By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 28 Nov: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibet is confirmed to visit Gangtok, Sikkim, on 11 December 2023, according to the circular issued by the Government of Sikkim’s Home Department and as per the Dalai Lama’s schedule announced on his official website.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 28 Nov: Golok Palden, a Tibetan singer from Golok in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo, was sentenced to three years of imprisonment by the Chinese authorities on the accusation of singing a Tibetan ‘patriotic song,’ as reported by Tibet Times on 27 November.
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By, Tsering Choephel DHARAMSALA, 21 November: The Kalon (minister) of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) for the
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 17 November: The Chinese Communist Party’s latest ‘White Paper’ on Tibet claimed a flourishing publishing sector in Tibetan languages, which in reality, has been undergoing heightened restrictions and is bound to limited themes under the scrutiny of Chinese authorities. China’s restrictions on the Tibetan language and its publications inside Tibet apply across all three traditional provinces of Tibet: Kham, Amdo, and U-Tsang.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 17 November: Four Tibetans from Serta County have been given a two-year prison sentence each on alleged charges of conducting religious activities. They are currently imprisoned in Yak-Nga jail, reported Tibet Times on 15 November.
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DHARAMSALA, 17 Nov: The remaining business of the 6th Session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPIE) will reconvene for five days at the end of December, as announced by the Tibetan Parliamentary Secretariat on Thursday.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 14 Nov: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), commonly known as the Tibetan government in exile, has denounced the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) latest propaganda document, the White Paper on Tibet, as filled with “misconceptions, misinterpretations, and lies”, rendering it “unacceptable.”
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 13 November: A three-day Voluntary Tibetan Advocacy Group (V-TAG) India strategy meeting and training was launched today by the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) at Dharamsala. The program will run until 15 November.
The Battle for the Soul of the Dalai Lama To Control Tibet, Communist China Ventures Into the Spiritual Realm By
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