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China's Appointed Panchen Lama Calls for Religious Work in Tibet to Align With Assimilation Law
China’s appointed Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu, has called for all religious and other work in Tibet to align with the Chinese Communist Party’s agenda and the newly enacted Ethnic…
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’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…
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 →Dechen Prefecture Imposes Cultural Integration Measures in Tibetan Buddhist Temples, Raising Concerns Over Cultural Dilution
The Chinese authorities in Dechen (Diqing) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture have initiated enforce measures that are causing worries about the safeguarding of Tibetan Buddhist culture…
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 →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →March 31, 2023: 64th anniversary of Dalai Lama arriving in India
Today marks the 64th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's arrival in India. On March 31, 1959, the Tibetan leader fought his way through treacherous snow to reach Chutangmu, a tiny …
Read more →CCP’s latest propaganda tool to interfere in Tibetan Buddhism and reincarnation: TV shows
In its attempts to interfere in the reincarnation debates of His Holiness the 14th Dalai lama and further Sinicize Tibetan Buddhism, Chinese Communist Party has started propaganda …
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 →China failed to change Tibetan people’s minds, says His Holiness 14th Dalai Lama
New Delhi: China’s Communist Party has failed in its efforts to change the minds of Tibetan people, the Dalai Lama said on May 19. Meeting with the visiting U.S. Special Coor…
Read more →USCIRF Recommends China as Country of Particular Concern (CPC)
Dharamshala : The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommended China along with other countries such as Afghanistan, North Korea, Pakistan, Russ…
Read more →Chinese authorities trying to control Tibetan reincarnation: HRW
With their handling of Tulku Dawa’s funeral and of the Rongpo Chöje’s reincarnation, Chinese authorities have seen fit to use force, intimidation, and intrusive su…
Read more →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 …
Read more →China’s Sinicization programme erasing the country’s fragile cultural diversity
Earlier this year, state-sanctioned Christian bodies in Qingdao city of eastern China established a first-of-its-kind committee to promote “sinicization of Christianity&rdquo…
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 →President Xi’s Odyssey from Savior to Satan towards Buddhism in Tibet & Tibetans Worldwide
By Tenzing Dhamdul Introduction President Xi Jinping coming to power in China brought much optimism especially among many Tibetans and the larger Buddhist community in China becaus…
Read more →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…
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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