Tokyo: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, along with Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang, and Parliamentarian Tenzin Phuntsok Doring, who currently in Japan to organise the World Parliamentary Convention on Tibet, addressed the Tibetan community in Tokyo on...

Tokyo, Japan: On 1 June 2025, the leadership of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), comprising Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang, and Parliamentarian Tenzin Phuntsok Doring, convened a public meeting with members of...

Dharamshala: Today (on 1 June 2025), under a clear blue sky, and while the early morning temperature was still mild, His Holiness the Dalai Lama rode in an electric golfcart from his residence to the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan...

Tokyo: The leadership of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has arrived in Tokyo ahead of the 9th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet (WPCT), marking a significant step in international engagement on the Tibetan issue. The delegation includes Speaker Khenpo...

Dharmashala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the political leader of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), made his second official visit to Vancouver, Canada, on 26 May 2025. During his visit, he addressed the local Tibetan community at an event organised by...

Dharmashala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the political leader of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), made his second official visit to Vancouver Island, Canada, on 26 May 2025. During his visit, he addressed the local Tibetan community at an event organised...

Dharamshala: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and Dolma Tsering Teykhang, Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, are scheduled to visit Tokyo in Japan, from 29 May to 6 June 2025. The Speakers will depart from Dharamshala...

Dharamshala: Kalon (Minister) Tharlam Dolma Changra of the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration, as chief guest, addressed the closing ceremony of the seven-day workshop on SEE Learning (SEEL) and Cognitively Based Compassion Training (CBCT) for Tibetan school SEEL...

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited Vancouver and addressed members of the Tibetan community from the Greater Vancouver region at the Tibetan Cultural Society of British Columbia on 25 May 2025. In his address, the Sikyong stated, “Though our struggle...

Dharamshala: On 24 May 2025, as part of his ongoing official visit, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) visited Calgary, Canada, where he was warmly welcomed by members of the Tibetan community and representatives of the...

Dharamshala: The Scottish Government has reaffirmed its support for religious freedom and human rights for the Tibetan people, particularly on the issue of the reincarnation of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. During the session of the Scottish Parliament...

Dharamshala: This morning, 21 May 2025, a distinguished delegation from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and senior Hindu spiritual leaders had the honour of an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamshala. The meeting...

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering addressed members of the Tibetan community in Ontario during his official visit to Toronto on 18 May 2025. The gathering began with a welcome address and a brief report presented by President of the Tibetan...

Dharamshala: On 18 May 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited the Tibetan Language and Culture School of the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre (TCCC) to address the students there. The event began with a briefing of the school’s annual report by...

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering made his maiden official visit to the Bay of Quinte region on 17 May 2025 to meet with the Belleville-Trenton Tibetan Community, as the democratically elected political leader of the Tibetan community in exile. This...

Dharamshala: As part of its month-long campaign to raise awareness among Tibetans and the international community regarding the issue of the 11th Panchen Lama, His Serenity Jetsun Tenzin Gedhun Yeshi Trinley Phuntsok Pal Sangpo, the Tibet Advocacy Section of...

Geneva: The German Commissioner for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Frank Schwabe, has called on the Chinese Government to release the 11th Panchen Lama, Jetsun Tenzin Gedhun Yeshi Trinley Phuntsok Pal Sangpo, also known as Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, and...

Geneva: Observing the 30 Years of Enforced Disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Swiss Parliamentarians from the Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet have called on the Swiss Government (Federal Council) to urge China for the...

Toronto: On Friday, 16 May 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering met and congratulated Canadian MP Yvon Baker on his reelection and thanked him for his ongoing support to the Tibetan people. Representative Namgyal Choedup and Canada Tibet Committee’s Executive Director...

Toronto: On Friday, 16 May 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering met and congratulated Canadian MP Yvon Baker on his reelection and thanked him for his ongoing support to the Tibetan people. Representative Namgyal Choedup and Canada Tibet Committee’s Executive Director...

Toronto: Sikyong Penpa Tsering met with Canadian MPs James Maloney and Karim Bardeesy, as well as former Minister and MP Arif Virani, on 13 May 2025 during his visit to Toronto. The meeting, held at the Tibetan Canadian Cultural...

Dharamshala: Kasa Dukar Dolma (Tib: ཀ་བཟའ་གདུགས་དཀར་སྒྲོལ་མ།), 85, the mother of the late Hungkar Rinpoche, reportedly passed away on 6 May 2025 in Golog, Amdo, following a prolonged illness caused and exacerbated by the distress and emotional toll of her...

Dharamshala: The Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration, in collaboration with the Tibetan National Sports Association (TNSA), inaugurated a workshop for physical education teachers today at the Upper Tibetan Children’s Village School in Dharamshala. The workshop began with a...

Washington DC: After successfully concluding his engagements with Members of Congress in Washington, DC, Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited Amherst, Massachusetts and Ithaca, New York on 10 and 11 May 2025, respectively, to connect with members of the Tibetan community....

Dharamshala: On 8 May 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration held an official meeting with U.S. Representative Joe Wilson at the latter’s congressional office. During the meeting, Congressman Wilson conveyed profound admiration for His Holiness the...

Dharamshala: Almost 500 Tibetan opera performers and their supporters met His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the Tsuglagkhang courtyard today. They belonged to 14 groups who are attending the Sho-tön, the annual opera festival, at the Tibetan Institute of...

Dharamshala: Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel extended his heartiest congratulations to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on his election as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. In a letter to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the Speaker wrote, “On behalf...

Dharamshala: Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, serving as the Chief Guest, launched the e-book of Kyabje Kirti Rinpoche’s biography on the afternoon of 9 May 2024 at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA) hall. The event was also...

Dharamshala: On behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people, Sikyong Penpa Tsering extended heartfelt congratulations to His Excellency Friedrich Merz on his election as the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. In his congratulatory letter...

Dharamshala: This morning, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama sent a letter to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, offering his warmest congratulations on the latter’s election as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. In the letter, His Holiness the...