His Holiness The Dalai Lama – Embodiment of peace
His Holiness The Dalai Lama – Embodiment of peace
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On UN Torture Victims Day, TCHRD Says: Systematic Torture Continues in Tibet Despite China’s Claims
DHARAMSALA, 26 June: On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) stated that “Torture in Tibet is not just a method of punishment; it is a deliberate approach to undermine Tibetan identity, silence dissent, and instil fear across society.”
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Tibetan Monastery Leader in Critical Condition After Torture in Chinese Prison
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA 24 June: The head of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery is now in critical condition after being imprisoned and brutally tortured by Chinese authorities following a peaceful protest last year against the construction of a mega hydropower dam in Derge County, in occupied Tibet.
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CTA President Launches Ghoton’s Special Bilingual websites
Days before the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday celebration, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Penpa Tsering unveiled bilingual (Tibetan and English) websites: www.ghoton.net and www.hhthedalailama90.net. The Tibetan spiritual leader will reach this milestone on 6 July 2025, and the CTA is observing the entire year as the ‘Year of Compassion’ in honour of the Dalai Lama’s ‘90th birthday.’
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Bipartisan US Congressional Resolution Proposes ‘Day of Compassion’ to Mark Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 17 June: As His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama approaches his 90th birthday, a wave of support is building in the US Congress, with a new bipartisan resolution introduced to honour the Tibetan spiritual leader on Monday.
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EU Demands China End Interference in Religious Leader Selection, Including Dalai Lama
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 16 June: Amid growing international pressure on China over its interference in the succession plan for the next Dalai Lama, the European Union has strongly criticised Beijing for violating religious freedom and exerting state control over the selection of religious leaders during the 40th EU-China Human Rights Dialogue.
Tibet Coalition Urges G7 to Stop China’s Interference in Reincarnation, Human Rights Violations
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 13 June: Ahead of the upcoming G7 summit in Canada, a coalition of over 147 Tibet-related rights groups has urged the G7 governments to call for an end to China’s interference in the selection of the next Dalai lama and other Tibetan Buddhist leaders.
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Through Her Mother’s Ears: Tsering Wangmo Dhompa on Exile, Memory and Tibetan Stories
A trailblazer whose writing spans fluidly between poetry and prose, nonfiction and memoir, Tsering Wangmo Dhompa needs no introduction.
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China violates own prison rules to block family, lawyer visits to Dorjee Tashi for fifth consecutive year, Tibet Watch reports
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 10 June: Chinese prison authorities in occupied Tibet continue to deny family visits to imprisoned Tibetan businessman and philanthropist Dorjee Tashi, with the last recorded visit having taken place in 2019. According to a report by Tibet Watch, the research wing of the London-based advocacy group Free Tibet, the continued restrictions have heightened concerns for his well-being, especially given his documented history of severe torture while in custody.
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Kanwal Krishna’s 1940 Dalai Lama Enthronement Portrait Sells for a Record £152,800 in London
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 6 June: The historic enthronement portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet in 1940 by distinguished Indian artist Kanwal Krishna was sold for £152,800 at the sale of “The Collection and Archive of Sir Basil Gould” in London on 5 June.