Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 25: Three mixed martial artists from eastern Tibet’s Ngaba region in Amdo province recorded stunning victories at UFC Fight Night 257, held on Saturday, at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in China.  The fastest win of the...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 25: The UK government has pushed back its ruling on China’s proposed “mega” embassy in London after Beijing declined to provide full, un-redacted architectural drawings for several buildings in the scheme, intensifying a long-running row...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 25: Chinese authorities have reportedly detained 48-year-old Tibetan monk Zega Gyatso of Tsang Monastery in Amdo, eastern Tibet, for allegedly sending money abroad. Nearly two months since his arrest, his whereabouts and condition remain unknown,...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug 22: Geshe Shersang Gyatso, a 52-year-old Tibetan monk and respected leader of Tsang Monastery in Amdo, eastern Tibet, has died after taking his own life on August 18 in protest against relentless pressure and escalating...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 22: Tibetans and allied communities in the UK are set to hold a major protest in London on August 23, against China’s controversial plan to build a “mega-embassy” at the former Royal Mint Court, right...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 22: A Tibetan monk and a popular singer have been released after spending more than six weeks in detention by the Chinese authorities for paying tribute to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, according to...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 21: China marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) with a large ceremony at Lhasa’s Potala Palace Square on Thursday, presided over by President Xi Jinping. The celebration took...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 21: Six youth activists from Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) undertook a 24-hour hunger strike protest outside the Chinese Consulate in New York, beginning at 9 PM on Wednesday and ending at 9 PM...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 20: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Lhasa on Wednesday for his second visit to Tibet since 2021 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the so-called “Tibet Autonomous Region.” The so-called TAR, officially established by...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 20: Gonpo Kyi, the sister of imprisoned Tibetan businessman and philanthropist Dorje Tashi, is in critical condition after attempting suicide in Lhasa, Tibet, on August 20, following days of repeated beatings, confinement, and denial of...