Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug: 1: Telo Tulku Rinpoche, the former head of Buddhists of the Republic of Kalmykia and the Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Russia, Mongolia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS countries), has issued a...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 1: The Tibetan community of Shimla, in a gesture of solidarity, has donated ₹1,67,250 to support relief and recovery efforts following the devastating cloudburst and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district in the early...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 31: A rare collection of sacred jewels linked to Buddha’s mortal remains has returned to India after 127 years, following diplomatic pressure, legal threats, and global condemnation of a planned auction by Sotheby’s. Known as the...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 30: Chinese authorities have reportedly detained a Tibetan singer and a Buddhist monk in Ngaba (Ch. Aba), eastern Tibet, for commemorating the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, according to the Dharamshala-based Tibetan...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 30: Tibet was jolted by two earthquakes just hours apart on Wednesday, underscoring the region’s extreme vulnerability to seismic activity and intensifying concerns over China’s ambitious and controversial mega-dam project now underway on the Yarlung...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 29: China reiterated its familiar rhetoric on Monday, strongly opposing Czech President Petr Pavel’s meeting with Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering,...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 29: A group of U.S. senators across party lines are preparing to introduce three new bills this week targeting China’s human rights abuses, expanding repression abroad, and aggression toward Taiwan. The legislation, supported by both Democrats...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 28: The Tibetan Computer Emergency Readiness Team (TibCERT) has uncovered the first known cell-phone network-level cyberattack targeting a high-ranking Tibetan leader in exile. The incident, detailed in a report released on July 28, marks a...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 28: One of the foremost Ladakhi Buddhist leaders, the 9th Thiksey Rinpoche, Venerable Ngawang Jamyang Chamba Stanzin, has generously donated 63 kanals (approximately 7.8 acres) of land in Nang, near Thiksey Monastery in Union Territory of...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 28: Czech Republic President Petr Pavel met with His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Sunday morning in Leh, Ladakh. This marks the first time a sitting head of state has travelled to India specifically to...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 25: New York based Studio Nyandak, an architecture and engineering firm based in New York City, in collaboration with the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA), hosted a two-day conference from July 24–25 titled “Architectural...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 24: China has defended the construction of a massive hydropower dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, known as the Brahmaputra in India, calling it a sovereign initiative to boost...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 24: As the United Nations (UN) begins a major reform process called the UN80 Initiative, tensions are rising between China and the European Union. The EU is worried that China is using these reforms to increase...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 23: The nonagenarian Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama reiterated his aspiration to live beyond the age of 130 during a long-life offering (Tenshug) ceremony presented by the people of Zanskar at the...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 23: A Congressional briefing marked ‘Captive Nations Week 2025’ by spotlighting the ongoing struggles of East Turkistan, Tibet, and Southern Mongolia held in the Rayburn House Office Building of the U.S. Congress in Washington DC...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 22: The U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Honest Maps” amendment on July 18, barring the Department of Defence from producing or displaying maps that depict Taiwan as part of the People’s Republic of China. ...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 22: Chinese authorities have reportedly demolished over 300 Buddhist stupas and a sacred statues in what sources describe as a “second phase of the Cultural Revolution,” including a revered statue of Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), in...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 21: Following a two-day delay caused by inclement weather, the foremost Buddhist leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, arrived in Zanskar this morning to a heartfelt and jubilant welcome by the local community. Initially scheduled...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 21: Tibetan environmental activist Tsongon Tsering was released from prison on July 8 after spending over eight months in detention in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Prefecture, Sichuan Province, according to the Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 19: A young Tibetan singer known as Ah Sang, or by his online alias Tsugte, has reportedly been arrested and forcibly taken away by Chinese authorities over two weeks ago from Ngaba, in the eastern...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 19: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday officially launched construction of a massive hydroelectric dam project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet on Saturday, according to China’s state-run Xinhua News...

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 19: Chinese authorities have banned the photographs of a well-known exile-based Tibetan religious leader, the 11th Kirti Rinpoche, Lobsang Tenzin Jigme Yeshe Gyamtso Rinpoche, at Kirti Monastery in Ngaba, in the eastern Tibetan region of...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 18: Former National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon has stated that India should recognise and engage with the Dalai Lama chosen by the Tibetan people, not one appointed by Beijing, during an interview with The Wire. Speaking...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 18: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, US, honoured the Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, on the occasion of his 90th birthday with a series of historic recognitions. The celebration took place at the Massachusetts State...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 17: As the global Tibetan community joyously marked the nongenerian Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday on July 6, with major celebrations in Dharamshala and across the world, an atmosphere of fear, surveillance,...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 17: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), known also as the Tibetan government in exile, Penpa Tsering, has strongly criticised Australia’s muted stance on China’s human rights record, warning against prioritising economic interests...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 16: Venerable Dagpo Rinpoche, a prominent Tibetan Buddhist scholar and teacher, has been awarded France’s highest national order of merit, the Légion d’honneur (Legion of Honour), making him the first Tibetan ever to receive the...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 16 : Wu Yingjie, the former Communist Party Secretary of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by a Beijing court on Wednesday after being found guilty...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 16: As Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met Chinese President Xi Jinping on July 15 and Foreign Minister Wang Yi a day earlier in Beijing, the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest Tibetan...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 16: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Monday designating July 6, 2025, as a “Day of Compassion” to commemorate the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, aligning with the Central...