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TYC North America confers Patriotic Martyr Award on Lobga Rangzen, sets 2 July as remembrance day
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 17 August: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) has honoured Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen with its Patriotic Martyr Award during its 22nd North American Executive Committee Meeting in New York, recognising his sacrifice for Tibet and the Tibetan people.
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Tibetan Monk Tortured in Chinese Custody Remains Bedridden Two Years Post-Derge Crackdown
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 5 August: Gonpo Tsering, a 46-year-old Tibetan monk and administrator at Yena Monastery in Derge County
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US Senators Introduce Bill to Ensure Support for Tibet Beyond Dalai Lama’s Lifetime
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 12 August: A bipartisan group of US senators has introduced legislation aimed at ensuring American support for Tibet continues beyond the lifetime of the 14th Dalai Lama, by strengthening Washington’s relationship with the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and its democratically elected leadership.
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The Empty Victory: Why China Gains Nothing by Holding Tibet
By Khedroob Thondup
For more than six decades, Beijing has clung to Tibet with a grip that is both suffocating and self-defeating. Six million Tibetans live under policies of suppression, surveillance, and cultural erasure. Yet when one strips away the rhetoric of “national unity” and “territorial integrity,” the question becomes painfully clear: what has China truly gained by holding Tibet? The answer, in truth, is very little—while the costs have been immense.
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Dharamsala Declaration: Special International Tibet Support Group Meeting
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 7 March: Representatives of Tibet Support Groups from 32 countries on Saturday condemned China’s interference in the reincarnation process of the Dalai Lama and reaffirmed that the Gaden Phodrang Trust, established by the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, holds the sole authority to identify his successor.
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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 launched his new book, “China’s Colonial Games in Tibet,” in Dharamshala on Friday. The volume brings together a series of essays developed from presentations by leading communicators and experts delivered during nearly 30 international webinars on key Tibet–China issues held between 2020 and 2023, organised by Kranti in collaboration with the Tibetan Youth Congress. Kranti said the endeavour behind the book was to present, in a single volume, a comprehensive narrative of the major colonial challenges and issues that the Tibetan people continue to face under China’s rule.