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Episode 1 of "Richard Gere In Conversation" premieres THIS FRIDAY, OCT. 16 @ 11AM EST! The series begins with Dr. Gyal lo, Tibetan education sociologist and Tibet Specialist at the @tibetaction Institute. From village life and Chinese occupation to life in exile, Dr. Gyal Lo @jltib88 discusses his life as a tireless advocate, challenging Chinese narratives with academic rigor and the powerful memory of his mother’s oral history.
WATCH Dr. Gyal Lo’s episode premiere THIS FRIDAY: youtu.be/_DYsff0lroc?si=vtyJ…
The launch is specially timed to commemorate the 19th anniversary of His Holiness receiving the Congressional Gold Medal, Congress’s highest civilian honor, on Oct. 17, 2007.
Hosted by longtime Tibet advocate and ICT Chairman Richard Gere, "Richard Gere In Conversation" is presented by ICT, in collaboration with the Gere Foundation, White Crane Films and Odyssey Pictures. The series features conversations with Tibetan spiritual leaders, scholars, public servants, and longtime associates of His Holiness, including Samdhong Rinpoche, Ama Jetsun Pema, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, Dr. Gyal Lo, Thupten Jinpa, and Chhime Rigzin Chhoekyapa, and more.
#RichardGere #DalaiLama #Tibet #dialogue #RichardGereInConversation
FNVA Research Associate @RinzinNamgyal11 recent interview with Voice of Tibet on my recent report on China’s Digital surveillance: A case study of China Mobile and China Telecom.
རྒྱ་ནག་གི་གཞུང་འབྲེལ་འཕྲིན་གཏོང་ཁེ་ལས་ཚོས་བོད་ཡོངས་སུ་ལྟ་ཞིབ་དོ་དམ་ཐད་རོགས་རམ་བྱེད་ཀྱི་ཡོད་པ་ཐེར་འདོན།
Chinese State-Owned Telecom Companies Accused of Facilitating Surveillance Across Tibet: Report
vot.org/chinese-state-owned-…
Our Research Associate, @RinzinNamgyal11, has authored a new report titled Digital Surveillance in Tibet: A Case Study of China Mobile and China Telecom. With Research Support from @C4ADS
The report examines China Mobile and China Telecom’s role in digital surveillance across Tibetan Autonomous Region and Kirti Monastery in Ngawa (Ch:Aba). Drawing on procurement records, it maps CCTV, AI systems, UAVs, robotic dogs and data networks, revealing an increasingly integrated surveillance architecture.
The full report can be read using the following link:
fnvaworld.org/digital-survei…
#ChinaMobile #ChinaTelecom #Survillence #UAVs #Tibet #UGVs #security #Lhasa #Beijing #Assimiliation
Foundation for Non-violent Alternatives (FNVA) retweeted
Breaking: India has formally identified 28 places & features in Ladakh by standard names on official Survey of India maps; The step is seen as countering China’s territorial claims/ renaming in Eastern Ladakh
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Tenzin Choezom Asian Games Gold Medalist from Tibet.
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A significant document, Securing Tibet's Future Vision Paper by the 17th Kashag of @CTA_TibetdotNet 2026-2031 was publicly released at the at Sikyong Hall in Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamshala on 30th September, 2026.
It is available in both Tibetan and English.
The བཀའ་ཤག Kashag = Cabinet which is the executive organ of the Tibetan Government in Exile traces it roots to Tibetan history and was first established by the 7th Dalai Lama, Kelsang Gyatso in 1751 marking a historic moment where political authority was being decentralised in Tibet.
You can download and access the entire document from the link below:
tibet.net/vision-paper-secur…
Image courtesy @CTA_TibetdotNet
Foundation for Non-violent Alternatives (FNVA) retweeted
On 17 Sept, Ngawa Prefecture held a religious symposium in Barkham, focusing on reincarnation, the Ethnic Unity Law, Sinicisation of religion, and the legal management of Buddhism. Senior monks and government officials from #Sichuan and Ngawa attended, according to local reports.
Where do you watch the Tibetan film 4 Rivers 6 Ranges in Hindi releasing nationwide in India today.
These are the cinemas that will be premiering the film in 🇮🇳
Do join in watching this film, you will get to know more about Tibet and why His Holiness the Dalai Lama was forced to leave Tibet and escape to India. The Dalai Lama has since been an honoured guest of India.
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🔖 Wonderful to see His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s portrait featured in the "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦: 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬," President George W. Bush’s powerful new collection of stories and oil paintings spotlighting courageous individuals and their struggles for freedom.
The new book, which will be published by Crown, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, is due to be released on M̳a̳r̳c̳h̳ ̳9̳,̳ ̳2̳0̳2̳7̳. It includes two print editions: a jacketed hardcover edition and an oversized, deluxe edition signed by President Bush.
For Tibetans and friends of Tibet, this portrait is especially meaningful given the special and enduring relationship shared by the Dalai Lama and President Bush, including the historic 2007 Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring His Holiness. Deeply grateful that this special connection and His Holiness’s lifelong commitment to freedom, nonviolence, and human dignity is reflected in this new book.
Pre-order here: bushcenter.org/call-of-freed…
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प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी को जन्मदिन की हार्दिक बधाई और शुभकामनाएं। विगत 25 वर्षों में मुख्यमंत्री और प्रधानमंत्री के कार्यकाल में आपने सुशासन के अनेक नए प्रतिमान स्थापित किए हैं तथा समावेशी विकास को अभूतपूर्व गति एवं नई दिशा प्रदान की है। सांस्कृतिक गौरव की भावना के साथ आधुनिक प्रगति के मार्ग पर चलते हुए हमारे देशवासी, विरासत और विकास के समन्वय को साकार कर रहे हैं। मैं ईश्वर से आपके उत्तम स्वास्थ्य एवं दीर्घायु की प्रार्थना करती हूं, ताकि आप जन-सेवा और राष्ट्र-निर्माण के अपने अभियान को निरंतर आगे बढ़ाते रहें।
Foundation for Non-violent Alternatives (FNVA) retweeted
𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝟕𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲
Today, on Prime Minister Modi’s birthday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to him to offer his warmest greetings and prayers for his continued good health.
“May I congratulate you on India's emergence as a confident and strong nation,” he wrote. “This great country's success also contributes significantly to global peace, stability and development.
“I consider myself a proud messenger of India, which presents to the world an example of Ahimsa and Karuna — peace and harmony born from India's ancient wisdom.
“Once again, I would like to extend my deep gratitude to the Government and people of India for the warm and generous hospitality shown to me and my fellow Tibetans for well over 67 years now.”
His Holiness concluded by offering prayers and good wishes once more. @narendramodi @DalaiLama
dalailama.com/news/congratul…
Images from the recent open discussion with Chinese Speakers.
We are grateful to speakers Dr. Chin Jin, Yang Ruohui and Sophie Luo who shared their thoughts and personal expereinces on China. Terence Shen had taken ill and could not take part. We wish them all well and look forward to such discussions in the future.
The discussion saw a vibrant exchange of thoughts between the participants and the speakers.
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FNVA Talks with Nyima Lhamo la takes place on 25th September from 6 PM IST onwards.
Nyima Lhamo is a niece of Tulku Tenzin Delek and got imprisioned for questioning her uncle death in Chinese prision. She has spoken on Tibet at the @GenevaSummit and shared Tibet’s to @POTUS at the White House.
Register for the talk from the following link to engage with Nyima Lhamo la:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1rmX…
Greetings and Tashi Delek,
The Foundation for Non-Violent Alternatives (FNVA) is pleased to invite you to the latest FNVA Talks featuring Nyima Lhamo la on:
“No Tongues in Their Mouths: The Case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche”
Nyima Lhamo la is a Tibetan human rights defender and niece of the late Tibetan religious leader Tenzin Delek Rinpoche. She has advocated internationally for human rights and accountability in Tibet, and her experiences are documented in her book No Tongues in Their Mouths, published by @tchrd_
📅 Thursday, 25th September 2026
🕕 6:00 PM IST onwards
💻 Online via Google Meet
The Google Meet link will be shared with registered participants by email prior to the session.
Please register by scanning the QR code on the poster or contacting via the phone number 8455063239. We look forward to your participation in this important conversation.
#FNVATalks #Tibet #TenzinDelekRinpoche #HumanRights #Tibetans
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Save the date 📅.
Greetings and Tashi Delek,
The Foundation for Non-Violent Alternatives (FNVA) is pleased to invite you to the latest FNVA Talks featuring Nyima Lhamo la on:
“No Tongues in Their Mouths: The Case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche”
Nyima Lhamo la is a Tibetan human rights defender and niece of the late Tibetan religious leader Tenzin Delek Rinpoche. She has advocated internationally for human rights and accountability in Tibet, and her experiences are documented in her book No Tongues in Their Mouths, published by @tchrd_
📅 Thursday, 25th September 2026
🕕 6:00 PM IST onwards
💻 Online via Google Meet
The Google Meet link will be shared with registered participants by email prior to the session.
Please register by scanning the QR code on the poster or contacting via the phone number 8455063239. We look forward to your participation in this important conversation.
#FNVATalks #Tibet #TenzinDelekRinpoche #HumanRights #Tibetans
His Holiness the @DalaiLama appears on the cover of the @TIME
“His Last Stand” by Charlie Campbell, 27th July 2026
#dalailama #tibet #india #china
Greetings and Tashi Delek,
The Foundation for Non-Violent Alternatives (FNVA) is pleased to invite you to the latest FNVA Talks featuring Nyima Lhamo la on:
“No Tongues in Their Mouths: The Case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche”
Nyima Lhamo la is a Tibetan human rights defender and niece of the late Tibetan religious leader Tenzin Delek Rinpoche. She has advocated internationally for human rights and accountability in Tibet, and her experiences are documented in her book No Tongues in Their Mouths, published by @tchrd_
📅 Thursday, 25th September 2026
🕕 6:00 PM IST onwards
💻 Online via Google Meet
The Google Meet link will be shared with registered participants by email prior to the session.
Please register by scanning the QR code on the poster or contacting via the phone number 8455063239. We look forward to your participation in this important conversation.
#FNVATalks #Tibet #TenzinDelekRinpoche #HumanRights #Tibetans
We are pleased to announce an Open Discussion with Chinese speakers Dr Chin Jin and @Terenceshen. Both speakers were born in China and closely follow developments there. We look forward to your participation.
🗓️ 8th September, 2026
📌 Private Dining Room, @IIC_Delhi, New Delhi
⌛ 4 PM to 6 PM
Please confirm your participation by replying to this email at [email protected] or by contacting us.
