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News · 16 Feb, 2025

China’s Fake Relics and the Exploitation of Buddhism

China’s use of fabricated Buddhist relics as tools of soft power and geopolitical influence has once again come into the spotlight. The recent controversy surrounding the so-…

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News · 04 Jan

Thermo Fisher Ceases DNA Kit Sales in Tibet Amid Human Rights Concerns

Boston-based biotech giant Thermo Fisher Scientific has made a significant commitment to halt the sale of its DNA testing kits (known as Human Identification or "HID" pro…

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News · 29 Nov

China`s EV Boom Meets Concerns Over Tibet`s Lithium Rush

The news report highlighted the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in rural China, particularly in regions like Guizhou, showcasing the shift from petrol cars to EVs. Improv…

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News · 21 Nov

His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Bestow Teachings in Sikkim on December 12

The office of the Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama announced today that His Holiness will travel to Sikkim on December 12 to impart a one-day teaching on Gyalsey Thokme…

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News · 06 Nov

China’s lust for lithium from Tibet: Ten Things you should Know

Here are 10 things you need to know about lithium mining in Tibet. The following points have been taken from this key article written by Gabriel Lafitte, one of the foremost enviro…

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News · 14 Aug

Chinese Surveillance Cameras Equipped with Skin Color Analytics Raise Alarming Concerns, Reveals Report

China's surveillance equipment manufacturer Dahua has come under scrutiny for offering cameras with a feature labeled as "skin color analytics," raising serious human…

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News · 26 May

Explained: Thermo Fisher Helping China Steal Mass DNA of Tibetans in Tibet

A worldwide campaign has been organized by a coalition of Tibetan activist groups to once again bring attention to the involvement of Thermo Fisher Scientific, a company based in M…

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News · 25 Mar

Free Tibet petitions Thermo Fisher Scientific to end deadly DNA deal with China

Free Tibet, a human rights group, has filed a petition stating that China's repression of Tibet has taken a new, sinister turn. Police are now systematically taking DNA samples…

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News · 07 Feb

Thermo Fisher accused of assisting China in stealing Tibetan DNA featured in Fortune’s Most Admired Companies 2023 List

Despite the fact that Tibetan activists and human rights organisations from around the world have banded together and protested against Thermo Fisher for selling DNA kits to the Ch…

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News · 17 Jan

A coalition of 120 Tibetan organisations protested China's illegal collection of Tibetan DNA

Source: The Tibet Post As part of a signature campaign organised by 120 Tibetan organisations demanding that Thermo Fisher stop selling DNA kits to China that steal Tibetan DNA. Fo…

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News · 10 Jan

HH the Dalai Lama to launch CIRCA 20:23 - The ART OF HOPE

Source: CIRCA The Cultural Institute of Radical Contemporary Arts (CIRCA) will present a message of hope from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Launching Wednesday 11th January on …

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News · 24 Nov 2022

Violent worker protests erupt at China’s Foxconn iPhone Factory

Source: The Guardian As China's Covid-19 cases reached a new daily high, workers protesting working conditions and pay at the largest iPhone factory were beaten by police. Vide…

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News · 24 August 2022

13th edition of Tibet Film festival

The poster for the 13th edition of the Tibet Film Festival has been released in the official twitter page of Tibet Film Festival. The 13th Tibet Film Festival will take place from …

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News · 9 June 2022

‘Who’s Watching You?’ : Big Brother Watch, UK launches new report

London: In its latest report , United Kingdom based civil liberties campaign group Big Brother Watch has revealed in stark detail how Hikvision and Dahua dominate the UK’s pu…

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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 · 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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