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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 Légion d’honneur (Legion of Honour), making him the first Tibetan ever to receive 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 with a two-year reprieve by a Beijing court on Wednesday after being found guilty...

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 Yi a day earlier in Beijing, the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest Tibetan...

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 the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, aligning with the Central...

Dalai Lama begins public engagement in Ladakh, urges preservation of Buddhism

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 15: The foremost Buddhist leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama who reached Ladakh earlier last week has begun public engagement as he granted his first public audience on Tuesday. At his residence in Shiwatsel, Leh,...

More Indian lawmakers rally behind call to rename ‘Indo-China Border’ to ‘Indo-Tibet Border’

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 15: Two senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarians, Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar from Odisha and Sikkim Lok Sabha MP Dorjee Tshering Lepcha, have publicly backed Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu’s recent assertion that India shares...

Activists mark 10 years since Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s death, demand justice and accountability

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMASHALA, July 14: A coalition of 146 Global Tibet Support Groups released a joint statement commemorating the 10th anniversary of the death in Chinese custody of Tibetan Buddhist leader, educator, and environmentalist Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche. The statement...

Photo tribute marking Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday concludes in New Delhi

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA July, 14: As the world celebrates the 90th birth anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, veteran journalist, Tibetologist, and photographer Vijay Kranti has paid a personal and visual tribute to the Tibetan spiritual leader through a...

Scholars, religious leaders commemorates Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday at global Buddhist conference in New Delhi

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 14: Scholars, religious leaders, and researchers from across the globe convened in New Delhi on Sunday to honor the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and to explore the lasting significance of...

CTA President urges Australian PM to seek access to Tibet, highlights key issues during official visit

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 14: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering, began his second official visit to Australia with a series of significant engagements and public addresses in Sydney and Nowra, spanning from July 9...