DHARAMSALA, 20 Oct: In response to a “recent bout of the flu,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, has been advised by his personal physicians to abstain from travel, as it would be physically “taxing” and could “hamper his full recovery,” the Office of the Dalai Lama has announced.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 19 Oct: Wangchen, a former Tibetan political prisoner, is currently receiving treatment at an army hospital in Lhasa due to injuries sustained from severe beatings by the Chinese police in Lhasa. According to a report by Tibet Times yesterday, he was arrested for allegedly travelling without the necessary documents and permission.
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By Tsering Choephel DHARAMSALA, 18 Oct: Penpa Tsering, the President (Sikyong) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), is currently on
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DHARAMSALA, 18 Oct: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has issued a heartfelt congratulatory message to Chris Luxon, the newly elected Prime Minister of New Zealand, emphasising the global challenges the world is currently facing and the growing sense of interconnectedness among humanity.
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DHARAMSALA, 17 Oct: In a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people, Students for a Free Tibet – Minnesota has issued a letter of solidarity expressing deep concern over the ongoing conflict in Palestine. The organisation, known for its commitment to advocating for human rights and freedom for Tibetans, has strongly condemned “Israel’s relentless and horrific onslaught against Palestine and highlighted the urgent need to address the human rights violations being inflicted on the Palestinian population.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 16 Oct: The state government of Uttarakhand has directed all its departments to submit reports on the Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy (TRP) 2014 within a week, initiating the implementation process, as reported by The Times of India on 12 October.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 16 Oct: China has expedited its efforts to entirely replace the term ‘Tibet’ with “Xizang” in romanised Chinese. As per reports from Radio Free Asia (RFA) Cantonese, on Tuesday the Chinese media and the official account of the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), “United Front News,” has declared that “there is no more Tibet in the official documents of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 12 Oct: The spokesperson of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Tenzin Lekshay, expressed dismay at China’s re-election as a member of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) during the UN General Assembly on 10 October. Lekshay, in a statement on X (formerly known as Twitter), questioned China’s suitability for the position, asking, “How can a Human Rights Violator be a Human Rights Defender?”
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 12 Oct: The state government of Karnataka has approved a budget of Rs 3 crores for the fiscal year 2023-2024 for the welfare of the Tibetan community across Karnataka, as reported by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on their official website, tibet.net, on Wednesday.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 11 Oct: Tibetan National Sports Association (TNSA) on 9 October released an official letter, pardoning the banned Shimla FC team along with the letter of apology submitted by the latter in regards to their controversial walk-out during the final match of the 2022 Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup (GCMGC) against the Dhondhupling FC.
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