The 14th Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and the Tibetan people. In the past, Dalai Lamas have also served as the political leaders of Tibet. The current Dalai Lama was exiled ...

Tibetans and Tibet groups today urged UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to use her visit to China to raise human rights in Tibet, and “ensure that trade and access to Chinese markets do not ...

A Tibetan village leader has died after six months in detention, Tibet Watch has learned. Gonpo Namgyal died shortly after his release last month. Sources state that his body showed signs of torture.

Rachung Gendun was released on 16 November in poor health and is currently undergoing medical treatment at Huaxi hospital in Chengdu, Tibet Watch can confirm. Rachung was arrested on 1 April 2021 at ...

Tibet is located to the southwest of China, also bordering India, Nepal, Myanmar (Burma) and Bhutan. Tibet’s three original provinces are U-Tsang, Kham and Amdo. The people in these regions all ...

The Chinese government has a plan for Tibet’s children: if it gets its own way, the next generation will grow up loyal to the CCP, and strangers to Tibet. Thousands of Tibetans in Tibet are being ...

In recent years, China’s exploitation of Tibet’s natural resources has gathered pace significantly. Tibetans have no power to protect their own land and must watch the economic benefits of its ...

“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 ...

Pristine mountains, rolling pastures, spectacular glaciers and mighty rivers. All are located on the roof of the world. Tibet’s environment is precious for its beauty, but also to the Tibetan people ...

China invaded Tibet in 1950. Inside its borders and across the world, Tibetans have never stopped believing Tibet is a nation. After more than 70 years of occupation, Tibetans still resist China’s ...

On the 10th of March 1959, after nearly a decade of repression by the occupying Chinese army, Tibetans in their thousands rose up in protest. They gathered in the streets of their capital Lhasa and ...

Since March 2009, more than 150 people are known to have set themselves on fire inside Tibet to protest against the repressive Chinese occupation. Self-immolation protests peaked in 2012 when more ...