In The Spotlight
Dharamshala — While constructing the railway line connecting Chengdu to Lhasa, the Chinese emptied the Tibetan mountains and transported tons of minerals by truck during the night, forbidding Tibetans from approaching the mountains for fear that they would discover their secret. They dug up five mountains in a single village. How many mountains did they dig, and how many more will they dig to extract minerals from Tibet during the construction of the 1,629 km railway line connecting Chengdu to Lhasa, Tibet?
Dharamshala — Chinese authorities in central Tibet continue to force Tibetan children to undergo military training in the name of "education for the national defence". Children aged five to eleven are forced to run long distances, climb mountains, jump over high barriers, and perform other training exercises.
Dharamshala — The Chinese government has officially renamed Tibet to so-called “Xizang” in order to erase Tibet from the present world and history. “When you write Tibet on social media, the word Tibet is automatically replaced with ‘Xizang’ or deleted,” said a Tibetan writer from Tibet. This move further intensifies the suppression of Tibet and its identity.
Dharamshala — His Eminence Ling Rinpoche received the honorary title of “Lokārthācārya Dharma Vibhūṣaṇa”,meaning “Adornment of the Dharma, Teacher of Global Welfare." This prestigious honor is bestowed in recognition of His Eminence’s exceptional contributions to the welfare of humanity and the promotion of the Buddha’s teachings.
New York — Tibetan activists staged a protest against the Chinese government and called on China to release the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet and other Tibetans imprisoned for exercising their freedom of expression and protecting Tibet's fragile environment. The activists also called on the UN to pressure China to end genocide and torture in Tibet and to grant independent media access to Tibet to see the reality in Tibet.
Dharamshala — The Tibetan Children's Village School (TCV) commemorated its 65th anniversary on October 23, 2025. Since its founding, over 50,000 students have graduated from TCV. Currently, TCV has 5,190 students in its seven boarding schools and four day schools, two vocational training centers, and the Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education.
Brussels — Rigzin Genkhang, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Office of Tibet, highlighted the Chinese government's erasure of Tibetan identity, evidence of persecution of Tibetans, and the self-immolations of Tibetans who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of Tibet and call for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, at the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), which brings together 60 legislators from more than 29 countries.
Dharamshala — The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has awarded its 2025 Democracy Service Medal to the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, who was forcibly abducted by the Chinese government at the age of six, becoming the world's youngest prisoner. NED states," This award affirms Tibetan Buddhists’ fundamental right to choose their own spiritual leaders free of Chinese Communist Party interference and highlights Beijing’s campaign to control Tibetan succession, including that of the Dalai Lama, who turned 90 this year. "
Dharamshala — A Taiwanese artist presented His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama with a calligraphy scroll entitled “Tibetans are burning”, in tribute to the Tibetans who set themselves on fire. They sacrificed their lives for the freedom of Tibet and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet. The artist wrote," Most of these people (self-immolators) never had the chance to see His Holiness in their lifetime, but thanks to this book, their names, their wishes, and their vows of self-immolation have arrived here (Dharamshala) in another form."