i Tibet This Week: 18 August to 24 August 2025 | Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

MESSAGE May 1, 2026 On this auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima — Vesak

Offering of Prayers That His Holiness the Dalai Lama May Live Long April 22, 2026 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – Today, prayers were

MESSAGE March 31, 2026 I wholeheartedly endorse the powerful appeal for peace made

Congratulating the New Archbishop of Canterbury March 28, 2026 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – His Holiness the

Prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Long Life Offered by Three Groups of Tibetans March 25, 2026 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – The Tsuglagkhang, the

Tibet This Week: 18 August to 24 August 2025

BDL MEDIA | August 25, 2025 |
Tibet This Week (TTW) is a weekly news collection of articles and Tibet-related news on His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, current situations inside Tibet, Tibetans in Exile, the Worldwide Tibetan Movement, and others published on various websites.
 
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama 
Celebratory Lunch at Sindhu Ghat
 Celebratory Lunch at Abi-Spang Spituk
 
Tibetans in Exile 
 
Central Tibetan Administration Leaders Attend Tibetan Traders’ Association Ludhiana  Celebration of India’s 79th Independence Day with Year of Compassion Program
Deputy Speaker Addresses Tibetan Traders’ Association’s Ghoton Celebration Commemorating Year of Compassion in Ludhiana
Joint Committee of Parliament and Kashag Convene to Review Rules of Budget
Tibetan Community of Kullu Manali Initiates Environmental Cleaning Drive Commemorating Year of Compassion
Awareness Session on Tibetan Refugee Livelihood Support Program and Tibetan Solidarity Alliance (Blue Book) Held in Ludhiana
 Delhi Celebrates His Holiness’s 90th Birthday with a Panel Discussion on the Book “Voice for the Voiceless”
Tibetans in Sataun Distribute Sweets to Celebrate 79th Indian Independence Day as Part of Year of Compassion Programme
UN Advocacy Officer Phuntsok Topgyal Attends Closing Ceremony of the European Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup
Tibetan Community of Switzerland Celebrates “Year of Compassion” in Aargau
 Security Kalon Dolma Gyari Successfully Concludes Official Engagements in the United States, Attends Dokham Chushi Gangdruk Conference
  Herbertpur Ghoton Committee Jointly Celebrates 79th Independence Day and the 90th Birth Anniversary of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
 Sikyong Penpa Tsering Embarks on His Second Leg of Official Visit to Tibetan Settlements in Himachal Pradesh
Tibetan Justice Commissioners Dawa Phunkyi and Phagpa Tsering Conduct Four-Day Official Visit to Dekyiling and Ludhiana
 Department of Education Organises School Leadership Workshop
 Sikyong Penpa Tsering Visits Tashi Jong & Chauntara Nangchen Tibetan Settlements, Receives an Audience with Tai Situ Rinpoche
 Sister of Imprisoned Tibetan Entrepreneur Critically Hurt in Suicide Attempt Following Chinese Police Abuse
 Education Kalon Tharlam Dolma Changra Visits Sambhota Head Office & Peteon School with Initiative Oberland Germany Delegation
 Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses Tibetans in Bir and Chauntara, Underscores 16th Kashag’s Milestones and Strategic Reforms
Nepal Tashi Palkhiel Settlement Office Holds Handing Over Ceremony for Outgoing and New Settlement Officers
 Education Department Organises Inter-School Dialectic Meet at TCV Chauntra School
Sikyong Visits Tso Pema Tibetans, Notes Top Chinese Leaders’ Tibet Visit Amid Global Support for His Holiness the Dalai Lama Post-Ghoton
 Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses Pandoh Tashiling Residents, Highlights ‘Building Back Compact Communities’ Initiative
News and Articles from Other Sources 
 
China’s Xi touts unity and development in surprise Tibet visit
 Xi Jinping in Lhasa, amid apparent lack of confidence in CCP’s rule over Tibet
China’s Xi makes a rare visit to Tibet to mark 60 years of contested rule
From Loot to Legacy: Rethinking “Tibetan Art” in Western Museums 
The Tibetan Buddhist Reincarnation System and China’s Political Weaponization
Tibetan monk commits suicide after relentless pressure from Chinese authorities