Dagpo Rinpoche becomes first Tibetan honoured with France’s Legion of Honour
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 16: Venerable Dagpo Rinpoche, a prominent Tibetan Buddhist scholar and teacher, has been awarded France’s highest national order of merit, the Légion d’honneur (Legion of Honour), making him the first Tibetan ever to receive the prestigious distinction. According to the official decree published in the French government’s journal on July 13, […]
Former Tibet Party Chief Wu Yingjie sentenced to death in $47 million bribery case
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 16 : Wu Yingjie, the former Communist Party Secretary of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by a Beijing court on Wednesday after being found guilty of accepting over 343 million yuan (approximately USD 47.78 million) in bribes, according to Chinese state […]
Tibetan activist group urges FM Jaishankar to raise Tibet with Chinese leadership
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 16: As Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar met Chinese President Xi Jinping on July 15 and Foreign Minister Wang Yi a day earlier in Beijing, the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest Tibetan non-governmental organization in exile, issued an appeal urging India to raise the Tibet issue in all […]
U.S. Senate unanimously declares July 6 as ‘Day of Compassion’ to honor Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 16: The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Monday designating July 6, 2025, as a “Day of Compassion” to commemorate the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, aligning with the Central Tibetan Administration’s “Year of Compassion” to mark the Dalai Lama’s milestone birthday. The resolution reaffirms longstanding […]