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36th Tibetan Terminology Standardising Board Meeting Finalises Over 600 Standard Terms

Dharamshala: Over 600 Tibetan terms were standardised by the Department of Education’s Terminology Desk (CTA) during its 36th High-Level Standardising Board meeting, which was held from 11 to 15 March 2024. During the five-day meeting, the board debated and...

Foster Parents Required at Ngoenga School in Dehradun

The Department of Health, CTA is pleased to announce a job vacancy for 2 foster parents at Ngoenga School for Tibetan Children with Special Needs in Dehradun. Access the scanned copy of detailed announcement in Tibetan below to see...

Profiling Tibetan Political Prisoners – Wangdu

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Sixth Day of 6th Session of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala: Chaired by Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang, the sixth day of the sixth session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile began with presentation of the official obituary reference to Kasur Tsewang Choegyal Tethong, former Kalon (Minister) of the Central Tibetan...

Dutch Ambassador for Human Rights Seriously Concerned by Mass Arrests of Tibetans and Calls for Their Release

Brussels: On 14 March 2024, Dutch Ambassador for Human Rights, Wim Geerts, expressed serious concern by reports of mass arrests of Tibetans protesting against the construction of a dam threatening the destruction of six monasteries and two villages in...

Tibet Boarding Schools: China Accused of Trying to Silence Language

-By Micky Bristow for BBC News Tibetan educational sociologist Gyal Lo can speak Mandarin Chinese fluently – but he would rather not. He has spent the last few years telling the world about Beijing’s sweeping educational reforms in Tibetan...

Virtual International Conference Marks 65th Tibetan Uprising Day: Chinese Experts Express Solidarity with Tibetans

Washington DC: In commemoration of the 65th Tibetan Uprising Day, Chinese experts and academicians organised a virtual international conference. The five-hour conference was hosted by Washington-based IPK Media in collaboration with the Office of Tibet. Friends of Tibet, including...

Tibetans in Taiwan Commemorates National Uprising Day with Peaceful March from Zhongxiao Fuxing to Taipei 101

Taipei: An aggregation of around 500 demonstrators, consisting of members of the Tibetan community in Taiwan and Tibet supporters, gathered before Zhongxiao Fuxing Metro Station on 10 March to observe the 65th Tibetan National Uprising Day. The commemoration was...

Fifth Day of 6th Session of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala, 14th March 2024: Presided by Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, the fifth day of the sixth session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile began with the continuation of deliberation on the undertaking of the Department of Home (DoH). Concerns raised on...

Obituary: DIIR Deeply Mourns the Loss of Kasur Tsewang Choegyal Tethong

Dharamshala: The Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) expresses profound sorrow at the demise of Kasur Tsewang Choegyal Tethong, an honorable individual and a distinguished Tibetan leader who formerly held the esteemed position of Minister for the Department...

Tibetan Bulletin January – February 2024

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Tibet Policy Institute Convenes Panel Discussion Titled “China’s Dam in Dege” on International Day of Action for Rivers

Dharamshala: The Tibet Policy Institute, a research centre affiliated with the Central Tibetan Administration, convened a panel discussion entitled “China’s Dam in Dege: Assessing the Social, Cultural, and Ecological Impact on Tibetans and Beyond” in commemoration of the International...

Obituary: CTA Mourns Demise of Kasur Tsewang Choegyal Tethong

Dharamshala: The Central Tibetan Administration held a prayer service this afternoon to mourn the demise of Kasur (former Minister) Tsewang Choegyal Tethong, the former Kalon (Minister) of the Department of Information and International Relations, who passed away yesterday in...

Department of Education Conducts Intensive Virtual Training on Learning Disabilities for Teachers

Dharamshala: In accordance with the Basic Education Policy (BEP) regarding the inclusion of children with special needs in mainstream school education, the Department of Education, CTA organised an online intensive training on Learning Disabilities for teachers from January 26th...

Fourth Day of 6th Session of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala, 13 March 2024: Presided by Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, the sixth session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile resumed with the fourth day of the sixth session. The parliament hall assembled with Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and Deputy Speaker Dolma...

French Senate Expresses Alarm Over the Crackdown Of Peaceful Tibetan Protesters In Derge and Calls For Immediate Release Of those Arrested

Brussels: President Eustache-Brinio on behalf of the Tibet Support Group in the French Senate expressed alarm over the brutal crackdown of peaceful protesters, including monks, against a dam project in Derge in eastern Tibet and calls for the immediate...

China Cracks Down on Tibetan Protest Against a Hydropower Project in Dege

China’s cascade dam project on the Drichu, the upper Yangtze River, sparked discontent among the local population. -By Dechen Palmo and Tsering Samdup for The Diplomat On February 14, hundreds of Tibetans in Derge County (Dege in Mandarin), part of the...

Argentina Before the International Claim for Tibet

No Latin American country made a recommendation to China on Tibet in its recent human rights review in Geneva, which reflects how far the Latin American region is from inserting itself internationally in the claim for noble causes, including...

TIPA Presents Cultural Performances During Losar and Tourism Festival in Lachung, North Sikkim

Artistes from the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) attended the ‘Losar and Tourism Festival Celebrations 2024’ in Lachung, North Sikkim, for 3 days from 1 March 2024, at the invitation of the festival’s organising committee. Despite troublesome journey...

Tibetans in Exile Commemorate 65th Tibetan Uprising Day

Dharamshala: Tibetans in exile commemorated the 65th Tibetan Uprising Day in solidarity with Tibetans inside Tibet, rallying together with slogans of resistance. In Mundgod, the Tibetan community gathered to observe the Tibetan Uprising Day. The event was graced by...

Empowering Tibetan Cultural Preservation: Consortium Conference on Tibetan Digital Library

Dharamshala: The Department of Religion and Culture, CTA, is hosting a 2-day Consortium Conference of the Tibetan Digital Library as part of the ‘Strengthening Cultural Resilience of Tibetan Communities’ program from March 12-13, 2024. The inaugural ceremony was graced...

Australian Parliamentary Delegation Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala: A parliamentary delegation of Australia – MP Michael Brand, Chair of the Parliamentary Group for Tibet in the German Parliament; Senator Dean Smith, Co-Chair of the Australian All Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet (Liberal Party); MP Michael McCormack, former...

Delegation of International Peace Research Association Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala: A delegation from the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on March 11, 2024. The delegation, including Professor Matt Meyer, Secretary-General of IPRA; Maria Theresa Munoz, Co-Secretary General (Argentina); Diana Marcela Agudelo-Ortiz, Executive Committee Member...

Tibetan National Uprising Day Commemorates in France

Paris: In commemoration of the 65th Tibetan National Uprising Day, the members of Tibetan community in France held a peaceful march, jointly organised by five Tibetan NGOs under the leadership of Tibetan association, from Trocadero to Paris-based Chinese Embassy...

Parliamentarians Geshe Ngawa Gangri and Choedak Gyatso Conclude Visit to North India

Dharamshala: As per the program of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile to visit the general public, Parliamentarians Geshe Ngawa Gangri and Choedak Gyatso officially visited Paonta Tibetan Settlement, Puruwala Tibetan Settlement, Sataun Tibetan Settlement, and Kamrao Tibetan Settlement from 1...

Parliamentarians Youdon Aukatsang and Ratsa Sonam Norbu Conclude Visit to Dehradun, Call on Governor of Uttarakhand

Dharamshala: Following the program of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile for engaging with the general public, Parliamentarians Youdon Aukatsang and Ratsa Sonam Norbu successfully concluded their official visit to Dehradun and its surrounding areas from 4 to 11 March 2024....

Tibetan Communities in Australia Commemorate 65th Anniversary of National Uprising Day

Canberra: In commemoration of the 65th anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day, the Tibetan communities across Australia on 10 March organised peaceful rallies and marches in protest of China’s continued political repression in Tibet since its illegal invasion. The...

Villeneuve-Loubet’s Decade Long Solidarity With Tibet

Brussels: On the invitation of the Mayor and former MP Lionnel Luca, Representative Rigzin Genkhang of the Office of Tibet, Brussels, travelled to Villeneuve-Loubet, a coastal town in the French Riviera, to participate in the 10th anniversary of the...

Tibetan National Uprising Day Commemorated Across Latin America

Brasília: On 10 March 2024, marking the 65th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising of 1959, a emotional display of solidarity resonated across Latin America. Groups and individuals at a personal level, deeply committed to supporting Tibet, took to the various...

Tibetans in Belgium Observe Tibetan National Uprising Day in Brussels

Brussels: The Tibetan community in Belgium commemorated the 65th Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day in front of the Chinese Embassy in Brussels on 10 March 2024. This year’s Uprising Day was directly hosted in front of the...