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What is panda diplomacy, and why are the bears going back to China?
Since the Tang Dynasty (618–907), China has given or lent pandas to other countries, but now many are headed back home.
9th Mainpat Local Tibetan Assembly Sworn In
Mainpat: The Chairman, Vice Chairman and members of the 9th Mainpat Local Tibetan Assembly were sworn in at a brief ceremony held on 27 September 2023. The ceremony witnessed the election of members to the local assembly including the...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Received at State Assembly of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected leader of the Tibetan people, received a warm reception at the Sao Paulo Legislative Assembly today, greeted by President Andre do Prado and Vice President Gil Dinuz. Members of the State...
Tibetans Gather in New York for Mahaguru Bumtsok Prayer to Remember Tibetan Martyrs’ Sacrifices 36 Years Ago
Washington DC: Tibetans in New York gathered at Phuntsok Deshe Tibetan Community Hall of New York Tibetan Association to take part in the 5th Mahaguru Bumtsok, the offering of a hundred thousand feasts to Maha Guru Padma Sambhava, from...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Begins Maiden Tour of South America
Dharamshala: Central Tibetan Administration’s Sikyong Penpa Tsering arrived in Brazil on Sunday, 1 October for his maiden visit to South American countries. Sikyong was received at the Sao Paulo airport by Representative Jigme Tsering, Lama Rinchen of Tibet House,...
Department of Religion and Culture Organises Talk-Series on Buddhist Philosophy for Tibetan College Students in Mysore and Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The Department of Religion and Culture of the Central Tibetan Administration organised a talk-series on introduction to Buddhist philosophy by Director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA), Ven. Geshe Lhakdor, for Tibetan college students in...
Xi Jinping’s New law on Religion is Nothing but ‘Communistization’ of Region
International experts call upon world community to stop Chinese government from implementing new law on religion before it is too late. -by Vijay Kranti for CHASE New Delhi, New York, London, Taipei : October 2 A group of leading...
Tibet to be Presented at the UK Political Parties Conferences 2023
The Office of Tibet, London and Tibet House Trust with the support of British Tibetans residing in Manchester and Liverpool, including UK V-TAG members in the region, will urge action from the UK Government and public at the Annual...
Tibetan Associations Across the U.S. Pay Tribute to Late Senator Dianne Feinstein
In a solemn gathering, the Tibetan Association of Northern California came together to hold a prayer session to mourn the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein, who breathed her last on Friday at the age of 90. Simultaneously, the Tibetan...
Dalai Lama advised short rest from teaching due to persistent cold
(TibetanReview.net, Oct02’23) – The Dalai Lama has been advised rest due to a persistent cold by his personal physicians. He is therefore skipping at least the first two days of his Oct 2-4 teachings at Dharamshala, according to a...
Gaden Tri Rinpoché Confers Teaching on Tsongkhapa’s ‘Song of Experience — the Concise Stages of the Path to Enlightenment’
–dalailama.com Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India, 2 October 2023: Yesterday it was announced that, because he has a persistent cold, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s physicians had advised that should rest today and tomorrow. Consequently, the Gaden Tri Rinpoché...
How Authoritarian Regimes Are Stepping Up Repression Far Beyond Their Borders
Five years after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, authoritarian regimes continue to crack down on critical diasporic voices.
Central Tibetan Administration Celebrates 154th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Dharamshala: The Central Tibetan Administration led by officiating Sikyong Tharlam Dolma Changra, Kalon (minister) of the Education Department, held an official ceremony today at Gangchen Kyishong to celebrate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (Gandhi Jayanti). The celebration was...
TCHRD concludes a successful week of advocacy at the United Nations in Geneva
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), represented by the executive director, Ms Tenzin Dawa, and researcher, Mr Ngawang Lungtok, actively participated in the working sessions of the 54th Human Rights Council session. This participation included attending...
Dalai Lama expresses condolences on the passing of US Senator Dianne Feinstein
By Tenzin Dedan DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 1: Exiled Tibetan leader and foremost Buddhist figure His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Saturday offered prayers and expressed condolences on the passing of US Senator and long-time friend of Tibet, Dianne Feinstein who...
Tibetan NGOs unite to condemn China on 74th founding anniversary of PRC
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 1: Three Tibetan NGOs on Sunday marked the 74th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China with a defiant voice and expressed solidarity with activists from Tibet, East Turkestan, Hong Kong, Southern Mongolia, China, and...
Tibetan Associations in US Mourn Demise of Senator Dianne Feinstein
Washington DC: The Tibetan Association of Northern California held a prayer session to mourn the demise of Senator Dianne Feinstein who passed away on Friday at 90. Similarly, on Sunday, the Tibetan Association of New York & New Jersey...
On the roof of the world, a Chinese team tests the extremes of environmental science
Researchers summit Cho Oyu, one of the planet’s highest mountains to monitor high-altitude changes and their effects on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Chinese Authorities Arrest Tibetan Man for the Second Time for Having Dalai Lama’s Photo in His Mobile
In a renewed crackdown on Tibetan cultural and religious expressions, Chinese authorities have arrested a Tibetan man, identified as Tsultrim, for the second time in less than a year, this time for possessing a photo of the exiled Tibetan...
Dalai Lama condoles passing away of Senator who helped to institutionalize US support for Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, Sep30’23) – Recalling his first meeting with her, in Dharamshala in 1978, and her many initiatives since then which led to the institutionalization of US support for his Chinese occupied homeland, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama,...
Top Chinese leader stresses Sinicization agenda on model ethnic minority representatives
(TibetanReview.net, Sep30’23) – China’s top leader on ethnic minority affairs has on Sep 29 met with representatives from across the People’s Republic of China in Beijing and told them to be resolute in forging a strong sense of community...
104th Ganden Tripa Kyabje Jetsun Lobsang Tenzin Palsangpo Visits Rabgayling Settlement, Hunsur
Hunsur: The 104th Ganden Tripa Kyabje Jetsun Lobsang Tenzin Palsangpo paid a week-long visit to Rabgayling Tibetan Settlement in Hunsur from 22-30 September 2023. During his visit, he delivered teachings throughout the week to both the monastics and laity....
Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel Condoles Demise of Senator Dianne Feinstein
Dharamshala: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, extended his heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of Senator Dianne Feinstein. The Speaker wrote, “It is with great sadness to learn about the demise of your beloved mother...
EU Parliamentarians Meet Sikyong Penpa Tsering to Understand CTA’s Democratic Governance
New Delhi: On 30 September 2023, a delegation of seven parliamentarians from Austria and Germany met Sikyong Penpa Tsering of Central Tibet Administration (CTA) in Delhi, facilitated by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), Regional Office South Asia...



































