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Vigil, prayer and protest demand probe into death of Tibetan Buddhist leader

Tibetan activists scuffle with police at the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, devotees held vigil in Dharamsala

Jaw fossil backs theory of ancient humans’ range

TROPICAL DENISOVAN? A mandible dredged up from the seafloor near Penghu is the first fossil evidence of a theory that ancient Denisovans had reached Oceania

Archaic human species Denisovans inhabited ancient Taiwan: Museum

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) Denisovans, an extinct species of archaic human, once inhabited ancient Taiwan, according to the National Museum of Natural Science (NMNS) on Friday.

Bangladesh’s Yunus Turns To China: A Desperate Diplomatic Gamble? – Analysis

By Anand Kumar The visit of Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus, to China from 26 March to 29 March 2025 marks a significant diplomatic shift. Traditionally, the leaders of South Asian nations—except for Pakistan—prefer to prioritise India for their...

Joint Statement on Passing of Tulku Rigzin Hungkar Dorje

We, the undersigned Tibet organisations, express our profound concern regarding the sudden death of 56-year old Tulku Rigzin Hungkar Dorje, the Abbot of Lung Ngon Monastery in Gade County, Golog, Amdo, Tibet [CH: Gande County, Guoluo Prefecture, Qinghai Province] while in detention in Vietnam in late March 2025. We note with alarm the lack of clarity around both the circumstances and exact cause of his death.

China/Vietnam: Suspicious Death of Tibetan High Lama

(Taipei) – The Vietnamese government should investigate the death under suspicious circumstances of a senior Tibetan lama, Humkar Dorje Rinpoche, in Ho Chi Minh City on March...

Tibetan exile govt seeks probe into death of Tibetan Buddhist abbot in Vietnam

Sources inside Tibet tell RFA that Tulku Hungkar Dorje’s monastery is prohibited from holding memorial services.

Joint Statement: Urgent Call for Independent Investigation into Death in Custody of Tibetan Abbot Tulku Rigzin Hungkar Dorje

We, the undersigned Tibet organisations, express our profound concern regarding the sudden death of 56-year old Tulku Rigzin Hungkar Dorje, the Abbot of Lung Ngon Monastery in Gade County, Golog, Amdo, Tibet [CH: Gande County, Guoluo Prefecture, Qinghai Province] while in detention in Vietnam in late March 2025. We note with alarm the lack of clarity around both the circumstances and exact cause of his death.

‘It is about all of humankind’: Ukrainian violinist Valentina Goncharova on her cosmic call to compose

Born in Kyiv, trained in a Soviet conservatory and inspired in a Mongolian temple, the experimental musician describes the impulse that led to her first original album in 30 yearsOn 7 October 2023, Kyiv-born, Tallinn-based violinist and electronic musician...

Humkar Dorje Rinpoche: Leading Tibetan Lama “Disappeared” and Possibly Killed

The abbot of Longen Monastery and principal of a large vocational school closed by the government in 2021 got in trouble after his cold welcome to the false Panchen Lama. The post Humkar Dorje Rinpoche: Leading Tibetan Lama “Disappeared”...

RFA radio transmissions to China, Tibet halted

Relay stations owned or leased by US government no longer carrying Radio Free Asia broadcasts

Netizens demand China reinstate Tibetan language use in schools

Beijing claims Tibetans have right to use their own language but reality shows widespread suppression

Tibetan Buddhist leader missing for 8 months has died, monastery confirms

Inside Tibet, people mourn the unexplained death of Tulku Hungkar Dorje, a renowned abbot and educator.

China deploys army veterans for military, political training in Tibetan schools

Tibetan children as young as 6 are subjected to military training; political and patriotic education

Foreign bloggers help China spread propaganda, analysis finds

Foreign bloggers who praise China rapidly gain popularity and millions of followers on Chinese social media platforms. VOA examined the facts and spoke with experts to shed light on the government’s efforts behind the phenomenon. "It is a long-standing...

China’s National Park Project on the Tibetan Plateau

February 11, 2025: Asia Freedom Institute released a report entited China’s National Park Project on The Tibetan Plateau: Conservation or Assimilation? What China Can Learn From Other Countries. The statement accompanying the report said “China’s efforts to protect the landscape,...