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NED honors missing 11th Panchen Lama with democracy medal

The National Endowment for Democracy awarded its 2025 Democracy Service Medal to the missing 11th Panchen Lama, honoring his enduring symbol of faith and freedom.

The Dalai Lama and the Future of Tibet: A Vision for Compassion and Resilience

A Special Lecture by Kasur Lobsang Nyandak, Former Minister of Tibet’s Government-in-Exile Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 Time: 6.30pm – 8pm Venue: The Buddhist Society and Online Join us for an extraordinary evening with Kasur Lobsang Nyandak, a prominent...

Education Kalon Marks Tibetan Teacher’s Day at Odisha Phuntsokling, Concludes Assessment Visits to Tibetan Schools in Central India

Gajapati, Odisha: As part of her ongoing assessment tour of Tibetan schools in Central India, Kalon (Minister) Tharlam Dolma Changra of the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration, arrived at Phuntsokling Tibetan Settlement in Odisha on 3 November 2025, following...

I remain hopeful 11th Panchen Lama will be able to live in freedom: Dalai Lama

On May 14, 1995, the 14th Dalai Lama had announced the young boy as the 11th Panchen Lama and bestowed him the name Jetsun Tenzin Gedhun Yeshi Trinley Phuntsok Pal Sangpo. Three days later, the Panchen Lama and his...

Three cheers: Virgina, Cincinnati pick Indian-origin leaders too

In a landmark night for Indian-origin and South Asian Americans, several leaders registered major victories in the 2025 US polls, underscoring the growing political influence of the Indian diaspora across the country. The three wins — spanning Ohio, Virginia,...

Bhutan: Global Peace Prayer Festival brings out traditional arts to the grand gathering

As the Global Peace Prayer Festival continues in Thimphu, the second day of the festival saw several side events being organised as part of the grand gathering.

China-disappeared 11th Panchen Lama awarded democracy medal by US foundation

(TibetanReview.net, Nov05’25) – A congressionally-funded non-profit foundation in the USA promoting democracy and human rights globally has presented its Democracy Service Medals to four individuals and groups, including the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima of Tibet, at a...

Arunachal Pradesh to host 6th Dalai Lama global conference next month

(TibetanReview.net, Nov05’25) – Arunachal Pradesh,India’s northeastern Tibet-border state of India, is to host a global conference on the 6th Dalai Lama of Tibet (1683-1706 AD) next month. The Dalai Lamas since the 5th have been the temporal head and...

Gonpo Kyi sustains injuries after jumping from hotel in Lhasa

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 5: Gonpo Kyi, the sister of imprisoned Tibetan businessman and philanthropist Dorje Tashi, has reportedly sustained severe sprains to her feet and waist after jumping from a hotel in Lhasa on October 20, marking her...

NED honours imprisoned 11th Panchen Lama with Democracy Service Medal

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 5: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) presented its 2025 Democracy Service Medal to Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama, whose enforced disappearance by Chinese authorities in 1995 remains one of the most enduring...

Tibetan IT centre says its Chatbot outperforms all major AI platforms in Tibetan

(TibetanReview.net, Nov05’25) – The Monlam Tibetan IT Research Centre of exile Tibetans based in India has said at its third annual event on Nov 3 in Dharamshala, India, that its Melong.ai surpasses existing large language models such as Gemini,...

Bhutan: Peace Prayer Festival sees ceremony dedicated to global peace and happiness

The ceremony combines peaceful offerings with wrathful protection rituals to heal, cleanse, and purify the body, speech, and mind of negative karma.

National Endowment for Democracy Awards 2025 Democracy Service Medal to the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima

Dharamshala: This year, His Serenity the 11th Panchen Lama, Jetsun Tenzin Gendhun Yeshi Trinley Phuntsok Pal Sangpo (the formal name of Gedun Choekyi Nyima), was honoured with the Democracy Service Medal, even as he remains forcibly disappeared. The award...

Education Kalon Tharlam Dolma Changra Honours Professor Kyabje Samdong Rinpoche in Teachers’ Day Message

Dharamshala: In accordance with the resolution adopted during the 8th Tibetan General Conference on Education held earlier this year, the birth date of former Kalon Tripa and Professor Kyabje Samdong Rinpoche, on 5 November, has been designated as Tibetan...

Day 1 of Global Peace Prayer festival concludes in Bhutan with King and PM in attendance

The Global Peace Prayer Festival 2025 began on Tuesday at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, with visuals from the venue showing Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay in attendance.

Chinese goods are set to re-enter Indian markets after over four years

(TibetanReview.net, Nov04’25) – In a continuing trend of normalization in bilateral ties, Chinese goods are set to re-enter Indian markets after nearly four years of stalled clearances triggered by border clashes in the Union Territory of Ladakh in 2020,...

Pioneering Tibetan IT outfit launches ‘Monlam Think’, claims it outperformed global AI models in Tibetan language

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 4: The Monlam Tibetan IT Research Center, a pioneering developer of Tibetan educational software, on Monday unveiled four major digital tools at the 2025 Monlam Manifestation ceremony held at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts...

China puts Trump-Xi deal to 4-point test: Beijing urges DC to stay away from 'sensitive issues'

Beijing has urged Washington to respect its core interests — including Taiwan, human rights, and development rights — as both sides navigate fragile trade, tech, and security tensions following the Trump-Xi talks in South Korea

At 2025 Monlam Manifest, Centre Declares Melong Outperforms Global AI in Tibetan

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 4 Nov: Monlam Melong, a pioneering Tibetan‑language AI developed by the Monlam Tibetan IT Research Centre and accessible at Melong.ai, now surpasses existing large language models such as Gemini, Claude and DeepSeek in the Tibetan‑language...

Global Peace Prayer Festival 2025 begins in Thimphu with PM Tshering Tobgay in attendance

The Global Peace Prayer Festival 2025 began at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan, with Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay in attendance.

Tibetan Youth Congress Executive member meeting with representatives from six Civil societies from Taiwan at Tibetan Youth Congress Centrex Office, Dh...

The Centrex Executive Members of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) held a meeting with representatives from six non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Taiwan at the TYC Centrex Office, Dharamshala. The meeting commenced with an introduction to the Tibetan Youth Congress,...

Delegation of Ambedkarites Meets Deputy Speaker Led Standing Committee Members

Dharamshala, 3 November 2025: A delegation of Ambedkarites led by Shri Shirish Ramteke visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and held a meeting with Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang and members of the Standing Committee at the parliamentary secretariat of the...

Bhutan hosts Global Peace Prayer Festival uniting Buddhist leaders worldwide for compassion and harmony

The festival, being held in Thimphu, features sacred rituals, a non-sectarian Global Peace Prayer, the mass recitation of Bazaguru, public blessings, and the Kalachakra Empowerment. It aims to unite spiritual leaders and practitioners from all traditions of Buddhism to...

China’s Push to Justify Residential School Policy Draws Global Condemnation as Tibet’s Language and Culture Face Extinction

In a move widely seen as an attempt to counter mounting international criticism, the Chinese government recently convened an “International Conference on Residential School Education and Highland Development” in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, to defend its controversial boarding school policy...

Pressuring UK university ultimately fails to stop research on rights abuses in China

(TibetanReview.net, Nov03’25) – China carried out a campaign of threats and intimidation lasting more than two years in attempts to get a university in the UK to shut down sensitive research into alleged human rights abuses, reported bbc.com and...