US hands over Tibetan Buddhism relics to China
The recent transfer of cultural artifacts, including several Tibetan Buddhist relics, from the U.S. to China may help advance the Chinese government’s efforts to distort...
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Dalai Lama says his successor will be born in ‘free world,’ outside China
TAIPEI, Taiwan – The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, said his successor would be born in the “free world,” which he described...
China expels 1,000 monks and nuns from Larung Gar Buddhist Academy
Read RFA coverage of this story in Tibetan. Chinese authorities have expelled over 1,000 Tibetan monks and nuns from the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in...
Gyalo Thondup, Dalai Lama’s older brother, dies aged 97
Gyalo Thondup, an elder brother of the Dalai Lama who played a crucial role in the history of modern Tibetan, has died at his home...
4 forest fires erupt across Tibetan areas
Four forest fires have erupted in various parts of Tibet over the past two weeks, with a major one in Kyirong county near the border...
Tibetan writer put under surveillance after release from jail
Read RFA coverage of this story in Tibetan. A Tibetan writer and former elementary school teacher, imprisoned for having contact with Tibetans living abroad and...
China bans monks, aid workers from visiting quake-hit areas of Tibet
Chinese authorities in Tibet have forbidden aid workers and Buddhist monks from entering areas of the region struck by deadly earthquakes last week, three residents...
At least 100 dead in one Tibetan township in wake of deadly earthquake
UPDATED at 5:28 P.M. ET on 01-10-2025 In the wake of the recent earthquake that hit Dingri county in Tibet, at least 100 people died...
Dalai Lama says no reason to be angry at China over Tibet quake
Read RFA coverage of this story in Tibetan. In a prayer ceremony for victims of Monday’s earthquake in Tibet, the Dalai Lama told listeners that...
China places new restrictions on Tibetan students during winter school break
With the start of winter school break in Tibet, Chinese authorities have implemented new restrictions on Tibetan children, banning private Tibetan-language lessons and requiring ones...
