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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…
Read more →Tibet Still Not Free New Report Confirms
By Tibet Rights Collective Introduction The 2026 Freedom in the World report by Freedom House presents a stark and deeply troubling picture of Tibet under Chinese rule. As a territ…
Read more →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…
Read more →60 Years of Broken Promises: The Tibet Autonomous Region Has Nothing to Celebrate
On September 9, 2025 , the Chinese state will mark the 60th anniversary of what it calls the founding of the “Tibet Autonomous Region” (TAR). But for the Tibetan people…
Read more →Tibetans Vanish Without Trial: China’s Incommunicado Detention in Ngaba County Must End
Ngaba County in Sichuan Province (historical Amdo region of Tibet) continues to be a hotspot of repression, where Chinese authorities routinely detain Tibetans incommunicado &mdash…
Read more →EU Raises Dire Situation in Tibet and Xinjiang at UN Human Rights Council Session
During the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the European Union (EU) took a strong stance by addressing the "dire situation" in Tibet and Xinjiang,…
Read more →Canada’s Subcommittee Report Highlights Residential Boarding School System in Tibet
The Subcommittee on International Human Rights, a part of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, House of Commons, Canada, has released a signific…
Read more →The Farce called Xizang Development Forum
The 2023 Xizang Development Forum , organized by the Chinese government, is currently underway in Beijing. This high-level international forum reportedly aims to "shed light o…
Read more →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…
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 →CCP Oppression of Religious Freedom in Tibet Exposed in 2022 US State Department Report
In the recently released 2022 Report on International Religious Freedom, China's treatment of religious minorities in Tibet has come under sharp criticism. The report, compiled…
Read more →Tibetan Women Association Organizes Peaceful Protest, Demands Release of 11th Panchen Lama
The Tibetan Women Association (TWA) has announced plans to organize a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on 17 May 2023, demanding the immediate release of the 11th Panchen La…
Read more →Situation of Tibetan Women in Tibet Highlighted at UN Briefing ahead of CEDAW Review
The Tibet Bureau and the Tibetan Women's Association jointly delivered a statement on the situation of Tibetan women in Tibet during a UN public briefing held on May 8, 2023. T…
Read more →New report by US State Dept reveals China’s widespread torture and human rights abuses against Tibetans
Source: US State Dept In its latest report on human rights practices, the US State Department has raised concerns about the situation in Tibet, calling attention to the Chinese gov…
Read more →US State Dept highlights Go Sherab Gyatso case in ‘Without Just Cause’ initiative
Source: US State Department The US Department of State launched the Without Just Cause Political Prisoners Campaign, which included the stories of 16 political prisoners who had be…
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 →World continues to ask #WhereIsPengShuai?
One year ago, Chinese tennis star publicly said a former high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party sexually assaulted her. Exactly 365 days from the tennis star’s fi…
Read more →DIIR Kalon Norzin Dolma Congratulates Australian Parliamentarian Susan Templeman on her re-election
Dharamshala: Kalon Norzin Dolma of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration, congratulated Australian Parliamentarian and Co…
Read more →"Overcoming Obstacles Protecting Tibetan religious & Identity," A new Paper by the Australia Tibet Council
Canberra: On the 27th anniversary of the forced disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama Gedun Choekyi Nyima, the Australia Tibet Council (ATC) released "Overcoming Obstacles: P…
Read more →China’s Panchen Lama visits Lhasa even as Tibetans demand release of their 11th Panchen Lama
Lhasa: China’s Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu, on Wednesday, 18 May visited Jokhang Temple, the most revered monastery in Lhasa, “starting his activities in southwest Chi…
Read more →Australia Tibet Council launches new report on Tibetan religious identity
Sydney: The new report by Australia Tibet Council, ‘Overcoming Obstacles: Protecting Tibetan Religious Identity’ seeks to outline the systemic attacks on Tibetan religi…
Read more →Five Chilean MPs appeal for immediate release of 11th Panchen Lama
On the occasion of the 27th anniversary of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima’s disappearance, five Chilean parliamentarians namely Vlado Mirosevic, Luis Malla, Sebastian Videla, Alejandro…
Read more →TCHRD urges for more interventions from international community on enforced disappearance of 11th Panchen Lama
Dharamshala: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, a non-profit organization advancing human rights and democracy in Tibet and exiled Tibetan communities, urged for mo…
Read more →Tomorrow marks 27th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet
Dharamsala: May 17, 2022 will mark 27 years since the enforced disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet. On 17 May 1995, when he was only six years old, the Panchen Lama was…
Read more →U.S State Department urges China for ‘immediate release’ of Tibet’s 11th Panchen Lama: Report
Dharamshala : On the 33rd birth anniversary the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, the US State Department on Monday, 25 April issued a press release demanding China the whereabouts and w…
Read more →The national flag of Tibet flown for the ninth time at Milton Keynes, UK
London : The formal ceremony of the Tibet national flag-raising event was held on Sunday, 24th April 2022, inside the Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist temple in Milton Keynes, located 50…
Read more →USCIRF Reiterates Call to Release Tibet's 11th Panchen Lama
Washington DC: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today reiterated its call for the Chinese government to release Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, one of…
Read more →Tibetans in UK to organize Tibetan Flag Raising and Flag Run on April 24
Milton Keynes: Tibetan community in United Kingdom are coming together here at Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Temple for a unique celebration of the Tibetan flag on April 24th. The eve…
Read more →UN experts express concern over China's illegal detention of Tibetans
Geneva : A group of six UN experts have expressed concerns and brought China into account for arrest, detention and enforced disappearance of Tibetan writer Lobsang Lhundup known b…
Read more →US Dept of State’s 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices highlights human rights violations in Tibet
Washington DC: The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor released their 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices here on April 12, 2022.…
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 →China`s National Day: Examining Tibet`s Ongoing Struggles Under CCP Control
As China celebrates its National Day, it's crucial to shed light on the persisting issues faced by Tibetans, particularly the Tibetan Autonomous Region, under the rule of the C…
Read more →All we have are our stories: Bhuchung Kata on Aha Moments and role of social media
We caught up with Bhuchung Kata la, whose talk show Aha Moments has captivated audience with his unique interviewing style and engaging conversations. He recently wrapped up an inc…
Read more →Tibet Climate Crisis
THIS IS THE STORY OF TIBET The story of how the Rooftop of the world, presently under unlawful Chinese occupation is being exploited and its pristine, fragile ecosystem is being de…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
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 →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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