Brussels, 24 July 2025: At the 25th EU-China Summit held in Beijing on 24 July 2025, the European Union reiterated its deep concerns about the human rights situation in Tibet. The Summit, which marked the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the EU and China, saw the participation (...)
Dharamshala: On 23 July 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people, extended his warm congratulations to Kyabje Dagpo Rinpoche for being awarded France’s highest national distinction, the Légion d’Honneur. In his congratulatory letter, (...)
Dharamshala: Parliamentarians Dorjee Tseten and Geshe Atong Rinchen Gyaltsen successfully concluded their periodic visit to Bylakuppe’s Lugsam settlement in South India. On July 19, they visited Tibetan Children’s Village school where they gave speeches and interacted with its students, teachers, (...)
By South Asia bureau chief Meghna Bali and Som Patidar in McLeodganj, India When Lhagyari Namgyal Dolkar recalls her father’s years in a Chinese prison, she speaks not just of his suffering but of his unshakable faith. Faith in the dream of a free Tibet, and in the man who embodied it. “For every (...)
There has been speculation over the succession plan for the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader. -by Aljazeera The Dalai Lama has said that he hopes to live for another 40 years until he is 130 years old, on the eve of his 90th birthday, days after he sought to assuage rife speculation over his (...)
Poanta: On 23 July 2025, the Ghoton Committee members of Paonta Cholsum Tibetan Settlement organised a religious event as part of the ongoing lifelong celebration of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday. The event was devoted to honouring the life, legacy, and enlightened deeds of (...)
–dalailama.com Zanskar, Ladakh: In bright sunshine under blue skies this morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Karsha Phodrang to drive down to the Duzin Phodrang, which refers to the ground where he gave the Kalachakra Empowerment in July 1988. He was seen off by drummers at the gate and (...)
by Rachel Hagan, BBC News Thousands of Tibetan Buddhists streamed into India’s Himalayan town of Dharamshala on Sunday to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama. Ferocious monsoon rains did not dampen the spirits as the Tibetan spiritual leader appeared in traditional robes and a flowing (...)
By Simone McCarthy and Tenzin Dharpo, CNN Dharamshala, India/Hong KongCNN — The Dalai Lama has announced that he will have a successor after his death, continuing a centuries-old tradition that has become a flashpoint in the struggle with China’s Communist Party over Tibet’s future. Tibetan (...)
By NDTV Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has said the next Dalai Lama will be from a free and democratic country and definitely not from China. He, however, said the process of selecting the next Dalai Lama starts only after an incumbent passes away and hoped and prayed the 14th (...)