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News · 26 Sep, 2026

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…

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News · 01 June, 2026

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,…

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News · 08 Mar, 2026

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…

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News · 03 Mar, 2026

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…

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News · 25 Feb, 2026

Tibetans, Chinese Christian Communities, and Supporters Hold Peaceful Protest at Opening of 61st UNHRC Session

Geneva: On the opening day of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), more than 80 demonstrators gathered in Geneva to highlight the worsening human ri…

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News · 23 Dec, 2025

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…

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News · 19 Nov, 2025

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 …

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News · 03 Oct, 2025

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…

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News · 7 Sept, 2025

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…

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News · 17 Aug, 2025

Tibetans in India: Protected by Democracy, Persecuted in Chinese-Occupied Tibet

India — The Lifeline of the Tibetan Struggle When Chinese troops brutally crushed the Tibetan uprising in March 1959, the world largely looked away. But India did not. It ope…

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News · 23 Jul, 2025

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…

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News · 06 Jul, 2025

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…

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News · 16 Jun, 2025

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…

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News · 04 Jun, 2025

From Lhasa to Tiananmen: A Shared Struggle for Freedom

In the shadow of towering empires, where state propaganda seeks to erase memory and truth, there live stories too powerful to be silenced—stories of resistance, courage, and …

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News · 18 May, 2024

China and Bangladesh’s Coordinated Pressure on India: Echoes of Tibet in Arunachal and the Seven Sisters

As India navigates heightened tensions with Pakistan, a more insidious challenge emerges from its eastern flank. China, in a brazen act of cartographic aggression, has renamed 27 p…

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News · 12 Apr, 2025

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…

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News · 03 Apr, 2025

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…

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News · 11 Mar, 2025

Czech Republic stands in solidarity with Tibet martin Bursik highlights ongoing repression

On March 10, 2025, over 870 town halls across the Czech Republic raised the Tibetan flag to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising against Chinese rule. This annu…

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News · 09 Mar, 2025

The Tibetan Uprising of 1959: A Defiant Struggle for Freedom

Introduction March 10, 1959, remains a pivotal date in Tibetan history - a day that symbolizes the resilience of the Tibetan people in their fight against Chinese occupation. After…

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News · 20 Oct, 2024

A conversation with Amy Yee: The author of Far from the Rooftop of the World

Amy Yee is author of Far from the Rooftop of the World : Travels among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents with a Foreword by the Dalai Lama (University of North Carolina Press 202…

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News · 02 June, 2024

The Hidden Cost of Mining: How Operations Like the Jiama Mine are Damaging Tibet

Tibet, often referred to as the “Roof of the World,” is a region of immense natural beauty and profound spiritual significance. However, beneath its picturesque landsca…

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News · 13 Apr

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…

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News · 31 Mar

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…

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News · 26 Mar

Dharamshala: Deputy Speaker Delivers Insightful Briefing to German Parliament Member on Tibet

Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile recently hosted Anna-Elisabeth von Treuenfels-Frowein, a Member of the Hamburg Parliament in Germany, along…

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News · 31 Jan

Tibet Rights Collective Announces 2024 Essay Contest on Critical Issues Facing Tibet

The Tibet Rights Collective (TRC) has launched its highly anticipated Essay Contest for 2024 , inviting students and scholars from around the globe to contribute their perspectives…

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News · 27 Nov

Tibetan Singer Golok Palden Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Singing Patriotic Song

Source: Tibet Times Tibetan singer Golok Palden has been sentenced to three years in prison by Chinese authorities in Pema County, Golok, for singing a Tibetan ‘patriotic son…

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News · 01 Nov

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…

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News · 18 Oct

Sen. Mitt Romney and Actor Richard Gere Hold Talks with Tibetan Leader Sikyong Penpa Tsering to Advocate for Tibet`s Rights

In a significant diplomatic effort to bolster support for Tibetan rights and autonomy, United States Senator Mitt Romney met with acclaimed actor and Tibetan activist Richard Gere,…

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News · 16 Oct

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…

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News · 11 Oct

Tibetan Language Classes Banned in Kardze, Leaving Tibetan Teachers and Students in Limbo

The Bureau of Education of Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture issued a notification in early September this year forbidding Tibetan language classes from primary to high secondar…

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Report · 27 Jan 2024

Tibet Rights Collective Essay Contest 2024

Welcome to the Tibet Rights Collective Essay Contest 2024! We welcome talented students and scholars from diverse educational settings worldwide to contribute their unique perspect…

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Report · 11 December 2023

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…

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Report · 27 October 2023

Existence of the Tibetan government in exile is a source of hope: Founders of Atlas Movement on their visit to CTA

Andrea Venzon and Colombe Cahen-Salvado, the visionary founders of Atlas, a global political party with a mission to unite people across the world in pursuit of a freer, better, an…

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Report · 07 October 2023

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&#39…

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Report · 04 September 2023

Shatsa and Readers in Making: On Spreading Kindness and Compassion Through Reading

Between the pages of a book is a lovely place to be and so is Shatsa, a nonprofit organization based in Sonamling settlement Ladakh that started with the sole purpose of contributi…

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Report · 6 July 2023

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…

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Report · 5 July 2023

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…

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Report · 24 May 2023

Fighting for the Truth: Gonpo Kyi’s Relentless Fight for Dorje Tashi

Tibet, which was unlawfully occupied by China, is the least-free country on earth . According to a report released by freedom watchdog Freedom House, Tibet has a global freedom sco…

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Report · 10 May 2023

In Tibetan culture lies my inspiration: Tenzin Kalsang on her quilling journey

We caught up with the amazingly talented quilling artist Tenzin Kalsang aka Tenzin Quilling who spoke to us about her passion for quilling, her experience of participating in One o…

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Report · 6 May 2023

“For Tibet, I must continue walking”: 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…

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Report · 13 March 2023

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…

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Report · 23 February 2023

Tibetans inside and outside of Tibet continue to be persecuted for their culture and beliefs by Chinese authorities: Senator Janet Rice

To the readers of the Tibet Rights Collective and to all Tibetans across the world, I would like to wish you Losar Tashi Delek! Although Losar is a time of celebration for the Tibe…

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Report · 13 February 2023

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…

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Report · 6 February 2023

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…

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Report · 31 December 2022

Favourite Tibet Reads of 2022

2022 is almost over. As the year draws to a close, we asked researchers, activists and journalists to name their favourite Tibet reads of 2022 that left an impression on them. Here…

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Report · 10 December 2022

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…

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Report · 7 December 2022

Jiang Zemin & his tainted Tibet Legacy

By Team TRC China has been rocked by widespread protests against its irrational, absurd and brutal Zero-COVID policy and unscientific lockdowns since the last few weeks. Referred t…

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Report · 26 October 2022

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 …

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Report · 21 September 2022

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…

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Report · 6 September 2022

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…

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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 · 15 August 2022

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…

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Report · 8 July 2022

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 …

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Report · 6 July 2022

Statement of TRC on the 83rd birthday of His Holiness the Great Fourteenth Dalai Lama

Today, on this auspicious and joyous occasion of the eighty-seventh birthday of His Holiness the Great Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tibet Rights Collective joins millions of his…

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Report · 9 June 2022

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…

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Report · 15 April 2022

China’s Policy of Preemption in Tibet: An Ominous Future?

Xi Jinping’s centennial goal of building a modern and socialist China, based on the ideas of national rejuvenation and national unity, has Tibet as its core driver in more wa…

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Report · 10 March 2022

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…

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Report · 29 January 2022

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 …

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Report · 1 January 2022

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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