Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration departs for Canada to attend the Halifax International Security Forum from 17-19 November where Sikyong will deliver a key-note address. Following that, Sikyong is scheduled to visit Ottawa for four-day...

Dharamshala: Following the passing away of Czech politician, diplomat and statesman Karel Schwarzenberg, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to his widow, Mrs. Therese Schwarzenberg, to offer his condolences and prayers. “He lived a full and meaningful life...

Shimla: The Chief Representative Office, Shimla, visited various distinguished members of the Himachal Pradesh Secretariat to extend Diwali greetings. From 8-10 November 2023, the Chief Representative Office staff, accompanied by representatives of the local Tibetan Medical and Astrology Institute...

By Micah McCartney for News Week. The Chinese government is gradually dropping the name “Tibet” in official English-language references in favor of the region’s Mandarin Chinese name—”Xizang”—with experts saying the move is in line with Beijing policies aimed at erasing...

Dharamshala, 14th November 2023: The Sotoshu Zen Buddhist delegation from Japan visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and had a meeting with Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang. Rev. Hayashi Shuei of Jorinji Temple and representatives from...

Taipei: The Tibet Museum Director, Tenzin Topdhen, spoke on the topic “Leveraging Museum for Human Rights Violation in Tibet ” and also participated in the Federation of International Human Rights Museums-Asia Pacific (FIHRM-AP) annual conference 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan....

Dharamshala, 14 November 2023: A delegation composed of five representatives from the Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan- (HRNTT) and the Hong Kong Outlanders (HKO) visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile earlier today. The delegation consisted of WU Hao Jen, Tashi Tsering,...

Dharamshala: As Tibetan schools in India celebrate Children’s Day today to honour the birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, on 14 November, Kalon (Minister) Tharlam Dolma Changra of the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration,...

Jawalakhel: Kyabgon Sakya Gongma Trichen Dorje Chang paid a visit to Samdupling Tibetan Settlement in Jawalakhel in the evening of 17 October 2023. Following his inauguration of Tsechen Thupten Choekyi Gatsel, the 41st Sakya Trizin Kyabgon Gongma Trichen Dorje...

Virginia: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration addressed the Tibetan youth based in Charlottesville and Virginia on Sunday, 15 October, as part of his ongoing official visit to North America. In his interaction with the youth, Sikyong...

Mundgod: The Tibetan community in Mundgod observed the 16th Anniversary of the Conferment of the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 17 October 2023. On 17 October 2007, the Congressional Gold Medal, the U.S....

Kushinagar: Every beginning has its ending – the mortal truth of Samsara that was endorsed by the Parinirvana of Lord Buddha at Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh commemorated an event “Tibet Awareness Program” organised jointly by the India Tibet Coordination Office...

Ladakh: The Tibetan Local Justice Commissioner of Ladakh, Pema Sangpo, arranged a legal awareness campaign for the staff and students of TCV Ladakh on 13 October 2023. Led by the school principal, Dudul Jigme, and staff, Sherab Gyatso, around...

Wagga Wagga City: Member for Australasia to the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile, Hon. Tenzin Phuntsok Doring paid an official visit to Wagga Wagga city, NSW as the guest of honor to attend the 7th Australia Tibetan Community Association...

Weidian advises millions of merchants to stop using ‘Tibet’ in English product descriptions, or face removal Notice follows a foreign ministry readout which used ‘Xizang’ as the official Chinese translation for the autonomous region -By Alyssa Chen A Chinese...

Canberra: The seventh governing body meeting of the National Federation of Australian Tibetan Communities Association was convened on 14-15th October 2023, at Wagga Wagga City in New South Wales. The meeting was attended by the Presidents and Vice Presidents...

Dharamshala: As part of his ongoing official visit to North America, Sikyong Penpa Tsering arrived to a warm reception by the Tibetan community of Albuquerque and Santa Fe led by the respective presidents and members of the Tibetan Association...

  His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama wrote yesterday to Chris Luxon, Prime Minister-Elect of New Zealand, to congratulate him on his party’s victory in the recent national election. “Today, the world is passing through very trying times,” His...

Dharamshala: Under the leadership and guidance of the Department of Education, the Sambhota Tibetan schools in the regions of Northeast and South commenced the Inter-School Literary and Cultural Meet. This two-day event was participated by Bylakuppe’s Lugsam Sambhota and...

Dharamshala: Former Kalon of Security, Dongchung Ngodup inaugurated the Tibet Museum’s temporary exhibition titled “Shadow Circus” this morning. Alongside the former Kalon, the inaugural ceremony was presided over by DIIR Secretary Karma Choeying and special guests Tenzing Sonam and...

London: With the support of local Tibetans in Manchester, Leeds, Wirral and Liverpool, the Office of Tibet, London conducted intensive advocacy and awareness activities around the annual conferences of the Conservative and Labour parties this month. The office focused...

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration addressed the Tibetan community in Southern California on Thursday, 12 October 2023 as part of his ongoing official visit to North America.  Following the successful completion of his maiden official...

The move is seen as ‘completely politically-driven, to legitimize the occupation and rule of Tibet,’ say experts. -by Radio Free Asia  China has replaced the use of the term “Tibet” with “Xizang” as the romanized Chinese name on official...

Dharamshala: Under the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) project, generously funded by USAID, the Department of Education (DoE), Central Tibetan Administration, has undertaken the production and distribution of five children’s books, designed specifically for crèches and pre-primary children....

The white paper is all about what China is not. But if China truly embraces this vision instead of hiding its dirty hands behind it, the world could have peace. By Tsewang Gyalpo Arya China under the CCP regime...

Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama returned to Dharamshala this morning after concluding his routine health check-up in Delhi. Hundreds of Tibetans and devotees, holding ceremonial Tibetan white scarves and incense sticks, lined the streets...

Notification circulated by Education Bureau in September bans Tibetan language classes from primary to high secondary schools. -by Tibet Watch The Bureau of Education of Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture issued a notification in early September this year forbidding Tibetan...

Mexico City: In a triumphant moment for the Tibet and Tibetans, the democratically elected leader of the Tibetan people, Sikyong of Central Tibetan Administration was ceremoniously welcomed and acknowledged in the chambers of the Mexican Parliament on Tuesday in the...

Brussels: On October 11, 2023, Olivier Deleuze, Mayor of Watermael-Boitsfort, hosted Representative Rigzin Genkhang for a meeting in his office. During the meeting, Representative Genkhang expressed gratitude to the Mayor for hoisting the Tibetan national flag, banned in Tibet,...

Mexico: During an address at Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (UAM), one of Mexico’s Premier universities, Sikyong Penpa Tsering said that Latin America can help more in advancing the Tibetan cause given their position as a key actor vis-a-vis China. Sikyong...