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Yesterday's Long Life Prayer ceremony hit different.

𝐍𝐠𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐥, who was imprisoned for 11 years starting when she was just 13, stood up and read a 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐭.

They talked about how 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 has become under Chinese Communist Party rule. Teachers sneaking lessons in Tibetan. Kids named Tenzin banned from taking exams.

𝙿𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝.

And then the plea:
𝓟𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓮 𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓱𝓸𝓶𝓮. 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓷𝓸𝔀 𝓛𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵𝓼 𝓮𝓶𝓹𝓽𝔂 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝔂𝓸𝓾.

That's the message they wanted His Holiness to hear.

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China has EXPANDED 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨 in Tibetan to 𝟏𝟕 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐬, filling the gap left by the SUSPENSION of RFA and VOA Tibetan services.

𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 warns this deepens PROPAGANDA inside Tibet, where independent reporting is already nearly impossible.

𝙸𝚗 𝚃𝚒𝚋𝚎𝚝, 𝙰𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚊𝚜𝚝.

#Tibet #ReportersWithoutBorders #HumanRights #PressFreedom #FreeTibet #ChinaLiedPeopleDied

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Sikkim announced a 15-day BAN on animal SLAUGHTER starting February 18, marking the Buddhist holy fortnight on the Lunar calendar. 

All meat shops CLOSED. NO slaughtering allowed.

The 𝐄𝐜𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 made it official. 

𝚅𝚒𝚘𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚜 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚁𝚜. 𝟷,𝟶𝟶𝟶 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜.

Imported fish can still be sold, but fishing within Sikkim is STRICTLY prohibited. 

Meat imports for unavoidable circumstances like weddings require 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 from the department.

𝐒𝐢𝐤𝐤𝐢𝐦 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐩𝐜𝐡𝐚 𝐀𝐩𝐞𝐱 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 is pushing hard for STRICT enforcement.

This happens every year during sacred Buddhist observances. Sikkim takes its 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 seriously.

Source: Voice of Sikkim

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𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐆𝐲𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐨, a monk from Kirti Monastery, is out of prison but still NOT FREE.

Chinese authorities released him early from a five year sentence, yet he remains under 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.

Arrested in 2021 for sharing the Dalai Lama's teachings, Gyatso faced prolonged interrogation without due process.

TRAGICALLY, his father passed away just months before his release.

Banned from returning to his monastery, his current health status remains UNCONFIRMED.

𝙷𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚜 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛.

#Tibet #DalaiLama #HumanRights #ReligiousFreedom #FreeTibet #SaveTibet

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Environmental activist 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐫𝐚 was released on February 7 after completing his 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. He's back in his hometown in the Golog region of Tibet.

𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚘𝚖 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜𝚗'𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚏.

His health has SEVERELY deteriorated in prison. He's SUFFERING from kidney disease, weakened eyesight, and high blood pressure.

It's unknown if he's receiving any medical care. His movements are strictly monitored and restricted. His family has been FORBIDDEN from sharing any photos of him.

Anyak Sengdra fought against 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫. He exposed officials embezzling relief funds meant for impoverished Tibetans.

𝙽𝚘𝚠, 𝚊𝚝 𝟻𝟻, 𝚑𝚎'𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚔𝚎𝚗.

Source: Tibet Times

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His Holiness the 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐚 sent a message of support to Buddhist monks who completed a 𝟑,𝟕𝟎𝟎-𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 across the United States over 108 days.

At the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Tencho Gyatso, President of the International Campaign for Tibet, read the message aloud, and Shangza Rinpoche formally presented it to the march leader, Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara.

His Holiness acknowledged their physical hardship, challenging weather conditions, and the international attention their journey attracted. 

He praised their humility and calm presence, expressing hope that their walk would sow seeds of greater peace and compassion.

The monks walked from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C., promoting peace, compassion, and nonviolence.

#DalaiLama #WalkForPeace

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𝙰 𝚜𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚒𝚙𝚝. 𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚛.

Every item listed in 𝐓𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭.
The entire receipt in 𝐓𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐧.

This is rare in the Tibetan diaspora, where most businesses use English or the local language to adapt to their host countries.

Since the image was shared on Facebook by "Love Tibet," Tibetan netizens have flooded the comments with questions like Where is this place?

Many are praising it as a meaningful example of language preservation.

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On February 18, 2026 (Tibetan New Year), Shugsep Nunnery in Dharamsala will make HISTORY.

For the first time ever, 𝟏𝟗 𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐊𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐨𝐬, the highest scholarly title for female monastics in the Nyingma tradition.

Each of these women completed 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬, then served their community for at least four more years through teaching, administration, and guiding younger nuns. 

Many of them are refugees who escaped Tibet with nothing, unable to read or write, carrying trauma from prisons and beatings.

Here's why this matters: 
Traditionally, 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 received this title because full ordination for women didn't exist in Tibet. 

𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝'𝚜 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐.

Tibetan Buddhist leaders created a new path, opening doors for nuns to receive equal recognition as scholars and spiritual leaders.

These 19 Khenmos will now teach advanced studies, lead the nunnery, represent their community at major gatherings, and inspire the next generation.

This is what progress looks like.

Source: Tibetan Nuns Project

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CRO Jigmey Tsultrim speaking to Voice of Tibet, shared that His Holiness the Dalai Lama 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝 public audiences at Mundgod settlement on February 7, 2026, after his longest stay at the settlement to date.

This was his 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 to Doeguling Mundgod.

Arriving on December 12, 2025, His Holiness began granting public audiences on December 16. Over the course of 58 days, a 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟑,𝟔𝟕𝟓 people received his blessings.

Nearly two months of teachings, blessings, and profound connections.

#DalaiLama #Mundgod #Tibet #Karnataka #Blessings

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His Holiness is 90 now! Please LET HIM REST, bro.

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