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Tulku Palden Wangyal, Head Lama of Choegyal Monasteries in Kham Gonjo dies in Chinese custody 

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA,  4 Sept: Tulku Palden Wangyal, the Head Lama of Choegyal Monasteries in Gonjo in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham, has died in Chinese custody after prolonged torture.

20-30 Himalayan Communities Attend Maiden Tibet-Himalaya Conference in Dharamsala

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 3 Sept: Amid growing international trends of oversimplifying and essentialising the Himalayan region, participants from the region and scholars specialised in its study have come together at the Tibet-Himalaya Relations Conference to reclaim their agency...

Tibetans in Dharamsala celebrate 65th Tibetan Democracy day

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 2 Sept: The Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) today marked the 65th anniversary of its democratic system, commemorating the swearing-in of the first Commission of Tibetan People’s Deputies on 2 September 1960, a milestone that laid the...

Statement of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on the 65th Anniversary of the Tibetan Democracy Day

2 September 2025  Today marks a momentous occasion—the 65th anniversary of the establishment of Tibetan democracy. It is also a day to remember with deep reverence the boundless kindness of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the supreme leader of...

Statement of the Kashag on the 65th Anniversary of the Tibetan Democracy Day

2 September 2025  Today, on this momentous occasion of the sixty-fifth anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day, concurrent with the global observance of the ‘Year of Compassion’ in celebration of His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, the...

INDIA–US FRICTION AND INDIA-CHINA BONHOMIE WILL BE SHORT LIVED

By: N.S.Venkataraman Many opinion makers are of the view that in the international relations between the countries , there are no permanent enemies and no no permanent friends. In support of this view, they point out the ongoing stress...

Dhobi Tibetan Refugee Settlement Near Manali Hit by Flood After Cloudburst

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA 28 Aug: Palrabling Tibetan refugee settlement in Dhobi, near Manali in Himachal Pradesh, was once again struck by flooding on Tuesday afternoon following a cloudburst in Fojal village, located upstream of the settlement.

Monk from Tsang Monastery Arrested as China Intensifies Tibet Crackdown

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMsALA 27 Aug:  A monk from the Tsang Monastery in Amdo region of occupied Tibet has been arbitrarily arrested by Chinese authorities allegedly for “sending money abroad” during the period surrounding the 90th birthday of the...

SFT to Honour Tibetan Activists and Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leader with Annual Lhakar Awards

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 26 Aug: Student for a Free Tibet(SFT) has conferred its annual Lhakar Awards, honouring the SFT France chapter and Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok for activism in exile, while recognising imprisoned climate activist Anya(A-Nya)...

Tbetan Monastery Leader Takes Own Life After China Intensifies Religious Crackdown in Tibet

In a land where all avenues of dissent are sealed off, Geshe Shersang Gyatso, a 52-year-old leader of Tsang Monastery in the Amdo region of occupied Tibet, took his own life on 18...