Exile

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 16 Sept: The Center for Middle Way Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, celebrated its 15th founding anniversary at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA).

By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 14 Sept: Taiwan’s Vice President, Lai Ching-Te, who is the Presidential candidate for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), called Terry Gou of the pan-Blue opposition’s proposal for a ‘peace agreement with Beijing’ unviable during his address to supporters in Kaohsiung on Sunday, as reported by Focus Taiwan on Monday.

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 13 Sept: The inaugural Indo-Tibetan Youth Meet took place at Bharat Matha Degree College in Koppa, Karnataka on Monday. Around 180 students from eight different local Tibetan and Indian schools participated in this significant event.

DHARAMSALA, 12 Sept: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed profound sorrow and offered condolences to Morocco following the catastrophic earthquake that resulted in a significant loss of life, as well as extensive damage to property and infrastructure. His message of empathy was conveyed in a formal letter addressed to His Excellency, the Prime Minister of Morocco.

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 11 Sept: Thupten Chonyi, a Tibetan Independence (Rangzen) activist, marked the sixth month of his one-year solo protest against China’s occupation of Tibet in front of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall in the US. Chonyi commenced his protest on March 10 this year, with plans to conclude it on March 10 next year, committing to a one-year protest advocating for Tibet’s independence and raising awareness of Tibet’s independent past.

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 8 Sept: Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest Tibetan non-governmental organisation in exile, staged a protest against the participation of Chinese delegates in the summit, today in Majnuka Tila, New Delhi as the G20 Summit awaits commencement tomorrow.

DHARAMSALA, 7 Sept: The Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Dolma Tsering Teykhang, attended the third Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) Prague Summit 2023, which occurred from September 1st to 2nd at the Czech Chamber of Deputies and Senate buildings in Prague, Czech Republic. According to a report on Tibet.net, the official webpage of the Central Tibetan Administration, this summit convened 50 legislators from 30 countries. Notably, three new countries, the Philippines, Kenya, and Paraguay, became part of the IPAC network during the summit.

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 7 Sept: A delegation comprising four members of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE) is currently participating in the 2023 Open Government Partnership Summit, in Estonia which is being hosted by the Estonian government in the capital city of Tallinn from the 5th to the 7th of September.

DHARAMSALA, 05 Sept: “Shaheed Sepoy Kalsang Dojree Road,” in honor and memory of the late Special Frontier Force (SFF) Tibetan army soldier Kalsang Dorjee, was inaugurated at Bir Tibetan Settlement in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, coinciding with Tibetan Democracy Day.

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 4 Sept: A group of UN ambassadors are on tour in Tibet under China’s arrangement, an apparent push by Beijing to counter mounting criticism of its human rights record ahead of a review by the body in early 2024, Reuters reported.