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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 · 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 · 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 · 29 July,2025

China Must Not Interfere in the Reincarnation of the Dalai Lama

As the 14th Dalai Lama turned 90 on 7 July 2025 , a group of 34 members of the European Parliament—including representatives from S&D, EPP, Greens, The Left, and Renew Eu…

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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 · 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 · 03 Jul, 2025

The Legacy of the Dalai Lamas: A Journey from the 1st to the 14th

The institution of the Dalai Lama, a cornerstone of Tibetan Buddhism, spans over six centuries and encompasses 14 recognized reincarnations, each believed to embody the Bodhisattva…

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News · 02 July, 2025

The Future Dalai Lama Will Be Recognized by the Gaden Phodrang Trust

On July 2, 2025, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama issued a significant statement reaffirming the continuation of the institution of the Dalai Lama, addressing a question he first r…

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News · 25 Jun, 2025

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…

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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 · 08 Sept, 2024

17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje to return to India After Exile?

Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa and one of Tibet’s most prominent religious figures, may soon return to India after living in exile since December 1999. The Tibetan spi…

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News · 20 Nov

China`s interference in Dalai Lama`s reincarnation lacks legitimacy, affirms R.K Khrimey

Source: Arunachal Observer In a recent meeting of the Tibet Support Group of Arunachal Pradesh (TSGAP) at the Gonpa Guest House in Itanagar, prominent Tibetan activist and writer T…

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News · 08 Nov

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 …

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News · 26 Sep

European Buddhist Union demands Chinese Government to Halt Interference in Tibetan Buddhist Affairs

In a landmark declaration adopted unanimously during its Annual General Meeting held on 24 September 2023, the European Buddhist Union (EBU) has issued a powerful call to the Chine…

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News · 15 Sep

China Restricts Tibetan Devotees from Attending Key Buddhist Kalachakra Sermon in Tibet

Chinese authorities have taken the unprecedented step of barring Tibetan devotees from attending the Kalachakra, a significant Buddhist event led by the prominent lama Gungthang 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 · 01 Sep

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…

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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 · 21 June

Australian MPs express concerns on ‘Colonial Boarding Schools’ and China’s interference in Dalai Lama’s succession

In a notable event held at the Australian Parliament on June 20, 2023, the House of Representatives and Senate paid tribute to Sikyong Penpa Tsering and his delegation from Tibet. …

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News · 09 June

Prominent Karma Kagyu Teacher, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, Passes Away at 91

Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, a highly respected and influential teacher of the Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism, has passed away at the age of 91. His demise marks a significan…

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News · 03 June

Czech Senate Expresses Concern Over Forced Assimilation and Interference in Tibet by China

The Senate of the Czech Republic has adopted a resolution expressing "deep concern" over China's forced assimilation of Tibetan children and continuous interference w…

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News · 18 May

CECC Highlights Enforced Disappearance of Panchen Lama, Urges China to End Restrictions

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) has drawn attention to the enforced disappearance of the Panchen Lama, Gedun Choekyi Nyima, shedding light on the ongoing hum…

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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 · 03 May

USCIRF Report Exposes China`s Religious Repression in Tibet Amidst Growing Human Rights Concerns

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released a new report highlighting the deteriorating religious freedom conditions in China in 2022. The report foc…

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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 · 10 Apr

India to Host First-Ever Global Buddhist Summit to Address Contemporary Challenges through Buddhist Philosophy and Practice

India is set to host the first-ever Global Buddhist Summit in New Delhi, aimed at addressing contemporary global challenges through the lens of Buddhist philosophy and practice. Th…

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News · 27 Mar, 2023

Mongolia appointment of new buddhist leader signals renewed commitment to Tibetan Buddhism and escalates tension with China

According to reports , a Mongolian boy born in the US has been recognized by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, the third most important spiritual le…

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News · 14 March 2023

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…

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Report · 07 Feb, 2026

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…

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Report · 7 December 2023

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…

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Report · 27 November 2023

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 …

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Report · 7 July 2023

HH the 14th Dalai Lama - A Bodhisattva of Compassion

By Novanita Sharma “May I become at all times, both now and forever, A protector for those without protection, A guide for those who have lost their way, A ship for those wit…

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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 · 4 July 2023

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…

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Report · 25 April 2023

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 …

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Report · 28 March 2023

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…

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Report · 24 February 2023

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…

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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 · 18 January 2023

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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Report · 12 January 2023

Humanity should not be a dead species! Panchen Lama: A Life in Prison

By Tenzin Jampa A Life In Prison 17 May 1995. It was like any other day for him. He was happy. He was content. After all, for the whole afternoon, he had been running around the gr…

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Report · 5 January 2022

Of Buddha and the practice of Bodhichitta: Relevance of Dalai Lama’s teachings at Bodh Gaya

“Listen to and study the Buddha’s teachings. Reflect on them over and over again, then meditate on what you’ve understood. Be determined to work for the welfare o…

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Report · 2 January 2023

Book Review: The High Road to China

Author- Kate Teltscher Publisher – Bloomsbury Publishing Tenzing Dhamdul, Research associate, FNVA Introduction: The Great Game that occurred before the so called ‘Grea…

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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 · 19 October 2022

20th CCP Congress & Tibet: What are the Implications?

By Tenzin Samphel The 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is underway in Beijing. Ahead of the event, China had started reinforcing its tight control over occu…

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Report · 17 October 2022

The Book Xi Jinping doesn’t want you to read: Benedict Rogers on his new book, Tibet issue and how Dalai Lama has influenced him

Benedict Rogers is a human rights activist and writer. He is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Watch, Senior Analyst for East Asia at the international human rights o…

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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 · 19 September 2022

Tracking and Decoding China-appointed Panchen Lama Gyaltsen Norbu’s visits to Tibet

Tenzin Tseten and Lakshmi P His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, during his visit to Ladakh, was accorded a hero’s welcome. Hundreds gathered to welcome him as he reached Ladakh…

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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 · 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 · 26 April 2022

What Does Sikyong Penpa Tsering’s Washington Tour Entail for the Tibetan Movement?

By Lakshmi P Central Tibetan Administration’s Sikyong, Penpa Tsering, is currently on a 5-day tour to the United States which is set to conclude on April 29, 2022. Reports ha…

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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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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 · 1 February 2022

The Spirit of the Panchsheel Agreement & the Need for Its Revival

India was among the first countries to recognize the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as an authorized government. The tone of the relationship between the two sides has vari…

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