By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 17 June: Wu Yingjie, China’s former party head of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region(TAR) in occupied Tibet, has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by a Chinese court in a bribery case totalling more than 343 million yuan ($47.8 million)
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DHARAMSALA, 16 July: Exactly 8 days after the Dalai Lama turned 90, the US Senate on Monday passed a unanimous resolution to celebrate 6 July 2025 as a Day of Compassion.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 14 July: A week after the historic 90th birthday celebration of the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet at his official exile residence in Dharamsala, India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar today called for “continued normalisation of ties” between India and China during his meeting with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA 2 June: Days ahead of his 90th birthday celebration, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet has officially affirmed that there will be a 15th Dalai Lama. He unequivocally stated that the responsibility for recognising his future reincarnation lies exclusively with the Gaden Phodrang Trust, the private office of the Dalai Lama, and made it clear that no other party holds any authority in this matter, reaffirming the position he outlined in a statement on his reincarnation dating back to 2011.
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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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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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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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.
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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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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