Dalai Lama Tightens Grip on Reins of Succession in the Face of Chinese Pressure
The aging spiritual leader is looking to prevent Beijing from taking advantage of a power vacuum. But there is pressure to preserve a core element of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Dalai Lama Succession: How the Next Tibetan Spiritual Leader Will Be Chosen
The Tibetan spiritual leader said that his lineage would continue, and that China would have no say about his successor.
UN Rights Chief Criticises China For Abuses In Tibet And Xinjiang, Urging The Release of Detainees And Reforms To The Legal System
On June 17, 2025, Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, delivered a comprehensive address highlighting serious concerns about ongoing human rights violations in China, specifically in Tibet and Xinjiang.Türk underscored the "continued violations of cultural and other rights" in Tibet and called for the immediate release of all individuals detained for exercising
The Dalai Lama at 90: His Nation Faces a Moment of Truth
The Tibetan spiritual leader has vowed to reveal a succession plan when his birthday is celebrated on July 6. He may get creative to thwart Chinese interference.
Hong Kong police tell people not to download ‘secessionist’ mobile game
Players face possible arrest for downloading Taiwan-developed Reversed Front: Bonfire, which lets them ‘overthrow the communist regime’Hong Kong police have warned people against downloading a Taiwan-developed mobile game which they say is “secessionis…
Dalai Lama says his successor will be born outside China in the ‘free world’
New book by spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism will raise the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of TibetThe Dalai Lama’s successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising the stakes…
Lost in Tibetan Avalanches, 2 American Women Close to a Record
The mountaineers, who hoped to become the first American women to scale the world’s 14 tallest peaks, were among climbers struck by avalanches on Mount Shishapangma. One was 80 meters short of her goal, her mother said.
UN Member States Should ‘Not Vote For China’ For Seat At UNHRC: Human Rights Watch China Director
Beijing: The Human Rights Watch China director, Sophie Richardson has urged the United Nations(UN) Member countries to make a choice and "note vote for China" for a seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) amid its growing human rights violations against Uyghur minorities and a crackdown on the press.While making a statement, Richardson added that Beijing’s desire to muzzle
An 8-Year-Old Is at the Heart of a Fight Over Tibetan Buddhism
He may have to defend the faith in Mongolia against pressure from China’s ruling Communist Party.
Here’s What to Know About Tensions Over Tibetan Buddhism
Much centers on the question of who gets to choose the successor of the Dalai Lama when he dies.