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China's Appointed Panchen Lama Calls for Religious Work in Tibet to Align With Assimilation Law
China’s appointed Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu, has called for all religious and other work in Tibet to align with the Chinese Communist Party’s agenda and the newly enacted Ethnic…
Read more →Exile Lawmakers Warn China May Turn Tibetans' Homeland Visits Into Propaganda
For Tibetans who grew up in India, Nepal, Europe, or North America, the wish to embrace an elderly parent, meet cousins never seen before, or walk through their ancestors’ village …
Read more →WORSE THAN HELL : A TIBETAN ACTIVIST TAKES HIS MESSAGE ACROSS FRANCE AND THE WORLD MUST LISTEN
Tibet Rights Collective | May 2026 Advocacy | Human Rights | Tibet Under Occupation When Sonam Dhundup set off from Grenoble on April 1st, 2026, he carried no weapon, no megaphone,…
Read more →Baren Uprising 1990 : Remembering the hundreds of Lives Lost
The Baren Uprising of 1990 remains one of the most significant yet underreported moments in the modern history of East Turkistan. Often overshadowed by global events and restricted…
Read more →Remembering the Tibetan National Uprising and the Unbroken Spirit of a Nation
Every year on March 10 , Tibetans across the world commemorate one of the most defining moments in their modern history the 1959 Tibetan Uprising . This day marks the courage of th…
Read more →China Switches On Eiffel Tower–Tall Mega Dam in Eastern Tibet, Tightening Grip on Tibet’s Rivers
China has begun operating one of its most massive hydroelectric power stations in eastern Tibet, further accelerating its large-scale exploitation of Tibetan rivers under the banne…
Read more →EU Calls on China to End Interference in Dalai Lama Reincarnation Amid Rising Rights Concerns in Tibet
Marking International Human Rights Day on December 10, the Delegation of the European Union in China issued a clear statement reaffirming the EU commitment to human rights and fund…
Read more →China’s Economic Assimilation of Tibet Greenwashing Displacement and the Battle for Global Climate Narratives
By Tibet Rights Collective Tibet Needs More Friends Especially Environmentalists For decades Tibetans have appealed to the world for solidarity and today a surprising group of pote…
Read more →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…
Read more →60 Years of Broken Promises: The Tibet Autonomous Region Has Nothing to Celebrate
On September 9, 2025 , the Chinese state will mark the 60th anniversary of what it calls the founding of the “Tibet Autonomous Region” (TAR). But for the Tibetan people…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →China Jails Tibetan Activist for Exposing Environmental Destruction by Construction Giant
In yet another display of authoritarian control and disregard for the environment, China has sentenced 29-year-old Tibetan activist Tsongon Tsering to eight months in prison. His c…
Read more →Young Tibetan Courageously Challenges Illegal Mining in Tibet
In a recent move to counter growing global awareness of Tibet’s plight, China has deployed a propaganda delegation to Europe. According to a report by the International Campa…
Read more →You Cant Stop Us Campaign on Tibet Rights Collective gaining traction
The #YouCantStopUs campaign, launched by the Tibet Rights Collective, has gained significant traction since its inception. This year-long initiative calls upon all Tibetans and sup…
Read more →Chisem Foundation: Drivers for Mental Health (Interview)
We, Tibetans must walk along with the evolution of new ideology and thinking. One must not stick to what has been there but rather what is here, as the people and their emotions ar…
Read more →Crackdown on Tibetan-Language Weblogs Signals Ongoing Sinicization Efforts
In a move that reverberates through the Tibetan community, Chinese authorities have blocked access to Luktsang Palyon, a prominent Tibetan-language weblog and its associated social…
Read more →The Significance of 31st March for His Holiness the Dalai Lama
March 31st holds profound significance in the life of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, marking a pivotal moment in his journey that has shaped the course of Tibetan history and gl…
Read more →China’s University Entrance Exam Exploitation Seats : Sold for $417000
The Tibet Rights Collective has raised concerns over China’s exploitation of university entrance exams, which discriminates against Tibetan candidates and undermines their ed…
Read more →Urgent Call: Prioritize Tibet Crisis Before Chinese Foreign Minister’s Visit
In anticipation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s imminent visit to Australia this week, Representative Karma Singey has issued an urgent plea to Australian Foreign Minis…
Read more →International Campaign for Tibet Urges Belgian PM De Croo to Raise Tibet Issue During China Visit
The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has strongly urged Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo to raise concerns about Tibet during his impending visit to China. Scheduled …
Read more →China Allocates $11.3 Billion for occupied Tibet Infrastructure amid Dual-Use Concerns
The Chinese government has announced plans to allocate $11.3 billion for infrastructure development in Tibet this year, according to reports from Xinhua. It has claimed that &ldquo…
Read more →Tibetan Advocacy Group Calls for Global Support Amid UN Human Rights Council Review
The Tibet Network petition highlights the gravity of the situation in Tibet, where China's systematic erosion of Tibet's culture, religion, language, and fundamental way of…
Read more →Violent Clashes in San Francisco Amid APEC Summit Spark Police Inaction Concerns
Source: VOA In the wake of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to San Francisco for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, a series of violent clashes between pr…
Read more →U.S. Lawmakers Call on Biden Cabinet to Act Against Tibet DNA Collection and Family Separation
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China has issued a compelling call to action, urging three key members of the Biden administration's cabinet to address the critical i…
Read more →Tibetans detained for collecting donations for religious offerings in Darlak County, Police offer rewards for information
Darlak County police detained eight Tibetans on October 20, 2023, on charges of "creating a criminal organization," "picking quarrel and provoking trouble," and…
Read more →Canadian Government Responds to Parliamentary Report on Human Rights in Tibet, Calls for Transparency and Multilateral Action
The Canadian Government issues an official response to the parliamentary report on Tibet, emphasizing the need for transparency, multilateral action, and the protection of human ri…
Read more →China to host 3rd Trans-Himalaya Forum Amid Border Tensions near Tibet`s Sensitive Border
China is preparing to host the 3rd Trans-Himalaya Forum for International Cooperation in Nyingchi, Tibet, and Pakistan's acting foreign minister, Jalil Abbas Jilani, is slated …
Read more →European Buddhist Union demands Chinese Government to Halt Interference in Tibetan Buddhist Affairs
In a landmark declaration adopted unanimously during its Annual General Meeting held on 24 September 2023, the European Buddhist Union (EBU) has issued a powerful call to the Chine…
Read more →China`s Tibet Forum on Consciousness of the Chinese National Community Raises Concerns on Tibetan Culture
On September 19, 2023, the first Tibet Forum on the Consciousness of the Chinese Community was inaugurated in Lhasa, Tibet, with the stated goal of "Casting the Chinese Soul a…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →DIFF (Dharamshala International Film Festival) 2023
Founded by filmmakers and artists Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin, DIFF welcomed its 12th edition from 4th to 7th November in Upper Tibetan Children Village School, Dal lake, Dharamsh…
Read more →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…
Read more →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 …
Read more →Say Farewell to China, Say Yes to India-Tibet Border
The world is looking forward to the G20 New Delhi summit in September 2023 under India presidency with hope and anticipation of finding new ways in the direction of holistic develo…
Read more →On National Parks in Tibet
By Gabriel Laffitte For China, the elaborate creation of a national parks “system”, mostly in Tibet, is not an end in itself, but a means to other ends. The formal desi…
Read more →I will keep speaking out about Tibet: Senator Rice
By Senator Janet Rice Imagine your country being violently invaded. Tens of thousands of people killed as they defended your country. Imagine your invaders telling you that your co…
Read more →Tibetans protest misrepresentations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
English Translation By Dhardon Sharling This is an English translation of an article published this morning in DERSTANDARD (The Standard), a widely-read German-language newspaper b…
Read more →We Choose to Resist
10 March 2023 marked the sixty-fourth anniversary of a pivotal moment in Tibet's history. Thousands of people from the Kham countryside to the streets of Lhasa mobilized to pro…
Read more →Tibet & Losar 2023 : Looking Back and Ahead
The events of 2022 tested Tibet and Tibetans more than any other sovereign nations. China’s continued aggressive policy, coupled with Xi Jinping assertive control over the po…
Read more →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…
Read more →Big Brother is Watching You: Surveillance in Tibet
By Jyotsna Jayaram, Tenzin Tsetan and Tenzin Samphel Lately, there has been a lot of discussion about the use of surveillance by China in occupied Tibet. Thanks to reports by Human…
Read more →Tibetans in Occupied Tibet: Second-Class Citizens in their own Land
By Tenzin Tsephel On October 8 2022, a Chinese woman named Liu posted a racist video on WeChat, where she talked about wiping out Tibetans from Lhasa and called for the Chinese to …
Read more →20th CCP Congress & Tibet: What are the Implications?
By Tenzin Samphel The 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is underway in Beijing. Ahead of the event, China had started reinforcing its tight control over occu…
Read more →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…
Read more →From Colonial Schools to DNA Collection: Time for a Fact-Finding Mission to Tibet
Tenzin Tseten and Lakshmi P Two key events that transpired last week have brought the attention of the world, albeit for a short time, on Tibet again. One when Michelle Bachelet, t…
Read more →Sovereignty in Settler Colonial Times: Kinship and Education in the Tibetan Exile Community
By Dawa Lokyitsang (This article was originally published on The American Ethnologist and Lhakar Diaries ) When the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, along with his administration and more th…
Read more →Looking Back at the Outgoing UN Rights Chief’s Uncertain Tibet Legacy
By Tenzin Samphel and Lakshmi P Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and head of the office is set to step down after her term ends on August 31…
Read more →Sound and Fury: Analysing Chinese Response to Anything that has Tibet in it
By Lakshmi P & Jyotsna Jayaram United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is currently on an Asia tour. The mere rumours of Pelosi including Taiwan- a self-ruled island that Chin…
Read more →On National Identity…
By Tenzin Jampa I love to meet new people. I love to know where they come from, what they think about things, what they hold dear to and more. But there is one question that I drea…
Read more →Bedding with Authoritarian Regimes: Is the West losing its Core Principles over Trade and short-term Gains?
By Tsering Passang(Founder and Chairman of Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities) The rugged mountains of remote Mustang, near the Nepal-Tibet border, was a perfect…
Read more →What Does Sikyong Penpa Tsering’s Washington Tour Entail for the Tibetan Movement?
By Lakshmi P Central Tibetan Administration’s Sikyong, Penpa Tsering, is currently on a 5-day tour to the United States which is set to conclude on April 29, 2022. Reports ha…
Read more →The Return & the Rise of Self-Immolations: China’s Failed Policies & Propaganda in Tibet
“Someone who was a poster boy of assimilating with the Chinese system took his life in this overtly political protest. This makes Norbu’s self-immolation even more powe…
Read more →The Spirit of the Panchsheel Agreement & the Need for Its Revival
India was among the first countries to recognize the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as an authorized government. The tone of the relationship between the two sides has vari…
Read more →Why Is Chinese Social Media Targeting Keanu Reeves?
We all remember when The Matrix released in the year 1999 and the world went absolutely crazy for Keanu Reeves. As time passed by, Keanu Reeves slowly became synonymous with words …
Read more →Tibet Brief 2021
Introduction “My message for the Chinese government is Free Tibet. Tibet belongs to Tibetans.” Enes Kanter Freedom is perhaps the one significant voice in 2021 that mad…
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