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 ...

Nepalese artists, Tibetan film makers and Tibet supporters came together to protest the decision by the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival’s decision last month to programme a series of ...

Ahead of Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband’s visit to China, UK-based Tibetans and Tibet campaign groups have called on him to press Chinese officials on climate justice ...

Tibet Watch has received updates on mass demolitions carried out late last year at the Tibetan Buddhist community of Larung Gar. More than 1,000 monks and nuns are reported to have been expelled from ...

Nepal is likely to continue to come under pressure from its larger neighbours. Rishi Gupta, Assistant Director of the Asia Society Policy Institute, wrote on Friday: “While the government of Nepal may ...

For a second time, Tower Hamlets Council has unanimously voted against China’s plans for a super embassy in the London borough. After hearing from residents and the Metropolitan Police, and taking ...

Free Tibet’s research partner, Tibet Watch, has learned that Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk was detained last month on 20 October. The Yushu City Police Detention Centre released him last ...

We asked three Tibetan friends at Free Tibet and Tibet Watch to share their views on the importance of the Dalai Lama.

Video message from a Tibetan petitioner exposes illegal sand mining and absence of consultation with local Tibetans in China’s petition system. A Tibetan petitioner has appealed the central Chinese ...

Chinese authorities in Dzoge County in Ngaba have forcibly shut down the Buddhist primary school of Taktsang Lhamo Kirti Monastery. The closure took place last week between 1 and2 October. Authorities ...

On 12 July 2024, President Biden signed into law the historic Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act, commonly known as the Resolve Tibet Act. This landmark legislation builds on the ...

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 ...