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TWA marks 30th anniversary of historic ‘Silent Protest’ in Beijing by exile Tibetan women
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 5: The Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) on Friday commemorated the 30th anniversary of the historic ‘Silent Protest’ held during the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in September 1995. The event, observed...
China rearrests Tibetan singer Ah Sang after brief release in August
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 5: Chinese authorities have once again detained popular Tibetan youth singer Ah Sang, just weeks after his short-lived release in early August, according to the Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet (ICT). His current whereabouts remain unknown. Ah...
[Book Review] The Robe and the Sword: How Buddhist Extremism Is Shaping Modern Asia by Sonia Faleiro
A Book Review Submitted by an Anonymous Contributor to Tsamtruk.com. Two Buddhisms: How Faleiro’s New Book Separates Aggressors from the Oppressed In the collective imagination of the West, Buddhism is frequently reduced to a monolith of serenity – a...
TWA Commemorates 30th Anniversary of Historic ‘Silent Protest’ in Beijing
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 5 Dec: The Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) today commemorated the 30th anniversary of the ‘Silent Protest’ staged in Beijing by a delegation of exiled Tibetan women during the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women...
TIBETAN YOUTH CONGRESS PRESIDENT MEETING WITH SHRI PANKAJ GOYAL, NATIONAL GENERAL SECRETARY OF BHARAT TIBET SAHYOG MANCH (BTSM)
Today 5th Dec 2025, The Tibetan Youth Congress president, convened a meeting with Shri Pankaj Goyal, National General Secretary of Bharat Tibet Sahyog Manch (BTSM). During the meeting, the Tibetan Youth Congress presented a Souvenir of Appreciation to Shri...
Tawang Conference Revives Legacy of 6th Dalai Lama
CM Pema Khandu led a Tawang conference honoring the 6th Dalai Lama, urging a revival of his overlooked cultural and literary legacy in the Himalayas.
How three Uyghur brothers fled China – to spend 12 years in an Indian prison
Arrested in 2013 on India’s Himalayan border after fleeing Beijing’s ‘genocide’ against Muslims in Xinjiang, the siblings have been imprisoned indefinitely ever since thenOn the evening of 12 June 2013, according to court documents, three “Chinese intruders” were arrested...
Tashi Thondup Deported from Shanghai Over ‘Tibetan Connection’
Indian citizen Tashi Thondup was detained and deported from Shanghai airport after Chinese officials racially profiled him for having "Tibetan facial features."
CTA Invites Himachal CM to Officiate Dalai Lama’s Nobel Anniversary
A CTA delegation invited Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to be Chief Guest at the Dalai Lama's 36th Nobel Peace Prize anniversary on December 10.
China motorcyclist fulfils woman’s wish by honouring dead son at Tibet’s sacred stone
A young man in China who rode an electric motorcycle from his hometown in eastern China to Tibet has helped a woman realise her wish of bringing her deceased son’s photo to a stone renowned for being the closest...


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