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66 Years After Dalai Lama Fled Tibet, his Hopes for Return Fade
The 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
-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
-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
Brother 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
-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?
Chinese 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
The 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)
-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
Scientists 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 →
Dalai Lama’s new book offers insights into decades-long dealings with China
The book, Voice for the Voiceless: Over Seven Decades of Struggle With China For My Land and My People, releases on March 11. -by Hindustan Times Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama, who turns 90 this July, will be releasing a new book in March that offers insights into read more →
Inside the Secret, Dangerous Journey to Flee Tibet
For decades, tens of thousands of Tibetans — primarily children — have left their homelands never to return again. -by Lobsang Gelek for RFA Investigative Norbu was only 17 the first time he helped smuggle Tibetans out of Tibet. One cog in a well-oiled machine, Norbu — who is being read more →
China’s $137bn Tibet dam plan triggers backlash: 5 things to know
Plans for world’s biggest hydropower project stoke environmental, security fears. -Kiran Sharma China’s move to build a $137 billion hydropower project in Tibet – which will be the world’s largest – has triggered environmental and security concerns in India, at a time when frosty ties between the neighbors appear to read more →
What’s in a Name? Tibet, Xizang, and the Politics of Erasure
Museums are guardians of historical narratives and play inherently political roles in shaping perceptions across time and space. -by Inkstick Media While visiting the Silk Roads exhibit at the British Museum, a seemingly minor detail caught my eye. On one of the plaques about Tibet, the word “Xizang” was also read more →
Tibet Earthquake a Warning by Nature to China, Says Sikyong Penpa Tsering
On Wednesday, the Tibetan residents and sympathisers in Dharamshala gathered at the Tsuglakhang temple to observe a prayer service to express their support and solidarity for the tragic loss of over a hundred lives and the many others who were injured in Tibet due to the earthquake on Tuesday. -by read more →
The Tibet Support Group Expresses its Condolences to the Victims of the Shigatse Earthquake
PRESS RELEASE The Tibet support group of the Riigikogu expresses its deepest condolences to all those affected by the earthquake that shook the town of Šigatse in Tibet on Tuesday morning. According to the initial official reports, at least 126 people were killed, nearly 200 were injured and thousands lost read more →