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Release Panchen Lama and end control over Tibetan Buddhism: HRW to China

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 15: The New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has renewed calls on for the immediate release of the 11th Panchen...

Book highlighting works of exile Tibetan women writers launched

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 15: Tibetan writer and researcher Kunsang Dolma launched her latest book, Exile Women and Literature, at the Library of Tibetan Works and...

Tibetan-Origin Mayor Aftab Karma Pureval poised for re-election in Cincinnati, USA

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 14: Aftab Karma Singh Pureval, the Tibetan-Indian-origin mayor of Cincinnati, is widely seen as the frontrunner in the city’s upcoming general election...

India slams China’s renaming of 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh as “vain and preposterous”

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 14: India has strongly rejected China’s latest attempt to unilaterally rename 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh, calling it a “vain and...

Tibetan activists condemn Hong Kong police over arrest of exiled pro-democracy activist’s family

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 13: Tibetan activist group Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) has strongly condemned the Hong Kong authorities for the arrest of...

5.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet’s Shigaste

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 12: A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Shigatse, in Southern Tibet early Monday morning, according to the China Earthquake Administration (CEA). The...

Mother of late Tulku Hungkar Dorje dies consumed with grief

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 12: Dugkar Dolma, the mother of the late Tulku Hungkar Dorje, passed away on May 6 at around 5 p.m. local...

HRW urges Pope Leo XIV to rethink China-Vatican deal amid ongoing religious repression

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 12: International rights Watch dog Human Rights Watch has called on newly elected Pope Leo XIV to urgently review the...

Ilham Tohti on Tibetan Struggle

Translated by J. T. Nubkhang Right now, even though life is very hard for Uyghurs and we receive less support compared to Tibetans, still I...

European Parliament passes resolution on violations of religious freedom in Tibet

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 9, 2025 – The European Parliament has adopted a resolution denouncing China’s ongoing violations of religious freedom and human rights in...

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