Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 11: As the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile convened its eighth session in Dharamshala on Wednesday, nearly 1,000 Tibetans from the Indian subcontinent and abroad, under the banner of ‘The Advocacy of the General Public for the...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 10: A group of Tibetans under the banner of the ‘People’s Movement for Securing the Central Tibetan Administration’ held a press conference on Monday at Dharamshala’s Akash Hotel calling on parliamentarians of the Tibetan Parliament...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept.9:  A German activist working for Tibet rights was stopped and detained at the Hong Kong International Airport for over 13 hours on Monday. David Missal, from the Berlin-based advocacy group Tibet Initiative, in social media posts, said...

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 8: The Monpa community from Arunachal Pradesh, led by Lama Ngawang Norbu, chairman of the Monyul Long Life Offering Organising Committee, gathered on Saturday at Thekchen Choeling Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala to offer a Long Life Prayer...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept 2: The seat of the exile Tibetan polity observed the 64th Tibetan Democracy Day, a day proudly regarded as a landmark occasion. The official commemoration was attended by Penpa Tsering, the President of the Tibetan...

Tenzin Younten and Tenzing Dhamdul The Marvel Cinematic Universe and its parent company Disney have the stage set and have the opportunity to bring a big change in the film industry and that is by tackling the issue of...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, August 28: Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama returned to his residence in Dharamshala on Thursday, concluding a two-month journey for his medical treatment in the United States and engagements with Tibetan communities abroad. The...

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug 18: Thinley Lhamo, the lead actor in Shambhala, a film prominently featuring a Tibetan cast and directed by Nepalese filmmaker Min Bahadur Bham, has been honoured with the prestigious Boccalino d’Oro Prize for Best Acting...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, August 16: Toronto-based Tibetan activist Sangyal Kyap concluded his third bicycle rally for Free Tibet across Canada on Wednesday.Kyap completed his rally, beginning in Victoria, British Columbia, and ending in Toronto, Ontario, to raise awareness and...

A review by Bhuchung D Sonam Grammy-nominated Tibetan musician, Tenzin Choegyal’s new album, Whispering Sky is delightful and elegant with each song skilfully crafted. This is a result of his collaborations with musicians from the US, Japan, Australia and...

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug 10: The American Bar Association (ABA), a prominent legal and ethical organization based in Chicago, passed a resolution on Tuesday during its Annual General Meeting, urging the United States and the United Nations to...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 8: The 4th International Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup (GCMGC) concluded with Toronto Cholsum FC as the champion, and marking their third title in the tournament’s history. Organized by TNSA International, the event took place...

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug 6: Fang Yirong, a Chinese protester known for his recent demonstration on a bridge in Hunan Province, China, is missing. On July 30, Fang unfurled a banner demanding “freedom, democracy, and elections” and condemning Chinese President...

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 31: The Hong Kong Democracy Council (HKDC) and Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) on Tuesday released a new joint report titled “Exporting Repression: Attacks on Protestors During Xi Jinping’s Visit to San Francisco...

By Vijay Kranti Beijing’s record of conducting dialogue and establishing contacts with others throughout its history has never been happy for the other side. Skeptics point out that whenever Beijing showed interest in a ‘dialogue’ with Dharamshala, the Chinese...

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 15: Chinese authorities forcibly closed the renowned Ragya Gangjong Sherig Norbuling school in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Amdo (Ch. Qinghai) Province, according to multiple sources. The private institution, founded in 1994 by Ragya...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 15: The “people’s court” known as the Court of the Citizens of the World charged Chinese President Xi Jinping of crimes against humanity and genocide for China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims and Tibetans which convened from...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 11: The Court of the Citizens of the World (CCW), a quasi-judicial organization has officially commenced the ‘China Tribunal’, which is currently conducting a trial hearing against Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Hague, Netherlands....

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 9: The revered exiled spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, departed the Park Hyatt hotel in New York early Tuesday morning to a temporary residence in Syracuse, New York, to aid his recovery...

In the bustling settlement of Dhundupling, a tibean exile settlement in Northern India known for its love for football, an offbeat initiative took place last month, in a bid to, the organisers said to invigorate the spirits and bodies...

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 6: The Tibetan community at the capital of the exile set up in Dharamshala gathered to celebrate the 89th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at the Tsuglakhang temple complex, as the...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 24: A tragic incident cast a shadow over the first-ever All Pala Football Association (APFA) Gold Cup in Dhondupling Tibetan settlement, Dehradun, as Tenzin Dakden, a 42-year-old football player from Potala FC Odisha, passed away following a...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 18: In a vibrant celebration of sportsmanship and community spirit, the All Pala (Father) Football Association (AFPA) Gold Cup, a pioneering football tournament for male Tibetan aged 40 and above, began on Father’s Day, June...

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 13: Canadian MP Alexis Brunnelle-Duceppe of the Bloc Québécois on Monday presented a motion in the House of Commons supporting the right of Tibetans to self-determination. The motion recognises Tibetans as “people and a...

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 10: The Vail Symposium, a grassroots and non-profit organisation, in partnership with the Eagle County Historical Society, hosted a panel discussion on Friday on the CIA’s program to train Tibetan resistance fighters at Camp...

By Tsering Dhundup Dharamshala, June 8: Ahead of the onslaught of India’s monsoon rains, the Central Tibetan Administration funded river-barriers are nearing completion at Tibetans settlements near Manali in Northern India,  which are vulnerable to overflowing rivers. Tibetan settlements along...

By Karma T. Ngodup Picture this:  “For the estimated 3.2 billion viewers who get up early, stay up late, cheer at the television, bay at the moon, go out and beat drums in the middle of the night because...

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 20: In what is seen as a clear gesture of support for Tibetan government in exile by Taiwan, officials from the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and lawmakers of the Tibetan parliament in exile attended...

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 18: Dr. Tenzin Lhadon, a research fellow at the Tibet Policy Institute (TPI), a think tank under the Central Tibet Administration, emphasised the significance of the Tibet Museum during a talk titled, “Museum for...

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 15: A former Chinese secret agent named Eric, once a dissident himself, has come forward with crucial information exposing the Chinese Communist Party’s covert operations targeting dissidents overseas. He was assigned to infiltrate pro-democracy...