Exile

Sikyong Discusses Tibet Funding and Policy with US Foreign Affairs Chairs in First Visit Under Trump Administration

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 1 May: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, elected head of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) also known as the Tibetan government in exile, has met with both the former and current Chairs of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss U.S. policy on Tibet, continued financial assistance to the Tibetan community, and the appointment of a Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues during his ongoing official visit to the United States. This marks Sikyong’s first US visit post-USAID suspension under Trump’s new presidency.

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Caught in Bureaucracy: Bhandara Tibetans’ Plea to Retain Settlement Officer Fails

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA 29 April: The residents of Bhandara Tibetan settlement in Maharashtra’s collective effort to prevent their Settlement Officer(SO) from leaving the settlement after receiving his transfer order from the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) fails despite their appeals to the administration to allow the SO to remain in his position until the Rent Tenancy Certificate(RTC) for the settlement is secured.

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“China, Where is Tibet’s Panchen Lama?” CTA Demands Answers on His 36th Birthday

By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 25 April: As the exiled Tibetans commemorated the 36th birthday anniversary of the 11th Panchen Lama Gendun Choekyi Nyima in absentia, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), commonly known as the Tibetan government in exile, has asked China, “Where is Tibet’s Panchen Lama?” The Tibetan spiritual leader has been held incommunicado by Beijing for 30 years.

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Tibetan NGOs Condemn China for Suspicious Death and Hasty Cremation of Tulku Hungkar, Demand International Investigation 

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 21 April: A coalition of five Tibetan Political NGOs today condemned the Chinese government for the cremation of Tulku Hungkar Dorjee without his family’s consent and reiterated demands for an international investigation into the suspicious death of the Tulku while in Chinese custody in Vietnam.

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India Introduces New School Curriculum for Monasteries Bordering China-occupied Tibet to Counter Chinese Influence

By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA 9 April: India is preparing to introduce its first-ever school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries in the contested Himalayan region bordering China-occupied Tibet to unify education programs and foster patriotism to insulate religious learning from China’s influence, as reported by various Indian media outlets.

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