Tag: Tibet

Tibetans believe the Dalai Lama chooses the body into which he is reincarnated, a process that has occurred 13 times since 1391

The Himalayan people will reject any move by China to replace the Tibetan spiritual leader, it says

Monlam Gyatso had been held incommunicado for more than a year before his sentencing in October

Karma Aftab Pureval is the first Tibetan to be elected to high office in the United States

Chinese authorities maintain a tight grip on the region, restricting Tibetans’ political and religious activities

Central to Beijing’s campaign to fully absorb Tibet into China is its plan to install a Dalai Lama of its own choosing

The policy documents “reveal an ominous strategy designed to appropriate and control matters at the heart of the Tibetan religious identity”

The Dalai Lama said the Tibetan people are now suffering under measures imposed by China to slow the spread of COVID-19

The arrested Tibetans were appointed by the local Tibetans in their area to lead religious activities

The Chinese government ordered the lockdown of Lhasa but did not prepare for it in advance, sources said