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Digital Democracy: Smartvote Tibet Opens for Second Election Cycle

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 5 Jan: Smartvote Tibet, an online portal designed to help Tibetan voters identify their preferred Sikyong and Members of Parliament (MP) candidates for the 2026 Tibetan General Election, is now open to the public. The...

EC Disqualifies Sikyong Candidate Tashi Topgyal for Five Years Over Multiple Charter Violations

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSHALA 23 Dec: ​​Tashi Topgyal, a Sikyong candidate in the 2026 Tibetan general election, has been disqualified by the Tibetan Election Commission (EC) from contesting the election and from exercising his voting rights for five years,...

Minor Accident Sidelines Palden in Tibet Freedom Bike Rally; Replacement Steps In

DHARAMSALA, 23 Dec: A minor accident has temporarily sidelined Lodoe Palden, one of two veteran activists conducting a three-month motorcycle rally across India to raise awareness about Tibet's struggle under Chinese occupation. In his absence, Kalimpong-based activist Tenzin Jamphel joined...

Tibetan NGOs Condemn China’s Illegal Gold Mining Project in Zachuka, Demand Release of Seven Missing Detainees

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 19 Dec: A coalition of five Tibetan NGOs in exile condemned China’s illegal gold mining project in Kashi Nomadic Village, located in the Kham Zachuka area of occupied Tibet. The project has reportedly led to...

80 Tibetans Arrested, 7 Disappeared After Protesting Gold Mining in Kham Zachuka

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 16 Dec: Chinese authorities reportedly arrested around 80 Tibetans in Kashi village, located in the Zachuka in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham in occupied Tibet, on 6 November following a protest by the local...

TYC Slams Chinese Panchen Lama’s Statement on Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA 12 December: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), one of the largest Tibetan NGOs in exile advocating for the complete independence of Tibet, today strongly rejected and condemned the recent remarks by the Chinese-appointed Panchen Lama...

Compassion Over Confrontation: Is Tibet’s Exile Government Going Soft on China?

DHARAMSALA, 10 Dec: ”At a time when our world is shrouded in the darkness of conflict, hatred, and fear, the

Tibetan Activists Begin Nationwide Rally on Anniversary of Dalai Lama’s Nobel Peace Prize

Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 10 Dec: Veteran Tibetan activist Jamyang Tenzin, now 65, along with his comrade Lodoe Palden, a former member of the Special Frontier Force (SFF), launched a nationwide Tibet awareness motorcycle rally from Mcleod Ganj today, as...