Central Tibetan Administration
Tibetan Delegation Conducts Intensive Lobbying in Geneva, Engages with 16 UN Missions, Six Special Rapporteurs, and OHCHR Officials
Geneva: Ahead of the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), scheduled from 24 February to 4 April 2025, Tibetan representatives have submitted a written statement to the United Nations, raising concerns over the construction of...
Sikyong Wraps Up Official Visit to Bylakuppe, Accompanies His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Hunsur Rabgyaling
Bylakuppe: Sikyong Penpa Tsering concluded his four-day engagements in Bylakuppe on 16 February 2025 before departing for Hunsur to escort His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. On 15 February, Sikyong addressed students at Lugsum Nyamdrel Community Hall, where students...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Meets His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Continues School Tour on Third Day of Official Visit
Bylakuppe: On 14 February 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, who also serves as the Kalon (Minister) of the Department of Home, Central Tibetan Administration, was granted a special audience with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama earlier this morning. He...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Received Audience with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Continues School Tour on Third Day of Official Visit
Bylakuppe: On 14 February 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, who also serves as the Kalon (Minister) of the Department of Home, Central Tibetan Administration, was granted a special audience with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama earlier this...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Receives Audience with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Continues School Tour on Third Day of Official Visit
Bylakuppe: On 14 February 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, who also serves as the Kalon (Minister) of the Department of Home, Central Tibetan Administration, was granted a special audience with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama earlier this...
CRO of Ladakh Sonamling Settlement Pays Courtesy Visits to Key Ladakh Officials, Seeks Continued Support for Tibetan Community
Ladakh: The newly elected Chief Representative Officer (CRO) of Ladakh Sonamling Settlement, Tashi Dhondup, officially took charge of the office on 1 February 2025 and thereafter paid courtesy visit to meet key officials in the Union Territory of Ladakh,...
Swiss Government Acknowledges Transnational Repression Against Tibetans and Uyghur
Switzerland: Office of Tibet, Swiss has been raising concern about China’s growing influence and interference since 2019. Additionally, during Sikyong Penpa Tsering’s official visits to Switzerland, multiple appeals were made to the Swiss Federal government to address these issues....
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Focuses on Monasteries and Schools During Second Day of Official Visit to Bylakuppe
Bylakuppe: On the second day of his official engagements in Bylakuppe, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration visited several monasteries, schools, and community institutions, following the completion of the long-life empowerment (Drolkar Tsewang) by His Holiness...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Bestows Long Life Empowerment in Bylakuppe to an Estimated 25,000 Devotees
-sourced by dalailama.com Bylakuppe, Karnataka: Today, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was to give a Long-Life Empowerment based on White Tara, the Wish-fulfilling Wheel entitled ‘A Stream of Nectar of Immortality’ in the debate yard of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery....
Former Tibetan Political Prisoner Namkyi Arrives in Geneva to Testify at Geneva Summit 2025
On 9 February 2025, former Tibetan political prisoner Namkyi arrived in Geneva, Switzerland to participate in the Geneva Summit 2025. Ahead of the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), a five-day advocacy campaign began from 10...
Education Department Kicks Off ‘Unlocking Potential: Excellence Scholars Program’ with Virtual Session
Dharamshala: The Scholarship Section of the Department of Education (DoE) hosted a virtual session on 8 February 2025 for the first 24 Excellence Scholarship recipients from the 2023 cohort, selected under the new scholarship scheme introduced that year. This...
MPs Geshe Atong Rinchen Gyaltsen and Wangdue Dorjee Begin Periodical Visit to West Bengal
Dharamshala: As part of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s program, Parliamentarians Geshe Atong Rinchen Gyaltsen and Wangdue Dorjee commenced their official visit to Tibetans living in West Bengal, with initial visits to Kurseong and Sonada. The MPs, departing from their respective...
Tibet House Brazil Hosts Lecture on Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy
São Paulo: On 11 February 2025, Tibet House Brazil, São Paulo, hosted a lecture on Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, welcoming Geshe Lharampa Gyaltsen Tsering alongside Brazilian nun Tenzin Lamdron as interpreter. The event gathered about 80 attendees eager to explore...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Attends Marks Historic Visit to Bylakuppe, Highlights Tibet’s Year of Compassion
Bylakuppe, Karnataka: On 11 February 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the incumbent Kalon (Minister) of the Department of Home (CTA), arrived safely at Bangalore airport. Upon his arrival in the afternoon, he was warmly received by Kunga Yeshi, Public Relations Officer...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Begins His Second Leg of Official Engagements in Bylakuppe
Bylakuppe, Karnataka: On 11 February 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the incumbent Kalon (Minister) of the Department of Home (CTA), arrived Bangalore to commence his official visit to Tibetan settlement in South India. Upon arrival, Sikyong was warmly received by...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Long-life Prayers Offering at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery
-sourced by dalailama.com Bylakuppe: This morning prayers for his long life were offered to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery based on the prayer ‘Homage and Offerings to the Sixteen Elders’. When His Holiness came down...
Department of Education Announces a Vacancy of Principal at Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society
Dharamshala: The Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration, announces a job vacancy of Principal at Sambhota Tibetan School Society. Interested candidates are required to submit their requisite documents and updated CV/Resume to stss1999@gmail.com by 11 March 2025. Access the...
Tibetans and Japanese Observe the 112th Anniversary of the Declaration of Tibetan Independence Day
Tokyo: On 11 February 2025, Tibetans and Japanese supporters gathered at the Shinjuku Historical Museum Hall in Tokyo to observe the 112th anniversary of the Declaration of Tibetan Independence Day. The Students for Free Tibet (SFT) and the Tibetan...
Australian Tibetan Youth Leadership and Advocacy Training Launches in Blue Mountains, Australia
Australia: On 12 February 2025, the Australian Tibetan Youth Leadership and Advocacy Training officially commenced at the Karuna Retreat Centre in the Blue Mountains, Australia. The event brought together 30 young Tibetan participants from six regions across Australia, along...
Kham Kathok Settlement Office Observes Handing Over Ceremony for Outgoing and New Settlement Officers
The official handover ceremony between outgoing Settlement Officer Tenzin Rinchen and incoming Settlement Officer Ugyen Choedon took place at Kathok Settlement Office on 11 February 2025. The ceremony commenced at 9:00 a.m., under the supervision of Gelek Jamyang, Settlement...
Tibetan Parliamentarians Dhondup Tashi and Tsering Yangchen Visit Dolanji, Herbertpur, Selakui, Kamrao, Sataun, and Puruwala
Dharamshala: As part of the ongoing official visitation in North India, a delegation comprising of MPs Dhondup Tashi and Tsering Yangchen successfully concluded their official visit to Tibetans in Dolanji, Herbertpur, Selakui, Kamrao, Sataun, and Puruwala from 4 to...
Diaspora Tibetan Community Holds Prayer Services to Mourn the Passing of Kalon Trisur Gyalo Thondup
Dharamshala: In a heartfelt expression of respect and solidarity with the bereaved family members of the late Kalon Trisur Gyalo Thondup, Tibetans in the diaspora held prayer services at various community centres worldwide. Gyalo Thondup, who passed away on...
Asanga Vajra Rinpoche Visits London Sunday School for Tibetan Language and Culture
London: Asanga Vajra Sakya Rinpoche visited the Sunday School for Tibetan Language and Culture in London on 9 February 2025, at the request of the Office of Tibet. The weekend school, affiliated with the Tibet House Foundation of the...
Tibetan Parliamentarians Thubten Wangchen and Thupten Gyatso Conclude Visits to France
Dharamshala: On 11 February 2025, as part of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s visitation program, parliamentarians Thubten Wangchen and Thupten Gyatso successfully concluded their official visit to Europe with their final stop in France. On 9 February, the MPs arrived...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Embarks on His Second Leg of Official Visit to Tibetan Settlements in South India
Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the head of the Central Tibetan Administration, will undertake a series of official visits and engagements in South India, covering the Tibetan settlements in Bylakuppe and Hunsur, from February 11 to March 4, 2025. During...
Obituary: CTA Mourns the Demise of Kalon Trisur Gyalo Thondup, the Elder Brother of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Dharamshala: With profound sadness and a sense of great loss, the leadership and staff of Central Tibetan Administration gathered this afternoon at the Sikyong hall to mourn the demise of veteran interlocutor and one of the most towering modern...
Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel Extends Gratitude on the Formal Launch of the UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group on Tibet
Dharamshala: Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, in a letter written to MP Chris Law – Scottish National Party’s MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Tibet, extended his heartfelt gratitude on the formal...
Parliamentarians Karma Gelek and Lobsang Thupten Pontsang Conclude Visit to Bylakuppe Deckyi Larsoe
Dharamshala: As part of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s periodic visitation program, a delegation consisting of parliamentarians Karma Gelek and Lobsang Thupten Pontsang successfully concluded their visit to the Bylakuppe Dickyi Larsoe Tibetan settlement from 5 to 8 February 2025. On...
Tibetan-Chinese Alliance Conference Held in Canberra, Urges Australian Government to Pressure PRC in Bilateral and Multilateral Talks
Canberra: The Tibetan-Chinese Alliance Conference was held at the Ann Harding Conference Centre, Canberra University, from 8-9 February 2025. It was organised by the Tibet Information Office in collaboration with the Australia and New Zealand Alliance of Victims of...
Chinese Liaison Officer Sangay Kyab Participates in Protests Against PRC’s ‘Mega-embassy’ in London
London: The Chinese Liaison Officer for European countries, Sangay Kyab, who arrived in the UK for outreach efforts with Chinese, Hong Kong, and Uyghur communities, continues his engagements, including participation in a major protest against the Chinese government. On...
































