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National Security Law: Hong Kong issues arrest warrant against 6 overseas activists

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 25 Dec: Hong Kong's Deputy Commissioner of Police(National Security) announced a bounty worth HK$ 1 million each for information leading to the arrest of six pro-democracy overseas Hongkongers in the UK and Canada on Tuesday,...

Xizang: After Paris, British Museum kowtows to China 

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSHALA, 24 Dec: The British museum in London has been subject to growing criticism from Tibetan activists and rights groups after their repeated appeals to the museum to reinstate the name Tibet instead of the term...

Canada Tibet Committee says it’s more encouraged than ever after China’s sanctions 

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 23 Dec: The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has imposed sanctions as a "countermeasure against" the Canada Tibet Committee(CTC) and associated individuals for spreading misinformation about the human rights situation in Tibet under the "Anti-Foreign...

India-China Signs 6-Point Agreement to Mend Border Tension

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA 19 Dec:  India and China have signed a 6-point consensus agreement to mend border disputes between the two countries as India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, both of whom...

Fake Panchen Lama Skips Nepal Visit Amid Controversy, Future Remains Uncertain 

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSHALA, 18 Dec: The Chinese-backed Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu, did not arrive on the chartered flight carrying 220 Chinese Buddhist monks and practitioners that landed in Lumbini, Nepal, on 14th December, despite the tip-off that he...

Reincarnation: Indian MP Urges New Delhi to Recognise Dalai Lama’s Institution

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 17 Dec: Tapir Gao,  an Indian Parliamentarian from Arunachal Pradesh, urged the Indian government to recognise the institution of the Dalai Lama during a zero hour in parliament yesterday.

Tibet is not Xizang: SFT Announces 13th Protest Against Guimet Museum

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 16 Dec: Students for a Free Tibet France is set to stage a protest against the Guimet Museum on Wednesday, 18 December, in front of the museum, SFT France announced on its Instagram page on...

Fake Panchen Lama to visit Nepal After Official Denial?

However, security sources told the post that they had information that the Panchen lama is likely to visit Lumbini in disguise by hiding among the 227 Chinese monks who are arriving in Lumbini on chartered Airbus A330  flight later...

Fake Panchen Lama to visit Nepal After Official Denial?

However, security sources told the post that they had information that the Panchen lama is likely to visit Lumbini in disguise by hiding among the 227 Chinese monks who are arriving in Lumbini on chartered Airbus A330  flight later...

Canada Imposes Sanctions on Eight Chinese Officials Over Human Rights Violations

Dharamsala, 4 December: Canadian foreign minister, Mélanie Joly announced sanctions against eight former or current Chinese senior officials involved in grave human rights violation in the country on International Human Rights Day, as stated in Global Affairs Canada news release...

Tibetan Monk Released from Chinese Prison, Now in Hospital

By Tenzin Choekyi Dharamshala, 9 December: Geshe Rachung Gendun, a Tibetan monk from Amdo Ngaba in Tibet, was released from

Prominent Tibetan Environmentalist Freed after 15 Years, Yet Continues to Face Surveillance

DHARAMSALA, 20 Nov: Chinese authorities have released prominent Tibetan environmentalist and philanthropist Karma Samdrup after he completed a 15-year prison sentence. Karma Samdrup was released in frail health, sources have told Tibet Express.

Prominent Tibetan Writer Rongwo Gendun Lhundup Released After Serving Four-Year Sentence

DHARAMSALA, 20 Nov: The Chinese authorities have released prominent Tibetan writer Rongwo Gendun Lhundup after he completed his four-year sentence, according to a source from the region.

Dr Gyal Lo  Questions Impact of 159 Tibetan Self-Immolations: ‘One Book Instead of 159’

DHARAMSALA 7 Nov:  To date, 159 Tibetans have self-immolated inside Tibet in protest against Chinese occupation, yet there is only one book instead of 159, Dr. Gyal Lo cautioned at the launch of the Tibetan translation of Barbara Demick's...

Chinese Authorities Detain Tibetan After Viral Video Exposes Illegal Mining

By Yangchen Lhamu DHARAMSALA, 4 Nov: Chinese authorities have detained a Tibetan youth for exposing China's illegal mining in Tibet earlier this week. Tsongon Tsering, a 29-year-old Tibetan from Tsaruma village in Kakhog County, Ngaba, in the traditional Tibetan...

Chinese Authorities Detain Tibetan After Viral Video Exposes Illegal Mining

By Yangchen Lhamu DHARAMSALA, 4 Nov: Chinese authorities have detained a Tibetan youth for exposing China's illegal mining in Tibet earlier this week. Tsongon Tsering, a 29-year-old Tibetan from Tsaruma village in Kakhog County, Ngaba, in the traditional Tibetan...

Brushstrokes of Resilience:Diaspora Artists Speak Through ‘Unsettled’ Exhibition

By Yangchen Lhamu DHARAMSALA, 4 Nov: “Unsettled,” a group art exhibition featuring contemporary Tibetan artists from across the world curated by Khadhok, a Tibetan artists' collective, is underway at Buddha's Abode in McLeodGanj, the exile headquarters of the Tibetan...

Brushstrokes of Resilience:Diaspora Artists Speak Through ‘Unsettled’ Exhibition

By Yangchen Lhamu DHARAMSALA, 4 Nov: “Unsettled,” a group art exhibition featuring contemporary Tibetan artists from across the world curated by Khadhok, a Tibetan artists' collective, is underway at Buddha's Abode in McLeodGanj, the exile headquarters of the Tibetan...

US Turns Down Xi’s Demand to Alter Diplomatic Language over Taiwan

By Yangchen Lhamu DHARAMSALA, 1 Nov: China's President Xi Jinping has asked US President Joe Biden to change Washington's diplomatic language over Taiwan's independence last year, with Xi's aides repeatedly following up, but the White House has turned down...

US Turns Down Xi’s Demand to Alter Diplomatic Language over Taiwan

By Yangchen Lhamu DHARAMSALA, 1 Nov: China's President Xi Jinping has asked US President Joe Biden to change Washington's diplomatic language over Taiwan's independence last year, with Xi's aides repeatedly following up, but the White House has turned down...

Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel to visit Bomdila, Tumlang in northeast India 

By Yangchen Lhamu DHARAMSALA, 31 Oct: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, is scheduled to visit Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tumlang, North Sikkim, in the northeastern part of India in November.

Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel to visit Bomdila, Tumlang in northeast India 

By Yangchen Lhamu DHARAMSALA, 31 Oct: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, is scheduled to visit Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tumlang, North Sikkim, in the northeastern part of India in November.

Tibet’s Diplomatic Milestone: Dalai Lama’s Envoy Meets Philippine Leaders

By Yangchen Lhamu DHARAMSALA, 29 Oct: Dr Tsewang Gyalpo Arya, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Japan and East Asia, has successfully completed his maiden official tour to the Philippines on October 27, reinforcing the longstanding bond...

Tibet’s Diplomatic Milestone: Dalai Lama’s Envoy Meets Philippine Leaders

By Yangchen Lhamu DHARAMSALA, 29 Oct: Dr Tsewang Gyalpo Arya, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Japan and East Asia, has successfully completed his maiden official tour to the Philippines on October 27, reinforcing the longstanding bond...

Artificial Chinese Cordyceps Threaten Tibet’s Traditional Market, Livelihoods

DHARAMSALA, 22 Oct: A growing crisis has been unfolding on the Tibetan Plateau, with the flooding of artificial cordyceps fungi,

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Concludes four-nation European Tour in Prague, Advocating for Tibetan Rights

By Yangchen Lhamu DHARAMSALA, 16 Oct: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering, concluded his four-nation European tour on Tuesday with a series of engagements, including high-level meetings with global leaders, experts, lawmakers, and Ministers 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...

CTA Issues 7-Point Travel Advisory for Exiled Tibetans Visiting Tibet

By Yangchen Lhamu DHARAMSALA, 9 Oct: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), commonly referred to as the Tibetan Government in exile, has issued basic guidelines for exiled Tibetans travelling to Tibet, citing increased pressure and deceptive tactics by the Chinese...