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China stations military veterans in schools and kindergartens in Tibet

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 16: China has launched a pilot programme in Tibet that stations military veterans in state-run kindergartens and schools, raising alarm over the growing militarisation of Tibetan education. According to a new report by Tibet Watch, the...

Emerging Tibetan filmmakers in the spotlight at Dharamshala and Zurich Tibet Film Festival

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 16: The Tibet Film Festival (TFF) returned this year with its 13th edition in Dharamshala, held from September 11 to 12 at Upper Tibetan Children’s Village School, and its 16th edition in Zurich from September 12 to...

Tibetan MP urges responsible parenting in the west amid rising youth delinquency

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 15: During the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s 2025 general session on Monday, lawmaker from Europe, Mr Thupten Gyatso from France expressed deep concern over challenges faced by Tibetan youth in the West. Hehighlight a negative trend of delinquency...

MPs raise doubts over back-channel dialogue with China, CTA President assures contact but notes little progress

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 15: On the fifth day of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s 2025 general session on Monday, lawmakers pressed the President of the Tibetan exile government for clarity on back-channel dialogue with Beijing. The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA)...

Dalai Lama congratulates Sushila Karki on being appointed as PM of Nepal

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 13: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Sushila Karki, the newly appointed Prime Minister of Nepal. In a letter addressed to the new PM, the Tibetan spiritual leader wrote, “As...

Tibetan parliament unanimously passes resolution honouring the Dalai Lama

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 12: The 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, during the second day of its 2025 general session, unanimously passed a five-point official resolution expressing profound gratitude to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The resolution was introduced by...

US tech giants enabled China’s surveillance of Tibetans and Uyghurs: AP report

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep 12: A new investigation has revealed that leading American technology companies played a pivotal role in building China’s surveillance state, supplying billions of dollars’ worth of equipment and software later used in mass repression of Tibetans...

Maiden Tibetan Youth Festival unites young Tibetans in Dharamshala

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 12: The first-ever Tibetan Youth Festival, held as part of the Global Youth Tenshug, is underway at Upper TCV, Dharamshala, and will run until September 13. The three-day gathering has drawn young Tibetans from around...

Global Tibetan youth offer long-life prayer to Dalai Lama in Dharamshala

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 10: In a historic first, the revered Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama was offered a Long Life Prayer by Tibetan youth along with Lhokha Cultural & Welfare Association and Namgyal Institute Ithaca...

Progress on human rights of Uyghurs and Tibetans “has yet to materialise”: UN Human Rights Chief

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 10: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has raised fresh concerns about the situation in Tibet, warning that meaningful progress on protecting the rights of Tibetans in Tibet remains absent despite years of...