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Condolences pour in for Tibet supporter U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 15: The exile Tibetan government, officially known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), and the Washington-based advocacy group, International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), expressed profound sorrow over the passing of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, remembering...

China demolishes thousand-year-old fortress in Tibet’s Gyalrong 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 15: Chinese authorities have been captured in widely shared social media videos demolishing an ancient fortress in Tibet’s eastern Gyalrong region, prompting concern among exile Tibetans who view the destruction as another blow to the preservation of...

Torrential rainfall triggers flash flood in Amdo’s Sangchu county 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 14: Torrential rainfall reportedly triggered flash floods in Sangchu County in Tibet’s Amdo region on Sunday evening, causing widespread destruction in and around Labrang Monastery and several surrounding Tibetan communities, according to Dharamshala-based Tibet Radio....

Book chronicling Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s legacy and assassination launched in English

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 13: The Dharamshala-based research organisation, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), on Monday launched the English translation of No Tongues in Their Mouths: Allegations of Assassination in Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s Death by Nyima Lhamo...

Amnesty International calls for immediate release of Tibetan religious leader Choktrul Dorje Ten Rinpoche

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 11: Amnesty International has launched an urgent campaign calling on Chinese authorities to immediately disclose the whereabouts of detained Tibetan religious leader Choktrul Dorje Ten Rinpoche and release him, warning that his case reflects the...

Tibetan youth activists call out United Nations, demand action after Lobga Rangzen’s self-immolation

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 10: Three Tibetan youth activists from Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) themselves to the gates of the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Thursday, July 9, escalating pressure on international leaders to...

Dalai Lama thanks well-wishers worldwide, assures good recovery of health

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 9: The exile Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed heartfelt gratitude to people around the world for the overwhelming outpouring of birthday wishes received on the occasion of his 91st birthday,...

51 Estonian lawmakers condemn China’s ethnic unity law, urge immediate repeal

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 9: Fifty-one members of Estonia’s Parliament (Riigikogu) have issued a joint statement condemning the People’s Republic of China’s newly enacted Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, describing it as a measure that threatens Tibetan identity and calling...

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...