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News · 10 Apr, 2026

Education Kalon inaugurates language and math labs at Petoen School

Dharamshala 1 April 2026 Education Kalon Tharlam Dolma Changra of the Department of Education Central Tibetan Administration inaugurated the Tibetan Language Laboratory and Math La…

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News · 22 Feb, 2026

Losar in Tibet: How It Has Changed Over the Years after occupation

Losar (Tibetan New Year) has undergone significant transformation inside areas under the People’s Republic of China since the 1950s. The changes reflect broader political shi…

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News · 17 Dec, 2025

Fake Panchen Lama reasserts Chinas claim over Dalai Lama reincarnation

By Tibet Rights Collective China has once again intensified its efforts to control Tibetan Buddhism by using religious institutions as political tools In a move that has alarmed Ti…

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News · 29 Oct, 2025

Tibet’s Shapeshifting River Reveals Signs of Environmental Instability And Human Activity Behind It

A recent NASA Earth Observatory satellite photo, featured in Live Science (October 2025), has drawn global attention to a remarkable yet worrying phenomenon in Tibet. The Yarlung Z…

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News · 09 Oct, 2025

Education Kalon Tharlam Dolma Changra Strengthens Global Support for Tibetan Education During Germany Visit

By Tibet Rights Collective | October 9, 2025 Bavaria, Germany | October 7, 2025 — Education Kalon (Minister) Tharlam Dolma Changra of the Department of Education, Central Tib…

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News · 07 Oct, 2025

October 7, 1950: The Day Tibet Lost Its Freedom — But Never Its Soul

By Tibet Rights Collective | October 7, 2025 “They crossed our borders with guns. But they could never conquer our spirit.” On October 7, 1950 , the stillness of Tibet&…

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News · 03 Oct, 2025

Global Resistance on China’s 76th National Day: Protests, Locations, and Digital Defiance

China marked its 76th National Day on October 1, 2025, commemorating the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949, the official celebrations in Beijing—complete with f…

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News · 30 Sep, 2025

China Pushes Lithium Mining in Tibet, Igniting Fears of Exploitation

China has begun large-scale production of lithium from two major mines in Tibet, drawing sharp criticism from Tibetan activists and environmentalists who see the move as yet anothe…

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News · 21 Sep, 2025

Fireworks Stunt in Tibet Highlights China’s Negligence Toward Fragile Plateau

A massive fireworks show in Tibet has once again exposed how China exploits the plateau for reckless publicity stunts, ignoring both its fragile environment and the rights of Tibet…

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News · 22 Aug, 2025

China’s Duplicity Exposed: Navigating Global Tensions with Deceptive Diplomacy

In the volatile geopolitical landscape of 2025, China’s actions reveal a calculated strategy of duplicity, as it balances charm offensives with aggressive expansionism. While…

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News · 21 Aug, 2025

Tibetan Children’s Paintings Celebrate Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday in Dharamshala

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), August 18 (ANI/Tibet Rights Collective) – Ninety vibrant paintings created by Tibetan children from across the globe are currently on display …

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News · 17 Aug, 2025

Tibetans in India: Protected by Democracy, Persecuted in Chinese-Occupied Tibet

India — The Lifeline of the Tibetan Struggle When Chinese troops brutally crushed the Tibetan uprising in March 1959, the world largely looked away. But India did not. It ope…

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News · 29 July,2025

China Must Not Interfere in the Reincarnation of the Dalai Lama

As the 14th Dalai Lama turned 90 on 7 July 2025 , a group of 34 members of the European Parliament—including representatives from S&D, EPP, Greens, The Left, and Renew Eu…

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News · 04 Jul, 2025

India Rejects Chinese Interference on Succession of HH Dalai Lama

As the world prepares to celebrate the 90th birthday of His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, his recent announcement affirming the Gaden Phodrang Trust as the sole auth…

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News · 25 Jun, 2025

Dalai Lama’s Succession to Be Addressed at 15th Tibetan Religious Conference?

Dharamsala, India – The 15th Tibetan Religious Conference, scheduled for 2–4 July 2025 in Dharamsala, northern India, is set to be a pivotal moment for Tibetan Buddhism…

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News · 23 May, 2025

A Day of Betrayal - How the Seventeen Point Agreement Betrayed Tibet

On 23rd May 1951, a document was signed under duress in Beijing — the infamous Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet. The Chinese government has sinc…

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News · 12 Apr, 2025

Radio Free Asia Faces Uncertain Future: Implications for Tibetan Voices Worldwide

The Tibetan community faces a potential loss of one of its most vital global platforms, as Radio Free Asia (RFA) grapples with the termination of its federal grants under an execut…

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News · 03 Mar, 2025

Losar in Occupied Tibet: A Staged Spectacle Under Chinese Rule

The recent equestrian show in Lhasa, heavily publicized by Chinese state media, is yet another example of Beijing’s relentless attempt to mask its oppressive rule over Tibet …

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News · 12 Dec, 2024

Nepal Denies Visit of Chinese-Appointed Panchen Lama to Lumbini : Suspense Continues

The government of Nepal has reportedly declined permission for Gyaltsen Norbu, the Chinese-appointed Panchen Lama, to visit Lumbini, a revered site in Buddhism located in Nepal. Ac…

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News · 11 Dec, 2024

Chinese Geopolitical Buddhism: Real Panchen Lama is Captive, and the Fake is in Nepal

The upcoming visit of Gyaltsen Norbu, the Chinese-appointed 11th Panchen Lama, to Nepal has triggered significant debate over China’s strategic use of Tibetan Buddhism to exe…

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News · 13 Sept, 2024

French Museums Succumb to China’s Pressure to Rewrite History and Erase Cultural Identities

French Museums Yield to China’s Influence: A Threat to Historical Integrity As France seeks to implement laws to protect itself against foreign influence, it is becoming incr…

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News · 11 Aug 2024

Echoes of Persecution: Comparing Tibetan Suffering Under Chinese Occupation and Current Anti-Hindu Violence in Bangladesh

The persecution of communities due to political upheaval and sectarianism reveals deep-seated issues of intolerance and repression. Two gut wrenching examples of such suffering are…

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News · 13 Jul, 2024

The Resolve Tibet Act and Its Implications for Tibet-China Relation

In a significant development enhancing U.S. support for Tibet, President Joe Biden signed into law the “Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act” (S. 138),…

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News · 04 Jan

Thermo Fisher Ceases DNA Kit Sales in Tibet Amid Human Rights Concerns

Boston-based biotech giant Thermo Fisher Scientific has made a significant commitment to halt the sale of its DNA testing kits (known as Human Identification or "HID" pro…

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News · 13 Nov

Central Tibetan Administration Rejects China`s White Paper on Tibet

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the Tibetan government-in-exile, has vehemently rejected China's latest White Paper on Tibet, titled "CPC Policies on the Governa…

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News · 11 Nov

Tibetan Youth Activists Hang Anti-China Banner Outside Moscone Center Ahead of APEC Summit

Activists from Students for a Free Tibet unfurled a banner from the roof of Moscone Center on Friday, denouncing Chinese President Xi Jinping as a "dictator" ahead of the…

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News · 10 Nov

China Releases White Paper on Tibet as Exile Tibetans Discuss Future

China released its 19th white paper on Tibet on Friday, November 10, 2023, as the exile Tibetan administration holds its fifth strategic meeting since 2021 and the exile Tibetan ci…

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News · 04 Nov

Monlam Tibetan IT Research Centre Unveils Pioneering AI Tool, A Historic Moment in Education Software Development

Monlam Tibetan IT Research Centre, a notable education software developer, marked a historic moment by unveiling its pioneering Monlam Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool at the Tibe…

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News · 31 Oct

Secretary Blinken raises Tibet and Human Rights issues with Chinese FM Wang Yi

United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken engaged in a pivotal seven-hour meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Washington D.C. on October 26-27, 2023, where a …

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News · 20 Oct

Tibetan Activist Exposes Chinese Communist Regime`s Repression of Tibet at Oslo Freedom Forum in Taiwan

Chime Lhamo, a prominent Tibetan activist and community organizer hailing from Canada, delivered a compelling address at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Taipei on October 18, 2023, where…

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Report · 07 Feb, 2026

China’s Transnational Grip: The Battle for the Tibetan Narrative

The People's Republic of China and dissent - never a happy marriage. On a domestic level, the relationship could easily be called toxic, oppressive, even violent. For the econo…

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Report · 11 December 2023

Freedom for Tibet is Justice for Tibet: An interview with Sri. Soumyadeep Datta

Many Indian leaders apart from the Indian people have supported the cause of Tibetan freedom movement, against the unjust Chinese regime of oppression and violence in Tibet. The Ti…

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Report · 7 December 2023

Human Rights Day: Nobel Peace Prize: Tibet dying

December 10th to majority of the Tibetans is remembered as the day when Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. An award that helped internation…

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Report · 27 November 2023

We must continue our resistance, keep the Tibet issue alive: Tsering Passang on Tibetan Resistance Movement

Excerpts from our conversation with Tsering Passang la, Founder and Chair of Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities (GATPM), London, England. 1. Could you share the …

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Report · 21 November 2023

Book Review

By Rinzin Namgyal "The Chinese Communist Party's Capacity to Rule: Ideology, Legitimacy and Party Cohesion" by Jinghan Zeng . This book consists of seven chapters whi…

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Report · 08 Nov

Exploring Changing Dynamics of Citizenship: An Interview with Dickey Choeden

In the backdrop of shifting dynamics of Indian citizenship, Ms. Dickey Choeden's PhD thesis conducted at The Gandhigram Rural Institute delves into the experiences and perspect…

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Report · 27 October 2023

Existence of the Tibetan government in exile is a source of hope: Founders of Atlas Movement on their visit to CTA

Andrea Venzon and Colombe Cahen-Salvado, the visionary founders of Atlas, a global political party with a mission to unite people across the world in pursuit of a freer, better, an…

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Report · 14 October 2023

Indian interests are intertwined with the resolution of the Tibetan issue: RK Khrimey on role of CGTC I and importance of Tibet

Excerpts from our conversation with Shri R. K. Khrimey , National Convener of Core Group for Tibetan Cause and former Parliament member. 1. What are your thoughts on the CCP’…

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Report · 20 September 2023

Nothing much, but nothing less, about Pema Tsetan

By Tenzin Lhadon “Films are the medium of the new modern culture” -Pema Tsetan. I can vividly recall that it was a poster. It was just a poster that first introduced me…

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Report · 18 September 2023

Mekong Apocalypse

By Michael Buckley World Rivers Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday in September, which this year falls on September 24. ‘Celebrated’ is perhaps not the best choice …

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Report · 18 September 2023

Webinar on Tibetan Democracy in Exile

New Delhi-based Non-profit foundation for liberal politics held a virtual discussion titled ‘Tibetan Democracy in Exile’- on International Day for Democracy. “We …

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Report · 24 august 2023

Football brings people together: Lobsang Chodear on Football, the beautiful game.

Lobsang Chodear, a football coach, has released the second edition of his book titled "Football - The Beautiful Game." We had a conversation with Chodear la who spoke to …

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Report · 10 august 2023

Never lose hope and support one another: Sakina Batt on her journey so far

Sakina Batt is an experienced news anchor, Interview host, news writer, video producer, editor, scriptwriter and content creator. She leads the video series namely, "In Conver…

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Report · 6 July 2023

Long live the Dalai Lama, personality omnipresent in the hearts of Tibetans!

By Senator Jacqueline Eustache-Brinio Longue vie au Dalaï Lama, personnalité omniprésente dans le cœur des Tibétains ! Sénatrice du Val d&rsq…

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Report · 5 July 2023

World Tibet Day is a good example of the solidarity of international community: Sethu Das on Friends of Tibet and his journey

After graduating from the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, Sethu Das went to Srinagar for an assignment and accidentally reached Dharamshala, the seat of the Tibetan Govern…

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Report · 5 July 2023

The Dalai Lama: Simple Monk or Incarnation of a Higher Being?

His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama, Buddhist spiritual master and symbolic leader of the people of Tibet, who currently lives in exile in Dharamsala, India, regularly says that he&#3…

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Report · 3 June 2023

Tibet Climate Crisis

THIS IS THE STORY OF TIBET The story of how the Rooftop of the world, presently under unlawful Chinese occupation is being exploited and its pristine, fragile ecosystem is being de…

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Report · 6 April 2023

Free Tibet, Go Back China

By Novanita Sharma This is in response to the reports of the unauthorized renaming of 11 places situated inside Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh by the Chinese government rece…

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Report · 20 February 2023

SANG-SOL or LHA-SANG

By Jigme Yeshe Lama (Assistant Professor, University of Calcutta) This year (2023), the Tibetan New Year or Losar will be celebrated on the 21st of February. As Tibetans follow the…

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Report · 8 February 2023

Every Tibetan born after 1959 is born as an activist: Chemi Lhamo on her love for the Land of Snow, No Beijing 2022 protests and Tibetan Resilience

A human rights activist and community organiser, Chemi Lhamo is recognized in Canada’s national current affairs and news magazine Maclean’s Top 50 Power List of 2022. L…

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Report · 24 January 2023

Incorporating Karuna in education: Dalai Lama’s Vision for Educating the Heart

“At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.” – Martin Luther King Jr. The 14th Dalai Lama says that compassion "belongs to that category of …

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Report · 18 January 2023

Why does China want to block the Dalai Lama’s visit to Sri Lanka?

Chargé d'affaires Hu Wei of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has stated that “the government and people of China including in the Tibet Autonomous Region strongly …

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Report · 12 January 2023

Humanity should not be a dead species! Panchen Lama: A Life in Prison

By Tenzin Jampa A Life In Prison 17 May 1995. It was like any other day for him. He was happy. He was content. After all, for the whole afternoon, he had been running around the gr…

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Report · 2 January 2023

Book Review: The High Road to China

Author- Kate Teltscher Publisher – Bloomsbury Publishing Tenzing Dhamdul, Research associate, FNVA Introduction: The Great Game that occurred before the so called ‘Grea…

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Report · 15 December 2022

We need more Tibetan footballers playing at higher level: Tenzin Samdup on 2022 World Cup, his love for the game and his dream project

Tenzin Samdup is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Mumbai Kenkre in the I-League . Born in India, he represents the Tibet national team . How did you first ge…

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Report · 10 December 2022

On the occasion of Human Rights Day, why should we discuss Tibet?

By Tenzin Samphel An 81-year-old Tibetan named Taphun set himself on fire on March 27, 2022; it was the last known case of a person on a long list of Tibetans who have self-immolat…

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Report · 11 November 2022

Tibetans and Football: An Affair to Remember

By Tenzin Samphel “In order to be a real country, you need a beer, an airline, and a football team.”: Frank Zappa Every Friday, Tenzin Sonam (name changed) rushes to Ch…

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Report · 17 October 2022

The Book Xi Jinping doesn’t want you to read: Benedict Rogers on his new book, Tibet issue and how Dalai Lama has influenced him

Benedict Rogers is a human rights activist and writer. He is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Watch, Senior Analyst for East Asia at the international human rights o…

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Report · 21 September 2022

The Need to Discuss the Human Rights Situation in Tibet

Tenzin Tsetan and Lakshmi P The United Nations Human Rights Council is holding its fifty-first regular session from 12 September to 7 October at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. D…

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Report · 19 September 2022

Tracking and Decoding China-appointed Panchen Lama Gyaltsen Norbu’s visits to Tibet

Tenzin Tseten and Lakshmi P His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, during his visit to Ladakh, was accorded a hero’s welcome. Hundreds gathered to welcome him as he reached Ladakh…

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