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‘The spirit of Tibetans in Tibet remains firm like a mountain’ – Dalai Lama’s message to 9th WPCT
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 4: Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has reaffirmed the unwavering spirit of Tibetans inside Tibet, sending a powerful message to the 9th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet which concluded on Wednesday in Tokyo. The...
Protest by Tibetan protestors at US-China football match sparks confrontation
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 3: A peaceful demonstration organised by members of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC) Minnesota drew unexpected attention during the USA Women’s National Team’s 3-0 victory over China at a packed stadium in Minnesota, USA, on...
Chinese embassy in Japan denounce the 9th World Parliamentarian Convention on Tibet in Tokyo
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, June 3: The Chinese Embassy in Japan has voiced strong opposition to the ongoing 9th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet (WPCT), currently being held in Tokyo with participation from 142 parliamentarians and representatives from 29 countries....
30th GCM Gold cup football tournament kicks off in Dharamshala
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 2: The Tibetan exile community’s most prestigious sporting event, the Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup’s 30th edition kicked off on Sunday at the Dharamshala Tibetan Children’s Village playground. The tournament honours Diki Tsering, the beloved mother...
Tibetan voices for independence will be “muted”, says China defender Victor Gao
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, June 2: Victor Gao, the former translator for Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and current Vice President of the Center for China and Globalization, reiterated China’s uncompromising stance on Tibetan independence, stating that voices advocating for it...
Viral video exposes devastating toll of state-approved mining in Tibet
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 30: A viral video footage from Tibet circulating on Chinese social media in the second week of this month has exposed the devastating environmental toll of government-approved mining operations in Drongri village, Tsonga Township, Markham County,...
CTA President highlights rights abuses in Tokyo ahead of 9th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 30: President Penpa Tsering of the exile Tibetan government known officially as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) drew attention to the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during an...
New report expose systemic abuse and identity erasure in China’s boarding schools in Tibet
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 29: A newly released report by the Tibet Action Institute (TAI), titled “When They Came to Take Our Children: China’s Colonial Boarding Schools and the Future of Tibet”, has brought to light the expanding system of Chinese...
An Open Letter to KIMFF from Tibetan Filmmakers Dhondup Wangchen and Golog Jigme
From Dhondup Wangchen and Golog Jigme: Tibetan filmmakers of Leaving Fear Behind We are writing to you today as Tibetan filmmakers from Tibet who paid with our freedom for telling the truth about our homeland by film. In 2008,...
CTA Health Department issues advisory on new COVID-19 omicron subvariants in India
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 28: In response to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in India driven by newly identified Omicron subvariants NB.1.8.1 and LF.7, the Department of Health of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), known also as the...
Kathmandu film festival under scrutiny for hosting Chinese propaganda segment ‘Xizang Panorama’
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 28: The 21st edition of the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF), set to run from May 29 to June 2, has come under heavy criticism for featuring a controversial film segment titled “Xizang Panorama,”...
Over 30,000 Tibetan farmers, herders relocated from ancestral land: TPI Report
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 28: In an alarmingrevelation, over 30,000 Tibetan farmers and herders in their ancestral lands in the high altitude regions of Tibet have been forcefully relocated between 2019 to 2022 under what is described as “population...
China’s first national security White Paper labels Tibet and East Turkestan as ‘security concerns’
By Tsering Dhundup Dharamshala, May 27: The Chinese government has released its first-ever National Security White Paper, marking a significant shift in the framing of national security by positioning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as the central pillar of...
Tibetan activist Jamyang Tenzin concludes sixth solo cycle rally for Tibet
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 26: Veteran Tibetan activist Jamyang Tenzin successfully concluded his 6th solo cycle rally for Tibet on Sunday, which began from Dekyiling to Delhi, passing through Shimla and Dharamshala. The month-long awareness campaign commenced on April...
Kunchok Migmar re-elected as the Dharamshala Tibetan Settlement Officer
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 23: Kunchok Migmar has been re-elected as the Tibetan Settlement Officer (TSO) of Dharamshala following a decisive victory in preliminary elections held on May 20, 2025. The incumbent TSO secured 936 votes in what officials described...
Tibetan panel denounce China’s Seventeen-Point Agreement on 74th anniversary
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 23: On the 74th anniversary of the controversial Seventeen-Point Agreement, a panel discussion was held in Dharamshala to revisit the historical and political implications of the document that marked a turning point in Tibet’s modern...
Supporter of Tibet U.S. Congressman Gerald Connolly passes away at 75
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 22: U.S. Congressman and long-time advocate for the Tibetan cause, Gerald Edward “Gerry” Connolly, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 75, following a battle with oesophageal cancer. He died peacefully at his home...
Well-known actor Tashi Dhondup dies at 71 in Tibet
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 21: Tashi Dhondup, a much loved Tibetan actor who known for his comedy across Tibet for four decades, died on Monday, May 19, 2025, following an illness in Tibet. He was 71 years old. The cause...
China prioritizes CCP loyalty over Tibetan welfare in leadership selections in Tibet: ICT report
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 21: In a new report, the Washington-based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has spotlighted China’s deepening legitimacy crisis in governing Tibet, citing the regime’s failure to cultivate credible Tibetan leaders who can both...
Dharamshala Tibetans head to polls to elect settlement officer
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 20: Tibetans in Dharamshala exercised their democratic rights on Tuesday as they head to polling stations for the preliminary elections to select their Tibetan Settlement Officer (TSO), the highest public office in the cluster community of...
Global leaders demand answers on Panchen Lama’s 30-Year disappearance
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 19: On the 30th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima on May 17, the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, political leaders across the globe have renewed calls for transparency and justice, urging China...
Tibetan activists demand immediate release of 11th Panchen Lama on 30th anniversary of enforced disappearance
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 17: Activist group, the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress Dharamshala, marked 30 years since the abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama by the Chinese Communist Party on Saturday. The NGO renewed its call for the immediate...
Tibetan schools in India excel in Class 10 and 12 examinations
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 16: Tibetan students performed good in the 2025 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) all India exams for Class 10 and Class 12 examinations. The results released on Tuesday showed Tibetan schools under three prominent institutions...
Release Panchen Lama and end control over Tibetan Buddhism: HRW to China
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 15: The New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has renewed calls on for the immediate release of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, and his family, marking the 30th anniversary of their enforced...
Book highlighting works of exile Tibetan women writers launced
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 15: Tibetan writer and researcher Kunsang Dolma launched her latest book, Exile Women and Literature, at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA) in Dharamshala on Wednesday. Funded by the Washington-based advocacy group International Campaign...
Tibetan-Origin Mayor Aftab Karma Pureval poised for re-election in Cincinnati, USA
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 14: Aftab Karma Singh Pureval, the Tibetan-Indian-origin mayor of Cincinnati, is widely seen as the frontrunner in the city’s upcoming general election in November after securing a lead in the May 6 mayoral primary election. Pureval,...
India slams China’s renaming of 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh as “vain and preposterous”
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 14: India has strongly rejected China’s latest attempt to unilaterally rename 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh, calling it a “vain and preposterous” move that holds no legitimacy. The newly released list by China includes 15...
Tibetan activists condemn Hong Kong police over arrest of exiled pro-democracy activist’s family
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 13: Tibetan activist group Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) has strongly condemned the Hong Kong authorities for the arrest of the father and detention of the brother of exiled pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok, an...
5.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet’s Shigaste
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 12: A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Shigatse, in Southern Tibet early Monday morning, according to the China Earthquake Administration (CEA). The tremor occurred at 5:11 a.m. local time at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers...
Mother of late Tulku Hungkar Dorje dies consumed with grief
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 12: Dugkar Dolma, the mother of the late Tulku Hungkar Dorje, passed away on May 6 at around 5 p.m. local time at her residence near Lungngon Monastery in Golog, Amdo, in eastern Tibet. She...

































