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Head of Tibetan monastery in critical condition after torture following anti-dam protest

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 23: The head of a prominent Tibetan monastery is in critical condition in a hospital in Chengdu after being tortured during detention...

Dalai Lama to visit Ladakh in July following 90th birthday celebrations

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 23: The office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has officially confirmed the Tibetan spiritual leader's visit to Leh, Union Territory...

Chinese ‘super-embassy’ in London set for approval despite espionage and rights concerns

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 23: A highly controversial Chinese “super-embassy” near the historic Tower of London is set to receive ministerial approval within weeks, despite...

Kailash Mansarovar yatra resumes for Indian pilgrims after five-year hiatus

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 21:  A group of 39 Indian pilgrims crossed into Tibet on Friday, marking the long-awaited resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra after...

50 Sambhota Tibetan School teachers secures permanent placement following evaluation

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 20: In a significant development for Tibetan education in exile, 50 contractual teachers of the Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society (STSS) have...

Dalai Lama extends warm wishes to President Droupadi Murmu on her 67th birthday

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 19: The exiled spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Thursday extended heartfelt birthday wishes to the President of India,...

China ramps up security in Amdo ahead of Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 19: As the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama nears his 90th birthday, China has intensified its political messaging and...

China sentences two Tibetan monastic leaders for protesting against dam construction in Kham Dege

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 18: Chinese authorities have sentenced two senior Tibetan monastic leaders, abbot Sherab and administrator Gonpo of Yena Monastery to four and...

UN rights chief urges China to address rights abuses in Tibet, East Turkestan, and Hong Kong at UNHRC 59

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 18: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk delivered a wide-ranging and urgent global update, highlighting serious and ongoing...

U.S. Senators introduce bipartisan resolution honouring Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday and supporting Tibet

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 18: U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and Todd Young (R-Indiana) on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan resolution to honour the upcoming 90th...

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