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Losar Tashi Delek! Happy Tibetan New Year!

On behalf of International Tibet Network, I would like to extend our heartfelt wishes to you for a peaceful, healthy, and happy Losar 2151, Year of the Wood Dragon. The Year of the Wood Dragon aims to provide power, ambition, and creativity;...

China has weaponised anti-Fraud App to surveil Tibetans?

(TibetanReview.net, Feb08’24) – A software, ostensibly designed to combat fraud, is under scrutiny for its potential use as a surveillance tool against the Tibetan population in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), said the bbc.com and several other news...

Tibetan New Year Celebrated in the UK Parliament for the First Time

London: Hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Tibet, Tibetan Losar was celebrated, albeit a few days earlier, on Wednesday, 7 February 2024, with much fanfare, for the first time in the UK Parliament, with nearly 80 guests...

‘Lack of information from Tibet is due to high level of Chinese gov’t repression’

(TibetanReview.net, Feb07’24) – The reason why not much is heard about, and therefore reported on, on the human rights situation in Tibet today is because it remains the least free country on earth, an international summit on religious freedom...

TCHRD releases report on Chinese Transnational Repression of Tibetan diaspora

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Feb 7: Research group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) unveiled its latest report, titled ‘Chinese Transnational Repression of Tibetan Diaspora Communities’, on February 6, at the Press Club of India in New Delhi....

China sentences Tibetan singer to 3 years in a secret trial

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 7: A Tibetan singer named Palden, 30, hailing from Yotak village, Dedha Township, Pema County in eastern Tibet, has been arbitrarily detained and sentenced to three years in prison following a secret trial in...

Writer Yang Hengjun receives suspended death sentence in China

By Tsering Dhundup  DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 7: Australian writer and pro-democracy blogger Yang Hengjun has received a suspended death sentence in Beijing, China, on Monday according to multiple reports. Yang, an Australian citizen born in China, is known for his...

PAPERWALL: Chinese Websites Posing as Local News Outlets Target Global Audiences with Pro-Beijing Content

A network of at least 123 websites operated from within the People’s Republic of China while posing as local news outlets in 30 countries across Europe, Asia, and Latin America, disseminates pro-Beijing disinformation and ad hominem attacks within much...

Tibetan Parliamentarians Tenzin Jigdal and MP Wangdue Dorjee Conclude Official Visit to Goa

Dharamshala: According to the schedule outlined by the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, the official visit to Goa by a delegation comprising MP Tenzin Jigdal and MP Wangdue Dorjee concluded successfully from 20 to 22 January. On the morning of 20 January,...

Parliamentarians Tenzin Jigdal and Wangdue Dorjee Conclude Visit to Mundgod

   Dharamshala: A delegation from the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, led by Parliamentarians Tenzin Jigdal and Wangdue Dorjee, successfully concluded their official visit to the Doeguling Tibetan Settlement in Mundgod from January 14th to 20th, 2024. Following their visit to Mumbai,...

Sikyong Addresses Mount Carmel College Students in Bengaluru, Visits Former Foreign Secretary Shri Nirupama Rao

Bengaluru: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration arrived safely at Bengaluru Airport in the early morning of 6 February 2024 following his successful visit to the Baltic States, Finland, UK and Belgium. Sikyong was welcomed by staff...

Funding for cultural organizations associated with Tibetans reduced to Rs 20 crore

The Central government has cut the budget for Tibet House, the Dalai Lama's cultural center, and other Buddhist institutions. The allocation under the cultural ministry has decreased from ₹50.19 crore to ₹20.19 crore for the next fiscal year.

Social Networking Across the Tibetan Plateau: Tracing Connections from the Bronze Age

A recent study in Scientific Reports sheds light on ancient cultural interactions across the Tibetan Plateau, dating back to the Bronze Age. Despite the plateau's harsh environment, humans have inhabited it since prehistoric times, relying on farming and herding for sustenance.

Report Highlights Chinese Transnational Repression Against Tibetans in Exile

The Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) published a report titled “Chinese Transnational Repression of Tibetan Diaspora Communities.”  This is the first report of its kind on the issue of the Chinese government’s transnational repression against the...

Freedom For Tibet Is Justice For Tibet: An Interview With Sri. Soumyadeep Datta

-by Tibet Rights Collective  Sri. Soumyadeep Datta, a well-known name in the field of biodiversity conservation in India, is an acclaimed writer, who has enriched Indian literature with his priceless books on wildlife conservation, Nature writings, writings related to...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Successfully Concludes Visit to Belgium

Brussels: In the early afternoon of Sunday, 4 February 2024, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration arrived at Brussels airport. He was received at the gate by Representative Rigzin Genkhang and was accorded a warm welcome with...

Representative Namgyal Choedup Attends Luncheon Hosted by Czech Embassy

Washington-DC: The Czech Embassy in Washington DC hosted a special lunch meeting at the residence of the Czech Ambassador on the occasion of the official US visit of Veronica Mitkova, the Director of the Human Rights and Transition Policy...

China claims ‘no idea’ on monk it arrested for republishing books from exile Tibetan community

(TibetanReview.net, Feb06’24) – Chinese authorities in the historically Tibetan region of Sichuan Province had arrested a Buddhist monk in Jun 2023 for having republished books from the exile Tibetan community and also for having contact with people outside the...

China urges religious leaders to be more purposeful in the Sinicization drive in New Year greetings

(TibetanReview.net, Feb06’24) – Signalling full onslaught on Sinicization of religion, China’s top leader on religious and minority affairs has on Feb 5 called on the country’s religious leaders to be more purposeful in serving the overall work of the...

MAC reports on Chinese intimidation

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) deployme...

Report reveals Chinese Transnational Repression spreading fear and disempowering exiled Tibetans 

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has published a special report titled 'Chinese Transnational Repression of Tibetan Diaspora Communities' today, on 6 February 2023, at the Press Club of India, New Delhi. While earlier reports from...

TIPA Teachers Receive Lingdro Training in Odisha

Dharamshala: In response to the request of the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts for the preservation and restoration of Tibetan dance culture, Kyabje Terchen Namkha Drimed Rabjam Rinpoche and Kyabje Jigme Rinchen granted their blessings and encouragement to the...

Announcement: Wasatch Academy Scholarship 2024

Dharamshala: The Department of Education, CTA, is delighted to extend the announcement of the Wasatch Academy Scholarship for the fall 2024 admission, specifically dedicated to supporting two Tibetan refugee students.  Wasatch Academy, located in Utah, USA, is committed to...

Tibetan Parliamentary Delegation Calls on CM and Deputy CM of Chhattisgarh

Dharamshala: As part of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s advocacy program in various Indian states, a delegation consisting of MP Geshe Ngawa Gangri and Tenzin Choezin met with Shri Vishnu Deo Sai, Chief Minister, and Shri Vijay Sharma, Deputy Chief Minister...