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Former Tibet Party Chief Gets Death Sentence for Bribery

Former Tibet Communist Party chief Wu Yingjie sentenced to suspended death for $47.78 million bribery during his 2006-2021 tenure in Tibet.

Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile members visit Dalhousie on official program

Upon arriving at the Phuntsoling Tibetan Settlement, the delegation received a warm welcome from local leaders, including Tibetan Settlement Officer Kelsang Tenzin, Chair of the Local Tibetan Assembly Phurbu Damdul, and representatives from the Regional Tibetan Freedom Movement. Also...

Dagpo Rinpoche becomes first Tibetan honoured with France’s Legion of Honour

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 16: Venerable Dagpo Rinpoche, a prominent Tibetan Buddhist scholar and teacher, has been awarded France’s highest national order of merit, the Légion d’honneur (Legion of Honour), making him the first Tibetan ever to receive the...

Former Tibet Party Chief Wu Yingjie sentenced to death in $47 million bribery case

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 16 : Wu Yingjie, the former Communist Party Secretary of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by a Beijing court on Wednesday after being found guilty...

Tibetan activist group urges FM Jaishankar to raise Tibet with Chinese leadership

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 16: As Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met Chinese President Xi Jinping on July 15 and Foreign Minister Wang Yi a day earlier in Beijing, the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest Tibetan...

U.S. Senate unanimously declares July 6 as ‘Day of Compassion’ to honor Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 16: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Monday designating July 6, 2025, as a “Day of Compassion” to commemorate the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, aligning with the Central...

China joins US in hunt for ripples in spacetime with new telescope in Tibet

High on the Tibetan Plateau, China has completed a cutting-edge telescope designed to detect ripples in spacetime from the dawn of the universe with the help of the United States – strengthening a global effort to probe how everything...

A ‘Himalayan tsunami’ has just devastated Nepal. It should be a wake-up call

Massive glacial bursts are becoming more frequent and more dangerous due to the climate crisis, experts tell Mukesh Pokhrel, warning: ‘They are not going to stop anytime soon’

Oxford University Press to stop publishing China-sponsored science journal

Move follows concerns several papers in Forensic Sciences Research did not meet ethical standards on DNA collectionOxford University Press (OUP) will no longer publish a controversial academic journal sponsored by China’s Ministry of Justice after years of concerns that...

‘The planet needs a Dalai Lama’

Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday sparks concerns about his succession and the future of Tibetan Buddhism. His legacy of peace and compassion leaves a significant impact on millions globally, raising questions about the selection of his successor amidst geopolitical tensions...