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Tibetans, Tibet groups in UK Urges UK Chancellor to Talk Human Rights Over Trade with China 

By Tenzin Chokyi  DHARAMSALA, 10 Jan: UK based Tibetans and Tibetan groups have urged Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the UK, to ensure trade and access to Chinese markets do not take precedence over the rights of the Tibetan...

Diplomatic Response from US Embassy After VOA’s “China” Reference in Tibet Quake

DHARAMSALA, 10 Jan: After the English section of the Voice Of America(VOA), the largest and the oldest international broadcasting state media network funded by the federal government of the US ran a headline that read, “Earthquake in China kills...

CTA President, Tibetan NGO’s Callout Media Outlets for Misleading Headlines, calling Tibet “Xizang”

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 9 Jan: Penpa Tsering, the Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA), urged the international media outlets to use the term “Tibet” instead of “Xizang” while reporting on the earthquake in Tibet, in his statement after...

World Leaders, Politicians Express Solidarity With Tibet After Deadly Earthquake 

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 8 Dec: After a massive earthquake hit Tingri, Tibet in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, leaders and representatives from across the world have expressed deep condolences to the people of Tibet.

CTA Commences 8th General Conference on Education

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 7 Jan: The Education Department of the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) opened its 8th General Conference on Education today at the Sikyong hall at the Central Tibetan Secretariat at Gangchen-Kyishong.

CTA President Expresses Deep Sorrow, Announces Prayer Service for Tibet Earthquake Victims

DHARAMSHALA, Jan 7: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has expressed deep sorrow over the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the Tingri (Chinese: Dingri) region in Tibet this morning.

Earthquake in Tibet: Dalai Lama expresses sadness on loss of life, offers his prayers

DHARAMSALA, 7 Jan: The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed deep sadness at the extensive loss of life and many injuries caused by the devastating earthquake that struck Tingri County in Shigatse City in the...

Tingri, Tibet Hit by Earthquake; 53 Fatalities Reported

DHARAMSALA, Jan 7: An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck Tingri County in Shigatse City in the traditional Tibetan province of U-Tsang earlier this morning, killing 53 people and injuring 62 others, according to reports from Chinese...

China Reports Surge in Respiratory Virus Cases; Two HMPV Cases Detected in India

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 6 Jan - China has reportedly declared a health emergency due to a seasonal rise in Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) after five years of the COVID-19 outbreak. However, the World Health Organisation hasn't officially confirmed whether...

Dalai Lama leaves for Bylakuppee for a month-long sojourn after 7 years

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 3 Dec: The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, with his entourage, has temporarily departed from his residence in Dharamsala for a month-long sojourn in the Tibetan refugee settlement of Bylakuppe in Karnataka around...

ITCM Delegation Urges PM Modi to Address China’s Yarlung Tsangpo Dam Project

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA , Dec 31: A delegation of the India-Tibet Cooperation Movement (ITCM), Vidarbha unit, submitted a memorandum to Nagpur District Collector Vipin Itankar today, urging India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take urgent steps against China's...

Religious freedom further stifled in Tibet: China deploys  hundreds of troops at Larung Gar 

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA 30 Dec: China has deployed an approximate of 400 Military personnel  at Larung Gar, the world largest Tibetan Buddhist Study Centre in occupied-Tibet on 20 December,  according to a report by the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA).

Perseverance of an Independent Tibetan School: 30-Year Journey of Jigme Gyaltsen Ethnic Vocational School

By Ginger Duan In July 2024, Jigme Gyaltsen Ethnic Vocational High School, which had operated independently for 30 years, announced its closure. Known as the best Tibetan-language educational institution and a private welfare school in the greater Tibetan region,...

FUTURE OF TIBET

By: Gabriel Lafitte | Rukor At the end of 2024 an intensive scenario planning exercise on the future of Tibet was

Sanctioned by China, Tibetan activist expresses disappointment over lack of support from Tibetan community, administration 

DHARAMSALA, 27 Dec: Canada Tibet Committee's (CTC) Executive Director Sherap Therchin expressed disappointment and felt let down by the lack of support he and his colleagues received from the Tibetan community and the administration in exile after they were...

China Approves Construction of Riskiest Hydropower Project in Tibet

DHARAMSALA 26, Dec: China has approved the construction of the world's riskiest Hydropower project on Tibet’s longest river, Yarlung Tsangpo, which flows into India through Arunachal Pradesh (AP) as Siang River on Wednesday, according to an official statement by...

30 patients, locals and Tibetans avail free cataract surgery at Delek Hospital 

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA 26 Dec: The Delek Hospital and the Association for Ophthalmic Cooperation in Asia (AOCA) based in Japan has jointly organised the 22nd  free cataract surgery camp at the Delek Hospital near the Central Tibetan Administration...

Canada Condemns China’s Sanctions, Defends Canada Tibet Committee, Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project

DHARAMSALA, 26 Dec: Canada has "condemned China" and "expressed solidarity" with members of the Canada Tibet Committee and the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, after the Chinese government sanctioned them on Sunday for speaking out about human rights.

National Security Law: Hong Kong issues arrest warrant against 6 overseas activists

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 25 Dec: Hong Kong's Deputy Commissioner of Police(National Security) announced a bounty worth HK$ 1 million each for information leading to the arrest of six pro-democracy overseas Hongkongers in the UK and Canada on Tuesday,...

Xizang: After Paris, British Museum kowtows to China 

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSHALA, 24 Dec: The British museum in London has been subject to growing criticism from Tibetan activists and rights groups after their repeated appeals to the museum to reinstate the name Tibet instead of the term...

Canada Tibet Committee says it’s more encouraged than ever after China’s sanctions 

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 23 Dec: The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has imposed sanctions as a "countermeasure against" the Canada Tibet Committee(CTC) and associated individuals for spreading misinformation about the human rights situation in Tibet under the "Anti-Foreign...

India-China Signs 6-Point Agreement to Mend Border Tension

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA 19 Dec:  India and China have signed a 6-point consensus agreement to mend border disputes between the two countries as India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, both of whom...

Fake Panchen Lama Skips Nepal Visit Amid Controversy, Future Remains Uncertain 

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSHALA, 18 Dec: The Chinese-backed Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu, did not arrive on the chartered flight carrying 220 Chinese Buddhist monks and practitioners that landed in Lumbini, Nepal, on 14th December, despite the tip-off that he...

Reincarnation: Indian MP Urges New Delhi to Recognise Dalai Lama’s Institution

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 17 Dec: Tapir Gao,  an Indian Parliamentarian from Arunachal Pradesh, urged the Indian government to recognise the institution of the Dalai Lama during a zero hour in parliament yesterday.

Tibet is not Xizang: SFT Announces 13th Protest Against Guimet Museum

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 16 Dec: Students for a Free Tibet France is set to stage a protest against the Guimet Museum on Wednesday, 18 December, in front of the museum, SFT France announced on its Instagram page on...

Fake Panchen Lama to visit Nepal After Official Denial?

However, security sources told the post that they had information that the Panchen lama is likely to visit Lumbini in disguise by hiding among the 227 Chinese monks who are arriving in Lumbini on chartered Airbus A330  flight later...

Fake Panchen Lama to visit Nepal After Official Denial?

However, security sources told the post that they had information that the Panchen lama is likely to visit Lumbini in disguise by hiding among the 227 Chinese monks who are arriving in Lumbini on chartered Airbus A330  flight later...

Canada Imposes Sanctions on Eight Chinese Officials Over Human Rights Violations

Dharamsala, 4 December: Canadian foreign minister, Mélanie Joly announced sanctions against eight former or current Chinese senior officials involved in grave human rights violation in the country on International Human Rights Day, as stated in Global Affairs Canada news release...

Tibetan Monk Released from Chinese Prison, Now in Hospital

By Tenzin Choekyi Dharamshala, 9 December: Geshe Rachung Gendun, a Tibetan monk from Amdo Ngaba in Tibet, was released from