Dharamshala: Secretary Lobsang Choedak officially assumed charge as the new Secretary of the Election Commission, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), on 18 December 2024. Earlier this morning on 13 January 2025, Secretary Lobsang Choedak successfully concluded handing and taking-over ceremony...

Geneva: Following her successful official engagements in Germany, Kalon (Minister) Dolma Gyari of the Department of Security, Central Tibetan Administration, arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, on 12 January 2025. The Kalon was welcomed at the airport by Representative Thinley Chukki...

Kathmandu: On 11 January 2025, the Tibetan community in Nepal gathered at the Shelkar Chode Gaden Lekshey Ling—a Nepal-based heritage replica of the Shelkar Chode Monastery in Dingri—to offer prayers and mourn the loss caused by the devastating earthquake...

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Dharamshala: On 11 January 2025, a gathering was held at the Tibet House in Frankfurt, presided over by Thoesam Rinpoche. The meeting was attended by Security Kalon Dolma Gyari, Dr Carsten Klein, Director of Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF), Kai...

Dharamshala: On 10 January 2025, members of the Tibet Support Group from Westerwald, Germany, organised under FNF (Friedrich Naumann Foundation), convened with Kalon (Minister) Dolma Gyari of the Department of Security, Central Tibetan Administration, at cafe. The gathering reaffirmed...

Dharamshala: Tibetan Justice Commissioner Tenzin Lungtok of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission retired on 9 January 2025, as per Article 63 of the Charter, after serving a full five-year term as a Justice Commissioner. He was elected as an...

Dharamshala: Secretary Dhondul Dorjee of the Department of Religion and Culture, Central Tibetan Administration, attended the celebration of 80th birthday of Kyabgon Sakya Gongma Trichen Dorje Chang Rinpoche, the 41st throne holder of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism,...

Dharamshala: Yesterday, on 9 January 2024, a state funeral was held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., to honour the late former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away last month at the age of 100. The memorial...

PRESS STATEMENT The Chinese government’s policies in Tibet fundamentally conflict with the genuine aspirations of the Tibetan people. Particularly, the education policy in Tibet is being weaponised to impose Chinese Communist ideology on Tibetans. Under its broader agenda of...

Dharamshala: Kalon (Minister) Tharlam Dolma Changra of the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration, attended the opening ceremony of the 17th Annual School Heads’ Meeting of Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society (STSS) earlier today at the Norbu House in Dharamshala,...

Edinburgh (Scotland), 9 January 2025: The Scottish Parliament this week published the motion lodged by Ross Greer, Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP), of the Scottish Green Party and Chair of the Cross-Party Group for Tibet (CPGT) in the Scottish...

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration wrote to Mike Johnson, congratulating him on his re-election as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. In his congratulatory letter, Sikyong expressed, “On behalf of the Central Tibetan...

Dharamshala: As part of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s periodical visitation program, a delegation consisting of parliamentarians Tenpa Yarphel and Ratsa Sonam Norbu is scheduled to visit Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Lal Quilla and Dwarka from 12 to 17 January 2025. The...

Dharamshala: The tragic earthquake that struck Tibet on 7 January 2025 has brought sorrow to many around the world. The impact has been devastating, particularly in the regions of Dingri County, Shigatsé City where number of fatalities and casualties...

Dharamshala, 9 January 2025: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, on behalf of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, representing Tibetans both within Tibet and the global diaspora, extended his heartfelt congratulations to Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US on his...

Mundgod: On 8 January 2025, Joint Secretary Rinchen Wangmo officially assumed the charge as Tibetan Settlement Officer of Doeguling Settlement during a formal handover ceremony held at the settlement office. The ceremony was presided over by Officiating Settlement Officer...

Dharamshala: On 8 January 2025, the Security Kalon (Minister) of the Central Tibetan Administration, Dolma Gyari, visited Mainz Industrial Institute for Vocational and Further Training, organised by Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF). The industrial Institute provides training in metalworking and...

Shimla: The local residents of Shimla gathered to hold prayer offerings in solidarity for the recent earthquake occurred in Tibet. On 7 January 2025, around 9 a.m. a strong earthquake struck several areas including Dingri in upper Tibet, resulting...

Bylakuppe, Karnataka: This morning, an estimated 12,000 people, monks, nuns and laypeople gathered in and around the temple at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery re-established in the Tibetan settlement of Bylakuppé, Karnataka, to pray for victims of the recent devastating earthquake...

Dharamshala: On 6 January 2025, the Security Kalon (Minister) of the Central Tibetan Administration, Dolma Gyari, visited the Global Ethics Institute at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Stuttgart, Germany, following an invitation from the institution. During her visit, the...

On Wednesday, the Tibetan residents and sympathisers in Dharamshala gathered at the Tsuglakhang temple to observe a prayer service to express their support and solidarity for the tragic loss of over a hundred lives and the many others who...

PRESS RELEASE The Tibet support group of the Riigikogu expresses its deepest condolences to all those affected by the earthquake that shook the town of Šigatse in Tibet on Tuesday morning. According to the initial official reports, at least...

Tokyo: Japanese lawmaker Yamatani Eriko, Chairperson of the Japan Parliamentary Support Group for Tibet, visited Tibet House Japan’s office and expressed her solidarity with the Tibetans suffering in the earthquake-affected areas Tibet. She said she was sorry to hear...

Dharamshala: The Tibetan residents and sympathisers in Dharamshala gathered this afternoon at the Tsuglakhang to observe a prayer service to express their support and solidarity for the tragic loss of over a hundred lives and the many others injured...

Dharamshala: After the success of the “Cultural Immersion Summer Course” in 2023 and 2024, the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) announces a new training programme aimed at helping young Tibetans, particularly those living abroad, reconnect with their cultural...

Dharamshala: As per the program of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Parliamentarians Youdon Aukatsang and Choepehl Thupten successfully concluded their official periodical visit to the Dhondenling Tibetan Settlement in Kollegal, Karnataka, from 5 to 6 January 2025. Upon their arrival on...

Dharamshala: Dr Gyalo, a Tibetan activist, educational sociologist, and a leading expert on China’s assimilation and education policies in Tibet, visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and met with Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang on 7...

Dharamshala: The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Office of Auditor General began yesterday at the Administrative Training & Welfare Society in Khanyara, Dharamshala. The five-day meeting, held from 7 to 11 January 2025, aims to discuss key aspects...