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India Successfully Halts Sale of Sacred Buddha Relics in Hong Kong

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 7 May:  India has successfully stopped Sotheby’s auction of sacred Buddha relics, with the global giant auction house postponing the sale of the relics scheduled to be auctioned on Wednesday in Hong Kong. This last-minute decision came after India accused Sotheby’s on Monday of perpetuating colonial exploitation and demanded the return of the relics to their rightful owner.

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Sikyong Discusses Tibet Funding and Policy with US Foreign Affairs Chairs in First Visit Under Trump Administration

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 1 May: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, elected head of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) also known as the Tibetan government in exile, has met with both the former and current Chairs of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss U.S. policy on Tibet, continued financial assistance to the Tibetan community, and the appointment of a Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues during his ongoing official visit to the United States. This marks Sikyong’s first US visit post-USAID suspension under Trump’s new presidency.

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EU Parliamentarian Chairs Call on China and Vietnam for Investigation into Tulku Hungkar’s Mysterious Death 

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 1 May: A month-long campaign of advocacy, protest, and appeals by the exiled Tibetan community and rights groups has now prompted formal attention from the European Parliament. In a significant development, key EU officials have called on China and Vietnam to “ensure a transparent, independent and impartial investigation” into the suspicious death of Tulku Hungkar Dorjee.

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Caught in Bureaucracy: Bhandara Tibetans’ Plea to Retain Settlement Officer Fails

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA 29 April: The residents of Bhandara Tibetan settlement in Maharashtra’s collective effort to prevent their Settlement Officer(SO) from leaving the settlement after receiving his transfer order from the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) fails despite their appeals to the administration to allow the SO to remain in his position until the Rent Tenancy Certificate(RTC) for the settlement is secured.

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