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China launches mega-dam on Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet amid environmental concerns

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 19: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday officially launched construction of a massive hydroelectric dam project on the lower reaches of...

China bans Kirti Rinpoche’s photograph from his monastery in Ngaba, Amdo

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 19: Chinese authorities have banned the photographs of a well-known exile-based Tibetan religious leader, the 11th Kirti Rinpoche, Lobsang Tenzin Jigme...

India should support Dalai Lama chosen by Tibetans, says former NSA Shivshankar Menon

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 18: Former National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon has stated that India should recognise and engage with the Dalai Lama chosen by...

Massachusetts honours Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday with historic tributes at State House

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 18: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, US, honoured the Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, on the occasion of his 90th birthday...

Tightened security, intimidation in Tibet mark Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 17: As the global Tibetan community joyously marked the nongenerian Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday on July 6,...

“Human rights are swept under carpet for economic gain”, says CTA President amid Australian PM’s China visit

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 17: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), known also as the Tibetan government in exile, Penpa Tsering, has strongly...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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