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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…
Read more →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&…
Read more →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…
Read more →China’s Charm Offensive Toward India: A Threat to Tibet’s Future?
Introduction: Why Tibet Should Be Concerned As Beijing pushes a fresh wave of diplomacy toward New Delhi amidst rising China–US tensions , Tibetans in exile are watching clos…
Read more →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 …
Read more →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…
Read more →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-…
Read more →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…
Read more →His Holiness the Dalai Lama Returns to Dharamsala: A Warm and Joyful Homecoming
In a heartwarming homecoming, His Holiness the Dalai Lama returned to Dharamsala today after a two-month journey that included medical treatment for his knees in New York. His arri…
Read more →Tibets beloved annual yogurt festival was spoiled by a heavy police presence RFA
According to sources in China's western region, this year's centuries-old yogurt celebration in Tibet has been ruined by a large police presence and harsh restrictions on T…
Read more →Chromium Mining in Tibet, Environmental Restoration Claims Masked Greenwashing Efforts
On July 14, China announced its decision to return a part of the largest national chromium mining operations area, situated in occupied Tibet, to its natural state. However, scruti…
Read more →CECC Announces Additional Nobel Peace Prize Nominations on 34th Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre
On 02 June, the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, the Chairs of the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), Representative Chris Smit…
Read more →Explained: Why are Tibetans protesting against ThermoFisher?
Tibetan activists and advocate groups from around the world have joined forces and protested against Thermo Fisher to stop selling DNA kits to the Chinese government, which steals …
Read more →SFT calls on Thermo Fisher to end complicity in CCP’s DNA collection in Tibet
As part of its Global Week of Action, Students for a Free Tibet has called on Thermo Fisher, a global company that is making huge profits by allowing its DNA kits to be supplied to…
Read more →Joint statement of 49 human rights groups calls on the Chinese authorities to respect fundamental freedoms
Source: 29 Principles 49 human rights organisations have signed the joint statement which demand that the Chinese government strictly adhere to its obligations under the Chinese Co…
Read more →Art for Tibet auction in support of Human Rights Activism
Source: Students for a Free Tibet Tibetan Advocacy Organisation, Students for a Free Tibet is celebrating its 10 years anniversary by bringing together artists and activist to Join…
Read more →22 died of starvation in single day under CCP’s COVID lockdown in Xinjiang: RFA
Source: Radio Free Asia Xinjiang: At least 22 people died of starvation or lack of medical attention on a single day last week under China’s COVID lockdown policies in the no…
Read more →Three Tibetans passed away from COVID19 in Tibet: RFA
Lhasa: Three Tibetans have recently passed away from COVID-19 as the virus continues to spread across Tibet Autonomous Region and local netizens complain of harsh and unsanitary qu…
Read more →His Holiness the Dalai Lama Returns to Dharamshala
Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, returned to Dharamshala this morning to a warm welcome by local Tibetans, devotees and well-wishers, following a month-long visit to Leh, …
Read more →Ladakh presents Union Territory anniversary honour to Dalai Lama
The Ladakh Spal-Ngam Duston Award, which honours the historical significance of Ladakh, was presented to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on August 5 by the Union Territory Administrati…
Read more →Global warming is becoming a really serious problem: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Ladakh: His Holiness the Dalai Lama met hundreds of people and 3000 students from 15 schools and colleges around Leh, Ladakh, and gave talks on the importance of religious harmony …
Read more →Tree-Planting Project for Dalai Lama Long Life by Tibetan Community Britain
In recognition of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's dedication to protecting the environment worldwide, the Tibetan Community Britain (TCB) Board Members (2020–2022) have sta…
Read more →China tightens restrictions in Lhasa ahead of Dalai Lama’s birthday
Dharamshala: According to London-based Free Tibet, Chinese authorities have tightened restrictions in the capital city of Lhasa ahead of the exiled spiritual leader His Holiness th…
Read more →Author Greg C Bruno to run London Marathon to highlight Tibet Relief Fund's work
London: Author Greg C Bruno, who also serves on the board of UK-based Tibet Relief Fund, will run in the next London Marathon in October 2022 to support Tibet Relief Fund's inc…
Read more →Screening of 'Others Before Self', a documentary about Tibetan Children Village Schools
Chicago: "Others Before Self," a movie by filmmaker Seth McClellan about Tibetan Children's Village schools, will be screened in Chicago area's Lake Street Theate…
Read more →‘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…
Read more →Five-year-old girl seized by Chinese police in central Tibet: Reports
Lhasa: Free Tibet has reported that a five-year-old girl has been seized by Chinese police in central Tibet and separated from her mother. According to reports, Kundol Sangmo was w…
Read more →Chinese authorities increase restrictions in Lhasa ahead of Dalai Lama’s birthday: Reports
Lhasa : In anticipation of strong expressions of allegiance by Tibetans to their spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama ahead of his upcoming birthday in July, Chinese author…
Read more →“Overcoming Obstacles: Protecting Tibetan Religious Identityâ€: Australia Tibet Council to launch new report
Sydney: Australia Tibet Coucil will launch its new report “Overcoming Obstacles: Protecting Tibetan Religious Identity” on 17 May at NSW State Parliament on Macquarie S…
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 →DIFF (Dharamshala International Film Festival) 2023
Founded by filmmakers and artists Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin, DIFF welcomed its 12th edition from 4th to 7th November in Upper Tibetan Children Village School, Dal lake, Dharamsh…
Read more →An Open Letter to World Leaders
Dear world leaders, As you know, China is celebrating the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1st. While the Chinese Communist Party celebrates with pomp an…
Read more →The Dalai Lamas Journey to Ladakh: Tracing His Visits and Teachings in the Region
“Down on the plains there’s so much cloud and rain, I missed the blue sky. So, I flew up to Ladakh and the clear blue sky became visible again”. Thousands of peop…
Read more →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…
Read more →An Anguish, an Everlasting Trauma: The Dalai Lama is a leader of the world
By Tenzing Dhamdul, FNVA “Someone who has little knowledge, Will find fault with those who understand. All look with awe on expensive belongings, But who would notice a piece…
Read more →The Dalai Lama, Environmentalist
This excerpt has been taken from 'This Fragile Planet: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Environment' which features 80 inspiring quotations from His Holiness the Dalai Lama o…
Read more →Book Excerpt: Tibet exerted a huge religious and cultural influence on the Himalayan regions
This excerpt (Pages: 27-30) from Nirupama Rao’s ‘ The Fractured Himalaya: India China Tibet 1949-1962 ’ has been published with permission from Penguin Random Hou…
Read more →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…
Read more →No End in Sight: Tracking Three months of Zero-COVID repression & Lockdown in Tibet
“We just want to go home.” Han migrant workers in Tibet’s capital Lhasa protesting against the extended lockdown and Chinese Communist Party’s Zero-COVID po…
Read more →Significance of the Dalai Lama’s visit to Ladakh
By Tenzin Samphel His Holiness the Dalai Lama chose the remote Himalayan region of Ladakh for his first visit outside Dharamshala since the outbreak of COVID19 in 2019. This is not…
Read more →The Cries of Self-Immolation by Tibetans Echo Repression and Oppression by Beijing
By Tenzing Dhamdul Research Associate, FNVA Prologue: We humans are capable of great things, when we work together. However not all phenomenon leads to a morally good conclusion in…
Read more →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…
Read more →On World Refugee Day, Don't Forget Tibet
By Benedict Rogers (Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Watch) As we mark World Refugee Day today, there are many parts of the world which require our attention. We think m…
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