Global religious freedom body reaffirms Tibetan right to choose their next Dalai Lama

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(TibetanReview.net, Nov27’25) – The fifth anniversary conference of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA), held over Nov 12-13, 2025, in the Prague Castle, Czech Republic, concluded with a Prague declaration that included a reaffirmation of the Tibetan Buddhist community’s right to select the successor of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama without state interference. Successive Dalai Lama reincarnations have been the spiritual leader of Tibet since 1642 and also the temporal head of the now Chinese occupied country until 2011.

Launched in Feb 2020, The IRFBA is a network of countries promoting freedom of religion or belief worldwide. It has 38 member states. Besides, there are also...

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