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TCHRD Annual Reports Warn of Deepening Institutionalised State Control in occupied Tibet

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 4 June: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) released its Annual Human Rights

Workshop on CTA Rules, Regulations, and Policies for New MPs of the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Commences

Dharamshala, 4 May 2026: A three-day workshop on the Rules, Regulations, and Policies of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) for the newly elected Members of the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile commenced today at Gangchen Kyishong in Dharamshala, the headquarters of...

Tibetan Youth Congress Congratulates Newly Elected Leadership of the Central Tibetan Administration

On June 4, the Tibetan Youth Congress Centrex Executive members visited Gangchen Kyishong, the administrative headquarters of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in Dharamshala. During the visit, they first met Hon’ble Sikyong Penpa Tsering to extend congratulations on his...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Congratulates Chief Minister of Karnataka D. K. Shivakumar

–dalailama Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to D.K. Shivakumar to congratulate him on his election as Chief Minister of Karnataka. “Karnataka is home to more than 30,000 Tibetans in exile,” His Holiness wrote, “the largest concentration...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will Depart for Delhi for Medical Treatment Ahead of Extended Stay in Ladakh

-dalailama Dharamshala: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is scheduled to depart Dharamsala tomorrow for Delhi, where he will undergo medical treatment on his left knee. Following his recovery, he is to travel to Ladakh toward the end of...

Companion House Bill asks US to investigate China’s crime-against-humanity atrocities in Tibet

(TibetanReview.net, Jun03’26) –A House companion resolution has been introduced in the US Congress on Jun 2, requiring the State Department to compile and submit a comprehensive report to Congress on whether the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has committed...

Departmental portfolios announced of exile Tibetan ministers

(TibetanReview.net, Jun03’26) – Following their confirmation by the newly-elected Tibetan Parliament in Exile votes on Jun 2, Sikyong Penpa Tsering has on Jun 3 confirmed the departmental portfolios of his six ministerial colleagues today. Mr  Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi is...

Obama Letter Honors Dalai Lama at Virginia Buddhist Center Inauguration

Former President Barack Obama sends a congratulatory letter as the Light of Nyingmapa Foundation opens in Virginia, honoring the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday.

Repressive erasure efforts only rekindle memories of 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre

(TibetanReview.net, Jun03’26) – Ahead of the 37th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre on Jun 3-4, the Chinese government has stepped up security measures against dissidents and activists across the country, reported theepochtimes.com Jun 1, citing interviews with...

17th Kashag Invokes State Oracle Nechung to Offer Obeisance

Dharamshala: The 17th Kashag of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) invoked the official state oracle, Nechung, during a Summer Invocation Ceremony held this morning at the Nechung Drayangling Monastery in Gangchen Kyishong. The ceremony was attended by the leadership of...

CTA’s 17th Cabinet members sworn in, departmental portfolios allocated 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 3: The six newly elected ministers of the 17th Cabinet of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) were sworn into office on Wednesday during a ceremony held at the Sikyong Hall in Dharamshala, the seat of...

Dalai Lama presented Grammy Award for spoken-word album ‘Meditations’

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 3: The revered Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, was formally presented with the Grammy Award won for the spoken-word album “Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama” during a special ceremony at his...

Six Kalons of the 17th Kashag of the Central Tibetan Administration Sworn In

Dharamshala: The Kalons (Ministers) of the 17th Kashag, nominated by Sikyong Penpa Tsering and approved by the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, were officially sworn in during a ceremony held this morning at the Sikyong Auditorium in Gangchen Kyishong. The new...

Six Kalons Sworn In to 17th Kashag, Portfolios Assigned

The six newly appointed Kalons (Ministers) of the 17th Kashag of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), also known as the Tibetan government-in-exile, took their oath of office today before Chief Justice Commissioner Yeshi Wangmo during a ceremony held at...

Watch: Spectacular Rare Red Sprites And Green Ghost Lights Captured In Tibet

Stunning footage shows red sprites and rare green Ghost sprites above Tibet during thunderstorms.

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Congratulates Shri D.K. Shivakumar on Assuming Office as Karnataka’s 34th Chief Minister

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people, extended his warmest congratulations to Karnataka’s eight-time legislator, Shri D.K. Shivakumar, who was sworn in today as the 34th Chief Minister of Karnataka. In...

PRESS RELEASE: Allocation of Portfolios Among Kalons of the 17th Kashag

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, in accordance with Article 22 of the Charter of Tibetans in Exile, nominated six Kalon (Minister) candidates during the First Session of the 18th Tibetan Parliament in Exile on 2 June 2026. The nominees were...

Job Posting: Special Assistant to the President

The International Campaign for Tibet is searching for a Special Assistant to the President and will be based in Washington DC. The post Job Posting: Special Assistant to the President appeared first on International Campaign for Tibet.

China to continue deployment of tens of thousands of cadres to Tibetan villages for “mass work” and forced assimilation

June 2, 2026 The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has learned that, in 2026, Chinese authorities are continuing one of the most intensive rural governance programs in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), stationing over 22,000 cadres across nearly every...

Tibetan parliament approves six ministers nominated by CTA President 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 2: All six nominees for ministerial positions passed the floor test during the first session of the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on Tuesday. Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Penpa Tsering’s newly formed Cabinet, the executive branch...

First Session of the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Approves Six Kalons Nominated by Sikyong

Dharamshala, 2 June 2026: Chaired by Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang, the first session of the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, scheduled from 2 to 3 June, approved all six Kalons (Ministers) nominated by Sikyong Penpa Tsering for the 17th Kashag (Cabinet)....

Chinese company developing AI-powered technology to predict potential dissidents

(TibetanReview.net, Jun02’26) – The Communist Party of China (CPC) wants to be the country’s sole governing power forever and a Chinese company has been trying to develop artificial intelligence-powered technology that would enable it and other authoritarian governments to...

First Session of 18th Tibetan Parliament Approves Six Kalons, Debates Tibet Solidarity Resolution

The first session of the newly constituted 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile began today with the election of six ministers to the 17th Kashag (Cabinet) of the Tibetan government in exile and deliberations on a Solidarity Resolution on Tibet, which is...

8th Rangzen Conference Urges Tibetan Government to Demand Full Independence

The 8th International Rangzen Conference in Australia has urged the Central Tibetan Administration to abandon autonomy and demand full independence from China.

Exile parliament confirms six Central Tibetan Administration ministers proposed by Sikyong

(TibetanReview.net, Jun02’26) – The first session of the 18th Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE) began today with the confirmation of six nominees for posts of Kalon (minister) proposed by Sikyong Penpa Tsering to constitute the 17th Kashag (cabinet) of...