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...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, August 19: China’s military expansion in Tibet is causing severe and measurable damage to the fragile Himalayan ecosystem and risks destabilising regional climate and water security, according to a new report released Monday by the Stockholm-based Institute...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 19: Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) activists staged a protest once again outside Hyderabad House in Delhi on Tuesday, as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval under the Special...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, August 18: Washington based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has expressed concern over the US State Department’s newly released 2024 Country Report on Human Rights Practices for Tibet, warning that its reduced scope risks undermining...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 18: Tibetan activists staged a series of protests in the Indian capital on Monday against the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrived in New Delhi for a two-day trip from August 18...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 17: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to arrive in New Delhi on Monday for a two-day visit, during which he will hold the 24th round of Special Representatives (SR) talks on the India-China...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 16: Chinese authorities reportedly tightened security across Tibet around the time of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, ramping up surveillance, monitoring Tibetans’ daily activities and communications—particularly with those in exile—and carrying out arrests...