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Representative Tsepri Lopan Tulku Attends 13th Jang-Gunchoe Debate in Kathmandu

Kathmandu: Representative Tsepri Lopan Tulku Ngawang Chokdup from the Office of Tibet (formally known as Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office) in Nepal attended the opening ceremony of the 13th Jang-Gun-Choes, the extensive winter debate, as chief guest on 25 September...

Tibetan sentenced to two years for possessing photos of Dalai Lama

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept 28: Tsultrim, a resident of Tsaruma Township in the so-called Chongchi County in eastern Tibet, has reportedly been sentenced to two years in prison after a secret trial conducted by the Intermediate People’s Court of...

Agreement between Nepal-China raises concern for Tibetan refugees

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept 28: Following the meeting between Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Hangzhou, Beijing and Kathmandu have jointly issued a statement on Tuesday that emphasised Nepal’s renewed commitments...

Authorities Arrest Tibetan Man Twice for Possessing Dalai Lama Photo

He was sentenced to 2 years in a prison in China’s Sichuan province. -by Radio Free Asia  Chinese authorities have arrested a Tibetan man for a second time for being in possession of a photo of the exiled Tibetan...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Inaugurates Khamgar Druk Dharmakara College

Dharamshala: Smiling friends and well-wishers thronged the street as His Holiness the Dalai Lama set off for Tashi Jong this morning while the early morning sun shone out of a cloudless sky. The entire Gyutö Monastery turned out to...

6th session of 17th Tibetan parliament appears set to be a washout

(TibetanReview.net, Sep27’23) – The 6th session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE), scheduled to be held from Sep 19 to 28, appears set to end after having met for just the first three days. The Dotoe province...

Book review: Taiwanese recipes with a side of politics

In Taiwan’s English-speaking circles, quite a few people are familiar with the names Clarissa Wei (魏貝珊) and Ivy Chen (陳淑娥). California-born Wei has been writing about local food and other subjects ...

EDITORIAL: India is a partner worth pursuing

India has long been touted as one of the world’s top emerging economies, and was a BRIC nation — Brazil, Russia, India and China — when it formed in 2001, expanding to BRICS in 2010 with the additi...

Speaker Khenpo Sonan Tenphel Speaks at Inauguration & Consecration Ceremony of Khamgar Druk Dharmakara College

Dharamshala: In the gracious presence of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile spoke at the inauguration and consecration ceremony of the Khamgar Druk Dharmakara College of Buddhist Cultural and Welfare Charitable...

Education Department Commences 18-Month Teachers-Training Course at Sarah College

Dharamshala: The Department of Education (DoE), Central Tibetan Administration, began its 18-month training course for aspiring teachers at the College for Higher Tibetan Studies (CHTS), Sarah, earlier this morning with a brief inauguration ceremony. Additional Secretary Tenzin Dorjee from...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Congratulates Inauguration of Khamgar Druk Dharmakara College at Tashi Jong

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering extended Kashag’s congratulations on the inauguration of Khamgar Druk Dharmakara College of Buddhist Cultural and Welfare Charitable Trust this morning at Tashi Jong. He commended the organisation for its philanthropic service and the achievements they...

Tibet Was The Buffer Between India And China, Now It Can Be Bridge: Penpa Tsering, Tibetan President-in-Exile

Nayanima Basu for ABP LIVE Dharamshala: Penpa Tsering, President of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, believes that Tibet had been for the last many decades considered to be the “buffer state” between India and China, but it can now play the role...

First Non-Sectarian Tibetan Buddhist Scholars’ Conference Held in Nepal

Kathmandu: The Office of Tibet in Nepal and the Himalayan Buddhist Library and Cultural Centre organised the first Non-Sectarian Tibetan Buddhist Scholars’ Conference in Nepal at the Hyolmo Monastery in Tinchuli, near Boudhanath stupa, on 22 September 2023. This...

Returning Tibetans See a Changing Homeland

By RFA Tibetan and Jim Snyder for RFA Investigative On his first visit back to the Tibetan Plateau in nearly a decade, Sengmo was surprised to hear his youngest nieces and nephews converse in Chinese rather than their native...

Human Rights Desk and Tibet Museum Completes Speaking Tour and Exhibition in Indian Universities Across West Bengal and Sikkim

Dharamshala: The UN, EU and Human Rights Desk at the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration, together with the Tibet Museum, has completed its 2-week-long speaking tour covering four institutes and one school across West...

‘General public’ to end protest amid ongoing parliamentary stalemate

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept 26: The group of Tibetans under the banner of ‘Advocacy of General Public’ will end its peaceful protest on September 28 amid health concerns of some elderly participants as well as the ongoing parliamentary stalemate,...

Nepal reaffirms Tibet commitment to China, refuses to yield on geostrategic tie-up demand

(TibetanReview.net, Sep26’23) – Nepal and China have signed 12 agreements and resolved to carry forward the connectivity projects the two countries are working on including the flagship cross-border railway from Tibet’s capital Lhasa to Kathmandu. None of the agreements...

Delegation from Indian Association of Foreign Affairs Correspondents (IAFAC) Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala: A delegation of journalists from the Indian Association of Foreign Affairs Correspondents (IAFAC) visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile earlier today. Meeting the senior journalists, Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang delved on the current alarming situation inside of Tibet, significance...

Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Meets CEO of Zeropoint Rafal Rohozinski

Dharamshala: Rafal Rohozinski, the CEO of Zeropoint – a cyber security analytics group- visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and had a very productive meeting with Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang earlier today on digital security. Zeropoint has been supporting the...

President and Members of Japan’s Flame of Hope Visit Office of Tibet in Taiwan

Taiwan: A delegation of Japan’s Flame of Hope led by its president Ryoko Endo paid a visit to the Office of Tibet in Taiwan last Friday, 22 September. The purpose of their visit as per the information reiterated by...

Tibetans want more autonomy, not independence or political separation from China: Dalai Lama

SUHASINI HAIDAR for Hindu Tibetans are asking for more autonomy, but not political separation, asserted Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, and said that while he wishes to revisit Lhasa, he would prefer to live on in Dharamshala. Speaking to...

Opinion: The 2023 G20 Summit- A Window into India-China Rivalry

By Dr. Tenzin Lhadon The G20 is a conglomeration of the most powerful economies in the world, contributing 80 percent of the global GDP and 75 percent of its trade. Although the 2023 G20 “New Delhi Declaration” noted that...

Chinese President and Nepalese PM strengthen bilateral ties in Hangzhou

By Tenzin Dedan DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 26: In a significant diplomatic meeting, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda in Hangzhou, the capital city of east China’s Zhejiang Province. This high-level meeting underscored the growing...

Women’s Empowerment Desk Holds Gender Sensitisation Workshop for Bhandara Norgyelling Tibetan Settlement and STS Gothangaon School

Bhandara, Maharashtra: Women’s Empowerment Desk organised SGBV Guideline Orientation, Internal Complaint Committee Training, Settlement SGBV Committee Training and Gender Sensitisation workshop to Bhandara Norgyelling Tibetan Settlement and STS Gothangaon School from 21st Sept – 25th Sept 2023. This workshop...

‘A jealous god’: China remakes religions in its own image

Authorities are violating religious freedoms across China as the leadership seeks to assert control.

Nepal categorical on China’s tough conditions for BRI projects

(TibetanReview.net, Sep25’23) – During his Sep 23 meeting with Nepal’s Prime Minister Mr Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Chinese President Xi Jinping noted that the two countries had made progress in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation and that the Trans-Himalayan...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Congratulates Swiss-Tibetan Friendship Association on its 40th Anniversary

Switzerland: His Holiness the Dalai Lama sent greetings to the board and members of the Swiss-Tibetan Friendship Association on their 40th anniversary which was celebrated on Saturday, 23rd Sept in Zurich, Switzerland. Tenzin Choesang of the Tibet Bureau presented...

Nepal promises China unshakable stance on Tibet and Taiwan, seeks assistance for long list of projects

(TibetanReview.net, Sep24’23) – Visiting China with a plan to request assistance for a long list of development, infrastructure, agricultural, health, education, and other types of projects, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has met with President Xi Jinping...