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Tibetan writers Drubpa Kyab and Tsering Dolma in critical health amid medical neglect in Chinese custody
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 21: Two Tibetan writers, Gangkye Drubpa Kyab and Tsering Dolma, are reportedly in critical health due to inadequate and delayed medical treatment while in Chinese custody, raising serious concerns over violations of prison regulations that...
Tibetan monks detained, deported from Russia after police raid on Moscow Buddhist festival
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 21: Russian authorities have deported a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks of Gyudmed Tantric Monastery, in Hunsur Tibetan Settlement, Karnataka, following a police raid on a Buddhist festival in Moscow. The move has drawn criticism...
Tibetan Arts Council launches with over 200 artists to amplify Tibetan creative expression
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 21: Marking a significant milestone for Tibetan cultural expression in exile, the Tibetan Arts Council (TAC) was officially launched on April 15, coinciding with World Art Day, a global celebration of artistic creativity. The newly...
DYSA Mundgod clinches GCM Gold Cup for third consecutive year
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 17: DYSA Mundgod cemented their legacy in exile Tibetan football history on Thursday, securing a narrow 1–0 victory over Shawa FC in the final of the 31st Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup (GCMGC) held in...
Two Tibetan monks held incommunicado for over a year amid crackdown
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 17: Two Tibetan monks from Chu Khama Monastery in Machu County, identified as Samten Gyatso and Jamyang Samten, have remained in detention for more than a year following their arrest by Chinese authorities, with no...
Opinion: Legislating Assimilation- China’s 2026 Ethnic Unity Law and the Dimming Prospect of Tibetan Autonomy
By Kaydor Aukatsang A Law That Closes a Door On March 12, 2026, the National People’s Congress — widely regarded as a rubber-stamp legislature whose primary function is to formalize decisions made by the Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo Standing...
China intensifies diplomatic pressure to restrict Tibetan, Taiwanese activists in Nepal
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 15: In a recent high-level meeting held on Monday, China intensified its diplomatic pressure on Nepal, urging Kathmandu to further restrict activities related to Tibet and Taiwan within its borders. The concerns were conveyed by...
Tibetan director Kangdrun’s ‘Linka Linka’ wins top honours at 50th Hong Kong International Film Festival
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 14: Linka Linka, the debut feature film by Tibetan screenwriter and director Kangdrun, has garnered international acclaim by winning both the Firebird Award for Best Film and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2026 Hong Kong International...
Tibetan political prisoner released after 18 years, health in critical condition
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 13: Tibetan political prisoner Yeshe Sangpo has been released after serving an 18-year prison sentence imposed by Chinese authorities, according to a report by the Dharamshala-based Tibetan news outlet Tibet Times. The 58-year-old, a native of...
“Will not alter reality”: India rejects China’s ‘fictitious’ renaming of places in Arunachal Pradesh
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 13: India on Sunday categorically rejected China’s latest attempt to assign “fictitious” names to several locations in Arunachal Pradesh, calling the move “mischievous” and lacking any legitimacy. New Delhi asserted that such actions do not...















