By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 3 April: The Tibet Museum of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) today launched a temporary exhibition titled “Frontier Diplomacy: Britain, Tibet and Sir Basil Gould.”
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 2 April: Twenty years after fleeing Tibet, Sonam Dhondup has not seen his parents once — and he may never again. The Tibetan activist, based in France, began cycling on Wednesday to make sure the world knows why.
Dhondup launched a solo three-month cycling rally to raise awareness about the Tibetan freedom movement and its opposition to China’s colonial rule. He said the rally aims to dispel the misconception among the international community that all Tibetans in exile are willing to remain under Chinese rule. Instead, he emphasised that Tibetans aspire to restore Tibet as a historically sovereign and self-governing nation and secure their right to self-rule.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 31 March: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), one of the largest pro-independence Tibetan NGOs, today commenced its “Black Hat March” from McLeod Ganj, a journey that is scheduled to culminate at the United Nations office in Delhi on 25 April. The march primarily calls for the repeal of China’s recently enacted law on “Ethnic Unity and Progress”, which the organisation describes as a deliberate attempt to accelerate the sinicisation and erasure of Tibetan identity under the guise of promoting unity.
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 30 March: Chinese authorities have arbitrarily detained and tortured a Tibetan monk during the first-anniversary memorial ceremony for Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche at Lung Ngon Monastery in Gade County, Golok, Amdo — a Tibetan Tulku whose death under mysterious circumstances last year continues to alarm communities worldwide, according to a report by Tibet Times.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 26 March: In a significant step toward expanding educational opportunities for Tibetan students in India, the Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education in Bangalore, on Wednesday, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Taiwan to enhance Mandarin language teaching in Tibetan schools.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 24 March: The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on Monday unanimously passed a resolution condemning China’s new law on “Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,” adopted on 12 March during the Chinese Communist Party’s 14th National People’s Congress.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 23 March: The Tibetan parliament on Monday raised serious concerns over alleged voting irregularities in Nepal, including the reported use of cloth sacks in place of standard lockable ballot boxes during the preliminary election, and warned of potential impact on both the results and the upcoming final round of the 2026 Tibetan General Election.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 20 March: China’s unveiling of its Tibetan large language model, DeepZang, in Lhasa earlier this week has drawn pushback from the Tibetan exile community, which disputes Beijing’s claim that the system is the “world’s first” of its kind.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, March 18: The Election Commission (EC) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Wednesday announced the shortlisted MP candidates for the final phase of the 2026 Tibetan General Election. The announcement was made at a press conference held at Lhakpa Tsering Hall in the Department of Information and International Relations.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 17 March: The second day of the budget session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile saw Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President (Sikyong) Penpa Tsering, who also serves as the Finance Minister, respond to questions raised by MPs on the first day regarding foreign aid, expenditure patterns, and financial stability.
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