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Tibetan monk Jamyang Tashi of Labrang Tashikhyil Monastery detained again, fate unknown
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, June 5: Jamyang Tashi, a Tibetan monk from Tashikhyil Monastery in Amdo, eastern Tibet, has reportedly been detained for a second time by Chinese authorities, with his whereabouts and condition remaining unknown, according to a report...
Exile governments must offer blueprint for post-dictatorship governance: former CTA President at Oslo Freedom Forum
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, June 5: The former President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and Harvard Law School Senior Visiting Fellow, Dr. Lobsang Sangay, highlighted the Tibetan government-in-exile as a functioning democratic model for movements confronting authoritarian rule worldwide during...
Dalai Lama to undergo knee treatment in Delhi
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, June 4: The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama announced on Thursday that the Tibetan spiritual leader will depart Dharamshala on June 5 for Delhi, where he is scheduled to undergo medical treatment for his...
Human rights and religious freedom in Tibet worsening: TCHRD 2025 annual report
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, June 4: The Dharamshala-based research outfit Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) on Thursday launched its 2025 Annual Report on the ‘Human Rights Situation in Tibet’ alongside its ‘Religious Freedom Report (2012–2025)’, warning 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...
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...
Members of 18th Tibetan parliament sworn in, Dolma Tsering elected first female speaker
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 31: The members of the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) were formally sworn into office on Sunday during a ceremony held at the Parliament Hall in Dharamshala, the seat of the Tibetan Government in Exile. The...
Opinion: China’s aggression on reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is a threat to India’s Sovereignty and national Security
Vijay Kranti The occasion was oath ceremony of the re-elected Tibetan Sikyong (President) in Dharamshala on 27th May. But the Chinese government used this event to threaten India and push it to follow its diktats. On 25th May Yu...
Choejor petitioner files interim injunction plea against 18th TPiE’s oath-taking ceremony
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 29: Lobsang Tsering, a resident of the Choejor Tibetan settlement in Kathmandu, Nepal, along with his legal representatives from the Dharamshala-based Tibetan Legal Association (TLA), on Friday sought interim relief from the Supreme Justice Commission...















