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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 →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 →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 →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…
Read more →China’s Military Deployment and Massive Crackdown at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy
China’s latest military deployment at the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, Serthar County, Karze, signifies yet another attempt to tighten control over Tibetan religious institut…
Read more →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…
Read more →Debunking China`s Propaganda and Misinformation on Occupied Tibet
The China News Agency (CNA) report on human rights in Tibet and Xinjiang presents a one-sided narrative, riddled with propaganda and misinformation. Relying heavily on testimonials…
Read more →Controversy Surrounds Opening of Mao Zedong Statue Museum in Tibet
While the recent inauguration of the Chairman Mao Statue Museum in Tibet commemorated Mao Zedong's 130th birth anniversary, it has triggered controversy due to the revisionist …
Read more →Tibet`s Winter Tourism Promotion raises Concerns Over Chinese Propaganda
The Chinese government has announced a comprehensive winter tourism promotion strategy that includes free access to iconic tourist destinations like the Potala Palace in Lhasa. Thi…
Read more →Campaigners Seek to Lower Chinese Support on UN Human Rights Council Amid Uyghur Rights Concerns
In an effort to express ongoing global disapproval of China's human rights record, campaigners are working to reduce Chinese support in the upcoming UN human rights council ele…
Read more →Tibet Policy Research Center Hosts 5th Indian Young Scholars Seminar to Foster Understanding of Himalayan Region
The Tibet Policy Research Center, an institution operating under the Central Tibetan Administration, inaugurated the fifth edition of the "Indian Young Scholars Seminar" …
Read more →Propaganda and orchestrated visits continue to torment occupied Tibet
On July 21-22, 2021, two years ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping made an unannounced visit to Tibet. Video clips shared on Chinese social media showed Xi addressing people in the c…
Read more →China Asserts Historical Claims Over Tibet at UN Event Despite Contrary Historical Facts
Reports suggest that the China Society for Human Rights Studies organized a side event titled "China's Human Rights Philosophy and Practice" at the Palais des Nations…
Read more →Prominent Tibetan Writer Bhuchung K. Tsering to receive Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom Award
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation has announced that Bhuchung K. Tsering will be presented with the prestigious Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom. Tsering, a prominent Tibe…
Read more →TYC Successfully Concludes Month-Long Tibet Matters March, Making an Impact
The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) has achieved a significant milestone with the successful conclusion of their month-long "Tibet Matters March" in Tezpur on May 23, 2023. …
Read more →Serf Emancipation Day: Propaganda documentaries spread misinformation about Tibet
Tibetans in exile across the world observed the 64th Tibetan National Uprising Day on March 10th, 2023. Tibetans and allies held demonstrations to mark the day and called on the in…
Read more →Tibetans in Toronto celebrate 110th anniversary of Tibetan Independence Day
On February 12th, Tibetans in Toronto marked a milestone history by commemorating the 110th anniversary of Tibetan Independence Day. In a show of solidarity, a car rally was organi…
Read more →The Tibet Fund provides rainwater harvesting units in Mundgod
The Tibet Fund collaborated with Reimagining Doeguling Tibetan Settlement to provide rainwater harvesting units to Pema Tsel Hostel students, as well as patients and staff at Gaden…
Read more →Dalai Lama's successor to be finally approved by Chinese govt: Chinese media responds to Sikyong’s statement
Quoting “Xizang experts”, Chinese media reports have claimed that the Chinese central government will “support and guide the work of finding the successor of the …
Read more →Himachal Pradesh Police training its officers in Tibetan and Chinese to strengthen intelligence network in border areas
The 240-kilometer border between India's Himachal Pradesh state and Chinese-occupied Tibet is far more secure now than it was about two and a half years ago. However, more meas…
Read more →Taiwan celebrates National Day in the midst of growing tensions with China
Source: News18 Taipei: Taiwan celebrates its ‘National Day’ today (10 October). The Taiwan National Day remembers the 1911 Wuchang Uprising which ultimately led to the …
Read more →IPAC Summit 2022: Legislators debate about defending democracy and freedom
Washington: Legislators from 30 countries have gathered here this week to agree on a plan for countering what they say is behavior from the Chinese Communist Party that threatens d…
Read more →Taiwan Celebrates Tibetan Democracy Day in Taipei at legislature event
Taiwan and Tibet share a democratic way of governance, and China’s oppression cannot make Tibetans abandon their belief in democracy, the Central Tibetan Administration&rsquo…
Read more →China says new biodiversity law for Tibetan plateau on the anvil
Reports suggest that a new draft law for the “ecological conservation of Qinghai -Tibet” plateau has been submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People'…
Read more →Spreading Propaganda through Tibetology Forums and Think Tank Forums
Beijing: Chinese social media reports suggest that the 6th China Tibet Think Tank International Forum and the China Tibetology Forum of 2022 were held in Beijing on the topic &lsqu…
Read more →China's development narrative fails to hide its invasion of Tibet
Lhasa: Continuing the narrative that Chinese Communist Party brought ‘development’ to an erstwhile undeveloped, poor Tibet, a Xinhua report has claimed that Tibet&rsquo…
Read more →China reinstates Tibetan festival following a 20-year ban : Chinese flags flown throughout festival grounds
The sources state that Chinese authorities have permitted a Tibetan community event that had been prohibited for 20 years following the imprisonment of a well-known religious figur…
Read more →Australia can play a role in achieving justice for Tibetans : Janet Rice
Canberra: Australian Senator Janet Rice read out the World Parliamentarians Conference on Tibet Declaration in the Australian Parliament. "I have come back to this place from …
Read more →Dalai Lama is the living symbol of free Tibet and independent Tibet: MP Thupten Gyatso
Dharamshala: With China cracking down on Tibetans in the aftermath of Dalai Lama's visit to Ladakh, Republic TV spoke exclusively to the MP of Tibetan Parliament in exile, Thup…
Read more →Cross-Party Group of Tibet to Participate in Festival of Politics 2022
Scotland: Cross party group of Tibet will be part of this year’s Festival of Politics where they will talk about parallels between the invasions of Tibet and Ukraine and the …
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 →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 →What was Worth a Watch! -Tibetan Film Edition.
Was it during the scorching, sweat dripping hot summer afternoon period in the video lab laughing at Thanu being chased by Anu or was it way before that when I first watched a Tibe…
Read more →His Holiness Dalai Lama: A Symbol of Happiness and Peace
“The heart of the Buddha’s teaching is a combination of compassion and wisdom and as Buddhists our task is cultivate these two qualities” -His Holiness Dalai Lama…
Read more →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…
Read more →Tibet in plastic bottles
By Michael Buckley Groundwater and springwater sold in plastic bottles is the biggest scam on earth. China is taking it to new heights in Tibet, by exporting Tibet’s groundwa…
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 →“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 →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 →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…
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 →Mass Protest Rally by pan-Europe Tibetans in Rome this March
By Tenzin Kunga, Advocacy Officer, Free Tibet Large contingents of Tibetans living across Europe will gather in Italy’s historic capital city on 10th March to mark the 64th a…
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 …
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 →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…
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 →An Open Letter to World Leaders: Help raise the issue of Tibet Climate Crisis
By Tenzin Tseten "I often joke that the moon and stars look beautiful, but if any of us tried to live on them, we would be miserable. This planet of ours is a delightful habit…
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 →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…
Read more →Happy 75th Independence Day to India!
By Youdon Aukatsang, Member, 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile I am a second generation Tibetan born and educated in India, raised with a deep sense of connection to an imagined Tib…
Read more →Analysing Japan’s Approach To The Tibetan Question
Note: This article was originally published in The Global Order on March 8, 2022 and is being republished on July 8, 2022 in light of Shinzo Abe’s assassination. On February …
Read more →On World Refugee Day, Don't Forget Tibet
By Benedict Rogers (Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Watch) As we mark World Refugee Day today, there are many parts of the world which require our attention. We think m…
Read more →The Dalai Lama, Buddhism & Peace: Drawing Parallels from History
The words Dalai Lama, Buddhism, and peace have become synonymous these days. In a popular television series called “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”, a British-Ameri…
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 →Relocation and Resettlement of Tibetan Nomads
“You are the first to uphold our plateau’s foundation You are the last to uphold our plateau’s foundation Ah…nomads” - “Nomads” (translat…
Read more →The 17 point Agreement- A guide to Beijing’s Wolf Warrior Diplomacy
Introduction When the communist government came to power, they called upon reclaiming all the territories under the former Qing dynasty, ironically the dynasty regime was so despis…
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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