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Dharamshala — Ragya Gangjonq Sherig Norbuling School, forcibly shut down by the Chinese authorities in 2024. However, it has announced its reopening only for vocational courses, excluding Tibetan language, English, computer science, engineering, medicine, videography and physical education as before.

Dharamshala — The well-known Tibetan spiritual leader, scholar, and humanitarian Tulku Hungkar Dorje, was murdered by the Chinese police, after he had been missing for six months. He was accused of not having formally acknowledge the Chinese government-appointed Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu and writing a poem of a long-life prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Tibetans in exile call on the international community to investigate his wrongful death.

Dharamshala — The Chinese authorities in Markam County, eastern Tibet, seized local Tibetan land for mining and construction without the consent of local residents, and built buildings on their farmland without any compensation. These activities seriously damaged the local ecological environment and endangered the lives of the local population.

Dharamshala — Five Tibetan NGOs organised a protest against the Vietnamese government over the government's refusal to return the body of Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche and its plan to cremate him secretly. They called on the Vietnamese government to return Rinpoche’s body to his family and conduct a full investigation into the causes of his death in Vietnam.

Dharamshala — The Library of Tibetan Works and Archives celebrates the 25th anniversary of the “Science for Monks and Nuns” program in Dharamshala on Tuesday. Over the past 25 years, LTWA, in partnership with the Sager Family Foundation, has trained nearly 200 monks and nuns in science, in order to deepen the collaboration between Buddhism and science.

New Delhi — Tibetan activists from Students for a Free Tibet gathered outside the Vietnam Embassy in Delhi on April 14, 2025 and demanded accountability for the death of Tulku Hungkar Dorje, who reportedly died on March 29, 2025 in Vietnam, after being arrested by Vietnamese police and Chinese agents. They called for transparency, international investigation, and justice for Tulku Hungkar Dorje.

Hague — The Dutch Parliament has adopted a three-point motion on Tibet. The motion calls for the appointment of an EU Special Representative for Tibet, rejects China's interference in the selection of the Dalai Lama's successor, and demands international attention to human rights violations in Tibet.

Dharamshala — UK-based National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has revealed that hackers are targeting Tibetan, Uyghur and Taiwanese groups in the overseas through apps and social media groups, who are advocating human rights and freedom for their own people at home. This is yet another example of China's transnational repression.

Dharamshala — His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written an appreciation letter to the organiser and participants of the event entitled "Freedom Trail" in Tawang, which commemorates the 66th anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's flight to India in 1959. The event aims to honor His Holiness's journey to India, but also to spread his message of peace, non-violence and compassion.