Exile

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSHALA, 24 Dec: The British museum in London has been subject to growing criticism from Tibetan activists and rights groups after their repeated appeals to the museum to reinstate the name Tibet instead of the term “Xizang ” in its Silk Route exhibition fell on deaf ears.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 17 Dec: Tapir Gao,  an Indian Parliamentarian from Arunachal Pradesh, urged the Indian government to recognise the institution of the Dalai Lama during a zero hour in parliament yesterday.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 16 Dec: Students for a Free Tibet France is set to stage a protest against the Guimet Museum on Wednesday, 18 December, in front of the museum, SFT France announced on its Instagram page on Thursday.

DHARAMSALA 7 Nov:  To date, 159 Tibetans have self-immolated inside Tibet in protest against Chinese occupation, yet there is only one book instead of 159, Dr. Gyal Lo cautioned at the launch of the Tibetan translation of Barbara Demick’s book, “Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town.”

By Yangchen Lhamu

DHARAMSALA, 4 Nov: “Unsettled,” a group art exhibition featuring contemporary Tibetan artists from across the world curated by Khadhok, a Tibetan artists’ collective, is underway at Buddha’s Abode in McLeodGanj, the exile headquarters of the Tibetan people.

By Yangchen Lhamu

DHARAMSALA, 31 Oct: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, is scheduled to visit Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tumlang, North Sikkim, in the northeastern part of India in November.

By Yangchen Lhamu

DHARAMSALA, 29 Oct: Dr Tsewang Gyalpo Arya, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Japan and East Asia, has successfully completed his maiden official tour to the Philippines on October 27, reinforcing the longstanding bond between the two nations and paving the way for future collaborations.

By Yangchen Lhamu

DHARAMSALA, 16 Oct: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering, concluded his four-nation European tour on Tuesday with a series of engagements, including high-level meetings with global leaders, experts, lawmakers, and Ministers of the Czech Republic in Prague.

By Yangchen Lhamu

DHARAMSALA, 9 Oct: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), commonly referred to as the Tibetan Government in exile, has issued basic guidelines for exiled Tibetans travelling to Tibet, citing increased pressure and deceptive tactics by the Chinese Government in the form of transnational repression.

By Yangchen Lhamu

DHARAMSALA, 8 Oct: Ushering in new leadership to key institutions of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Lobsang Yeshi and Tsultrim Dorjee were sworn in as the new Commissioner of the Tibetan Election Commission and a member of the Public Service Commission, respectively.