Tibet This Week: 13 July to 19 July 2026

BDL MEDIA | July 20, 2026 |

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 Dalai Lama

His Holiness the 14^th Dalai Lama Meets 320 Devotees, including reincarnation of Rizong Rinpohe in Ladakh

His Holiness the 14^th Dalai Lama Meets Over 310 Devotees at Shewatsel Phodrang in Ladakh

His Holiness the 14^th Dalai Lama Meets Over 360 Devotees, including Residents of Choglamsar Camp 4, at Shewatsel Phodrang in Ladakh

His Holiness the 14^th Dalai Lama Meets Over 330 Devotees, including Tibetan Youth and Residents of Choglamsar Camp 5, at Shewatsel Phodrang in Ladakh

His Holiness the 14^th Dalai Lama Meets Over 330 Devotees, including Tibetan residents of Choglamsar Camp 6, at Shewatsel Phodrang in Ladakh

His Holiness the 14^th Dalai Lama Meets Over 300 Devotees, including Tibetan Residents of Choglamsar Camp 7, at Shewatsel Phodrang in Ladakh

His Holiness the 14^th Dalai Lama Pays Homage at the Great Buddha Statue in Stok, Ladakh

Tibetans in Exile

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Visits Kagshung, Goyul and Hanley, Reaffirms CTA’s Commitment to Jangthang Tibetan Communities

Samten Choephel Assumes Charges as the New Settlement Officer of Bir Nangchen

Office of Tibet in Washington DC, and International Campaign for Tibet Jointly Host 91st Birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

‘Ocean of Wisdom Over Southern Skies’ Launched in Sydney in Honour of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s 91st Birthday

Parliamentarians Juchen Kunchok Chodon and Tsewang Tashi Bhara to Visit South India

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Successfully Concludes Official Visit and Engagements in Ladakh

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Expresses Condolences on Passing of U.S. Senator and Tibet Supporter Lindsey Graham

Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Launches TCHRD’s English Translation of Book on Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s Death in PRC Prison

Tibet Advocacy Section Concludes Summer Immersion Programme to Strengthen Cultural Advocacy for Tibetan Youth

The Flames of Resistance: Tibetan Diaspora Under the Office of Tibet in Geneva Unites in Mourning Following the Self-Immolation of Lobga Rangzen

Tibetan Community of Switzerland and Liechtenstein Celebrates His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s 91st Birthday in Bülach

9th CTA-Level STEM Exhibition Begins at Mewoen Tsuglag Petoen School

Representatives from 17 Monasteries and Institutions Attend First Physical Conservation Training Under the Tibetan Digital Library Project

Santa Barbara Celebrates the 91st Birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama with Interfaith Prayers and Cultural Performances

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Concludes Two-Day Official Assessment Visit to Tibetan Settlements in Kullu-Manali

CRO South Zone, Bengaluru, Leads Outreach with Karnataka Legislative Leaders and Academic Institutions to Promote His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Four Principal Commitments

CRO South Zone and Gomang Khen Rinpoche Promote SEE Learning and Tibetan Culture at Bengaluru Colleges

Meri Kyab Assumes Charges as the New Tibetan Settlement Officer of Puruwala Sakya Settlement

South Zone Chief Representative Office, Drepung Gomang Khen Rinpoche and Gangjong Opera Troupe Engage with VET College in Cultural Exchange

Tenzingang Tibetan Settlement Organises Prayer Ceremony to Honour the Martyrdom of Lobga Rangzen

Former Swiss Red Cross Tibetan Relief Programme Director Sigrid Joss-Arnd Honoured at Memorial Service in Bern; Tibetan Community Pays Tribute to Humanitarian Legacy

Tibetan Community in Italy Holds Peaceful Demonstration in Rome in Memory of Lobga Rangzen

Representative Jigme Jungney Hands Over Temporary Charge of the Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in New Delhi to Secretary Tashi Dickey

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Visits Tibetan Communities in Pandoh Tashiling and Rewalsar, Calls for Unity and Responsible Engagement

Representative Thinlay Chukki Attends Inaugural Liu Xiaobo Human Rights Award Ceremony and Symposium on Constitutional Democracy in China in Leipzig; Presents CTA’s Middle Way Policy

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Concludes Official Engagements in Bir and Chauntra Tibetan Settlements

Belgian Parliament Questions Government on China’s Ethnic Unity Law and Risks of Transnational Repression

Home Kalon Palden Dhondup Undertakes Official Visit to Tibetan Settlements in North Sikkim and West Bengal

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Tibetan Youth Congress launches global protest against China, begins chain hunger strike in Dharamshala

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