Tibetans Demand Probe into High Lama’s Death in Vietnam

Tibetans Demand Probe into High Lama’s Death in Vietnam

The global Tibetan exile community has united in anger following the suspicious death of the respected Buddhist leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje while in Chinese custody in Vietnam, with demonstrations, candlelight vigils, and formal petitions organized in multiple countries urging the Vietnamese government to conduct a thorough and independent probe.The Tulk…

Visiting monks only briefly shown just the face of deceased China-harassed Tibetan lama in Vietnam - Tibetan Review

(TibetanReview.net, Apr14’25) – Following a major controversy amid large-scale publicity, monks visiting an international hospital in Vietnam some days ago were only briefly shown just the face of the deceased head of their monastery – which is located in Gade (Chinese: Gande) County of Golok (Guoluo) prefecture, Qinghai province – and made to come out […]

Tibetan youth protest outside Vietnam embassy in Delhi, demands investigation into Tulku Hungkar Dorje's death

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 14: Around 20 Tibetan youth activists from Students for a Free Tibet–India staged a protest outside the Vietnamese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday, demanding a transparent and independent investigation into the suspicious death of prominent Tibetan religious leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje while in Chinese custody in Vietnam. The protest spotlighted growing concerns over the unexplained circumstances of the prominent …

Surprise: Lama Humkar Dorje Rinpoche “Died in Vietnam”

He was “disappeared” in December 2024. The authorities announced he was dead on April 5 and now claims he died in Ho Chi Minh City. by Lopsang Gurung Protests about the suspicious death of Humkar Dorje in Dharamsala, India. From X. Earlier this month, we reported in “Bitter Winter” that Chinese authorities on April 5 told his monks that Lama Humkar Dorje Rinpoche, who had been “disappeared” in late 2024, was dead. The 56-year-old Lama was the ab…

Concerns Mount Over Alleged Chinese Involvement in Death of Tibetan Leader

Key EventsDeath of Prominent Tibetan Lama in Vietnam Sparks Calls for Transparency U.S. and Vietnam Initiate Trade Talks as 46% Tariff PausedVietnam's Public Security Ministry Proposes Eliminating Prosecutors’ Investigative AuthorityVietnamese Monk's Path to India Advances with Arrival in Sri LankaTibetan Lama's Mysterious Death in Vietnam Raises International AlarmThe recent death of Tibetan spiritual leader Humkar Dorje Rinpoche in Hồ Chí Minh…

Tibetan Buddhist Leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances in Chinese Custody

Tulku Hungkar Dorje, a revered Tibetan Buddhist leader and philanthropist, has died under suspicious circumstances while in Chinese custody in Vietnam, prompting widespread condemnation and calls for international investigation.​ Detention and Death Tulku Hungkar Dorje, the 10th throne holder of Lungngon Monastery in Gade County, Golog, Amdo, was arrested on March 25, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, during a joint operation by Vietnamese pol…