Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 5: Yeshi Wangmo was officially sworn in as the Chief Justice Commissioner of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC), the highest judicial body of the exile Tibetan government known officially as the Central Tibetan Administration...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April, 5: Research and advocacy group,Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) released two major reports documenting extensive human rights abuses in Tibet, particularly in Driru County under Chinese illegal occupation, released on Friday in Dharamshala....

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 5: A coalition of 146 global Tibetan organizations worldwide have jointly appealed to the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), a body that oversees Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia (RFA), to restore Tibetan-language programming...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 3: The Chinese government has issued an official notice confirming the death of a prominent Buddhist leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje, who is the revered abbot of Lungngon Monastery in Gade County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 3: The Dalai Lama Centre for Indian and Tibetan Ancient Wisdom convened its first All-India conference on ancient Indian and Tibetan knowledge systems and their enduring relevance on Thursday near the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar. ...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 2: “A Fearless Voice,” a Tibetan-language play highlighting the situation inside Tibet, organised by the pro-independence group Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) and performed by Tibet Theatre artists, was inaugurated at the Tibetan Institute of Performing...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 28: A resolution proposing a budget reduction for the Tibet Town Project (TTP) failed to pass the floor test during the ongoing ninth (budget) session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile on Saturday. The...

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, March 26: A ceremony marking the exile Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s upcoming 90th birthday was held at the Minnesota State Capitol on Sunday. The event, jointly organized by the Office of Tibet...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 26: During the ongoing budget session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on Tuesday, Lawmakers held in-depth discussions about ways to improve the financial self-sufficiency of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). With recent reductions in U.S. funding,...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 14: The suspension of U.S. aid could significantly impact Tibetan education programs, but the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) is actively working to ensure continued funding, said President Penpa Tsering of the CTA during the opening ceremony...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 10: More than a thousand Tibetans and supporters gathered in Dharamshala today to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day. The event paid tribute to the historic 1959 uprising when Tibetans from...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 26: Indian archaeologists have unearthed a 1.4-meter-tall Buddha head, along with ancient Buddhist tablets and stupas dating back over 1,500 years, at the Ratnagiri Buddhist heritage site in Odisha’s Jajpur district.  The excavation, conducted by the...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 25: A group of Buddhist monks, leaders, and followers, have reportedly entered the 14th day of an indefinite hunger strike at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, in central India demanding full administrative control...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 25 : The British Museum in London has revised its terminology from “Xizang Autonomous Region” to “Tibetan Autonomous Region” in its ongoing Silk Road exhibition after sustained pressure from Tibetan activists. However, critics argue that the...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 24: A coalition of over 140 Tibet advocacy groups, supported by more than 350,000 individuals has called on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR), Volker Türk to launch an immediate investigation into China’s...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 21: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama returned to his residence in Dharamshala on Friday following an extensive visit to Tibetan settlements in Bylakuppe and Hunsur in Karnataka, South India.  The...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 18: The Chinese embassy in the UK has called for the cancellation of ITV’s documentary Inside China: The Battle for Tibet, which offers a rare and covertly filmed look into the lives of Tibetans under Beijing’s...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 8: Gyalo Thondup, the elder brother of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and a well-known figure in Tibetan political affairs for decades, passed away this evening at around 5:40 PM at the age of...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 7: A new report reveals an intensifying campaign of digital repression in Tibet, where Chinese authorities have systematically dismantled Tibetan-language online platforms and targeted writers, intellectuals, and cultural leaders with arrests and lengthy prison sentences. The...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 6: A recent statement by Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania has raised discussions on the voting rights of Tibetans born in India after 1987. “Tibetans born in India after 1987 have been granted...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 3: The Tibetan film ‘Four Rivers, Six Ranges’ premiered at the 54th Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) on Saturday in Rotterdam, Netherlands.  Directed, produced, and written by Tibetan filmmaker Shenpenn Khymsar, the film delves into the...

By Karma T. Ngodup When the ground shook Tibet to its core, it exposed not just the fragility of earth, but the unshakeable spirit of its people. As tremors tore through the ancient plateau, they did more than shatter...

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 20: The Chinese government has dismissed an appeal by the President of the Tibetan Government in Exile, officially known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA)Penpa Tsering, urging Beijing to prioritize the needs and rights of...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 18: The Chinese government’s ambitious solar power initiatives across Tibet are facing mounting criticism from local communities as traditional grasslands and pastoral areas are increasingly converted into vast solar installations, according to the Tibetan media outlet,...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 17: The Central Tibetan Administration, also known as the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, has announced plans to publish a comprehensive book and map documenting the original Tibetan names of places and boundaries. This initiative, aimed at countering...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 14: The Tibetan community in France has announced the cancellation of this year’s Tibetan New Year (Losar) celebrations in solidarity with those affected by the devastating earthquake that struck Shigatse Prefecture’s Dingri County and surrounding regions in...

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...