Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 28: Members of the Canberra Tibetan community staged a protest on Monday as Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, arrived in the Australian capital. Demonstrators called on...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 28: 15 countries delivered a joint statement at the 80th United Nations General Assembly’s Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee) on Wednesday, calling out what they described as China’s “serious, ongoing, and systematic” human rights violations...

Tenzin Topdhen Abstract Northeast India, geographically isolated and connected to the mainland by the tenuous Siliguri Corridor, faces a formidable challenge from the deepening strategic nexus between China and Pakistan. This article analyzes the collusive threat posed by this...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 27: The Prague Declaration on Freedom of Religion or Belief 2025 has explicitly reaffirmed the Tibetan Buddhist community’s inherent right to select the successor of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama without any form of...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 26: The Kathmandu police, following a month and a half-long investigation, have concluded that the TOB group, which was falsely linked to the Free Tibet movement, has no connection to the Free Tibet movement or...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 26: A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson sparked fresh diplomatic friction on Tuesday after stating that Beijing “does not recognise Arunachal Pradesh” in response to a case involving an Indian woman who reported being mistreated by...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 25: The Tibetan community in France held their 46th consecutive protest on Sunday, braving cold winds and steady rain as they gathered outside the Musée Guimet. Organised by Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) France...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 25: U.S. lawmakers held a congressional hearing on Friday titled “China’s War on Religion: The Threat to Religious Freedom and Why it Matters to the United States,” where Tibet featured prominently in testimonies and discussions. The session...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 24: Dorje Tashi, one of Tibet’s most prominent businessmen serving a life sentence in Lhasa’s Drapchi Prison, has been violently assaulted and left with serious injuries, his lawyer Wang Fei revealed on October 29. According...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 24: A group of Tibetan youth activists in Bern, Switzerland, organised an independent light projection after the organizers of the annual “Rendez-vous Bundesplatz” show scrapped a planned Tibet segment following pressure from Swiss parliamentary authorities...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 21: Presidential candidate Kaydor Aukatsang has called for formal, mandatory debates among all candidates running in the 2026 presidential election, saying such public engagement is a “prerequisite for a healthy democracy” and a core responsibility for anyone...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 20: Veteran Tibetan activist Jamyang Tenzin arrived in Dharamshala on Thursday evening after completing his seventh and final Tibet Awareness Solo-Cycle Rally, a journey that spanned approximately 4,000 kilometres across seven Indian states. The 65-year-old...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 20: Three Members of Parliament delivered statements on Tibet and His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the Canadian House of Commons on Tuesday, marking a historic day of advocacy as more than 60 Tibetan delegates...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 19: Former North America Representative for H.H. the Dalai Lama, Kelsang Dorjee (Kaydor) Aukatsang announced his candidacy for the 2026 presidential elections of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Wednesday, entering what is expected to...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 17: The Central Ghoton Organising Committee of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Monday commemorated the 75th anniversary of His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama’s assumption of spiritual and temporal leadership of Tibet at...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 17: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has earned his first Grammy nomination, receiving global recognition for his spoken-word album Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.  The project has...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 14: Chinese authorities are intensifying ideological indoctrination among Tibetan elementary school students through “red” re-education campaigns, Mao-centric propaganda, and military-style training, according to a new report by the Washington-based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 13: The newly constructed Hongqi Bridge at the Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Station in Barkham (Ch. Ma’erkang), Aba (Ngaba) Tibetan Prefecture, in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo suddenly collapsed on Tuesday afternoon. The construction of the...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 12: Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has extended his warm congratulations to Catherine Connolly on her election as the President of Ireland, expressing confidence that her long years of public service will guide...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 12: The Czech capital celebrated the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the enduring friendship he shared with the late Czech President Václav Havel at a gala event titled “Dalai Lama 90, Havel...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 10: Czech President Petr Pavel will co-patron a special gala evening in Prague on November 11 to honour the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The event will also commemorate the 89th birthday...

Tenzin Cheme The intent of this commentary on the Charter of the Tibetans in Exile is to highlight inconsistencies in its present framework and perhaps inspire broader calls for reforms that advance equitable and balanced representation. As outlined by...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 7: The Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has announced an extension of the voter registration deadline for the upcoming elections of the President and the members of the 18th Tibetan...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 7: The 15th edition of the “Rendez-vous Bundesplatz” light show, titled “Voyage,” currently lighting up the facade of Switzerland’s Federal Palace in Bern, has come under scrutiny after organizers dropped a planned projection of Tibet following intervention from the...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 6: Tibetan-origin American politician Aftab Karma Singh Pureval has been re-elected as the Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, securing a decisive second term after defeating Republican challenger Cory Bowman, half-brother of US Vice President JD Vance,...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 5: Gonpo Kyi, the sister of imprisoned Tibetan businessman and philanthropist Dorje Tashi, has reportedly sustained severe sprains to her feet and waist after jumping from a hotel in Lhasa on October 20, marking her...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 5: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) presented its 2025 Democracy Service Medal to Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama, whose enforced disappearance by Chinese authorities in 1995 remains one of the most enduring...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 4: The Monlam Tibetan IT Research Center, a pioneering developer of Tibetan educational software, on Monday unveiled four major digital tools at the 2025 Monlam Manifestation ceremony held at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 31: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), also known as the Tibetan government in exile, Penpa Tsering, announced that a conference will be convened to examine the historical validity of China’s so-called 1793...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 30: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Monday organized a so-called “International Academic Symposium on Boarding Education and Plateau Development” at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. The event gathered...