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Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Emphasises Unified Messaging at CTA’s Communication Strategy Meeting

Dharamshala: The Central Tibetan Administration’s three-day communication strategy meeting began on 4 November 2024 at the Sager Centre, LTWA, Dharamshala. The meeting will run from 4 – 6 November 2024. The opening session featured remarks from Kalon Norzin Dolma...

Deputy Speaker Meets FNVA Trustee and Tibetan Researchers

Dharamshala: Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang met with Rebon Banerjee, Trustee of the Foundation for Non-Violent Alternatives (FNVA), on 4 November 2024 at the Deputy Speaker’s chamber. Three young Tibetan researchers accompanied Rebon Banerjee. During their meeting, the Deputy...

Department of Education Releases a Three-dimensional Animated Film Titled “Aku Phagpa – Ep 09”

Dharamshala: On 5 November 2024, marking the birthday of the esteemed former Kalon Tripa, Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, the Department of Education released a three-dimensional animated film titled “Aku Phagpa – Ep 09- Capturing the Great Thief.” This animation has...

Office of Tibet Japan Organises Tibetan Circle Dance to Celebrate Japan’s Culture Day

Tokyo: On 4 November 2024, Tibet House Japan hosted a Tibetan circle dance (gorshey) to celebrate Japanese Culture Day. The event saw active participation from Japanese and Tibetan attendees, with some donning traditional Tibetan attire. Dr Tsewang Gyalpo Arya,...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Attends the Inaugural Ceremony of New Assembly Hall at Thubchog Gatsel Ling Monastery

Bomdila: On 4 November 2024, Gaden Tripa Lobsang Tenzin, the spiritual leader of the Gelug tradition, graced the inauguration and consecration ceremony of the new assembly hall at Thubchog Gatsel Ling Monastery in Bomdila as the chief guest. He...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses Residents of Bomdila and Gacham

Bomdila: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration visited the Tibetans scattered around Bomdila, Gacham, Dirang and Tawang under the jurisdiction of the Bomdila Tibetan Settlement Office on 4 November 2024 in the afternoon, where he addressed the...

Parliamentary Delegation to Visit North East India

Dharamshala: As per the periodical visitation program of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, a delegation comprising parliamentarians Geshe Lharampa Atuk Tseten and Tenzin Jigdal will visit Guwahati, Shillong, Tenzin Gang, Bomdila, Dirang, and Tawang from 6 November to 20 November 2024....

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses Residents of Tenzingang Settlement

Arunachal Pradesh: On 2 November 2024, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration began his official tour of Northeast India and arrived at the Tenzingang Tibetan Settlement at 3 PM on 3 November. At the main entrance of...

Representative Bawa Kalsang Gyaltsen and the Secretary of the Office of Tibet in Taiwan Attends a Four-day Religious Event

Taiwan: Representative Bawa Kalsang Gyaltsen and the Secretary of the Office of Tibet in Taiwan attended a four-day religious event held for Taiwanese devotees from 31 October to 3 November 2024 at the Sera Jey Dharma Center in Banqiao...

Central Tibetan Administration Convenes Three-Day Communication Strategy Meeting

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) convened a communication strategy meeting this morning at the Sager Science Center Hall, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, in Dharamshala, from 4 to 6 November 2024. In the afternoon, the meeting commenced with...

Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and MP Geshe Lharampa Atuk Tseten Receive Warm Welcome from Public During Their Visit to Tenzin Gang and Bomdila

Dharamshala: On 2 November 2024, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and parliamentarian Geshe Lharampa Atuk Tseten departed from New Delhi to Bomdila via Guwahati. Upon arrival at Guwahati airport, they were received by Tenzin Gang Settlement’s Tibetan Local Assembly Chair...

Representative Dr Tsewang Gyalpo Arya Presides Over Handing and Taking Over of the Tibetan Community in Japan Executive Members

Tokyo: Tibetans in Japan elected the new Standing Committee Members of the Tibetan Community in Japan (TCJ) on 22 September at the Tibet House Office and through online ballots. The official handing and taking over function was held today...

Herbertpur Tibetan Settlement Officer Pays Courtesy Visits to Local Dignitaries on Diwali to Extend Greetings

Herbertpur: On the occasion of Diwali, The Herbertpur Tibetan Settlement Officer Dolma Tsering paid a courtesy call to various local dignitaries on 28 and 29 October 2024. The dignitaries include a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Vikasnagar Constituency,...

China said to intensify crackdown on Tibetan monks, religious education

Those who attempted to escape have faced severe consequences, treated ‘like criminals’ and subjected to further restrictions. –ANI Chinese authorities have intensified their crackdown on Tibetan Buddhism, forcibly relocating hundreds of young monks from Kirti Monastery to state-run boarding schools in Ngaba County, Sichuan Province. Reports indicate...

Profiling Tibetan Political Prisoners – Zomkyi

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Sikyong Penpa Tsering to Visit Tibetan Settlements in Northeast India

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration is scheduled to visit Tibetan settlements in Tenzingang, Bomdila, Tawang, Dimapur, Shillong, and Gangtok from 2 to 11 November 2024. The post Sikyong Penpa Tsering to Visit Tibetan Settlements in...

Secretary Tenzin Legdup Officially Took Charge as New Secretary of the Public Service Commission and Election Commission

Dharamshala: Secretary Tenzin Legdup officially took charge as the new Secretary of the Public Service Commission and Election Commission, earlier today on 1 November 2024 from the outgoing Secretary Tsering Yangkey. Secretary Karma Rinchen of the Department of Security...

Undisclosed Arrests of Four Tibetans Sweep Through Ngaba as Chinese Authorities Target Monks, Civilians

Since early September 2024, monks Lobsang Samten and Lobsang Trinley (or Trinpo) from Kirti Monastery, and civilians Tsering Tashi and Wangkyi, among others, have been secretly arrested by the Chinese authorities in Tibet’s Ngaba County, traditionally part of Amdo...

Under Secretary Tenzin Rinchen Assumes Charge as New Tibetan Settlement Officer of Kham Kathok

Paonta: The Kham Kathok Tibetan Settlement Office in Sataun held a handing and taking-over ceremony on 31 October 2024 between its outgoing Tibetan Settlement Officer (TSO) Sonam Wangdu Dhenmatsang and incoming TSO Tenzin Rinchen in the presence of official...

Public Service Commission Announces Vacancies of a Office Superintendent and Office Assistant for Offices in Nepal

Dharamshala: The Public Service Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration announces a vacancies of Office Superintendent and Office Assistant for the Tibetan Settlement Offices in Nepal. Tibetan residents of Nepal are eligible for these vacancies and interested candidates are...

Tibetan Parliamentary Delegation to Visit Germany and Czech Republic for Europe Tibet Advocacy

Dharamshala: A parliamentary delegation, including Youdon Aukatsang, and Tsering Lhamo, is scheduled to visit Germany and the Czech Republic from 2 November to 8 November, 2024. The delegation will arrive in Berlin on 2 November and have engagements there...

CRO Tsewang Phuntsok Conducts Courtesy Visits to Key Government Offices in Shimla to Extend Diwali Greetings

Shimla: The Chief Representative Office of Shimla, led by Chief Representative Officer Tsewang Phuntsok, conducted a series of courtesy visits to Raj Bhawan, the Chief Minister’s residence, the Secretariat, and the offices of the District Commissioner and Superintendent of...

Local Tibetan Justice Commissioner of Southern Region Conducts Legal Awareness Campaign for Students of Bylakuppe Sambhota School

Bylakuppe: At the request of the Bylakuppe Sambhota Tibetan School’s office, the Local Tibetan Justice Commission (Southern Region) received 16 class VIII students, along with their Social Science teacher Rinchen Dolma, on 30 October 2024 to visit the office...

Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel to Visit Bomdila and Sikkim

Dharamshala, 30 October 2024: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, is scheduled to visit Bomdila in Arunachal Pradesh from 1 to 6 November 2024, and Tumlang in North Sikkim from 9 to 12 November 2024. In Bomdila,...

Tibet House Japan Concludes its Three-month Language and Cultural Class

Tokyo: On 26 October 2024, the Tibet House Japan concluded its annual three-month language and cultural class. The class started at the beginning of August. Representative Dr Tsewang Gyalpo Arya, in his inaugural speech, said that the main objective...

Authorities Arrest Four Tibetans in Ngaba County for Contacting Outsiders

China’s government restricts communication between Tibetans and those outside the region, saying it undermines national unity. -by Radio Free Asia  Chinese authorities have arrested four Tibetans from Ngaba county in Sichuan province, accusing one monk from Kirti Monastery of...

Tibetan Settlement Officer Kunchok Migmar Receives Hon’ble CM Sukvinder Singh Sukhu at the Inauguration of Tong-Len Health Bus

Dharamshala: Kunchok Migmar, Tibetan Settlement Officer of Dharamshala, formally welcomed Hon’ble Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Shri Sukvinder Singh Sukhu, during the inauguration of Tong-Len Health Bus on 29 October 2024 at the circuit house. During his interaction with...

Poanta Tibetan Settlement Officer Meets Indian Local Dignitaries, Promotes Community Bonds Over Diwali

Poanta: On 26 and 28 October 2024, the Tibetan Settlement Officer of Poanta Cholsum, Gelek Jamyang, met with approximately 25 Indian dignitaries during the Indian festival of Diwali including Indian Parliament member Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap (MP Lok Sabha),...

Jamyang Lophel Sunday School in Antwerp Celebrates its 16th Founding Anniversary

Dharamshala: On 26 October 2024, Secretary Thinley Wangdue and EU Advocacy Officer Tenzin Phuntsok from the Bureau du Tibet, Brussels, attended the commemoration of the 16th anniversary of Jamyang Lophel Sunday School in Antwerp. The celebration was also attended...

India Tibet Coordination Office Holds Tibet Awareness Program in Mumbai to Strengthen Advocacy for Tibet

Mumbai: The India Tibet Coordination Office (ITCO) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) organised a Tibet Awareness Program in Mumbai, engaging stakeholders across education, media, politics, and Tibet Support Groups to promote advocacy and solidarity with the Tibetan cause....