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Surveillance in Tibet: ICT delivers remarks at 6th International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance Ministerial Conference in Berlin

October 15, 2024 Kai Mueller, Executive Director of ICT Germany, addressed the 6th International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance Ministerial Conference in Berlin last week, raising the dystopian proportions of surveillance in Tibet, particularly in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. The...

Open Letter: To Foreign Secretary David Lammy

Dear Foreign Secretary, We write on behalf of UK-based Tibet groups and the thousands of Tibetan community members based in the UK ahead of your first crucial visit to China with a clear message: you must ensure human rights...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Conducts High-Level Meetings with Members of Senate and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague

Prague, Czech Republic: On 14 October 2024, the second day of the 28th Forum 2000 commenced with an Opening Plenary Session attended by Sikyong Penpa Tsering, accompanied by Representative Thinlay Chukki. The session began with opening remarks from Jakub...

Tibetan leadership congratulates Japanese atomic bomb survivors for winning Nobel Peace Prize

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 14: The exile Tibetan leadership, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the President of the Tibetan government in exile, Penpa Tsering have extended their heartfelt congratulations to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic...

China identifies over 4000 new tourism sites in Tibet’s capital Lhasa

(TibetanReview.net, Oct14’24) – In its relentless push to attract more, and ever more Chinese to visit western Tibet (or Tibet Autonomous Region, TAR), China has identified over 4,000 new tourism development sites in its capital Lhasa. However, there is...

China launches ‘expanded’ military drill as ‘stern warning’ to Taiwan ‘Independence forces’

(TibetanReview.net, Oct14’24) –China said Oct 14 that its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command was dispatching troops from its army, navy, air force and rocket force to conduct joint military drills code-named Joint Sword-2024B in the Taiwan Straits...

Public Service Commission Organises Training Program Titled ‘Heart of Effective Leadership’ for CTA’s Under and Deputy Secretaries

Panchgani, Maharashtra: The Public Service Commission organised a 6-day training program titled ‘Heart of Effective Leadership’ at Initiatives of Change (IofC) Panchgani from 8-13 October 2024. The participants of this training program were the Under Secretaries and Deputy Secretaries...

Representative Kelsang Gyaltsen Bawa Attends 113th National Day Reception of ROC Taiwan

Taipei: On 10 October 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan hosted a grand reception at the Taipei Guest House to celebrate the 113th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Upon the official invitation...

Speaker-led Tibetan Parliamentary Delegation to Visit Ravangla in Sikkim

Dharamshala: A delegation of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s Standing Committee, led by Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and including parliamentarians Juchen Kunchok Chodon, Tenpa Yarphel, Geshe Lharampa Atuk Tseten, Lopon Thupten Gyaltsen, and Tsaneytsang Dhondup Tashi, is visiting Ravangla in South...

Parliamentarians Geshe Lharampa Gowo Lobsang Phende and Phurpa Dorjee Gyaldhong Concludes Official Visit to Ladakh’s Sonamling Tibetan Settlement

Dharamshala: As per the program of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, parliamentarians Geshe Lharampa Gowo Lobsang Phende and Phurpa Dorjee Gyaldhong after successfully concluding their official visit to Srinagar and Kargil began their official visit to Ladakh. Upon their arrival at...

India Tibet Coordination Office Participates in Vijayadashami Celebration, Organises Tibet Awareness Campaign

Nagpur: On 12 October 2024, at 6 AM, Tashi Dekyi, Acting Coordinator of the India Tibet Coordination Office (ITCO), participated in the Vijayadashami celebrations upon the invitation of Shri Ashok Mendhe. The event was attended by several dignitaries, including...

India Tibet Coordination Office Organises Awareness Session on Tibet at Samta Sainik Dal Camp

Nagpur, Maharashtra: A Tibet Awareness Program was successfully launched at the Samta Sainik Dal Camp, organised at Mayur Lawn & Hall near Budhbhumi, Kamti Road, Nagpur. The event was held under the guidance of C.N. Wasnik, Sunil Sariputta, and Ashok...

Tibet Support Group Meeting Held in Nagpur, Maharashtra

Nagpur: At 3 PM on 11 October 2024, a Tibet Support Group Meeting took place at the Lohia Study Center in Nagpur City. The dignitaries on the dais included Ashok Bondade, National Convener of the Samta Sainik Dal; Amruth...

TIPA Forms New Drama Company after Conclusion of One-month Theatre and Vocal Workshop

Dharamshala: On 10 October 2024, five renowned professionals, including German oratory specialist Harry Fuhrmann, voice specialist Jean Francois Brion from Belgium, renowned orator and film actor Tenzin Dalha, and two young acting students from the “Conservatoire Royale de Brussels,”...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Attends the 28th Forum 2000 Alongside Former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen

Prague, Czech Republic: Sikyong Penpa Tsering arrived in Prague in the early hours of the morning, marking the final destination of his European tour, to participate in the 28th Forum 2000 that is scheduled from 13 to 15 October....

Tibetan Community of Switzerland and Liechtenstein Holds 2nd General Meeting of Tibetan Language School Teachers and Directors

Zurich: The second general meeting of Principals/Directors and teachers of Tibetan language schools under the jurisdiction of the Tibetan community in Switzerland and Liechtenstein (TCSL) was held in Oerlikon, Zurich, on 12 October 2024. Karma Choekyi, the president of...

China Launches Military Drills Near Taiwan, Escalating Tensions Over Independence Rhetoric

By Yangchen Lhamu DHARAMSALA, Oct 14: China's military has launched "Joint Sword-2024B" drills near Taiwan, warning against "separatist acts" by Taiwan independence forces. This move, ChinaPerspective reported, is China's response to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's speech, which Beijing condemned...

India expresses cautious optimism in Tibet-border talks with China

(TibetanReview.net, Oct13’24) –India’s Defence Minister, Mr Rajnath Singh, has on Oct 11 expressed cautious optimism about ongoing diplomatic-military talks with China, while emphasizing that troop disengagement was key to resolving tensions. India remains “cautiously optimistic” about the ongoing diplomatic-military...

China reports more archaeological discoveries in Tibet

(TibetanReview.net, Oct13’24) – Chinese archaeologists have discovered 301 immovable cultural relics, comprising sites of ancient culture, tombs, buildings, grotto temples, inscriptions and historical landmarks, in Shigatse city of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), reported China’s official chinadaily.com.cn Oct 11, citing...

India launches major strategic infrastructure projects and plans, procurements as China threat simmers

(TibetanReview.net, Oct13’24) –As India’s trust-deficit towards China on the border issue continues amid continuing standoff in eastern Ladakh, the country has announced more major strategic infrastructure projects to achieve parity with the developments on the occupied Tibet side of...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Extends Congratulations to Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivors on Winning the Nobel Peace Prize

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Terumi Tanaka, Shigemitsu Tanaka and Toshiyuki Mimaki, Co-Chairpersons of the Nihon Hidankyo to congratulate all its members on the organisations being awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. “During my visits...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Continues Official Engagements in Luxembourg

Luxembourg, 11 October 2024: The second day of Sikyong Penpa Tsering’s official visit to Luxembourg commenced with a significant meeting with members of the Green Party of Luxembourg. Notwithstanding Luxembourg’s financial ties with China, as evidenced by the presence...

Japan urged to investigate China’s transnational repression operating in the country

(TibetanReview.net, Oct11’24) – As the exile Tibetan administration advised overseas Tibetans not to submit or even remain silent but report and publicize when subjected to transnational repression by China, New York-based Human Rights Watch has issued a report Oct...

First Tibetan Female Cricketer in India’s State-Level Competition Shines

In a landmark achievement for both Tibetan and Indian sports, 19-year-old Jetsun Narbu has become the first Tibetan woman to break into India’s fiercely competitive state-level cricket circuit. Representing the all-women’s Mumbai Cricket Association team, Narbu is not only...