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His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet receives 2015 "Liberty Medal"

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US: The National Constitution Center awarded His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet the 2015 Liberty Medal on Monday, October 26, 2015, in recognition of his efforts to promote compassion and human rights around the world.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama says "Tibetan civilization is ancient"

London, England â "According to archaeological findings, Tibetan civilization is ancient," His Holiness the Dalai Lama said during a meeting with over 700 Tibetans from Britain and other countries of Northern Europe, on September 19.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Tibet has many problems in the 21st century

Dharamshala -- The three day teaching held at Tibetan Children's Village (TCV), Upper Dharamshala that began on May 27 concluded today. His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave blessings to TCV and a long-life offering ceremony was held for the Tibetan spiritual leader.
Honest and truthfulness cultivates warm-heartedness, says Dalai Lama

New Delhi âÂ Showing concern for others and conducting ourselves in an honest and truthful way, is cultivating warm-heartedness, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said during his talk at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India on April 9, 2016.
How exiled Tibetans choose their leaders

The final round of polling for the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile ended on March 20. This was the second direct election after the Dalai Lama distanced himself from the political functioning of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile.
Hu Yaobang: China's reformist leader and critic for way of ruling Tibet

President Xi Jinping and all top seven officials gathered Friday (Nov. 20) to commemorate Chinese reformist leader Hu Yaobang, whose death catalyzed the 1989 pro-democracy protest movement that was brutally crushed on Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
Include Tibet at heart of climate change talks agenda for COP21: Sikyong

Dharamshala â "Tibet needs to be on the agenda at the upcoming United Nations Climate talks (COP21)," the Central Tibetan Administration said at a press conference in Dharamshala, India, October 20.
International Campaign of Solidarity with Egyptian photojournalist Shawkan

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the photographers community are mobilizing for Mahmoud Abou Zeid, an imprisoned Egyptian photojournalist also known as Shawkan, who is facing the possibility of death by hanging.
International film festival called "DIFF" announces eclectic lineup

_{Dharamshala â Dharamshala International Film Festival 2015 (DIFF), to be held from November 5 to 8, will have 37 films from 18 countries this year which explore the skills involved in front of the cameras and behind the scenes.}
Is China Hiding Information About Tibet's Jokhang Temple Fire?

China’s state media says that all cultural relics and the main building in Lhasa are intact, but many Tibetans doubt it.
Less snow in Tibet means more heatwaves in Europe

Worsening heatwaves in Europe and north-east Asia are linked to thinner snowcover on the Tibetan Plateau, highlighting its key role in global weather systems, a study by Chinese scientists finds.
London’s Royal Court theatre in row over shelving of Tibet play

China censorship storm hits groundbreaking venue after drama about Tibetan exiles pulled from schedule.
Make Tibet a key to any global climate change conference: Senior Tibetan official

Guwahati, Assam â "Make Tibet a key issue in any global climate change conference," a senior Tibetan official said Tuesday,Â during a two-day All-India Tibet Support Group Meeting for the peaceful solution of the issue of Tibet.
Maps of a lost land

The atlas comprises 49 maps, including those of major regions of Tibet and its natural features; the historical Tibetan world and its main trade routes, religious sites.
Massive and Mysterious Ice Fall in Tibet

On July 17, 2016, a huge stream of ice and rock tumbled down a narrow valley in the Aru Range of Tibet.
Monks will spend days constructing Mandala at the River Center — only to destroy it

Columbus will experience a new kind of art residency. The Mystical Arts of Tibet, direct from the Drepung Loseling Monastery in India, will bring their multifaceted and unique programming to the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts for five days.
Mt Everest glaciers have shrunk 10% in past 40 years

Glaciers on Mount Everest (Tibetan: Jomolangma; Chinese: Qomolangma) had shrunk by 10 percent over the past 40 years, threatening water supply for billions of people in much of Asia over the coming decades, reported China’s official Xinhua news agency Apr 24, citing a researcher.
New UPR report gives damning indictment on Chinese treatment of Tibet civil society

On 28 March 2018, the Tibet Bureau submitted a report to the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR) in the framework of the 31st Universal Periodic Review of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) - a report to which the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), jointly with other Tibetan activist groups and other parties, contributed.
Open Communication to Xinhua News Agency The Peopleâs Daily

âSerf Emancipationâ-Delusion, Deception & Duplicity From Chinaâs Regime
Chinaâs Ministry Of Disinformation, of which your news agency is a prime component, is actively peddling a cynical and fact-free comparison between the abolition of slavery in the United States and the so-called liberation of Tibetans from whatâs claimed by the Chinese Regime (absent of independent and conclusive evidence) was a condition of supposed serfdom.
Our language, culture and religion have united all of us as people of Tibet: Dalai Lama

Dharamshala, India — “Even in the past although politically Tibet was divided into many territories, our language, culture and religion have united all of us as people of Tibet," the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said, while honouring retired Tibetan officials in recognition of their tireless service to the just cause of Tibet.