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CTA’s China Dialogue Push Unwise at This Stage, Says Veteran Indian Journalist and Tibetologist Vijay Kranti

Veteran Indian journalist, Long-time Tibet supporter and Tibetologist Vijay Kranti on Friday launched his new book “China’s Colonial Games in

Sowa Rigpa at a Crossroads: Fewer Tibetan Students, Fewer Jobs

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 4 March: Dr Dorjee Damdul, Associate Professor in the Department of Sowa Rigpa at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, was honoured with the Yuthok Award by the Central Council of Tibetan Medicine (CCTM)...

Re-elected Sikyong Penpa Tsering  Pledges Unity and Strategic Advocacy

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 26 Feb: Eleven days after the Election Commission (EC) declared him elected on 13 February, Central Tibetan Administration’s (CTA) Sikyong (President) Penpa Tsering released a post-election address on Tuesday via CTA-run broadcaster Tibet TV, acknowledging...

Breaking New Ground, One Chess Move at a Time

Chess is a game played in silence. And for Dawa Tenzin, that silence has always felt like home. Born to Tibetan refugee parents in India, he lost both his parents at a tender age. Cared for by his aunt,...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Wins Second Term in First Round: Secures Outright Victory with 61.025% of Votes

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 13 Feb: The incumbent Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering, secured a second consecutive term by winning the preliminary round of the 2026 Tibetan general election with over 60% of the...

Tibetan Independence Day Marked with Currency-Themed Ceremony in Dharamsala

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 13 Feb: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) and Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) today jointly commemorated the 113th anniversary of the Proclamation of Tibet’s Independence by the Great 13th Dalai Lama today at the...

Riley Barnes to Serve Concurrently as Special Tibet Coordinator, DRL Assistant Secretary: US State Department 

DHARAMSALA, 10 Feb: The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has “designated Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Riley M. Barnes to serve concurrently as the US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues,” a spokesperson...

Environmental Defender A-Nya Sengdra Freed After Seven Years, Five Months of Arbitrary Detention

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 10 Feb: Tibetan environmental rights defender and anti-corruption whistleblower A-Nya Sengdra has been released from a Chinese prison after serving seven years and five months of unjust imprisonment on Saturday. Exiled Tibetans caution that his freedom...

VOA, RFA Tibetan Services Set for Resumption as Congress Approves $23M Tibet Aid Package

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 4 Feb: The US has restored Tibet-related foreign assistance under the FY2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act, allocating $23 million for Tibetan cultural, refugee, and institutional support programs despite the Trump administration’s broader push to scale back...