Prague declaration reaffirms Tibetans’ right to choose next Dalai Lama without state interference

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 27: The Prague Declaration on Freedom of Religion or Belief 2025 has explicitly reaffirmed the Tibetan Buddhist community’s inherent right to select the successor of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama without any form of state interference, according to tibet.net, the official news portal of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).

The declaration unequivocally reaffirmed that the right to freedom of religion or belief includes the Tibetan Buddhist community’s authority to determine the next...

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