Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 15: In a recent high-level meeting held on Monday, China intensified its diplomatic pressure on Nepal, urging Kathmandu to further restrict activities related to Tibet and Taiwan within its borders. The concerns were conveyed by...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 14:  Linka Linka, the debut feature film by Tibetan screenwriter and director Kangdrun, has garnered international acclaim by winning both the Firebird Award for Best Film and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2026 Hong Kong International...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 13: Tibetan political prisoner Yeshe Sangpo has been released after serving an 18-year prison sentence imposed by Chinese authorities, according to a report by the Dharamshala-based Tibetan news outlet Tibet Times. The 58-year-old, a native of...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 13: India on Sunday categorically rejected China’s latest attempt to assign “fictitious” names to several locations in Arunachal Pradesh, calling the move “mischievous” and lacking any legitimacy. New Delhi asserted that such actions do not...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 11: Rights and advocacy group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy on Friday, ahead of the final phase of the Tibetan general election, organised a debate series titled ‘Democratic Dialogue’ in Dharamshala at Norbu House. The...

By Tenam In January of this year, I spoke before a panel in Luxembourg about digital repression and the shrinking of civic space. I made the case that Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Hongkongers should not only be cited as case...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 9: Ahead of the final election for the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on April 26, the Chinese state-owned outlet Global Times on Tuesday dismissed the preliminary phase of the 2026 Tibetan general elections conducted by the Central Tibetan...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 9: The FRONTLINE PBS investigative documentary Inside China: Battle for Tibet, produced in collaboration with ITV, has been nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Hard News Report: Long Form category at the 47th News & Documentary Emmy Awards....

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 8: Dr. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, a longtime advocate for Sino-Tibet dialogue and a steadfast supporter of the Tibetan cause, reportedly passed away on Monday at the age of 95. A prominent figure in German and international...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 8: Nepal’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal on Tuesday assured Chinese Ambassador Zhang Maoming that Kathmandu’s position toward Beijing would remain unchanged honouring ‘One China’ policy under the new administration led by Prime Minister...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 8: Tibetan activists from the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) chapters of New York and New Jersey have launched a 90-hour hunger strike protest in front of the United Nations Headquarters, aiming to draw urgent international...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 6: The 31st Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup (GCMGC), the premier sporting event of the Tibetan exile community, kicked off on Sunday at the Dhondenling Tibetan settlement in Kollegal, Karnataka, India and will run from...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 6: The Nepal International Film Festival (NIFF), held from April 3 to 5 in Kathmandu, has come under intense scrutiny for featuring a controversial segment titled “Xizang Panorama.” The festival, organised in collaboration with the...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 3: The exile Tibetan government, officially known as the Central Tibetan Administration’s Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), inaugurated a four-month long temporary exhibition titled “Frontier Diplomacy: Britain, Tibet and Sir Basil Gould” on Friday at...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 2: A delegation of Indian scholars, analysts, and policy researchers from nine prominent Indian institutions concluded a three-day orientation visit to Dharamshala, aimed at deepening engagement on Tibet within India’s strategic and policy discourse. The...

By Kalsang Rinchen As the countdown begins for the North America GCMGC at the Randall Islands in New York in May 2026, the familiar thrill of “Cup season” is beginning to ripple through the diaspora. For those of us...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 1: Dhargye, a 64-year-old Tibetan monk, has reportedly been sentenced in secret to seven years in prison following his arbitrary detention in August 2021 in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet, according to the research group, Tibetan Centre...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 1: Chinese authorities have imposed sweeping restrictions and intensified security measures around Lungngn Monastery in Gade County, Golog, during the ongoing memorial prayer ceremonies for the late Tibetan Buddhist leader, Tulku Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche, according...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, March 31: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Tuesday urged peace and dialogue amid ongoing global conflicts including in the Middle East and the war between Russia and Ukraine. He voiced strong...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, March 31: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest pro-independence organization in exile, on Tuesday launched a 26-day protest march titled the “Black Hat March” from Lhagyal Ri in Dharamshala to Delhi. The march commenced with...

 (The Political Life and Times of Bapa Phuntso Wangye) by Melvyn C. Goldstein, Dawei Sherap, and William R. Siebenschuh  University of California Press, 2004 By Tsewang Gyalpo Arya This is a very inspiring and revealing account of a Tibetan,...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, March 30: The Central Tibetan Administration’s President Penpa Tsering, who also serves as the Home Minister, during the budget session of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on Saturday, delivered a detailed address highlighting the growing legal, infrastructural, and...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, March 28: The President of the Tibetan government-in-exile, officially known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering, on Saturday extended his heartfelt congratulations to Nepal’s newly sworn-in Prime Minister, Balendra Shah. In a formal congratulatory...

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, March 26: Lawmakers of the  Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, during the ongoing budget session on Thursday, formally adopted a comprehensive set of rules regulating the use of the Tibetan national flag, emblem, and national anthem. The legislation, titled...

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, March 26: In a significant step toward strengthening educational and cultural ties, Taiwan and a Tibetan higher education institute in India signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Wednesday to facilitate the placement of Mandarin teachers...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, March 25: A bill seeking amendments to the ‘Rules and Regulations for Parliamentary Procedures and the Conduct of Business’ was dropped after failing to secure the necessary two-thirds majority from the parliament on the ninth day...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, March 25: The 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile continued deliberations on the proposed budget for the Department of Health on the ninth day of its ongoing 11th session on Wednesday, with discussions centered on the growing needs of...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, March 24: Tibet has once again received the lowest possible score in the Freedom in the World 2026 report released by Freedom House, marking the third consecutive year the region has ranked at the very bottom of global...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, March 23: The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on Monday unanimously passed a strongly worded resolution condemning China’s newly introduced Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, describing it as a coercive legal instrument aimed at erasing the distinct...

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, March 23: Ven. Zega Gyatso, a Tibetan monk from Tsang Monastery in Ba County, Tsolho (Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture), has reportedly been released after six months of detention by Chinese authorities. However, he continues to suffer...