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BOOK REVIEW : “TIBET EXPLAINED – Legal Status, Rights and State Responsibility”

Authors: Michael Van Walt Van Praag and Miek Boltjes Publisher : Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi Price : Rs. 1250 Pages : 319 ‘Demolishing Chinese narratives on Tibet-Brick by Brick’ Challenging the Chinese art of manufacturing history of convenience, a...

TYC elects new leadership, passes resolution to hold its own ‘Rangzen Conference’

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 5: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest pro-independence organization in the Tibetan diaspora, elected its new leadership on Sunday in Dharamshala. The seven-member Central Executive Committee was chosen on the final day of the...

Germany jails former aide of European Parliament lawmaker for spying for China

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 4: Germany’s Higher Regional Court in Dresden has sentenced Jian Guo, a Chinese national and former aide to Maximilian Krah, a Member of the European Parliament from Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, to...

Global resistance marks China’s 76th National Day with protests and digital defiance

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct 4: As Beijing celebrated the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China with flag-raising ceremonies at Tiananmen Square and the symbolic release of 10,000 doves, a wave of global protests cast a shadow...

Richard Gere honoured with Human Rights First’s inaugural Visionary Award for lifetime achievement in human rights

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 3: Human Rights First, a leading nonpartisan international rights organization based in the United States, has announced that Hollywood legend and longtime advocate for Tibet, Richard Gere, will be awarded its first-ever Visionary Award.  The honour...

Help us shut down state-run residential Chinese schools, erosion of language: CTA President to Canada

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct 3: President Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), also known as the Tibetan government in exile, called on the Canadian government to adopt a more robust position on Tibet during a press conference held...

Chinese public outrage erupts over Arc’teryx and Cai Guo-Qiang’s fireworks in Tibet

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 2:  A high-altitude fireworks stunt by outdoor brand Arc’teryx and Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang on a mountain in Southern Tibet’s Shigatse last month has triggered widespread condemnation, with Chinese citizens leading an unprecedented backlash online. On...

CTA President urges Canada to take position on Dalai Lama’s reincarnation issue

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 2: The President of the exile Tibetan government known officially as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering, currently on an official visit to Ottawa from September 25 to October 7, has urged the Canadian...

Former Tibetan political prisoner testifies against China’s persecution of faith in Washington D.C.

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 1: Former Tibetan political prisoner Namkyi testified at the “Faith Under Siege: Confronting Religious Persecution and Oppression in China”, conference held at the U.S. Capitol, on the eve of China’s 76th National Day,  as survivors of...

New Additional Election Commissioners sworn in ahead of 2026 general elections

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 1: In a formal ceremony held on Wednesday at Sikyong Hall, Chief Justice Commissioner Yeshi Wangmo administered the oath of office to Nangsa Choedon and Tsering Youdon, newly appointed Additional Election Commissioners of the Central...