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News · 23 May, 2026

Tibet Is Dead to Washington?

Trump’s Beijing Visit Buries the Cause in Silence When US President Donald Trump touched down in Beijing on May 13, the first American president to visit China in nearly nine…

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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 · 12 Dec, 2025

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…

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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 · 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 · 16 Feb, 2025

China’s Fake Relics and the Exploitation of Buddhism

China’s use of fabricated Buddhist relics as tools of soft power and geopolitical influence has once again come into the spotlight. The recent controversy surrounding the so-…

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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 · 18 Oct

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…

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News · 13 Sep

Chinese appointed Panchen Lama completes perfectly planned tour of Lhasa in Occupied Tibet

China’s appointed Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu, member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, on Tuesday completed a nearly three-month tour of Buddhi…

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News · 14 July

Chinese Buddhist Association in Tibet Promotes Sinicization and Propaganda, Disregards Tibetan Sentiments

The recent 11th council meeting of the China Buddhist Association Tibet Branch has raised concerns over the promotion of propaganda and Sinicization efforts in Tibet. The meeting, …

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News · 26 June

China`s Appointed Panchen Lama Undertakes Tour of Tibet Capital, Lhasa

In occupied-Tibet, China-elected Panchen Lama Gyaltsen Norbu is busy orchestrating visits to monasteries, giving lectures on Tibetan Buddhism and meeting Tibetans and Chinese offic…

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News · 21 June

Chinese appointed Panchen Lama concludes 13 day tour in Chamdo, Occupied Tibet

China’s appointed Panchen Lama, member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, recently concluded a 13-day tour in Chamdo city, Tibet. During his visit…

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News · 18 May

DIIR Expresses Concern on 28th Anniversary of Enforced Disappearance of 11th Panchen Lama

The Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) has issued a statement expressing deep concern and seeking justice on the 28th anniversary of the enforced disappea…

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News · 10 May

Situation of Tibetan Women in Tibet Highlighted at UN Briefing ahead of CEDAW Review

The Tibet Bureau and the Tibetan Women's Association jointly delivered a statement on the situation of Tibetan women in Tibet during a UN public briefing held on May 8, 2023. T…

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News · 26 Apr

Spanish Senate demands China to account for the whereabouts of the 11th Panchen Lama on his 34th birthday anniversary

As the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, marks his 34th birthday anniversary, the Inter-Parliamentary Group for Tibet in the Spanish Senate has demanded that China provide p…

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News · 22 Mar

New report by US State Dept reveals China’s widespread torture and human rights abuses against Tibetans

Source: US State Dept In its latest report on human rights practices, the US State Department has raised concerns about the situation in Tibet, calling attention to the Chinese gov…

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News · 13 Oct 2022

TPIE issues Official Solidarity Resolution on Critical Situation inside Tibet

Source: TPIE Dharamshala: The resolution was passed with unanimous approval by the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile at its 4th session on 7 September 2022. Resolution expressed sol…

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News · 8 August 2022

Tibetans must be grateful to CCP: China-appointed Panchen Lama Gyaltsen Norbu

Lhasa: Chinese appointed Panchen Lama Gyaltsen Norbu has reportedly visited the Tashilhunpo Monastery, which is located at the foothills of Nisiri Mountain on August 2, 2022. Repor…

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News · 2 August 2022

Chinese Panchen Lama visits Lhoka prefecture, Tibet

Lhasa: Chinese appointed Panchen Lama Gyaltsen Norbu visited Lhoka prefecture in southern Tibet, according to Chinese social media reports. Lhoka (or Shannan) is the most southerly…

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News · 19 July 2022

Ahead of 20th National Congress of CCP, Chinese Vice premier visits Tibet

Lhasa: Chinese state-affiliated media reports suggest that Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of…

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News · 11 July 2022

Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism : China's 'Living Buddhas' of Tibet

Lhasa : According to Chinese state-affiliated media Xinhua , nine young living Buddhas have completed primary schooling and their graduation ceremony was held at the Tibet Buddhism…

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News · 19-May-22

China’s Panchen Lama visits Lhasa even as Tibetans demand release of their 11th Panchen Lama

Lhasa: China’s Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu, on Wednesday, 18 May visited Jokhang Temple, the most revered monastery in Lhasa, “starting his activities in southwest Chi…

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News · 18-May-22

German Parliamentary Group for Tibet Calls China to End abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet

Geneva: Marking the 27 years of abduction of Tibet’s Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his family, the German Parliamentary Group for Tibet renewed its voices to ascertai…

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News · 18-May-22

15 Tibetan activist’s mark 27 years abduction of 11th Panchen Lama with bike rally

New Delhi: Twenty-seven years after his abduction, a group of 15 Tibetan activists in Karnataka embarked on a three-day bike rally from Sunday to Tuesday to raise awareness about t…

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News · 17-May-22

Five Chilean MPs appeal for immediate release of 11th Panchen Lama

On the occasion of the 27th anniversary of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima’s disappearance, five Chilean parliamentarians namely Vlado Mirosevic, Luis Malla, Sebastian Videla, Alejandro…

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News · 17-May-22

China’s refusal to provide information about Panchen Lama’s whereabouts shows its lack of legitimacy in Tibet: ICT

Washington DC: International Campaign for Tibet called on governments, journalists and people of conscience everywhere to pressure the Chinese government to provide proof of the Pa…

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News · 17-May-22

TCHRD urges for more interventions from international community on enforced disappearance of 11th Panchen Lama

Dharamshala: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, a non-profit organization advancing human rights and democracy in Tibet and exiled Tibetan communities, urged for mo…

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News · 16-May-22

Tomorrow marks 27th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet

Dharamsala: May 17, 2022 will mark 27 years since the enforced disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet. On 17 May 1995, when he was only six years old, the Panchen Lama was…

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News · 06-May-22

In Ottawa, Sikyong Penpa Tsering speaks to the Tibetan community.

Dharamshala: Following his meeting with the Parliamentary Friends of Tibet interns on May 4, Sikyong Penpa Tsering addressed the Tibetan community in Ottawa. During the talk to the…

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Report · 22 August 2022

China’s push for ‘Buddhism with Chinese Characteristics’ explained

By Tenzin Tseten and Lakshmi P The United Nations General Assembly has designated 22nd August as the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religi…

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Report · 25 April 2022

The Luminescence of the Moon Captured by Beijing, The Panchen Lama Conundrum

By T enzing Dhamdul Key Words Panchen Lama: The second highest lama in Tibet especially in the Gelugpa tradition. Gelugpa: One of the major sects in Tibetan Buddhism with its found…

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