Tibetan Buddhist Leader Missing for 8 Months has Died, Sources Say
April 5, 2025Inside Tibet, people mourn the unexplained death of Tulku Hungkar Dorje, a renowned abbot and educator. –By Tenzin Pema and Tenzin Tenkyong for RFA Tibetan Chinese officials have confirmed the death of an influential Tibetan Buddhist leader who went missing eight months ago shortly after he publicly called for the preservation read more →
66 Years After Dalai Lama Fled Tibet, his Hopes for Return Fade
March 19, 2025The spiritual leader, who escaped from Lhasa on March 17, 1959, has written a new book in which is he is unapologetically candid about the Chinese leadership. -By Mayank Chhaya for Scroll.in There was a time not too long ago when Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was optimistic about read more →
China’s 2025 Two Sessions show Tibetans are testing ground for a new CCP “ethnic unity” policy
March 19, 2025-by International Campaign for Tibet This year’s annual political meetings in Beijing, popularly known as the Two Sessions, saw indication of not only continued clampdown of Tibetan identity in the coming period, but also that Tibetans are currently being used as the testing ground for broader policy of assimilation of read more →
Dalai Lama Says His Successor to be Born Outside China
March 12, 2025-By Krishna N. Das The Dalai Lama’s successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of the Himalayan region he fled more than six decades ago. Tibetans worldwide want the institution read more →
Gyalo Thondup Obituary
March 9, 2025Brother of the Dalai Lama and envoy who led talks on the exiled leader’s possible return to Tibet with the Chinese government. -by The Guardians The life of Gyalo Thondup, who has died aged 97, was transformed after one of his younger brothers, Lhamo Thondup, was identified by senior Tibetan read more →
Two Senior Tibetan Officials from Yunnan Dismissed from CCP
February 26, 2025-by International Campaign for Tibet China announced on Feb 23, 2025 that it had expelled two former senior Tibetan officials from Yunnan from the Communist Party after being investigated for “serious violations of discipline and law.” This is the usual vague charge that China levels against everyone subjected to investigations. read more →
Cascading Effects: Will China’s New Dam Create A Himalayan Rift?
February 22, 2025Chinese hydroelectric power plans in Tibet threaten to destabilize the Himalayan region’s ecology and politics. -By Jagannath Panda and Mrittika Guha Sarkar (Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs) In mid-December, China marked the thirtieth anniversary of the official inauguration of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River, the world’s read more →
Centre Provides Z-category Security to Dalai Lama after Threat Assessment
February 22, 2025The central government has granted Z-category security to the Dalai Lama following a recent threat analysis report by the Intelligence Bureau, ANI reported. Previously managed by the Himachal Pradesh Police alongside other agencies, the Tibetan spiritual leader’s security will now be overseen by the CRPF, ensuring a more coordinated and read more →
Kasur Gyalo Thondup (1928-2025)
February 11, 2025-by International campaign for Tibet Kasur Gyalo Thondup, one of the prime figures in modern Tibetan history and the second eldest brother of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, passed away today at his home in Kalimpong, India. He was 97 years old. Born in Taktser, in eastern Tibet, the same read more →
Earthquakes in Tibet: A Man-made Disaster, Not Natural Calamities
January 28, 2025Scientists say human activities, including mining and massive dam building, cause earthquakes in Tibet, compounding the impact on billions of people downstream. -by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya A recent earthquake has suddenly brought Tibet back to the media’s attention after a long hiatus of Chinese shutdown and information blockade. The quake claimed many lives, although read more →