Chess is a game played in silence. And for Dawa Tenzin, that silence has always felt like home.
Born to Tibetan refugee parents in India, he lost both his parents at a tender age. Cared for by his aunt, he was admitted to Ngoenga School for Tibetan children with special needs. Today, he works at Exile Creations Private Limited, a Tibetan glass beads handicraft centre.
Read more
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 13 Feb: The incumbent Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering, secured a second consecutive term by winning the preliminary round of the 2026 Tibetan general election with over 60% of the votes, thereby clinching the seat outright without the need for a final round.
Read more
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 13 Feb: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) and Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) today jointly commemorated the 113th anniversary of the Proclamation of Tibet’s Independence by the Great 13th Dalai Lama today at the Bhagsu Hotel here at McLeod Ganj.
Read more
DHARAMSALA, 10 Feb: The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has “designated Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Riley M. Barnes to serve concurrently as the US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues,” a spokesperson from the State Department said in response to a query requesting clarification on the appointment of the US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues.
Read more
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 10 Feb: Tibetan environmental rights defender and anti-corruption whistleblower A-Nya Sengdra has been released from a Chinese prison after serving seven years and five months of unjust imprisonment on Saturday. Exiled Tibetans caution that his freedom remains fragile, given the Chinese government’s well-documented record of surveillance, intimidation, and re-imprisonment of human rights defenders even after their release.
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 4 Feb: The US has restored Tibet-related foreign assistance under the FY2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act, allocating $23 million for Tibetan cultural, refugee, and institutional support programs despite the Trump administration’s broader push to scale back US foreign aid.
Read more
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 3 Feb: Himachal Pradesh Police on Monday arrested a Chinese national in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala – the residence of the Dalai Lama- for allegedly staying in India without a valid visa. Preliminary investigations suggest that the suspect previously served in the Chinese police.
Read more
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARMSALA 3 Feb: The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, at 90, has won his first Grammy Award for Best Audiobook, Narration & Storytelling Recording for his audiobook “Meditations: The Reflection of His Holiness the Dalai Lama”, published on 29 August 2025.
Read more
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 28 Jan: The Election Commission(EC) of the Central Tibetan Administration, commonly referred to as the Tibetan government in exile, issued a warning letter to Dorjee, translator of the Nechung Oracle, for violating electoral rules and guidelines by making numerous political remarks in a clarification video with Tibet Radio regarding the oracle’s pronouncements on two Gelug spokespersons. The commission deemed the translator’s remarks as a risk to social unrest and the ongoing electoral process.
Read more
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 26 Jan: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), commonly referred to as the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, today marked India’s 77th Republic Day by congratulating the nation on its remarkable journey from independence in 1947 to its emergence as a rising global power, while also acknowledging India’s support in hosting Tibetan refugees in 1959, even as the country itself was navigating the immense challenges of nation-building.
Read more