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 Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, and his family, marking the 30th anniversary of their enforced disappearance by Chinese authorities on May 17, 1995. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, recognised by the Tibetan spiritual […]
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 Archives (LTWA) in Dharamshala on Wednesday. Funded by the Washington-based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), the book marks an important contribution to the underrepresented field of Tibetan women’s […]
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 in November after securing a lead in the May 6 mayoral primary election. Pureval, a Democrat and the city’s first Asian-American mayor, is expected to face Republican challenger Cory Bowman, […]
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 preposterous” move that holds no legitimacy. The newly released list by China includes 15 mountains, five residential areas, four mountain passes, two rivers, and one lake, marking the fifth such […]
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 the father and detention of the brother of exiled pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok, an outspoken ally of the Tibetan freedom movement. On April 30, Hong Kong police arrested 68-year-old Kwok […]
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 tremor occurred at 5:11 a.m. local time at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). Emergency response teams have been dispatched to the affected area, and no casualties have […]
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 time at her residence near Lungngon Monastery in Golog, Amdo, in eastern Tibet. She was 85, according to a report by the Dharamshala-based Tibetan news outlet Tibet Times. A reliable Tibetan […]
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 Vatican’s 2018 agreement with China that allows the Chinese government to nominate bishops for the state-sanctioned Catholic Church, citing continued persecution of underground clergy and concerns over religious freedom. In […]
Ilham Tohti on Tibetan Struggle
Translated by J. T. Nubkhang [This is a work of translation of an interview by Beijing based Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser with Iham Tohti on 5th September 2009, a few days before he was accused by the government of China of secession and the 12th tribunal of Urumqi city Interim Court sentenced him to life imprisonment and […]
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 Tibet, marking a rebuke against escalating repression under Chinese President Xi Jinping’s leadership. Passed on Thursday during a plenary session in Brussels, the resolution (2025/2692(RSP) was supported by 478 Members of European […]