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US to “Aggressively Revoke” Chinese Student Visas Over Security Concerns

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 29 April: The US has announced it will “aggressively revoke” visas of Chinese students with links to the Chinese Communist Party or those studying in critical fields for security reasons.

China’s First National Security White Paper Signals Tighter Control Over Tibet, East Turkistan

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 28 May: Ironically, China, long known for its secrecy and tight control, has released its first-ever White Paper on National Security, acknowledging both “external” and “internal risks” at a critical stage in its modernisation. The...

Veteran Tibetan Activist Continues 6th Solo Cycle Rally from Dharamshala to Delhi

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA,  27 May: Veteran Tibetan activist Jamyang Tenzin departed from Dharamshala today to continue his sixth “Tibet awareness solo cycle rally” from Dehradun to Delhi via Dharamshala.

From Coercion to Resistance: Exiled Tibetans Denounce Forced 17-point Agreement on 74th Anniversary

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA,  23 May: Tibetans in exile resolutely opposed the imposition of the infamous ‘Seventeen-Point Agreement’ as they commemorated the 74th anniversary of the agreement signed under duress today at a panel discussion here in McLeod Ganj.

China’s Tibetan Proxy Leaders Have ‘Little to No Credibility’, Says ICT Report

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 22 May: China is facing a “credibility crisis” in cultivating loyal Tibetan leaders within occupied Tibet, as part of its efforts to gain the trust of the Tibetan people by proxies to legitimise its colonial...

Incumbent Dasa TSO Kunchok Migmar to be re-elected unopposed?

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 20 May: Exiled Tibetans residing in Dharamsala voted for their next Tibetan Settlement Officer (TSO) in the preliminary election today, at thirteen polling stations in the jurisdiction of the Dharamsala Tibetan settlement.

Tibet Museum Celebrates 48th International Museum Day with Journal Launch and Exhibition

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 16 May: The Tibet Museum of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration celebrated the 48th International Museum day today, focusing on the future of museums in rapidly changing communities.

Mother of late Tulku Hungkar Dorjee passes away months after his suspicious death in Vietnam 

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 13 May: Grief has claimed the life of a prominent Tibetan religious figure, late Tulku Hungkar Dorjee’s mother, after her son died under suspicious circumstances in Vietnam while escaping Chinese persecution in late March. 

Earthquake hits Lhaze in Tibet, no casualties reported 

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 12 May: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 struck Lhaze County in Shigatse City in the traditional Tibetan province of U-Tsang at 2:41 AM on Monday, according to the China Earthquake Administration (CEA).

Sikyong Meets Key US Officials to Strengthen Tibet Advocacy Post USAID Cut

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 8 May: Subsequent to his meetings with the current and former Chairs of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee on 1 May, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has engaged in further...