Exile

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 6 Nov: As Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President (Sikyong) Penpa Tsering carried out high-level engagements during his official visit to the Netherlands, the Chinese Embassy in The Hague launched a diplomatic effort to prevent Dutch parliamentarians from meeting with him.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 5 Nov : Dr Gyal Lo, a prominent Tibetan scholar and one of the leading eyewitnesses documenting China’s residential boarding school system in occupied Tibet, has been served with legal documents at his Toronto home in connection with a lawsuit filed by his former employer, Yunnan Normal University, seeking approximately CAD 203,000 (RMB 965,134.52), according to the Tibet Action Institute, where he works as a Tibet specialist.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 4 Nov: The Regional Tibetan Women’s Association of New York and New Jersey (RTWA NY&NJ) has publicly rebuked its central executive body, the Dharamsala-based Central Tibetan Women’s Association (CTWA), for releasing an open letter welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping at a press conference ahead of his visit to India for the BRICS summit in September.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 19 Oct: The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, has confirmed that he plans to visit Sikkim “very soon,” accepting a renewed invitation extended directly by Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang during a recent high-level meeting.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 16 Oct: Dhundup Gyalpo, the representative of the Dalai Lama at the Office of Tibet in South Africa, said he narrowly escaped death after petrol bombs set his residence and office ablaze on Wednesday night, marking the second such attack on the property in just over three months, the Daily Maverick reported.

By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 15 Oct: Tibetan peace marcher Kalsang Tharchin was stopped by Himachal Pradesh Police about four kilometres from Sershu on Thursday over safety concerns as he made his way towards Baralacha La Pass amid heavy snowfall.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 13 Oct: The executive committee of the 15th Regional Tibetan Women’s Association (RTWA) in Dharamsala has suspended all official operations and returned its uniforms and local office keys to the Central Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA), citing fundamental objections to an open letter welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of his visit to India for the BRICS summit.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 12 Oct: Lobsang Choedak, former Secretary of the Central Tibetan Administration’s Election Commission, has assumed office as the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Japan and East Asia, succeeding Dr Tsewang Gyalpo Arya after a six-year tenure.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 12 Oct: The New York and New Jersey chapter of the Tibetan National Congress marched from the Chinese Consulate to Times Square on 10 October, marking 100 days since its former president, Pawo (Martyr) Lobga Rangzen, set himself on fire outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

DHARAMSALA, 8 Oct: The 8th Young Indian Scholars’ Conference on Tibetan Studies officially opened in Dharamsala on Thursday, bringing together emerging researchers, university faculty, and academic experts from across the country to deepen Indian scholarship and understanding of Tibet.