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Tibetan advocacy alliance engages Indian lawmakers in New Delhi
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 9: The Tibet Advocacy Alliance–India began its advocacy week in New Delhi from December 6–13, bringing together major Tibetan NGOs such as the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA), National Democratic Party of...
Renowned educator Chogtrul Dorje Tenzin detained, Minthang school forced to shut down
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 8: Chogtrul Dorje Tenzin, a highly respected Tibetan educationist and head of Minthang Monastery Osel Thegchog Ling and the Minthang Ethnic Vocational School in Golog, has been detained by Chinese authorities on December 4, according...
Dalai lama’s office issues guidelines ahead of Mundgod visit, PAP mandatory for foreigners
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 8: The office of the foremost Buddhist leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has issued a detailed circular on Saturday outlining procedures for devotees wishing to receive blessings from the Tibetan spiritual leader during his...
TWA marks 30th anniversary of historic ‘Silent Protest’ in Beijing by exile Tibetan women
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 5: The Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) on Friday commemorated the 30th anniversary of the historic ‘Silent Protest’ held during the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in September 1995. The event, observed...
China rearrests Tibetan singer Ah Sang after brief release in August
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 5: Chinese authorities have once again detained popular Tibetan youth singer Ah Sang, just weeks after his short-lived release in early August, according to the Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet (ICT). His current whereabouts remain unknown. Ah...
Senior Chinese leader pushes intensified ‘sinicization’ of Tibetan Buddhism during visit to Labrang Monastery
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 4: He Moubao, the Secretary of the Kanlho (Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Party Committee, has renewed calls for the systematic “sinicization” of Tibetan Buddhism during an inspection tour across the prefecture, including a prominent stop...
Rights group call on French President to raise Tibet with Xi
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 3: As French President Emmanuel Macron begins his three-day state visit to the People’s Republic of China from December 3 to 5 for trade and diplomatic talks, the Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has...
Three announce 2026 parliament bids, call for youth leadership, unity, and stronger advocacy for Tibet
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 3: Three candidates, two from U-Tsang and one from Dotoe, formally announced their candidacy for the 2026 Chitue (Parliament) elections at Dharamshala’s Tibetan Settlement Welfare Hall on Wednesday, each outlining priorities aimed at strengthening Tibetan...
Documentary on Tibet wins FPA Media Award for Arts & Culture Story of the Year
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 3: The investigative documentary “Inside China: Battle for Tibet,” produced by ITV in collaboration with PBS FRONTLINE, has won the Foreign Press Association (FPA) Media Awards 2025 in the Arts and Culture Story of the...
Opinion: Tibetan Buddhism isn’t in crisis, Our journalism might be.
By Tsunma Karma Rangrig Dolma, a Tibetan Buddhist nun A critique of Sonia’s Feleiro’s “The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait,’” published by the Guardian on November 26th, 2025 and why it misses the mark. There...











