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China hands suspended death sentences to former defence ministers
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 8: China has sentenced two former defence ministers, Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe, to suspended death sentences on corruption charges, marking one of the harshest punishments handed to senior military officials under Chinese President Xi...
Apex court registers Case No. 22, Choejor petitioner seek injunction on election results
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 8: The Supreme Justice Commission (SJC), the apex court of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), on Thursday registered Case No. 22, a legal petition filed by Lobsang Tsering, representing the six monasteries of Nepal’s Choejor...
Three arrested in connection with murder of Tibetan monk in Karnataka
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 7: Three men have been arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of a Tibetan Buddhist monk whose body was recovered last week in Karnataka’s Dharwad district, the police said. The case has...
HRW report warns China’s preschool policy accelerating erosion of Tibetan language and identity
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 6: A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) released on Monday has raised alarm over China’s early childhood education policies in Tibet, warning that recent reforms are rapidly eroding the linguistic and cultural foundations...
EC revokes voting rights of Tibetans in Nepal’s Choejor again, faces legal challenge
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 5: The Central Tibetan Administration’s Election Commission (EC) has once again reversed its stance on the participation of voters from the Choejor Tibetan settlement in Nepal, ultimately revoking their voting rights despite earlier assurances that the final...
US lawmakers urge State Dept. to press Nepal on Tibetan refugee rights
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 7: The U.S. House Appropriations Committee, in its fiscal year 2027 report, has called on the U.S. Department of State to press the government of Nepal to safeguard the rights of Tibetan refugees. The committee...
Tibetan journalists’ collective in exile marks World Press Freedom Day with call to preserve Tibetan language
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 2: The Association of Tibetan Journalists (ATJ), a collective of Tibetan journalists in exile, commemorated World Press Freedom Day on Saturday under the banner, “We are the custodians of our language. Let us learn, use,...
Election Commission takes a U-turn, Nepal Choejor settlement to vote in final polls
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 2: The Central Tibetan Administration’s Election Commission (EC) has issued a fresh directive concerning the Choejor Tibetan settlement in Nepal, effectively rolling back its earlier decision to withdraw the final election of the polling station there. In...
European Parliament condemns China’s ‘ethnic unity law’, warns of intensified repression
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 1: The European Parliament, in a resolution adopted on Thursday, strongly condemned China’s newly adopted law on “ethnic unity and progress,” warning that it will deepen the systematic suppression of ethnic identities and further strain relations between...
US Senators introduce ‘Tibet Atrocities Determination Act’ to probe alleged crimes by China
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA May 1: A bipartisan bill titled the Tibet Atrocities Determination Act has been introduced by Rick Scott and Jeff Merkley, seeking a formal investigation into whether the actions of the Chinese government in Tibet constitute genocide or crimes...















