Exile

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Dec 15: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) Dr Lobsang Sangay has called on the Indian government to treat Tibet as a ‘core issue’ at the Third ML Sondhi Memorial Lecture.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Dec 13: Central Tibetan Administration’s (CTA) Religion and Culture Kalon (Minister) Ven Karma Gelek Yuthok was voted as one of the Vice Presidents of the Governing Council of International Buddhist Confederation (IBC).

By lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, Dec 12: Tibetan activists greeted visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi with protests calling for freedom for Tibetans and an end to Chinese occupation of Tibet.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Dec 11: Tibetan refugees holding Indian passport can surrender their Indian Passport and revert their refugee status without having to pay any penalty, the Indian Government has said according to media reports.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Dec 10: Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest Tibetan non-governmental organization in exile launched ‘Bharat Jagran Yatra’ on Dec 10, World Human Rights Day.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Dec 10: Students for a Free Tibet (SFT)- India organised a photo action cum poetry reading session at the entrance of Tsug-lak-Khang, the main temple in McLeod Ganj today to mark the 69th International Human Rights Day.

By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, Dec 10: Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters today gathered at the court yard of Tsug-lag-khang, the main temple in Mcleod Ganj to attend the official function to celebrate the 28th anniversary of the conferment of Nobel Peace prize to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Dec 8: Hollywood star and Tibet activist Richard Gere was delighted by the US lawmakers words of support for Tibet at the subcommittee hearing on United States policy and human rights in Tibet, held under the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Dec 7:The amount of $ 1.5 million was Tibet Fund’s loan to the Office of Tibet to facilitate the purchase of the Central Tibetan Administration’s(CTA) North American mission in DC, but both the parties have ‘hoped’ and ‘expected’ the loan to be forgiven and convert it to a grant in the future, Tibet Fund says in its statement to clarify its position on the much talked about issue within the Tibetan community.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Dec 6: Former Tibetan Representative of North America, Penpa Tsering refuted all allegations levelled against him by the Kashag (Cabinet) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) to terminate him from the Office of Tibet in DC.