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Tibetan Parliamentary Delegation Commences Tibet Advocacy in Uttarakhand

Dharamshala: A Tibetan parliamentary delegation consisting of Parliamentarians Lopon Thupten Gyaltsen, Wangdue Dorjee, and Pema Tso, as a part of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s Tibet advocacy campaign in various Indian states, began their engagement in Uttarakhand. Their program is scheduled...

USAID Delegation Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala: A delegation of USAID led by Anjali Kaur, USAID Asia Bureau’s Deputy Assistant Administrator visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on Monday, 20 November and met with Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang. The Speaker spoke...

Dorjee Rinzin Assumes Charge as New Tibetan Settlement Officer of Kunphenling Settlement

Ravangla: Kunphenling Tibetan Settlement Office in Ravangla, Sikkim, held an official handing-taking over ceremony between outgoing Settlement Officer Dorjee Rinzin and incoming Settlement Officer Tenzin Lekshey on 19 November 2023. The Tibetan Settlement Officer from Kalimpong, Karma Gelek, representing...

The False Panchen Lama Ordains Monks in Tashi Lhunpo Monastery—for the Communist Party

He told them to “be grateful to the Party, listen to the Party, follow the Party, promote the Party.” by Lopsang Gurung The Tibetans know the story and readers of “Bitter Winter” know it too. In the Tibetan Buddhist Gelug...

Urgent Call to Protect Tibetan Children from Chinese Communist Party on World Children’s Day

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Former European Parliament President Dr. Hans-Gert Pottering Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala, 20 November 2023: Dr. Hans-Gert Pottering, former President of the European Parliament, visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile earlier today. He had a meeting with Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang, and members of the Standing Committee and...

Announcement: Registration for Obtaining Teaching Pass to Attend His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Teaching at Bodh Gaya

Dharamshala: Department of Security, Central Tibetan Administration, is pleased to announce that the registration for obtaining Teaching Pass to attend teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Bodh Gaya will made available online. The initiative is taken to...

Australian All-Party Parliamentary Tibet Group Writes to Foreign Minister Penny Wong Urging to Raise Tibet at UN Periodical Review on China

Canberra: The Australian All-Party Parliamentary Tibet Group (AAPPGT) on Thursday, 16 November, wrote to Foreign Minister Penny Wong urging her to raise the Sino-Tibet conflict and China’s appalling human rights record at the UN Periodical Review on China due...

Japan, Tibet, Uyghur, and Southern Mongolia Conduct Seminar Condemning China’s Infamous Religious Order No. 19

Tokyo: Save Tibet Network and Tibet House Japan organised a seminar on China’s Religious Order No.19 issued on September 1 at Shinjuku Historical Museum today in Tokyo. The panellist comprising Japanese Parliamentarian Mitusbayashi Hiromi, Dr. Miyawaki Junko, Vice Chairman of...

Additional Secretary Kunga Gyaltsen Attends Ratna Menling Nunnery’s Commencement of Geshema Degree

Dharamshala: Additional Secretary Kunga Gyaltsen from the Department of Religion and Culture (DRC), Central Tibetan Administration, attended the Ratna Menling Nunnery’s commencement of Geshema Degree to its second batch of Karampa on 17 November 2023. The event was also...

China Spending Massively on Surveillance in Tibet, Say Scholars

The Hindu Bureau. The nature and extent of surveillance that the Chinese government has on people in its restive provinces was in focus on the second day of the three-day All India Conference of Chinese Studies at the University...

MP Tenzin Doring Attends Inaugural Session of V-TAG Australia as the Guest Speaker

Canberra: Resident MP Tenzin Doring attended the maiden session of the V-TAG MEET held between 17-18, November in Australia’s capital city, Canberra, jointly organized by the Department of Information and International Relations and the Tibet Information Office, Canberra. The...

Parliamentarian Tsaneytsang Dhondup Tashi Concludes Nepal Visit

Dharamshala: As a part of the Tibetan parliament’s periodical visitation to Tibetan settlements and cluster communities across India, Nepal, and Bhutan, parliamentarian Tsaneytsang Dhondup Tashi has successfully concluded his official visit to Tashi Palkhel and Tashiling in Pokhara and...

President of Foreign Affairs Committee of Belgian Federal Parliament Calls for the End to Coercion of Tibetan Children

Brussels: On the occasion of World Children’s Day, 20 November 2023, Ms Van Hoof, President of Foreign Affairs Committee of the Belgian Federal Parliament, condemns the forced assimilation of one million Tibetan children in Chinese state-run boarding schools separated...

Kalon Norzin Dolma Arrives in Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington : Following her successful visit to Australia, Kalon Norzin Dolma of Department of Information and International Relations, CTA arrived in Wellington, New Zealand on 19 November 2023. Kalon was warmly received at the airport by Robin Greenberg ,...

V-TAG Australia Strategy Meeting Concludes with Appointment of Regional Coordinators and Adoption of Action Plan

Canberra: The second day of the V-TAG Australia Strategy Meeting and Advocacy Training concluded with a series of key developments, including the appointment of regional coordinators and the formulation of an action plan aimed at advancing and sustaining Tibet...

Maiden V-TAG Australia Strategy Meeting and Training Commences in Canberra

  Canberra: Today marked the inauguration of the V-TAG Australia Strategy Meeting and Advocacy Training, a collaborative effort between the Tibet Information Office, Canberra, and the Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). The event, hosted...

CM Pema Khandu Visits Mundgod Tibetan Settlement and Attends Enthronement of 10th Lhagyal Rinpoche

Mundgod: The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khnadu embarked on a three-day visit to the Tibetan settlement in Mundgod last Tuesday. A delegation of Tibetan representatives led by Lhagyal Rinpoche, Rikya Rinpoche, CRO Jigme Tsultrim and settlement officer...

Biden Urged to Press Beijing to Return to Direct Dialogue with Tibetan People

A readout of the meeting issued by the White House said Biden did raise the issues with Xi during the summit meeting in Woodside, California. -by Deccan Herald  San Francisco: Expressing concern that the issue of Tibet did not...

Tibet’s Government-In-Exile Urges Australia not to ‘compromise’ on China’s Human Rights Record

-By Daniel Hurst for The Guardian Australia must not compromise on human rights as it improves its relationship with China because “the truth must be told”, a minister from the Tibetan Government-in-exile has said during a visit to Canberra....

4 Tibetans Sentenced to Prison for 2nd Time for Religious Activities

Previously, authorities detained them for 11 months on the same offence. -by Radio Free Asia  China has sentenced four Tibetans from Sertar county in Sichuan province to two years in prison each for engaging in religious activities — the...

Kalon Norzin Dolma’s Maiden Visit to Australia Receives Acknowledgement and Welcome at Australian Senate House

Canberra: Australian Senator Janet Rice of the Greens while addressing the Senate House on Thursday acknowledged the maiden visit of Kalon (Minister) Norzin Dolma of the Department of Information and International Relations-CTA to Australia to seek support for the...

Department of Health Observes World Diabetes Day across Tibetan Settlements

Dharamshala: Under the Department of Health’s initiative, Tibetan communities around India marked World Diabetes Day on November 14 2023, with a specific emphasis on monasteries and nunneries. For many years, the department has been involved in a variety of...

Session Announcement

Dharamshala: In accordance with Article 40 of the Charter of Tibetans in exile, the seventh session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile will be held from 14th March 2024 (Thursday) to 30th March 2024 (Saturday) for 15 days in the...

6th Session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile To Reconvene

Dharamshala: The 6th session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile will reconvene with the remaining business of the general session from 25th to 29th December 2023. Due to the absence of the requisite quorum needed for the session to constitute,...

Tibetan Parliamentary Delegation to Visit Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh

Dharamshala: As a part of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s Tibet advocacy campaign in various Indian states, parliamentarians Lopon Thupten Gyaltsen, Wangdue Dorjee, and Pema Tso are scheduled to visit Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh from 19th of November to 2nd of...

V-TAG India Strategic Meeting Concludes, Adopts Concrete Action Plans for Tibet Advocacy

Dharamshala: The Department of Information and International Relations successfully concluded the three-day India V-TAG Strategic Meeting and Training on 15 November with the adoption of a consolidated India-specific Tibet advocacy action plan for the months ahead. During the course,...

China’s New ‘White Paper’ on Tibet: Ominous Silence Amid Barrage of Party Language

-by International Campaign for Tibet   The new “White Paper” on Tibet released on Nov. 10, 2023 by China’s State Council unsurprisingly presents an overwhelmingly flowery image of the situation in Tibet, while its barrage of figures and alleged achievements,...

Department of Education Announces Training for Aspiring Music and Dance Teachers

The Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) announces training programme for aspiring Music and Dance Teachers. The 18-month course will begin on 14 June 2024 at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts. Click here to read the announcement...

Dharamshala Tibetan Settlement Office and Local Tibetan Assembly Organise Mass Prayer for Long Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Dharamshala: The Tibetan Settlement Office and Local Tibetan Assembly of Dharamshala jointly held a mass prayer for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama this morning on 15 November 2023. Around 108 Dharamshala-based Tibetan residents amassed at...