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CTA’s first ‘Tibet Freedom Fighters’ Conclave’ in Dharamshala honours 89 veterans, adopts 28 resolutions
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 27: The Department of Security of the exile Tibetan government, officially known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), convened its first-ever two-day “Tibet Freedom Fighters’ Conclave” from April 24 to 25 in Dharamshala. A total...
Dharamshala Tibetans cast ballots in final round of 2026 general elections
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 26: Exile Tibetan electorates in Dharamshala, the seat of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, officially known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) cast their ballots across 11 polling stations on Sunday in the final round of the...
EC invalidates Nepal’s Choejor Tibetan settlement polls over “serious violations”
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 25: Days ahead of final elections of the Tibetan parliament in exile, the Central Tibetan Administration’s Election Commission, in an official communication dated April 23, invalidated the election results from the Choejor Tibetan Settlement, including...
TYC concludes 25-day ‘Black Hat March’ in Delhi, submits appeals to UN and PMO
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 24: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), one of the largest pro-independence organizations in exile, concluded its 25-day “Black Hat March” in New Delhi on Friday, culminating in a final protest action at Jantar Mantar. The march, which...
Amnesty International demands information on missing Tibetan educator Choktrul Rinpoche
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 23: Amnesty International on Monday issued an urgent appeal to Chinese authorities seeking clarity on the fate and whereabouts of Tibetan religious leader and educator Choktrul Dorje Ten Rinpoche, who has reportedly been missing since December 2025 following his...
Tenzin Choegyal’s “Snow Flower” wins 2026 Queensland Music Award for Best World Music
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 22: Tibetan-Australian musician and Grammy-nominated artist Tenzin Choegyal has won the 2026 Queensland Music Awards(QMA) in the World Music category for his album “Snow Flower.” Expressing great joy over the nomination, Choegyal said, “I wasn’t...
China’s transnational repression in Canada “not abstract concern”: CTC Director Sherap Therchin
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 22: Sherap Therchin, the Executive Director of the Canada Tibet Committee (CTC), delivered a stark and personal testimony before Canada’s Subcommittee on International Human Rights, warning of the expanding reach of China’s transnational repression and...
Senior US diplomat urges stronger support for Tibetan refugee during Nepal visit
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 22: US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Samir Paul Kapur, drew attention to the challenges faced by Tibetan refugees in Nepal during his April 20–22 visit to Kathmandu, urging the...
Tibetan writers Drubpa Kyab and Tsering Dolma in critical health amid medical neglect in Chinese custody
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 21: Two Tibetan writers, Gangkye Drubpa Kyab and Tsering Dolma, are reportedly in critical health due to inadequate and delayed medical treatment while in Chinese custody, raising serious concerns over violations of prison regulations that...
Tibetan monks detained, deported from Russia after police raid on Moscow Buddhist festival
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 21: Russian authorities have deported a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks of Gyudmed Tantric Monastery, in Hunsur Tibetan Settlement, Karnataka, following a police raid on a Buddhist festival in Moscow. The move has drawn criticism...













