By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA,  4 Sept: Tulku Palden Wangyal, the Head Lama of Choegyal Monasteries in Gonjo in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham, has died in Chinese custody after prolonged torture.

Tulku Palden Wangyal, Head Lama of Choegyal Monasteries in Gonjo, died in custody after years of detention and torture, sources report, sparking grief in Tibet.

Dharamshala: On 3rd September 2025, Japanese Parliamentarian Wada Yuichiro visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, where he met with Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang. The lawmaker presented the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker with a copy...

Tulku Palden Wangyal, Head Lama of several Choegyal Monasteries, died in Chinese custody at 53 after years of imprisonment and mistreatment. The Central Tibetan Administration condemned his death as part of Beijing's suppression of Tibetan religious leaders and called...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 4: In yet another case of death in detention, prominent Tibetan religious leader Tulku Palden Wangyal, also known as Chogyal Tulku, died in a Chinese prison on July 19 following years of imprisonment and reported torture,...

A landslide in Kullu's Akhada Bazaar killed one and injured three, with six feared trapped. Rescue efforts are hampered by continuous heavy rainfall.

Dharamshala: Tulku Palden Wangyal, the Head Lama of the Choegyal Monasteries in Botoed (འབོ་སྟོད་གྲོང་), Gardhab (སྒར་འདབ་གྲོང་), Ngyagle (ཉག་ལེ་གྲོང་), and Shungkor (གཞུང་སྐོར་གྲོང་) villages of Gonjo (Ch: Gongjiue) County, passed away in prison at the age of 53 after prolonged detention,...

Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh damaged Tibetan settlements in Kullu and Manali, affecting dozens of homes. CTA allocated relief funds and no casualties were reported.

US senators urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to quickly appoint a Tibet Coordinator, citing China’s repressive policies and the need to defend Tibetan rights.

At Australia’s 13th Tibet Lobby Day, Tibetans urged MPs to support the Dalai Lama’s right to choose his reincarnation and raised concerns over China’s repression.