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Bhutan and China set up technical team for border delimitation amid continuing talks
(TibetanReview.net, Aug27’23) – Talks between Bhutan and China over their disputed borders have been proceeding in pretty much the same way as the Sino-India border talks which also involves Chinese-occupied Tibet: a great deal of positive vibes about the...
Parliamentary Delegation Holds Press Conference On Upcoming Tibet Advocacy In Jammu
Dharamshala: A Parliamentary delegation consisting of parliamentarians Dawa Tsering, Yeshi Dolma, and Tenpa Yarphel began their official program on 27 August by holding a press conference on their upcoming programs of Tibet advocacy in Jammu. They are scheduled to...
Tibetan Parliamentary Delegation Calls on Sikkim Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya
Dharamshala: A parliamentary delegation consisting of parliamentarians Youdon Aukatsang, Geshe Monlam Tharchin, and Tashi Dhondup, began their Tibet advocacy in Sikkim by paying a courtesy call upon Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya, the Governor of Sikkim. Upon their arrival in Gangtok, the...
Tibetan Parliamentary Delegation Advocates Tibet in Darjeeling, Concludes West Bengal Program
Dharamshala: A parliamentary delegation consisting of parliamentarians Youdon Aukatsang, Geshe Monlam Tharchin, and Tashi Dhondup, after concluding their programs in Odisha, began advocating Tibet in Darjeeling, West Bengal. As the delegation reached Darjeeling on 24th August 2023, they were...
China’s sudden lifting of Covid curbs caused nearly 2 million avoidable deaths
(TibetanReview.net, Aug26’23) – China’s sudden lifting of Covid-19 restrictions late last year led to nearly two million more deaths than would have been the case otherwise over the following two months, reported Reuters Aug 25, citing a study based...
Gonpo Kyi Unable to move After Assaulted by Chinese Police Officials
Justice defender Gonpo Kyi, the sister of the imprisoned Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi was physically assaulted by Lhasa police officials and left her unable to move. On 23 of this month, Gonpo kyi took action for justice in front...
Gonmo Kyi Denied Hospital Treatment After Police Beating
Sister of imprisoned businessman Dorjee Tashi beaten by police authorities outside Lhasa court whilst asking for a retrial in his case – By Tibet Watch Tibet Watch has received more new videos, in which Gonmo Kyi, sister of imprisoned...
Gonpo Kyi denied hospital treatment after police assault
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, August 25: Gonpo Kyi, the sister of imprisoned Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi, has been denied hospital treatment after she was assaulted by police officers outside the Lhasa People’s Court. This marks the second instance this month...
Differences on normalizing ties continue as Modi and Xi met in South Africa
(TibetanReview.net, Aug25’23) – Despite the absence of a schedule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and President Xi Jinping of China did meet for an “informal conversation” Aug 23 on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South...
The Centrality of Tibet in Tibetan Scholarship
Education, knowledge production, and creating narratives have always played a prominent role in Communist China’s methods of ruling, controlling, and changing Tibet. The recently held 7th Beijing International Seminar on Tibetan Studies titled, Prosperity and Development of Tibetan...
MPs Dorjee Tseten and Tsering Lhamo Conclude Tibet Advocacy Tour in Gujarat
Dharamshala: A parliamentary delegation consisting of parliamentarians Dorjee Tseten and Tsering Lhamo successfully concluded their official Tibet advocacy tour in Gujarat from 18th to 24th August 2023. On 17th August, the MPs were received by Dr. Amit Jyotikar, Regional Convener...
Core Group for Tibetan Cause – India Demands G-20 Leaders Call for Resumption of Dialogue with Representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The Core Group for Tibetan Cause – India (CGTC-I) held a press conference at the Press Club of India in New Delhi on August 24, 2023. The conference featured addresses by CGTC-I National Convener Shri R. K. Khrimey, National...
Washington-based V-TAG Members Brief Katherine Gillespie on Tibet’s Current Situation; Urge US-Tibet Bill Support from Congresswoman Marie Perez
Seattle, Washington: During a virtual meeting on 17 August at 12 noon, members of Washington State Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Group (V-TAG), namely Pema Choephel, Dechen Bartso, and Lobsang Tsering, met with Katherine Gillespie, the staffer of Representative Marie Gluesenkamp...
Call for Europe-based Tibetan Youth to Attend Geneva Forum 2023
Dharamshala: The Central Tibetan Administration welcomes Tibetan Youth based in Europe who are interested in attending the Geneva Forum 2023 to apply online by 1 September 2023. Through this opportunity, the CTA seeks to empower Tibetan youth through the...
15 Schools from Dharamshala and Mussorie Participate in Week-Long Dialectic Meet
Dharamshala: The Department of Education is organising a week-long dialectic meeting of Dharamshala and Mussorie from 23-30 August at the Tibetan Homes Foundation (THF) in Mussorie. Around 8 schools from Dharamshala and 7 schools from Mussorie are participating in...
Tibetan Parliament’s Delegation Attends Democratic Peer Exchange Conference in Europe
Dharamshala: A delegation of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile consisting of parliamentarians Geshe Ngaba Gangri and Dr. Rigzin Lhundup and staff of the parliamentary secretariat Tenzin Choeying and Tenzin Sherap took part in a global democratic peer exchange conference from 19th...
Angered China demands US withdrawal of visa sanctions over its forced assimilation boarding school system in Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, Aug24’23) – Having either failed or refused to respond to repeated UN experts’ queries on the issue previously, China now claims that the allegations that it has been carrying out a policy of forcible assimilation of Tibetan children...
Dalai Lama congratulates Indian PM Modi on India’s historic landing on the moon
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, August 24: Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has extended his warm congratulations to Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on the momentous achievement of Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the moon. In a...
Veteran Tibetan political prisoner Sonam Gyalpo passes away at 68 in Lhasa
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug 24: Former Tibetan political prisoner Sonam Gyalpo, who has spent an aggregate of 16 years in Chinese prison on vague political charges has reportedly passed away. The veteran political prisoner passed away aged 68...
China condemns visa restrictions by US over boarding schools in Tibet
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 24: China voiced its strong opposition to the U.S. government’s decision to impose visa restrictions on senior Chinese officials involved in the “forcible assimilation” of Tibetan children in government-run boarding schools in Tibet. The move...
Tibetan Former Political Prisoner Sonam Gyalpo passes away
Tibetan Former Political prisoner Sonam Gyalpo passes away in Lhasa on 16 of this month succumbed to his illness. “The Venerable has died as succumbed to his illness” Said by one of the executive members at the Central U-tsang...
Parliamentarians Migyur Dorjee and Lobsang Gyatso Sither Call on Chief Minister and Speaker of Kerala State
Kerala: Parliamentarians Migyur Dorjee and Lobsang Gyatso Sither, who are in the Kerala city of Thiruvananthapuram for Tibet advocacy, met with Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala on 23 August 2023. At the meeting, the parliamentarian briefed the...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Farewell Luncheon Hosted by Ladakh Buddhist Association
Shewatsel, Leh, Ladakh, India, 23 August 2023: His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited to lunch in the Abispang garden of Spituk monastery by the Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) and the All-Ladakh Gonpa Association (LGA). The road along which...
Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel Congratulates Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Chandrayaan-3’s Success
Dharamshala: In a letter congratulating Prime Minister of India Shri. Narendra Modi, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel on behalf of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, said, “It is with great joy that I write to you to congratulate on India’s Chandrayaan-3 successfully...
Parliamentarians Tenpa Yarphel, Dawa Tsering and Yeshi Dolma to visit Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh
Dharamshala: As a part of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s Tibet advocacy campaign in various Indian states, parliamentarians Tenpa Yarphel, Dawa Tsering and Yeshi Dolma are scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh from 26th August to 12th September. The Tibetan...



























