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New religious affairs order requires adherence to CCP

September 8, 2023 China has put into force a major religious affairs decree that will lead to strengthening Communist Party control over Tibetan Buddhism and further the objective of the religion’s “Sinification.” The post New religious affairs order requires...

Staff of Health Department Meet CTA Donors

Dharamshala: The board members of Staub Kaiser Stiftung and Giuseppe Kaiser from Switzerland, led by President Tashi Albertini, met with Health Department Secretary Dawa Tsultrim and his team in Dharamshala on Thursday. During their meeting, they discussed upcoming projects...

Tibetan Bulletin July-August 2023

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TIPA Announces Recruitment for New Trainees

The Tibetan Institute of Performing Art and Culture announces recruitment for new trainees who will have the opportunity to work towards the preservation and promotion of traditional Tibetan performing arts. Aspiring students should fulfil the following criteria to enrol...

Department of Education Holds Governing Body Meetings of Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society

Dharamshala: The 8th Meeting of the Governing Body of Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society (Registered under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860/R.No.S-E/403) and the 16th Meeting of the Governing Body of Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society (Registered under Societies Registration Act,...

Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel Calls Attention of G-20 Leaders to Tibet

Dharamshala: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, wrote to the leaders of the G-20 or the Group of Twenty – an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union, to bring their attention to Tibet...

Tibetan Parliamentary Delegation Calls on Thiksay Rinpoche and other Ladakhi Leaders

  Dharamshala: Concurring with the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s ongoing advocacy tour in Ladakh, a parliamentary delegation consisting of parliamentarians Dawa Tsering, Yeshi Dolma, and Tenpa Yarphel continued their Tibet advocacy campaign in Ladakh. On 7th September, the MPs paid a...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Stresses the Need for Compact Communities for Tibetans in Dharamsala

Dharamshala: On the final day of his four-day assessment visit in and around Dharamshala, Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited the monasteries and Tibetan institutions on 7 September 2023. Sikyong began his inspection visit with a tour of Men Tsee Khang...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Stresses for Compact Communities to Tibetans in Dharamsala

Dharamshala: On the final day of his four-day assessment visit in and around Dharamshala, Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited the monasteries and Tibetan institutions on 7 September 2023. Sikyong began his inspection visit with a tour of Men Tsee Khang...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Concludes 4-Day Visit to Tibetan Institutions in Dharamsala

Dharamshala: On the final day of his four-day assessment visit in and around Dharamsala, Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited the monasteries and Tibetan institutions on 7 September 2023. Sikyong began his inspection visit with a tour of Men Tsee Khang...

Tibetan youth group to protest against China ahead of New Delhi G20 summit

(TibetanReview.net, Sep07’23) – The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest Tibetan non-government organization, has made clear its plan to protest against China on Sep 8 ahead of the G20 meeting in New Delhi over Sep 9-10. This followed a...

New mine in Tibet to yield 99K tons per year for a globally top copper producer in China

(TibetanReview.net, Sep07’23) – A Chinese company, which is one of the world’s top copper mining companies, is to produce an average of 99,000 tons per year of the metal for some 20 years from a currently undeveloped, ultra-large copper...

Tsering Dhondup Jangser Assumes Charge as Secretary of Department of Finance

Dharamshala: Tsering Dhondup Gangshar officially took charge as the new Secretary of the Department of Finance succeeding the outgoing officiating secretary Tenzin Lekdup. A brief handover-takeover ceremony was held this morning in the presence of an official witness Secretary...

Women Leadership Development Training Organised for Barefoot Counsellors of TDL Bylakuppe

Dharamshala: The Women’s Empowerment Desk organised a two-day “Women Leadership Development Training ” for the Barefoot Counsellors (BC) of TDL Bylakuppe Settlement from 5-6 September 2023 at the Organisation for the Development of People (ODP), Mysore. This workshop aims...

Four-Member Delegation of US CECC visit Office of Tibet in Taiwan

Taiwan: A  four-member delegation of the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China visited the Office of Tibet in Taiwan on Wednesday, 9 September. The delegation consisting of Piero A. Tozza, Matt Squeri, Scott E. Flipse, and Anna Scott Bell met...

Parliamentary Delegation Commences Tibet Advocacy in Ladakh, Calls on District Magistrate

Dharamshala: A parliamentary delegation consisting of MPs Dawa Tsering, Yeshi Dolma, and Tenpa Yarphel commenced their Tibet advocacy in Ladakh by calling on Shri Santosh Sukdev, District Magistrate, Leh-Ladakh on 6th September 2023. Upon their arrival in Leh on 6th...

Restrictions on Religious Activities Intensify with New Chinese Regulations

The Tibet Policy Institute stated that there are obvious signs that China’s new regulation, called Management Measures of Religious Activity Sites, will intensify restrictions on religious studies and practices in Tibet. China has implemented new policies on religious activity...

No Tibetan protests during New Delhi G20 summit?

(TibetanReview.net, Sep06’23) – Tibetan protests have been a regular feature during any visit to India by top Chinese leaders for as long as one remembers. But the G20 meeting being hosted by India in New Delhi over Sep 9-10...

UN envoys tour Tibet, attracts criticism over China’s influence

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept 6: A delegation of United Nations (UN) envoys recently embarked on a highly scrutinised tour of Tibet, as part of an organised trip by the Chinese government. This visit comes amid increasing international scrutiny...

Rights groups call on G20 leaders to address China’s repression in Tibet

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept 6: Against the backdrop of the upcoming G20 New Delhi Leader’s Summit scheduled for September 9-10, 2023, a coalition of 143 Tibet-related rights groups, led by advocacy group International Tibet Network and encompassing organizations from...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Conducts Second Day of Teachings

–dalailama.com Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India, 6th September 2023: This morning the weather was brighter as His Holiness the Dalai Lama walked from his residence to the Tsuglagkhang. The courtyard was filled with the sound of mantras, Om ara...

Tibetan facing trouble even after getting an entry visa

China gave visas to Tibetans living in US and European countries as it celebrates its seventies anniversary of the founding of Tibet Autonomous Regions but they faced problems after arriving in Tibet. Since early August, Chinese authorities have intensified controls...

Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Attends IPAC Prague Summit 2023

Prague: Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile attended the third Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) Prague Summit 2023 held from 1st to 2nd September 2023.  The summit was hosted at the Czech Chamber of Deputies and Senate...

Parliamentary Delegation Partakes in 2023 Open Government Partnership Summit Hosted by Estonian Government

Dharamshala: A parliamentary delegation consisting of MPs Geshe Monlam Tharchin, Lhagyari Namgyal Dolkar, Tsaneytsang Dhondup Tashi, and Phurpa Dorjee Gyaldhong took part in the 2023 Open Government Partnership Summit hosted by Estonian government in its capital, Tallinn. The OGP...

MP Tenzing Jigme Attends 21st North America Tibetan Associations Conference

Toronto: Parliamentarian Tenzing Jigme (North America) of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile attended the 21st North America Tibetan Associations Conference in Toronto Canada from Sept 2-4, 2023. The meeting discussed ideas to strengthen Tibetan communities, promote Tibetan language and culture and...