Exile

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 12 Jan: As Drepung Lachi’s ultimatum to two Gelug MPs raises questions about potential violations of electoral conduct rules – including prohibitions against unfounded accusations and religious-based intimidation-  the Tibetan Election Commission backtracked on its commitment to media engagement, stating it will no longer comment until after preliminary polls are completed.

By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 5 Jan: Smartvote Tibet, an online portal designed to help Tibetan voters identify their preferred Sikyong and Members of Parliament (MP) candidates for the 2026 Tibetan General Election, is now open to the public. The platform invites voters to respond to a series of questions and subsequently calculates a matching rate between voters and candidates based on the candidates’ responses to the same set of questions.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA 23 Dec: ​​Tashi Topgyal, a Sikyong candidate in the 2026 Tibetan general election, has been disqualified by the Tibetan Election Commission (EC) from contesting the election and from exercising his voting rights for five years, effective today, after the EC declared he breached several provisions of the Tibetan Charter and electoral rules during his campaign.

DHARAMSALA, 23 Dec: A minor accident has temporarily sidelined Lodoe Palden, one of two veteran activists conducting a three-month motorcycle rally across India to raise awareness about Tibet’s struggle under Chinese occupation. In his absence, Kalimpong-based activist Tenzin Jamphel joined Palden’s partner Jamyang Tenzin to continue the bike rally.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 19 Dec: A coalition of five Tibetan NGOs in exile condemned China’s illegal gold mining project in Kashi Nomadic Village, located in the Kham Zachuka area of occupied Tibet. The project has reportedly led to the arbitrary detention and torture of more than 80 Tibetans, indigenous to the land, for appealing to authorities to halt mining operations they believe are destructive to the environment and threaten their identity as Tibetan nomads who have lived on the land since time immemorial.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA 12 December: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), one of the largest Tibetan NGOs in exile advocating for the complete independence of Tibet, today strongly rejected and condemned the recent remarks by the Chinese-appointed Panchen Lama asserting that the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation must comply with Chinese laws and traditions and be endorsed by the Chinese government without any interference from outside.

DHARAMSALA, 10 Dec: ”At a time when our world is shrouded in the darkness of conflict, hatred, and fear, the

By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 9 Dec: Days ahead of the 2025 International Human Rights Day, the International Tibet Network (ITN), a coalition of 148 global Tibet related NGOs, has called on UN High Commissioner Volker Türk to “break his silence” on China’s colonial boarding schools for Tibetan children in occupied Tibet. The coalition argues that these institutions are designed to separate Tibetan children from their families and identities in order to assimilate them into the dominant Han culture.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 5 Dec: The Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) today commemorated the 30th anniversary of the ‘Silent Protest’ staged in Beijing by a delegation of exiled Tibetan women during the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995. The commemorative event was held at the Tibetan Settlement Hall in McLeod Ganj.