, Everything Is Wrong”: Thousands Protest China’s Mega-Embassy Plans in London
6 May 2025 | Tsering Passang More than 3,000 demonstrators took to the streets of East London on Saturday, May 3rd, to protest plans for what would become China’s largest diplomatic outpost in Europe. The site in question: the...
All religious heads of Tibetan Buddhism to meet days ahead of Dalai lama’s 90th birthday
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 6 MAY: All religious heads of Tibetan Buddhism to meet for a conference from 2 to 4 July in Dharamsala, a few days ahead of the Tibetan spiritual leader's much-awaited 90th birthday on 6 July....
His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Attend Offering of Long-life Prayers by Shang Gaden Choekhorling Monastery, Chatring and Phari Communities
Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama will attend a Long Life Prayer offered to him by Shang Gaden Choekhorling Monastery Nepal, Chatring Community and Phari Community in the morning at the Main Tibetan Temple. All events are free and...
Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel Congratulates Australian PM Anthony Albanese On His Re-Election As Prime Minister
Dharamshala, 6 May 2025: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, extended his heartfelt congratulations to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his re-election. The Speaker wrote, “On behalf of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, I would like to...
How the “Doppa” Hat Became a Powerful Symbol of Uyghur Resistance Against Communist China
Tsering Passang May 5th is celebrated as Doppa Day – an occasion that honours the rich cultural heritage of the Uyghur people, but also serves as a bold stand against the suppression of their identity. The story of the...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses Tibetans in Washington, Underlines Tibetan Identity as Pillar of Struggle
Washington DC: Continuing with his official engagements in the United States, Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited the Tibetan Sunday School at the Vienna Community Center on 4 May 2025, where he emphasised the Tibetan youth on critical need for maintaining...
Survey: Most Chinese citizens oppose use of force to unify with Taiwan
(TibetanReview.net, May05’25) – While being hawkish on Russia’s actions in Ukraine, and Beijing’s India-border and South China Sea claims, most of the Chinese citizens oppose the use of force to unify with Taiwan under any circumstances, reported the scmp.com...
Jewels linked to Buddha’s relic to be auctioned in Hong Kong
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May, 5: A collection of ancient jewels associated with Buddha’s remains is set for auction at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on Wednesday, igniting controversy over the ethical implications of selling items considered sacred by many Buddhists worldwide. The...
Columbia Heights declares May 3 as ‘Four River Six Ranges Day’ honouring Tibetan resistance and heritage
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 5: In a powerful show of solidarity with the Tibetan community, the city of Columbia Heights in Minnesota, has officially proclaimed May 3, 2025, as “Four Rivers Six Ranges Day: A Tribute to Tibetan Defiance...
Dalai Lama has not changed position on practice of Dolgyal spirit: Gaden Phodrang
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 5: The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, also known as Gaden Phodrang, has issued an announcement clarifying His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s unwavering position regarding the controversial propagation of the Dolgyal spirit, addressing misconceptions...
Buddhist leaders’ conference to be held in Dharamshala ahead of Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday: CTA President
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 5: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Penpa Tsering has confirmed that senior Tibetan Buddhist leaders will convene for a conference in Dharamshala from July 2 to 4, just days ahead of the...
Trade of Artificially Cultivated Yartza is Akin to Hanging a Goat’s Head and Selling Dog-Meat Instead
Reported By Kelsang Jinpa Translated By TenGyal Currently, as sales of artificially cultivated Yartza Gunbu continue to increase in Tibet, the local Tibetans’ livelihood and share of the fungus market face great loss and destruction. Every year from around...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses Tibetan Community in Charlottesville
Charlottesville: As part of his ongoing official tour of the United States, Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited the city of Charlottesville on Saturday, 3 May 2025 (EDT), where he met with members of the local Tibetan community. The gathering began...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Congratulates Australian Prime Minister Anthony Norman Albanese on His Re-election
Dharamshala: On behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people in Tibet and in exile, Sikyong Penpa Tsering extended heartfelt congratulations to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his re-election. In his congratulatory letter, Sikyong lauded Australia’s...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Strengthens Tibetan Advocacy in Washington with High-Level Meetings and Media Engagements
Washington DC: The month of May commenced with an important meeting between Sikyong Penpa Tsering and Senator Paul Grove. Their exchange focused on the challenges stemming from the suspension of foreign aid and the broader effort to elevate the...
China continues to be world’s top jailer of journalists, is among bottom three in press freedom
(TibetanReview.net, May04’25) – Press freedom is at its lowest ebb globally in more than two decades and China, which ranks among the least free, is the biggest jailer of journalists, according to the latest annual report of Paris-based Reporters...
Top Beijing strategist vows to defend Pakistan from military threats after Pahalgam terrorist incident
(TibetanReview.net, May04’25) – Amid rising exchanges of retaliatory moves and threats between India and Pakistan following the allegedly Islamabad-sponsored terrorists’ gunning down of 26 tourists in Kashmir on Apr 22, a top Chinese analyst has expressed in no uncertain...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Offers Congratulations to Anthony Albanese on His Re-election as Prime Minister of Australia
Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Anthony Albanese this morning to congratulate him on his re-election as Prime Minister following his party’s victory in the Australian parliamentary elections. “It has been a privilege for me to...
Tibetan Sikyong lobbies in Capitol Hill as Trump budget proposal slashes foreign aid
(TibetanReview.net, May03’25) – As US President Donald Trump’s 90-day “pause” on foreign aid increasingly looks likely to become permanent in most of the cases – with the Tibetan services of the US government funded broadcast services sharing the same...
RFA announces over 90% staff lay off, including at its Tibetan service
(TibetanReview.net, May03’25) – Radio Free Asia (RFA) has said May 2 that it will lay off almost all of its staff and close production in several languages, including the Tibetan service, after President Donald Trump cut off funding, effective...
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