Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 10: Central Tibetan Administration education minister Tharlam Dolma Changra revealed that all necessary documents have been prepared to initiate discussions with Indian government regarding permanent job status for temporary teachers in the Sambhota Tibetan Schools. She...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 10: Chinese authorities have imposed restrictions on Tibetan volunteers and social organizations from providing rescue and relief efforts to earthquake-affected areas without obtaining official permission. The government has cited “harsh winter conditions, high altitude, low...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 7: A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri County in Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet, on Tuesday morning, leaving at least 95 people dead and 130 others injured as of 3 pm Tuesday, according to Chinese state media,...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 23: China has imposed sanctions on two Canadian organisations and 20 individuals connected to Tibet and East Turkestan (CH: Xinjiang) advocacy efforts. The Chinese foreign ministry announced the measures on Sunday, stating they took effect...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 23: The British Museum in London is facing growing criticism over its use of the term “Xizang” in its Silk Roads exhibition, which Tibetan groups accuse of misrepresenting Tibetan heritage and supporting China’s narrative on Tibet....

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Dec 18: In an exercise of grassroots democracy of the exile Tibetan polity, the people of Ladakh’s Sonamling Tibetan settlement elected Tashi Dhundup as the new Chief Representative Office on Sunday. The results, announced by the local...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 17: A video has surfaced showing Dang Qingfu, the principal and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Secretary of Kangtsa County in the Tsongon region of Tibet’s Amdo province, brutally beating and kicking a young Tibetan boy. The footage,...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 9: Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) on Saturday launched its 11th annual Art for Tibet benefit auction and exhibition at the Van Der Plas Gallery in New York City. The one-night event, which was free and...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 4: Tibetan activists and supporters in France held their 11th protest outside the Musée Guimet on Sunday, intensifying their call for the museum to end what they describe as the systematic erasure of Tibetan identity....

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 2: The Tibetan Artists Festival, a vibrant three-day celebration of Tibetan creativity and heritage organised by TibetWrites, concluded on Sunday night with a landmark announcement. During the closing ceremony, Bob Ankerson, President of the Tibet...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Nov 27: Tibetan activist group Tibetan Youth Congress flagged off its two-month long ‘All India Bike Rally’ to thank the government and people of India, appeal for the recognition of Tibet’s historical independence and raise awareness on...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 25: The discussion around the future of Tibetan leadership especially over the succession of His Holiness the Dalai Lama was reinvigorated by a panel of well-known and competent personalities from both the Tibetan and international...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Nov 17: A joint report by Tibet Watch and Turquoise Roof has revealed concerning details about China’s large-scale hydropower projects in Tibet, ignoring warnings from its own scientists about severe seismic and environmental risks. The report, titled...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 9: Tibetan environment activist Padma Wangyal delivered an address at the “Rivers of the Sky: Glaciers of the Sky” exhibition, which is currently on display at the Central Tibetan Administration’s Tibet Museum. The exhibition organised...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 7: The Tibetan translation of Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town, a critically acclaimed book by American journalist Barbara Demick, was launched on Tuesday at the conference hall of the Library of...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 2: Khadhok, a Tibetan Artist’s Collective, unveiled its second annual group exhibition titled “UNSETTLED,” at Buddha’s Abode in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, showcasing the dynamic works of 20 Tibetan exile artists from across the globe. This...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 28:  A joint conference bringing together representatives from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet, East Turkistan (Xinjiang), Mongolia, and Inner Mongolia was held in Berlin, Germany, marking a unified stand against human rights violations by China in these...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 18: The 6th Young Indian Scholars’ Conference on Tibetan Studies, themed ‘Tibet and South Asia,’ is underway at the Sarah Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Dharamshala. Organised by the Tibet Policy Institute (TPI), a...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 14: The exile Tibetan leadership, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the President of the Tibetan government in exile, Penpa Tsering have extended their heartfelt congratulations to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 8: The All Pala Football Association (APFA) has announced significant changes for its second Gold Cup tournament, scheduled to take place in 2025 at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, Sikkim.  The upcoming edition will feature an expanded...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 7: The Rubin Museum in New York City, which was previously praised by His Holiness the Dalai Lama for preserving Himalayan art and culture, closed its physical exhibition space after 20 years On Sunday.  The museum...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 3: The exile seat of Sakya marked the 80th birthday of His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin Ngawang Kunga Tegchen Palbar Trinley Samphel Wangyi Gyalpo with a customary long life ceremony, at the Sakya Monastery in Rajpur, Dehradun...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 1: As China marked the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic on October 1, Tibetan activists staged multiple protests in India’s capital, condemning what they describe as decades of oppression in Tibet. Members of the Tibetan...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 1: One of Tibetan Charitable organisation Tong-Len’s first students, Pinky Haryan, has graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), marking a achievement not only for herself but for the organization that transformed...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 28: In a symbolic gesture connecting Tibet’s historical ties with the region of Arunachal Pradesh, an unclimbed and unnamed 20,942 ft. summit near Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh has been officially named ‘Tsangyang Gyatso Peak’ in honour...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 28: Jamyang Tenzin, a 64-year-old Tibetan activist, embarked on his fifth Tibet Awareness Solo-Cycle Rally from Tawang to Delhi on September 27. The rally started at Urgenling, the birthplace of the 6th Dalai Lama in Tawang....

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 27: ‘State of Statelessness’, a Tibetan-language anthology feature film, has been officially selected for the 29th Busan International Film Festival, where it will have its world premiere from October 2-11 in the ‘A Window on Asian...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 26: The Musée du quai Branly in Paris has removed the term “Xizang” from its descriptions of Tibetan artefact, following widespread public outcry. The museum has reverted to using “Tibet” in its catalogue and exhibition...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 24: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has recently unveiled a remarkable installation titled “Biography of a Thought”, featuring an intricate series of Tibetan mandala inspired paintings by renowned Tibetan artist Tenzing Rigdol. Based...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 24: Tibetan communities worldwide, along with the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and various non-governmental organizations (NGOs), have united in protest against a video circulating on social media that contains defamatory statements and death threat against His...