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Tibetans demand justice for Tulku Hungkar amid fears of cover-up and imminent cremation in Vietnam
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April, 19: Five major Tibetan NGOs led protests in Dharamshala on Friday, demanding justice for Tibetan Buddhist leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje, who died under suspicious circumstances while in custody of Chinese and Vietnamese authorities in Ho Chi...
China hosts foreign Buddhist delegation amid renewed push to assert control Over Dalai Lama’s reincarnation
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 19: In a calculated move to bolster its narrative on the reincarnation of the exiled spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalia Lama, China recently hosted a delegation of more than 20 Buddhist leaders and religious...
China to expand digital surveillance in Tibet with state firm Meiya Pico
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April, 17: Chinese state-owned digital forensics and cybersecurity firm Meiya Pico will provide advanced cyber operations training and digital forensic laboratory facilities to the Tibet Police College in Lhasa, according to a new report released on Wednesday...
Tulku Hungkar Dorje’s body to be handed over, cremation directed to take place in Vietnam
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 17: The remains of Tulku Hungkar Dorje, a revered Tibetan Buddhist leader and abbot of Lungngon Monastery in Gade County, Golok, who died in Chinese custody while in Vietnam, will be handed over to representatives...
Dutch Parliament passes three resolutions on Tibet and Dalai Lama
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 16: The Dutch House of Representatives on Tuesday passed three key resolutions addressing China’s gross human rights violations in Tibet and rejecting Chinese interference in the reincarnation of the exiled spiritual leader His Holiness the...
Samten Choedon sworn in as new member of 17th TPiE
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 16: Former member of parliament Samten Choedon was officially sworn in as the newest member of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) from the Utsang constituency, on Wednesday following the resignation of fellow U-Tsang MP Dawa...
LTWA celebrates 25 years of the ‘Science for Monks and Nuns’
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 16: The foremost repository and purveyor of Tibetan literary works in exile, the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives based here, celebrated its 25th anniversary of its Science for Monks and Nun ’ programme at...
Ragya Gangjong school to reopen for vocational courses but Tibetan language curriculum banned
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 16: Ragya Gangjong Sherig Norbu Lobling, a prominent Tibetan educational institute in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Amdo (Ch. Qinghai Province), has been granted conditional permission to resume operations, nearly a year after its forced closure by...
China intensifies digital surveillance, arrests in Tibet: HRW report
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 14: Chinese authorities have arrested dozens of Tibetans since 2021 for phone and internet-related offences that appear politically motivated, according to a new report released Sunday by US-based rights group Human Rights Watch. The monitoring group documented more...
China imposes visa curbs on US officials over Tibet in a retaliatory move
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 14: China announced visa restrictions on “US personnel who have acted egregiously” on Tibet-related issues on Monday, escalating diplomatic tensions in direct response to similar measures imposed by Washington two weeks ago. “Tibet-related affairs are purely...















