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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 →Protests Rock USA During Xi Jinping Visit as Tibetans Challenge CCP
Protests Rock Washington as Xi Jinping Visits the United States Chinese President Xi Jinping’s September 2026 state visit to Washington brought not only diplomatic ceremonies and h…
Read more →Tibet Cultural Identity Is Being Erased Through Education and the World Must Respond
A new generation of Tibetan children is being raised in schools that teach them who they are not. This is what systematic cultural erasure looks like in the modern era. The struggl…
Read more →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…
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 →China’s War on Truth Suffers a Setback as Stanford Secures Li Rui’s Diaries
By Tibet Right Collective In a significant blow to Beijing’s long standing efforts to control historical narratives a California court has ruled that Stanford University will…
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 →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…
Read more →The Dalai Lama in the Epstein Files: Over 150 Mentions, Zero Evidence of Connection
In late January 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice released a massive additional tranche of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein—over 3 million pages of emails, transcripts…
Read more →Contextualizing the Epstein Files: Why Mentions of the Dalai Lama Do Not Imply Wrongdoing
Recent media coverage surrounding newly released Jeffrey Epstein-related documents has generated widespread speculation, particularly regarding public figures whose names appear in…
Read more →US tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price
By Tibet Rights Collective Introduction The white dome of Boudhanath rises above the crowded streets of Kathmandu as it has for generations. Crowned by a golden spire and marked wi…
Read more →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…
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 →Ten Years on Speaking for Tibetan Refugees in Nepal at the United Nations in Geneva
By Tibet Rights Collective Introduction On 4 November 2015, during Nepal’s Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations in Geneva, a significant side event was held at the…
Read more →75 Years of Unwavering Leadership: Tibet Celebrates His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Assumption of Spiritual and Temporal Authority
More than six thousand Tibetans and supporters gathered at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard today to mark the seventy fifth anniversary of the day the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, then …
Read more →East Turkistan National Day & Uyghur Struggle for Self-Determination
Each year on November 12, the global Uyghur community unites to commemorate East Turkistan National Day. The day marks two historic moments of independence by the Uyghur people: th…
Read more →China stages academic event to whitewash colonial boarding schools in Tibet
DHARAMSHALA Oct 30 2025 – In a renewed push to defend its controversial boarding school system in Tibet, the Chinese Communist Party organized an “International Academi…
Read more →China Expands Missile Base in Tibet, Intensifying Regional Tensions and Threatening Asian Stability
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), October 24 — New satellite imagery has revealed alarming construction activity near Golmud in the so-called Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Q…
Read more →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&…
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 →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…
Read more →Candle March in Bodh Gaya as Tibetan Monks Raise Voice Against Chinese Atrocities
Bodh Gaya, Bihar – The sacred land of Bodh Gaya, revered as the seat of Buddha’s enlightenment, witnessed a powerful display of peace and resistance on Sunday. Hundreds…
Read more →China’s Charm Offensive Toward India: A Threat to Tibet’s Future?
Introduction: Why Tibet Should Be Concerned As Beijing pushes a fresh wave of diplomacy toward New Delhi amidst rising China–US tensions , Tibetans in exile are watching clos…
Read more →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 …
Read more →Tibetans Vanish Without Trial: China’s Incommunicado Detention in Ngaba County Must End
Ngaba County in Sichuan Province (historical Amdo region of Tibet) continues to be a hotspot of repression, where Chinese authorities routinely detain Tibetans incommunicado &mdash…
Read more →Human Rights Groups Urge EU to Take Stronger Stand on China’s Abuses
Ahead of the upcoming EU-China summit, 17 human rights organizations have come together to make a powerful appeal: it’s time for the European Union to clearly condemn the Chi…
Read more →His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama reinstates hope and freedom on his 90th birthday
His Holiness Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, the Great 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet is one of the most beloved and revered spiritual Gurus of the modern world. An ardent m…
Read more →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…
Read more →China’s Shift from “Tibet” to “Xizang” and the Controversy Surrounding “Xizang Panorama” at KIMFF 2025
The use of the term “Xizang” in place of “Tibet” by the Chinese government has sparked significant debate, particularly in the context of cultural and histo…
Read more →Favourite Tibet Reads Of 2023
2023 is over. As the year draws to a close, we asked researchers, activists and journalists to name their favourite Tibet reads of 2023 that left an impression on them. Here are th…
Read more →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…
Read more →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 …
Read more →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…
Read more →China’s Sinicization programme erasing the country’s fragile cultural diversity
Earlier this year, state-sanctioned Christian bodies in Qingdao city of eastern China established a first-of-its-kind committee to promote “sinicization of Christianity&rdquo…
Read more →We will continue to fight for Tibet: TYC President Gonpo Dhondup on TYC`s 53rd Foundation Anniversary
In this exclusive interview feature, we have the honor of sitting down with Mr. Gonpo Dhondup, the President of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), as we observe the organization'…
Read more →China`s National Day: Examining Tibet`s Ongoing Struggles Under CCP Control
As China celebrates its National Day, it's crucial to shed light on the persisting issues faced by Tibetans, particularly the Tibetan Autonomous Region, under the rule of the C…
Read more →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 …
Read more →Significance of Sikkim for Buddhism and His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Introduction Tibetan Spiritual Leader, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to visit Sikkim from October 10 to 14 this year. Sikkim's Chief Minister, Prem Singh Tamang, has officia…
Read more →The Urgent Need for Tibet to Feature on the G20 Summit 2023 Agenda: A Multi-Faceted Concern
The G20 summit is a global forum where leaders of the world's most influential economies come together to address pressing global issues. In 2023, there is an undeniable and ur…
Read more →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 …
Read more →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…
Read more →The Dalai Lamas Journey to Ladakh: Tracing His Visits and Teachings in the Region
“Down on the plains there’s so much cloud and rain, I missed the blue sky. So, I flew up to Ladakh and the clear blue sky became visible again”. Thousands of peop…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →Running for Unity and Transformation: Embracing Love, Peace, and Forgiveness
On 13th May 2023, 150 runners from Darjeeling and Sikkim ran from Darjeeling to Kurseong in West Bengal to show their solidarity with the His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In a remarkab…
Read more →“For Tibet, I must continue walkingâ€: TYC President Gonpo Dhundup on Tibet Matters March
We spoke to Gonpo Dhundup la, President of Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest non-governmental Tibetan organization based in Dharamshala, India, who is currently leading a m…
Read more →An Anguish, an Everlasting Trauma: The Dalai Lama is a leader of the world
By Tenzing Dhamdul, FNVA “Someone who has little knowledge, Will find fault with those who understand. All look with awe on expensive belongings, But who would notice a piece…
Read more →Life and Legacy of 10th Panchen Lama
25th April 2023, marked the 34th birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama Gedun Choekyi Nyima, who has remained till now, missing for 28 years, after the Chinese government kidnapped him …
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 →The Dalai Lama, Environmentalist
This excerpt has been taken from 'This Fragile Planet: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Environment' which features 80 inspiring quotations from His Holiness the Dalai Lama o…
Read more →Book Excerpt: Tibet exerted a huge religious and cultural influence on the Himalayan regions
This excerpt (Pages: 27-30) from Nirupama Rao’s ‘ The Fractured Himalaya: India China Tibet 1949-1962 ’ has been published with permission from Penguin Random Hou…
Read more →Issue of Tibet must be brought to the international level: Yoko Ishii on Free Tibet Fukuoka and Japanese support for Tibet cause
Yoko Ishi was born in Fukuoka, Japan. She is a political activist who has been working as a journalist and artist since 2012. She is the President and her husband Mr. Hidetoshi Ish…
Read more →I’ve learned to embrace my sensitivity as my strength: Tenzin Chodon on Waking up Closer to Tibet and interviewing HH the Dalai Lama
Our next guest in Conversations on Tibet with TRC is Ms. Tenzin Chodon . She is a two times TED speaker, talk show host, United Nations SDG ambassador, media trainer, and global so…
Read more →We want to help the Tibetan youth achieve their dreams: Kunsang Tsephel on Empowering the Vision Project and youth empowerment
Empowering the Vision Project (ENVISION) was set up in December 2007 as a Trust to strengthen the Tibetan community through youth empowerment. Its vision is to see genuinely self-r…
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 →I Dream Of Performing In Front Of The Potala Palace: Phurbu T Namgyal On Music And Homeland
Losar is almost here! In the run up to Losar 2023, we bring to you an interview with one of the most loved Tibetan singers, Phurbu T Namgyal la. He is one amongst the most known ce…
Read more →110th Anniversary of the 13th Dalai Lama’s Tibetan Declaration of Independence
Today - February 13, 2023 – marks the 110th anniversary of the historic Declaration of Independence; Tibet’s leader, the 13th Dalai Lama proclaimed in 1913 that his cou…
Read more →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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