Richard Gere received the Human Rights First Visionary Award for his lifelong advocacy for Tibet and his commitment to global human rights.

At the EU-China meeting, the European Parliament urged Beijing to release the Panchen Lama and raised concern over Tibet’s human rights situation.

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Kanchha Sherpa helped Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary summit Everest in 1953.

Brussels, 15 October 2025: During the 42nd EU-China Inter-parliamentary Meeting (IPM), the European Parliament raised several critical human rights concerns in its exchanges with representatives from the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China. Among these, the...

Ang Phurba 'Kancha' Sherpa breathed his last at around 2:00 AM on Thursday. He had spent his final days in his ancestral home in Namche Bazaar, the gateway to Everest.

According to a CTA report, the discussions centred on the situation in Tibet, the institutional continuity of the Dalai Lama, human rights and religious freedom, and the preservation of press freedom

OPINION Mr Tenzin Norbu* presents his case for the re-election of Mr Penpa Tsering as the Sikyong in the 2026 Tibetan general elections, noting that if he wins over 60% of the votes in the preliminary round, he will...

October 16, 2025 The International Campaign for Tibet’s (ICT) long-time Board Chairman, renowned philanthropist, humanitarian and actor Richard Gere, has been honored as the inaugural recipient of the Human Rights First (HRF) Visionary Award. HRF presented the award to...