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Buddhist leaders’ conference to be held in Dharamshala ahead of Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday: CTA President

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 5: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Penpa Tsering has confirmed that senior Tibetan Buddhist leaders will convene for a conference in Dharamshala from July 2 to 4, just days ahead of the...

Trade of Artificially Cultivated Yartza is Akin to Hanging a Goat’s Head and Selling Dog-Meat Instead

Reported By Kelsang Jinpa Translated By TenGyal  Currently, as sales of artificially cultivated Yartza Gunbu continue to increase in Tibet, the local Tibetans’ livelihood and share of the fungus market face great loss and destruction. Every year from around...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses Tibetan Community in Charlottesville

Charlottesville: As part of his ongoing official tour of the United States, Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited the city of Charlottesville on Saturday, 3 May 2025 (EDT), where he met with members of the local Tibetan community. The gathering began...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Congratulates Australian Prime Minister Anthony Norman Albanese on His Re-election

Dharamshala: On behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people in Tibet and in exile, Sikyong Penpa Tsering extended heartfelt congratulations to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his re-election. In his congratulatory letter, Sikyong lauded Australia’s...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Strengthens Tibetan Advocacy in Washington with High-Level Meetings and Media Engagements

Washington DC: The month of May commenced with an important meeting between Sikyong Penpa Tsering and Senator Paul Grove. Their exchange focused on the challenges stemming from the suspension of foreign aid and the broader effort to elevate the...

China continues to be world’s top jailer of journalists, is among bottom three in press freedom

(TibetanReview.net, May04’25) – Press freedom is at its lowest ebb globally in more than two decades and China, which ranks among the least free, is the biggest jailer of journalists, according to the latest annual report of Paris-based Reporters...

Top Beijing strategist vows to defend Pakistan from military threats after Pahalgam terrorist incident

(TibetanReview.net, May04’25) – Amid rising exchanges of retaliatory moves and threats between India and Pakistan following the allegedly Islamabad-sponsored terrorists’ gunning down of 26 tourists in Kashmir on Apr 22, a top Chinese analyst has expressed in no uncertain...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Offers Congratulations to Anthony Albanese on His Re-election as Prime Minister of Australia

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Anthony Albanese this morning to congratulate him on his re-election as Prime Minister following his party’s victory in the Australian parliamentary elections. “It has been a privilege for me to...

Tibetan Sikyong lobbies in Capitol Hill as Trump budget proposal slashes foreign aid

(TibetanReview.net, May03’25) – As US President Donald Trump’s 90-day “pause” on foreign aid increasingly looks likely to become permanent in most of the cases – with the Tibetan services of the US government funded broadcast services sharing the same...

RFA announces over 90% staff lay off, including at its Tibetan service

(TibetanReview.net, May03’25) – Radio Free Asia (RFA) has said May 2 that it will lay off almost all of its staff and close production in several languages, including the Tibetan service, after President Donald Trump cut off funding, effective...

Taliban claim efforts to preserve Afghanistan’s Buddhist heritage

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 3: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has announced initiatives to protect the country’s Buddhist heritage sites and artefacts, departing from their previous stance during their first period of rule. The announcement comes more than two decades after the...

Tibetan journalists’ collective in exile observes World Press Freedom Day

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 3: The Association of Tibetan Journalists (ATJ), a collective of Tibetan journalists in exile, commemorated World Press Freedom Day with a panel discussion focused on the role and rights of the exile Tibetan media. Held...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Congratulates Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on His Party’s Election Victory

Dharamshala: On behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people, Sikyong Penpa Tsering wrote a letter to extend his sincere congratulations to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Joseph Carney and to the Liberal Party on their electoral victory....

Late Minister Tashi Wangdi final act of service, requests no mass prayer service during office hours

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 3: In a final gesture reflecting his lifelong dedication to the Tibetan cause, late former Minister Tashi Wangdi requested that no formal prayer service be held in his memory, customarily observed for a half day...

Kasur Tashi Wangdi (1947-2025)

(TibetanReview.net, May02’25) –Kasur Tashi Wangdi, one of the longest serving and most familiar faces in the senior rung of the Tibetan government in exile for decades, has breathed his last in Ottawa, Canada, on May 1, aged 78. He...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Implores Continued US Support for Tibet During Ongoing Official Engagements

Washington DC: On 30 April 2025 (EDT), the third day of his official visit to the United States, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration met with key members of the U.S. Congress, emphasising the urgency of the...

Obituary: Kasur Tashi Wangdi (1947–2025), Senior Tibetan Diplomat and Longtime Minister of Tibet’s government-in-exile

Kasur Tashi Wangdi, a distinguished Tibetan diplomat and veteran official of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), passed away at the age of 78 in Canada on 1st May. Over a career that spanned more than five decades, Wangdi played...

Dalai Lama Congratulates Canada’s New PM Mark Carney on Election Victory

Dalai Lama congratulates Canada’s new PM Mark Carney on election win, praises Canada’s support for Tibet and wishes success in promoting global peace.

“Kundun” to Screen at Tribeca Festival Honoring Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday

Tribeca Festival to screen Scorsese’s “Kundun” in 35mm, honoring Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday as part of the global Compassion Rising World Tour 2025.

Tibetan Man Detained After Appealing Over Nine-Year Denial of Water and Electricity in Chamdo 

Kelsang, a 42-year-old Tibetan resident of Serdak Township in Tengchen (Ch: Dêngqên) County, Chamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, has been subjected to prolonged, systematic marginalization by local Chinese authorities. For more than nine years, his family has been denied...

Former Tibetan Minister Tashi Wangdi Passes Away at 78

Former Tibetan minister and diplomat Tashi Wangdi, a key figure in exile leadership, passes away at 78 in Canada after decades of service to Tibet.

Obituary: Department of Information and International Relations Mourns The Demise of its Former Kalon Tashi Wangdi

Dharamshala: The Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) is deeply saddened by the passing of former Kalon (Minister) Kasur Tashi Wangdi, who departed this life at the age of 78 in Canada. Kasur Tashi Wangdi was a towering...

Czech Parliamentarians Reaffirm Strong Support for Tibetan Cause

Czech lawmakers reaffirm support for Tibet during Prague meeting with Representative Thinlay Chukki and call for global attention to Tibetan rights.

Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel Congratulates Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Election Victory

Dharamshala: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, congratulated the new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on his resounding victory and swearing-in to the esteemed office of Prime Minister of Canada. The Speaker wrote, “On behalf of the...

Indus Waters Treaty on ice: Will India's gamble trigger a cascade of regional tensions? | Opinion

India suspends the Indus Waters Treaty after a terrorist attack, raising legal, diplomatic, and geopolitical concerns across South Asia.</p>