Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written today to Maria Corina Machado to congratulate her on being awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for her resolute efforts to promote democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and her determination to achieve a peaceful, equitable society. “In devoting yourself to …

Geneva, 8 October 2025: A group of United Nations human rights experts has expressed grave concern over the arrest, enforced disappearance, and subsequent death in custody of prominent Tibetan spiritual leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche, who reportedly died under suspicious circumstances while detained in Vietnam on 28 March 2025. In …

Dharamshala: After several days of incessant rain, this morning the snow-cloaked mountains behind Dharamsala sparkled in the sunlight. Representatives of organisations offering prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s long life — the Australian Tibetan National Association, Tibetan Communities Europe and the Tibetan Youth Congress — escorted him from the …

Dharamshala: On the morning of 7 October 2025, the Central Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration convened a press conference to officially announce the schedule for the upcoming 2025–2026 elections of the Sikyong and the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, along with the Election Code of Conduct. The press conference, held …

Dharamshala:  In a letter written on 4 October, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has offered his heartfelt congratulations to Dame Sarah Mullally, presently Bishop of London, on her being named the next Archbishop of Canterbury “Today, the world is facing many difficulties,” he wrote. “It is a time when basic …

Dharamshala: The Dhauladhar mountains stood stark against the clear blue sky this morning as His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove to the lower door of the lift at the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple. He took time to survey the faces of people in the crowd, estimated to number 5800, …