By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 22 July: Tenzin Pemo, an Instagram and YouTube content creator known as Zoe Family, launched her first book today titled Where He Leads, I Follow – a memoir about raising her autistic son, Tenzin Dhamchoe – at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives here.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 21 July: A fresh demolition campaign at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in eastern Tibet has placed more than 1,000 monastic residences at risk, reviving concerns over a long-running effort by Chinese authorities to reduce the size of and tighten control over one of the world’s largest centres of Tibetan Buddhist learning.
By Khedroob Thondup
In 2023, His Holiness the Dalai Lama recognised the young boy in Mongolia as the 10th Bogd Jetsun Damba Khutuktu—the spiritual leader of Mongolian Buddhism, equivalent in stature to the Dalai Lama in Tibet. For Mongolians, this was a moment of profound religious continuity, affirming centuries of lineage that ties their national identity to Buddhism. Yet, ten years later, the reincarnation remains cloistered, unannounced, and largely hidden from public life. The reason is not spiritual hesitation but geopolitical coercion: China’s overwhelming influence has forced Mongolia into silence.
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By Khedroob Thondup
When Tibetans crossed into India in 1959, carrying little more than the clothes on their backs and the weight of exile, three forces bound us together: the leadership of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, our deep patriotism, and our unwavering desire to return to our homeland. These were not abstract ideals; they were lifelines. In the chaos of displacement, His Holiness became the moral compass, reminding us that exile was not the end of Tibet but the beginning of a new chapter in our struggle. Our patriotism was the glue that held together communities scattered across India, and our longing for home gave meaning to every sacrifice.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 19 July: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) has launched a worldwide chain hunger strike protest beginning today in Dharamsala, calling for concrete international action following the self-immolation and death of Tibetan independence activist Pawo Lobga Rangzen outside the United Nations headquarters in New York.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 17 July: China has taken another step toward shaping global artificial intelligence governance after 29 countries signed an agreement in Shanghai on Thursday establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (WAICO), an intergovernmental body headquartered in the Chinese financial hub.
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By Khedroob Thondup
The recent self‑immolation of a Tibetan activist in front of the United Nations headquarters was not just a tragic act of desperation; it was a searing reminder of a struggle the world had allowed to fade into the background. For years, Tibet has been a muted issue in global diplomacy—overshadowed by trade wars, climate summits, and the shifting balance of power in Asia. Yet in one horrifying instant, the flames outside the UN reignited international attention, forcing governments, media, and ordinary citizens to confront a question too long ignored: what does Tibet mean to the conscience of the world?
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 16 July: The demolition of a historic stone fortress in Tibet’s eastern Gyalrong region by Chinese authorities has drawn criticism from Tibetans, who say it has heightened concerns over the preservation of Tibetan cultural heritage just days after China’s “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress” came into force.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 16 July: European lawmakers have intensified their opposition to China’s “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress”, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said in a report on 10 July, with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), European Union officials and national parliamentarians warning that the legislation threatens the cultural, religious and linguistic rights of Tibetans and other affected communities.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 15 July: Members of the Students for a Free Tibet (SFT)-Itanagar chapter in Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian border state claimed by China as part of “South Tibet” held a candlelight vigil on Monday to honour Tibetan independence activist Pawo (Martyr) Lobga Rangzen, whose self-immolation outside the United Nations headquarters in New York coincided with the implementation of China’s “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress”.
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