By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Dec 20: A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck Gansu and Tsongon (Ch.Qinghai) provinces of Tibet on Monday, claiming the lives of at least 131 dead, 980 injured. The quake, which occurred just before midnight at 11:59 p.m. (1559...

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Dec 16: A serenading performance by Kharag Penpa and his flutes set the mood for the evening at The Other Space café on Friday evening as book lovers, enthusiasts and supporters gathered for the launch...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Dec 15: The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday, denouncing the enforced assimilation of Tibetan children in Chinese state-run boarding schools in Tibet. This resolution, passed with a majority of 477 votes in favour, 14 against, and...

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec 14: Chinese authorities have reportedly detained Gonpo Kyi, the sister of the imprisoned Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi, and her husband, Choekyong for staging a protest in front of the Lhasa People’s Court on Dec....

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec 14: The bipartisan and bicameral Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) conducted a press conference at Capitol Hill on Tuesday, highlighting the escalation of violence and harassment directed towards Tibetans and others by pro-China factions...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Dec 13: Four individuals accused of violating the law while overseeing donations to create mani stones were reportedly apprehended in Kegudo town of Kham in Tibet on December 12 at 8:30 a.m. local time, according to...

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec 13: The Nepalese police have reportedly detained five Tibetans on Sunday morning for peacefully commemorating the 34th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s Nobel Peace Prize day in Kathmandu, Nepal, according to multiple sources.  According...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Dec 13: Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave a teaching on Tuesday at Gangtok’s Paljor Stadium, drawing thousands of devotees from across the globe. The morning of December 12 saw devotees gathering at...

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec 12: The President of the exile Tibetan government Sikyong Penpa Tsering delivered a poignant statement during the commemorative event to celebrate the 34th anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize conferment on His Holiness the...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Dec 12: Italy is scheduled to withdraw from China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2024, signifying a noteworthy change in its involvement since becoming the first major Western nation to join the program in 2019....

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec 10: A report detailing the plight and challenges faced by Tibetan refugees residing in Nepal was jointly released on Saturday by the Dharamshala-based human rights group, Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD)...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Dec 8: Chinese authorities in Dhamgzhong County has reportedly imprisoned Semkyi Dolma, a Tibetan woman, on alleged charges of transmitting ‘State Secrets’ abroad, according to Tibettimes. Under the backdrop of stringent internet regulations in China, and...

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec 8: The 24th EU-China Summit, held on December 7-8 in Beijing, witnessed high-level engagements between the European Union and China. European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Dec 8: The next edition of theGyalyum Chemo Memorial Gold Cup (GCMGC ) football tournament is slated to take place at the Hunsur Rabgayling Tibetan Settlement in south India,the apexTibetansports body, Tibetan National Sports Association (TNSA)...

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 5: Two Tibetan women were reportedly arrested on Nov. 23 in Sershul County, Eastern Tibet by Chinese authorities for disseminating religious teachings via social media platforms, reported Tibet Times.  The arrested women, Tsomo and...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Dec 5: Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Karmapa Thaye Dorje, foremost leaders of the Karma Kagyu lineage, issued a joint statement on December 4, 2023, to affirm their collective responsibility and agreement in recognising another key...

By Tenzin Dedan DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 1: Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. Secretary of State and a key figure in shaping American foreign policy, particularly with China has died at the age of 100 at his residence in Connecticut. Known...

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 1: Chinese authorities have recently imposed a requirement to denounce the exiled spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama among Tibetans seeking public sector employment in Tibet, according to Radio Free Asia.  A directive...

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Nov 30: The House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) in a historic hearing on Nov. 29 unanimously approved the bipartisan ‘Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict Act,’ also known as the Resolve Tibet Act. The...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Nov 28: In the ongoing crackdown on Tibetan intellectuals and artists, reports indicate that China has sentenced a young Tibetan singer named Golog Palden from the Golog Pemajong District. Palden received a three-year sentence in Pemajong...

By Tenzin Dedan DHARAMSHALA, Nov 28:  A Tibetan woman named Palyang (Ch. Bayang), is listed on the esteemed BBC “100 Women” for her outstanding efforts to champion the ecological conservation of the Tibetan Plateau. Since 2018, Palyang has been...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Nov 28: Chinese independent journalist Sun Lin, also known as Jie Mu, was reportedly beaten to death by Chinese state security police officers at his home in Nanjing on November 17, 2023. Lin, who had been...

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Nov 21: According to a circular issued by the Government of Sikkim’s Home Department, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is set to visit Gangtok, Sikkim on December 11, 2023. The spiritual leader’s visit,...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 21: Four Tibetans from Eastern Tibet, who were previously detained and subjected to mistreatment last summer, were recently arrested again and subsequently sentenced to prison in a secret trial, according to a research group Tibet Watch....

By Tenzin Dharpo and Tenzin Nyidon An uncharacteristic chatter is abuzz in sections of the Tibetan community these past few days. A YouTube vlog by a young Tibetan mother lamenting her position of having to choose between her child...

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov 17: Former Tibetan political prisoner Ven. Golog Jigme was honoured with the prestigious Democracy Award for his unwavering commitment to freedom and democracy by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). The award was conferred...

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov 17: The 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) will reconvene its sixth session from Dec. 25 to 29, the Parliamentary Secretariat announced in an official circular on Thursday, adding that all members of the parliament must...

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Nov 17: In a protest of solidarity and advocacy for human rights, activists representing Tibet, Uyghur, and Hong Kong jointly organised a mass protest on the day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, where...

By Tenzin Dedan DHARAMSHALA, Nov 15: In a yet another move that signals the power dynamics between Hollywood and China, entertainment giant Disney has banned Martin Scorsese’s 1997 film “Kundun” in all formats, in response to Chinese government pressure....

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Nov 15: The publishing industry in Tibet has faced escalating control and censorship lately, with the Chinese government imposing stringent restrictions on independent Tibetan publishing houses, according to Tibet Times. The Chinese government’s  White Paper, released...