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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…
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 Deploys Army Veterans in Tibetan Schools
China has begun deploying retired army veterans as “on-campus instructors” in Tibetan schools, subjecting children as young as six to military and political training. T…
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 →China Tightens Religious Regulations for Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Aiming to Sinicize Places of Worship: HRW
The Chinese government's latest move to tighten control over the religious practices of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region drew criticism from Human Rights Watch . Effective Februa…
Read more →Chinese Authorities Intensify Crackdown on Tibetan Students Outside Classes and Religious Activities During Winter Break
Source: Radio Free Asia Chinese authorities are stepping up efforts to enforce a ban on Tibetan students from participating in outside classes and engaging in religious activities …
Read more →Chinese Authorities Ban New Monks from Tibetan Buddhist Monastery Amid Tightened Religious Controls
Source: Radio Free Asia Chinese authorities have recently implemented a ban on the enrollment of new monks at the Khyungbum Lura Monastery located in Chamdo prefecture, eastern Tib…
Read more →China Mandates Atheist Education for Minors in Tibetan Region
An ethnic middle school in Yushu, China, has informed parents and teachers that they have a legal obligation to raise their children as atheists. The school's letter, dated Sep…
Read more →China-Appointed Panchen Lama Presides Over Ordination Ceremony Amidst Crackdown on Religious Freedom in Tibet
On November 4th, 2023, the China-appointed Panchen Lama Gyaltsen Norbu, known widely as the “Fake Panchen” presided over an ordination ceremony at Tashilunbu Temple in …
Read more →China Expanding Mass Surveillance Network in Tibet: Concerns Over Increased Intrusion and Oppression
A major recent development inside Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) has been the development of a smart platform called “Smart Construction Sites” in housing and municipal …
Read more →The Third Belt and Road Forum to held in Beijing Raises Concerns
As the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) is set to take place in Beijing from October 17 to 18, as reported by People's Daily Online . there are gro…
Read more →China`s Order Number 19 Sparks Global Outrage: Escalating Religious Repression in Tibet
The Department of Information & International Relations (DIIR) expresses deep concern over a new Chinese regulation set to take effect on September 1, 2023. This regulation, kn…
Read more →China Mandates Mandarin Only College Entrance Exams for Tibetan Students, Raising Concerns of Cultural Suppression
Source: Radio Free Asia According to local residents in Tibet who spoke to Radio Free Asia (RFA), Tibetan students were required to take China's annual college entrance exam so…
Read more →HRW World Report 2023 highlights situation in Occupied Tibet
Source: HRW Human Rights Watch highlighted Tibet in their annual report 2023 on human rights around the world. Chinese authorities in Tibetan areas continue to enforce severe restr…
Read more →Democracies should be committed to pressing for an investigation into Chinese government crimes against humanity: Sophie Richardson
Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC) held a hearing on two decades of Human Rights abuse and defense in China on December 13, 2022 with witnesses, Teng Biao, Hauser H…
Read more →Plight of Tibetan environmental rights defenders raised at 41st FIDH Congress
Source: ICT The plight of Tibetan environmental rights defenders was raised at an international gathering of human rights defenders in Paris this week, reported International Campa…
Read more →Tibetan suicide wave due to China’s crackdown on COVID
Source: International Campaign for Tibet With Chinese officials making no significant changes to their Covid-19 restrictions in Tibet's capital of Lhasa despite issuing a recen…
Read more →A Former Tibetan political prisoner testifies on deplorable situations under China
Source: Tibet.net Geneva: Former Tibetan political prisoner Golog Jigme testified on deplorable situations under China at a side event alongside the ongoing 51st UN HRC session, on…
Read more →Speakers call for HRC members to push for meaningful investigation on the ground in Tibet
Geneva: The UN Human Rights Council 51st side event was held yesterday at Geneva, Switzerland. The purpose of this event was to raise voices for Chinese government accountability a…
Read more →Call for independent UN commission to investigate human rights abuse by China in Xinjiang
Western powers are weighing the risk of a potential defeat if they table a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council calling for an independent commission to investigate alleged hu…
Read more →UHRP releases new report on Uyghur red dates Forced Labor
The Uyghurs Human Rights Project (UHRP) new report found that 20 percent of red dates in the global supply chain are likely tainted by Uyghur forced labor. The Xinjiang Constructio…
Read more →With few days left in tenure, UN Rights Chief yet to Publish Xinjiang Report
Geneva: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet vowed to release a long-awaited report on human rights abuses in Xinjiang, despite significant work remaining with six days left in her te…
Read more →A new UN assessment points towards forced labor in Tibet and Xinjiang
According to a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Modern Slavery, it is "reasonable to conclude" that forced labour has been occurring in the Ch…
Read more →CECC to hold hearing on barriers to the resumption of China-Tibet dialogue
Washington DC : Congressional-Executive Commission on China wlll hold a hearing will hold a hearing on ongoing barriers to the resumption of China -Tibet dialogue on June 23,2022. …
Read more →China must address grave human rights concerns and enable credible international investigation: UN experts
Geneva: A group of more than 40 UN experts called upon China to address “specific and systematic human rights violations” and urged China to “grant unhindered acc…
Read more →Chinese officials in rural areas of Tibet are forcing village leaders to speak in Chinese: Report
Lhasa : Radio Free Asia has reported that the Chinese authorities have launched workshops and have ordered local administrators to conduct business only in Chinese, telling them th…
Read more →UN experts express concern over China's illegal detention of Tibetans
Geneva : A group of six UN experts have expressed concerns and brought China into account for arrest, detention and enforced disappearance of Tibetan writer Lobsang Lhundup known b…
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 →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 →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’…
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'…
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