Chinese police authorities tortured a young Tibetan Buddhist monk so severely that he died in custody before returning his body to his monastery and ordering the monks not to disclose information ...
The statement follows the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday in July, and further calls on the Chinese government to provide updates on Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama. Five UN experts and working ...
“From a legal standpoint, Tibet has to this day not lost its statehood. It is an independent state under illegal occupation.” – Michael van Walt, lawyer and professor at the Institute for Advanced ...
China’s policy of constructing mega dams on Tibet’s rivers and extracting its resources risks social and environmental catastrophe in Tibet and throughout Asia. This is according to a new report ...
The head of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery is in critical condition after his imprisonment following peaceful protests against the construction of a major hydropower dam in Derge (Dege), Tibet. Gonpo ...
Tibet Watch has learned of the demolition of a third large Buddhist statue in Drago County. In November 2021, Chinese authorities of Drago County demolished a statue of eighth-century Indian Tantric ...
Zhang Yadi, from Changsha, Hunan, had been studying in France and was awarded a scholarship for a Master’s in Anthropology at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London, ...
NEW YORK CITY – On 2 July 2026 at 5:49pm EDT 52 year-old Lobsang Palden, widely known as Lobga Rangzen, self-immolated in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, USA. He later ...
Years of advocacy and human rights monitoring paid off at the United Nations today as a record number of countries confronted the Chinese government over its policies in Tibet. The setting was China’s ...
This week saw a well-attended event in parliament, co-organised by Free Tibet’s research partner Tibet Watch and the organisation China Watch. Fiona Bruce, Conservative MP for Congleton, hosted the ...
On 2 July 2025, a statement released by the Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama confirmed that the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue into the future. It further reaffirmed that the ...
The 14th Dalai Lama has released a new book in which he addresses some of the key challenges facing his occupied country Tibet, including the matter of his succession. The book, Voice of the Voiceless ...