Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 17: Minister of Security Gyari Dolma cautioned Tibetans travelling to Tibet not to fall under Chinese influence or in the propaganda machinery, emphasising the importance of vigilance during visits to their homeland during the 2025 general...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 17: Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, extending warm greetings on his birthday and wishing him continued good health and a long life on Wednesday. In...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 16: A bill proposing amendments to the interim budget provisions failed floor test after extensive deliberation on Tuesday during the 2025 general session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The amendment to the Rules of Budget sought to...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 16: China has launched a pilot programme in Tibet that stations military veterans in state-run kindergartens and schools, raising alarm over the growing militarisation of Tibetan education. According to a new report by Tibet Watch, the...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 16: The Tibet Film Festival (TFF) returned this year with its 13th edition in Dharamshala, held from September 11 to 12 at Upper Tibetan Children’s Village School, and its 16th edition in Zurich from September 12 to...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 15: During the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s 2025 general session on Monday, lawmaker from Europe, Mr Thupten Gyatso from France expressed deep concern over challenges faced by Tibetan youth in the West. Hehighlight a negative trend of delinquency...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 15: On the fifth day of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s 2025 general session on Monday, lawmakers pressed the President of the Tibetan exile government for clarity on back-channel dialogue with Beijing. The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA)...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 13: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Sushila Karki, the newly appointed Prime Minister of Nepal. In a letter addressed to the new PM, the Tibetan spiritual leader wrote, “As...

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 12: The 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, during the second day of its 2025 general session, unanimously passed a five-point official resolution expressing profound gratitude to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The resolution was introduced by...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep 12: A new investigation has revealed that leading American technology companies played a pivotal role in building China’s surveillance state, supplying billions of dollars’ worth of equipment and software later used in mass repression of Tibetans...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 12: The first-ever Tibetan Youth Festival, held as part of the Global Youth Tenshug, is underway at Upper TCV, Dharamshala, and will run until September 13. The three-day gathering has drawn young Tibetans from around...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 10: In a historic first, the revered Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama was offered a Long Life Prayer by Tibetan youth along with Lhokha Cultural & Welfare Association and Namgyal Institute Ithaca...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 10: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has raised fresh concerns about the situation in Tibet, warning that meaningful progress on protecting the rights of Tibetans in Tibet remains absent despite years of...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep 9: Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of lives and extensive destruction caused by this year’s unusually heavy monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh. In a letter...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 9: The 13th edition of the Tibet Film Festival (TFF) is set to commence in Dharamshala from September 11 to 12 at Upper Tibetan Children’s Village School, coinciding with the Tibetan Youth Festival. Parallel to...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep 8: The Tibetan National Men’s Football Team delivered one of its most spirited campaigns at the 3rd Climate Cup Football Tournament 2025, held at the Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Astro Turf Open Stadium in Spituk, Ladakh. Though...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 8: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Penpa Tsering urged Tibetan institutions and enterprises to uphold legal compliance and strengthen self-reliance at the 18th Annual General Meeting of the Tibetan Chamber of Commerce...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 8: Former Minister of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Tsering Dhondup Yangdhar, passed away at his residence in Dharamshala on the morning of September 7, following a prolonged illness. He was 65. The late minister,...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 7: Continuous torrential rains have caused widespread damage across Tibetan settlements in the Kullu-Manali region, with Dekyiling and Dobhi Palrabling among the areas most severely affected. The late August downpours triggered landslides, flooding, and severe...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 5: The Government of Sikkim has intensified its efforts, in consultation with the Central Government, to facilitate the long-awaited visit of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, to his traditional seat in exile...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 5: China has opened a new boarding school in Choné, eastern Tibet, for students in grades 4–6, hailing the project as “good news” in an August 24 WeChat post featuring images of modern dormitories, classrooms,...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep 4: A coalition of 147 Tibet-related organisations and members of the International Tibet Network has issued a strong statement condemning China’s escalating crackdown on Tibetan environmental defenders, cultural advocates, and community leaders. The statement released on...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 4: Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Senator John Curtis (R-NV) have called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to urgently appoint a Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues at the U.S. Department of State, a post...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 4: In yet another case of death in detention, prominent Tibetan religious leader Tulku Palden Wangyal, also known as Chogyal Tulku, died in a Chinese prison on July 19 following years of imprisonment and reported torture,...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 3: A five-day conference on the “Tibet–Himalaya Relations Conference” began with over 100 scholars, descendants of the royal families of the Himalayan regions, lamas, and representatives from across the Himalayan region in attendance at the Sikyong...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 2: The President of the exile Tibetan government, officially known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering, at the 65th anniversary of the Tibetan Democracy Day, delivered a strong rebuke to Beijing’s claim over...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 2: 40 councillors from 15 local councils across Taiwan and across party lines announced the formation of the Taiwan City Councillors Network for Tibet pledging solidarity with the Tibetan people and affirming their commitment to democracy,...

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 1: Gonpo Kyi, a Tibetan woman petitioning for the release of his imprisoned brother, has been hospitalized with spinal and knee injuries after jumping from the second floor of her family’s hotel in Lhasa while...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 1: Rights group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has condemned Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Lhasa as a “choreographed spectacle of unity without autonomy”, accusing Beijing of using the 60th anniversary of the...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 29: The Department of Finance of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has announced the launch of a new Green Book Online Application Portal, a step forward in digital transformation aimed at making services more accessible for...