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A free world: Dalai Lama’s birthday wish; Tibetans gather in Dharamshala amid uncertain future
by Pheroze L. Vincent, Telegraph The skies have opened in torrents across the Dhauladhar range ahead of the Dalai Lama’s much-reckoned 90th birthday; the air remains mum on what’s to come. Who’s to be his pick as successor, spiritual and temporal head of the Tibetan Buddhists? Is a naming even read more →
Dalai Lama announces clear succession plan
-By Geeta Pandey, BBC News, Delhi and Samira Hussain, BBC News, Dharamshala The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, says he will have a successor after his death, putting to rest all speculation over whether the 600-year-old institution will end with him. “I am affirming that the institution will read more →
Merkley, Young Honor Dalai Lama with Bipartisan Resolution
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Indiana’s U.S. Senator Todd Young announced today that they introduced a bipartisan resolution in recognition of the Dalai Lama’s upcoming 90th birthday and to express support for the Tibetan people. “The people of Tibet have an inalienable right to self-determination, and our read more →
Press Release: McCaul, McGovern Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Commemorating His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday as “A Day of Compassion”
Press Release WASHINGTON: Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs — introduced a resolution alongside Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) designating July 6th, 2025, as “A Day of Compassion” in honor of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday. “Despite having faced persecution, read more →
The Dalai Lama’s Moral Compass: Clarity without malice, resistance without rage
Amidst global violence and suffering, the Dalai Lama’s teachings offer a path to navigate cruelty without succumbing to it. He emphasises compassion, understanding interdependence, and recognising the shared human experience of pain. By opposing injustice without mirroring it and cultivating inner peace, we resist dehumanisation and foster a more compassionate read more →
As the Dalai Lama Turns 90, His Exiled Nation Faces a Moment of Truth
The Tibetan spiritual leader has vowed to reveal a succession plan when his birthday is celebrated on July 6. He may get creative to thwart Chinese interference. -By Mujib Mashal and Hari kumar, The New York Times Over the nearly seven decades since the Dalai Lama led his flock of read more →
A 90th Birthday Present for the Dalai Lama
Congress can reaffirm the principle that his successor must be chosen by Tibetans. –By Tunku Varadarajan, The Wall Street Journal, 12 June 2025 Is there a man more constant and faithful to his cause and his people than Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama? He will turn 90 on July 6. read more →
China Hand In Sale Of Crucial Tibet Papers To Online Bidder?
Sir Basil Gould’s private archive is said to include documents written by him that proves Tibet’s “de facto independence in both internal and external affairs”. –by Anukriti, StratNews Global A mysterious online bidder paid nearly $19,000 for the private papers of Sir Basil Gould, formerly of the Indian Civil read more →
CTA Minister Dolma Gyari Honoured with 2025 IFCSS Spirit of Freedom Award
-By Phayul, 11 June 2025 The Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS) has announced Dolma Gyari as the recipient of the 2025 “Spirit of Freedom Award,” recognizing her contributions to the Tibetan struggle and democratic development in exile. Currently serving as the Security Minister in the 16th Kashag read more →
‘Akin to a Caged Bird’: How China Restricts Tibetans’ Freedom of Movement
Beijing’s discriminatory passport policies are part of a systematic effort to control Tibetan spiritual and cultural identity through mobility restrictions. – By Tenzin Dalha For centuries, pilgrimages have formed the spiritual backbone of Tibetan Buddhist culture. These sacred journeys to holy sites within and outside Tibet are more than religious read more →
Report to Congress on Access to Tibetan Areas – Section 4 of the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note)
–The U.S Department of State Report: Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 29 May 2025 Executive Summary Section 4 of the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018 (8 U.S.C. 1182 note) requires the Department of State to provide an annual report to Congress regarding the level of access read more →
Tibet: If You Are a Dissident, We Will Cut Your Electricity and Water
Then, if you protest, the Chinese will arrest you. This is what happened to Kelsang, a 42-year-old man from Dêngqên County. -By Lopsang Gurung China appears to have retaliated once again against a Tibetan dissident. First, his home was denied electricity and water. Now, he has been detained, as his family read more →
Xizang, Not Tibet: What Explains China’s Nomenclature Of Convenience
Beijing wants the world to know and remember Tibet in a way that serves its interests. It doesn’t seem to mind the amount of time the campaign takes -By Tenzin Chemey for StratNews Global, 5 May 2025 White Papers on Tibet published by the State Council Information Office of the read more →
Tibet Support Group: The circumstances of the death of a high Tibetan religious leader need a transparent investigation
The Tibet Support Group of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) expresses concern over the arrest and death of a Tibetan high religious leader. Press Release “We are deeply concerned about the reports of the arrest of high Tibetan religious leader Tulku Rigzin Hungkar Dorje on 25 March 2025 at a hotel read more →
Peppa Pig, children’s animated series, now in Tibetan language
Tibetan version of the British cartoon series promotes language learning and is a “heartfelt offering” to the Dalai Lama, who turns 90 later this year. -By Radio Free Asia Tibetan Peppa Pig – the beloved character in the children’s animated series – now speaks Tibetan. U.S.-based non-profit Tibet Fund on read more →