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Nurse Required at Tibetan Primary Health Care Centre in Bir

The Tibetan branch health clinic in Bir incorporated under the Department of Health’s Tibetan Voluntary Health Association announces a job vacancy for nurse on contractual basis. Interested applicants are requested to submit their requisite documents by 4pm on 16...

Parliamentary Delegation Calls on MP Jugal Kishore Sharma

Dharamshala: A Tibetan parliamentary delegation consisting of MPs Dawa Tsering, Tenpa Yarphel, and Yeshi Dolma called on Shri Jugal Kishore Sharma, Member of Lok Sabha (Bharatiya Janata Party) on 1st September 2023 in Jammu. They urged for the MP’s continued...

Parliamentary Delegation Concludes Tibet Advocacy in Jammu

Dharamshala: A delegation of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile successfully concluded their official Tibet advocacy tour in Jammu on 31st August 2023. The parliamentary delegation consisting of MPs Dawa Tsering, Tenpa Yarphel, and Yeshi Dolma met with Prof. Rahul Gupta, Registrar of...

Australian Labor Party Adopts Resolution Condemning Erosion of Rights and Freedom in Tibet

Australia: The Australia Labor Party (ALP) during its 49th National Conference held from 17-19 August at Brisbane unanimously adopted a resolution condemning erosion of rights and freedom inside Tibet. MP Julian Hill of ALP has introduced this resolution. The...

China’s “Order Number 19” Escalates its Continuous Religious Repression in Tibet

Dharamshala: The DIIR is concerned about the new Chinese regulation which is set to go into effect on 1 September 2023 that will intensify restrictions on religious freedom inside Tibet and elsewhere in China. China’s State Administration for Religious...

China brushes aside India’s objections as more countries reject its expansionist 2023 ‘standard map’

(TibetanReview.net, Aug31’23) – China has on Aug 30 justified its cartographic assertion of sovereignty over Aksai Chin and much of the state of Arunachal Pradesh, when asked about India’s lodging of a strong protest over the inclusion of these...

Chinese Prez Xi Jinping unlikely to attend G20 Summit amid border tension

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug 31: Chinese President Xi Jinping is reportedly set to skip the upcoming summit of G20 leaders scheduled to be held in India next week. According to sources cited by Reuters, Premier Li Qiang is...

Tibetan rights group demands end to enforced disappearance in Tibet, seeks international support

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug 31: On the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance on Wednesday, Dharamshala based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), voiced their concern against enforced disappearances in Tibet...

Parliamentary Tibet Advocacy Continues in Jammu and Kashmir

Dharamshala: A Parliamentary delegation consisting of parliamentarians Dawa Tsering, Yeshi Dolma, and Tenpa Yarphel on 30 August 2023 met with some prominent leaders of Jammu and Kashmir. The Tibetan MPs met with Shri Sham Lal, Former Minister and MLA, Shri Vikram Randhawa,...

TB Active Case Findings in TCV Suja and TCV Chauntra

Dharamshala: In August 2023, the Health Department of CTA conducted active case findings for TB in TCV Suja from 1st to 9th followed by a similar screening from August 23rd to 28th at TCV Chauntra. School nurses administered a two-step...

MPs Youdon Aukatsang, Geshe Monlam Tharchin, and Tashi Dhondup Conclude Tibet Advocacy in Odisha, West Bengal, and Sikkim

Dharamshala: A parliamentary delegation consisting of MPs Youdon Aukatsang, Geshe Monlam Tharchin, and Tashi Dhondup successfully concluded their weeks-long official visit to Odisha, West Bengal, and Sikkim on 30th August 2023. On 29th August, they received the empowerment of...

Flame of Hope Japan Issues Statement Condemning CCP’s Interference in Tibetan Religious Issues

Tokyo: Flame of Hope, a Japanese NGO dedicated to promoting world peace, issued a statement condemning the Chinese Communist Party leadership for their continued interference in Tibetan religious affairs, especially in the selections of Panchen Lama and other high...

International Donors of CTA Discuss Securing Tibet’s Future and Partnering for Progress at Donor Conference 2023

Dharamshala: More than 20 distinguished international donor organisations that have provided and continue to provide funding for the Central Tibetan Administration have gathered in Dharamshala on Thursday for a two-day CTA Donor Conference to deliberate on securing Tibet’s future...

Unveiling enforced disappearances through the Tibetan experience – a panel discussion on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearanc...

On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance, The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy organised a panel discussion featuring three former political prisoners and a human rights researcher moderated by the Centre's Tibetan researcher, Nyiwoe....

Students from Japan Visit Tibetan Settlement and Monasteries in South India as Part of Education and Cultural Exchange

Bengaluru: The Education Tour and Cultural Exchange led by Dr. Miki Enoki, Associate Professor, Nagoya City University, along with her students Rei Mizuma and Akari Toyoda, who were second-year undergraduate students of Nagoya City University, Japan, studying major in...

Darjeeling Witnesses Formation of New Chapter of India-Tibet Friendship Society (ITFS)

Darjeeling: India Tibet Coordination Office (ITCO) organised a meeting with both the local and Tibetan communities of Darjeeling at Manjushree Center of Tibetan Culture on 30 August 2023. The meeting was attended by prominent figures from the local community...

India outraged by China’s Tibet cross-border cartographic annexation of its territory

(TibetanReview.net, Aug30’23) – India has expressed outrage, dismissed as “absurd”, and lodged a “strong protest” over China’s cartographic invasion of its territory on the basis of its illegal annexation of Tibet more than half a century ago following the...

Panel at ‘World Water Week’ highlights water security in Tibet and Himalayas

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, August 30: The World Water Week Conference in Stockholm hosted a panel on August 24, focusing on “Addressing Water Security Challenges in the Himalayan Region.” Organized by the US State Department in collaboration with the International...

China asserts territorial claim over Arunachal Pradesh on new map

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug 30: China on Monday once again asserted its territorial claim over the entire Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin region by incorporating the region on its 2023 official “standard map of China.”...

DIIR Statement on International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Dharamshala: On the 40th anniversary of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration remembers all Tibetans who have been forced into disappearance inside Tibet and strongly urges...

Workshop on Secular Ethics Held for Tibetan Schools in Nepal

Nepal: The Department of Education in collaboration with the Snow Lion Foundation organised a week-long workshop on secular ethics for Tibetan communities in Nepal’s Kathmandu and Pokhara. The workshop was led by SEE Learning facilitators Tsering Palzom and Geshe...

Democratic World Needs to Stop Communist China from Erasing All That is Tibetan

-By N C Bipindra Last Updated:August 28, 2023 17:54:01 IST The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is infamous for its repressive tactics against the people it rules, especially concerning suppressing the minority population. What is glaring is that Tibetans, specifically,...

Parliamentary Delegation Calls on Sikkim CM PS Tamang

Dharamshala: Parliamentary delegation consisting of MPs Youdon Aukatsang, Geshe Monlam Tharchin, and Tashi Dhondup called upon Shri Prem Singh Tamang – Golay, Chief Minister of Sikkim, on 29th August 2023 at his official residence in Mintokgang. Presenting the CM with...

China's Map Row: ‘India’s response cannot be weak, timid… need to stand up’: Asaduddin Owaisi

China releases 'standard map' including disputed territories Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as part of its territory. AIMIM president criticizes India's weak response to China's actions.

Home Secretary Presides over 22nd Primary Cooperative Societies’ Administrative Conference

Bylakuppe: Home Secretary Palden Dhondup graced the inaugural ceremony of the 22nd Primary Cooperative Societies’ Administrative Conference as the chief guest along with Additional Secretary Jampa Phuntsok on 28 August 2023. Home Secretary delivered the address on the occasion...