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Amnesty International demands information on missing Tibetan educator Choktrul Rinpoche

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 23: Amnesty International on Monday issued an urgent appeal to Chinese authorities seeking clarity on the fate and whereabouts of Tibetan religious leader and educator Choktrul Dorje Ten Rinpoche, who has reportedly been missing since December 2025 following his...

Tenzin Choegyal’s “Snow Flower” wins 2026 Queensland Music Award for Best World Music

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 22: Tibetan-Australian musician and Grammy-nominated artist Tenzin Choegyal has won the 2026 Queensland Music Awards(QMA) in the World Music category for his album “Snow Flower.” Expressing great joy over the nomination, Choegyal said, “I wasn’t...

China’s transnational repression in Canada “not abstract concern”: CTC Director Sherap Therchin

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 22: Sherap Therchin, the Executive Director of the Canada Tibet Committee (CTC), delivered a stark and personal testimony before Canada’s Subcommittee on International Human Rights, warning of the expanding reach of China’s transnational repression and...

Senior US diplomat urges stronger support for Tibetan refugee during Nepal visit

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 22: US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Samir Paul Kapur, drew attention to the challenges faced by Tibetan refugees in Nepal during his April 20–22 visit to Kathmandu, urging the...

Tibetan writers Drubpa Kyab and Tsering Dolma in critical health amid medical neglect in Chinese custody

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 21: Two Tibetan writers, Gangkye Drubpa Kyab and Tsering Dolma, are reportedly in critical health due to inadequate and delayed medical treatment while in Chinese custody, raising serious concerns over violations of prison regulations that...

Tibetan monks detained, deported from Russia after police raid on Moscow Buddhist festival 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 21: Russian authorities have deported a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks of Gyudmed Tantric Monastery, in Hunsur Tibetan Settlement, Karnataka, following a police raid on a Buddhist festival in Moscow. The move has drawn criticism...

Tibetan Arts Council launches with over 200 artists to amplify Tibetan creative expression

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 21: Marking a significant milestone for Tibetan cultural expression in exile, the Tibetan Arts Council (TAC) was officially launched on April 15, coinciding with World Art Day, a global celebration of artistic creativity. The newly...

DYSA Mundgod clinches GCM Gold Cup for third consecutive year

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 17: DYSA Mundgod cemented their legacy in exile Tibetan football history on Thursday, securing a narrow 1–0 victory over Shawa FC in the final of the 31st Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup (GCMGC) held in...

Two Tibetan monks held incommunicado for over a year amid crackdown 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 17: Two Tibetan monks from Chu Khama Monastery in Machu County, identified as Samten Gyatso and Jamyang Samten, have remained in detention for more than a year following their arrest by Chinese authorities, with no...

Opinion: Legislating Assimilation- China’s 2026 Ethnic Unity Law and the Dimming Prospect of Tibetan Autonomy

By Kaydor Aukatsang A Law That Closes a Door On March 12, 2026, the National People’s Congress — widely regarded as a rubber-stamp legislature whose primary function is to formalize decisions made by the Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo Standing...