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His Holiness the Dalai Lama expresses his solidarity with the people of Myanmar

Dharamshala — His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his sadness about the devastating earthquake that has struck Myanmar leading to the loss of so many precious lives while many others have been injured. He writes, "I have asked the Gaden Phodrang Foundation of the Dalai Lama to offer a donation through appropriate channels towards the rescue and relief efforts.”

Tibetan organisation sends legal notice to Guimet Museum concerning Tibet

Dharamshala — The Students for a Free Tibet France (association) has sent a formal notice, through its lawyers, to the Guimet museum and to Rachida Dati, the French Minister of Culture. After they failed to respond to the requests and protests of Tibetans in France concerning the removal of the term "Tibet" from its museum in favour of designations such as "Himalayan World".

Over 140 Tibet-related organisations call on Bhutan to use Tibet instead of "Xizang"

New Delhi — A coalition of more than 140 global Tibet-related organisations has submitted a letter to the Bhutanese embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday, calling on the Bhutanese government to rectify its use of the Chinese word "Xizang", to revert to the correct name, Tibet, and cease using the word "Xizang" in all future Tibet-related communications.

Global media watchdog slams Trump’s attacks on press freedom with devastating cuts to RFA, VOA

In two separate strongly worded statements, issued on 21 and 22 March 2025, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has vehemently condemned the Trump administration’s executive order dismantling the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which has resulted in the furlough of 75 per cent of Radio Free Asia’s (RFA) US-based staff.

China’s claim of Tibet being a part of China since antiquity is false: former Indian Ambassador

New Delhi — An India Tibet Friendship Society Women's Conference was held in New Delhi on March 22, 2025. Ambassador Dilip Sinha (retd) addressed the conference and said, “China’s claim of Tibet being a part of China since antiquity is false and misleading, even China does not trust its own historical narrative”.

30 countries express serious concern at the ongoing human rights situation in Tibet

Geneva — 30 Member States of the United Nations expressed their concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet, particularly with regard to the treatment of Tibetans, the forced placement of Tibetan children in Chinese colonial-style boarding schools and the Chinese Communist Party's repression of demonstrations against hydroelectric projects in Tibet.

CTA expresses deep concern over China's construction of large-scale reservoirs in Tibet

Geneva — Thinlay Chukki, representative of the Office of Tibet in Geneva, has expressed deep concern about the large-scale construction of reservoirs by the Chinese government in Tibet. The Chinese government is forcibly relocating Tibetan nomads, farmers and large numbers of monks and nuns without any consultation with local communities. These Chinese projects are not only changing the natural landscape of Tibet, but also posing a serious threat to the survival of Tibetan cultural traditions and way of life.