Exile

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 25 Oct: The year 2025 will be celebrated as the “Year of Peace” in honour of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s life and legacy, as he turns 90 on July 6, 2025. Penpa Tsering, the President (Sikyong) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), made the announcement last Saturday during a meeting held in the US for the Tibetan community in New York and New Jersey, as reported by tibet.net, the official website of CTA.

By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 24 Oct: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), in commemoration of the 78th United Nations (UN) Day today, released a Tibetan guidebook, ‘Engaging with the Special Procedures’ a booklet introducing one of the most significant human rights mechanisms: the Special Procedures, highlighting its significance, workings and relevance to Tibet’s struggle.

DHARAMSALA, 20 Oct: Tsewang Tsamchoe, a Tibetan girl studying genetics at the University of Mysore in South India, was honored with three gold medals for her exceptional performance in M.Sc Genetics during the award ceremony held on 18 October, as reported by tibet.net, the official website of the Central Tibetan Administration.

DHARAMSALA, 20 Oct: In response to a “recent bout of the flu,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, has been advised by his personal physicians to abstain from travel, as it would be physically “taxing” and could “hamper his full recovery,” the Office of the Dalai Lama has announced.

By Tsering Choephel DHARAMSALA, 18 Oct: Penpa Tsering, the President (Sikyong) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA),  is currently on

DHARAMSALA, 17 Oct: In a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people, Students for a Free Tibet – Minnesota has issued a letter of solidarity expressing deep concern over the ongoing conflict in Palestine. The organisation, known for its commitment to advocating for human rights and freedom for Tibetans, has strongly condemned “Israel’s relentless and horrific onslaught against Palestine and highlighted the urgent need to address the human rights violations being inflicted on the Palestinian population.

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 16 Oct: The state government of Uttarakhand has directed all its departments to submit reports on the Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy (TRP) 2014 within a week, initiating the implementation process, as reported by The Times of India on 12 October.

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 12 Oct: The state government of Karnataka has approved a budget of Rs 3 crores for the fiscal year 2023-2024 for the welfare of the Tibetan community across Karnataka, as reported by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on their official website, tibet.net, on Wednesday.

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 11 Oct: Tibetan National Sports Association (TNSA) on 9 October released an official letter, pardoning the banned Shimla FC team along with the letter of apology submitted by the latter in regards to their controversial walk-out during the final match of the 2022 Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup (GCMGC) against the Dhondhupling FC.

DHARAMSALA, 3 Oct:Tibet Film Festival (TFF) 2023 in India is set to kick off at the College of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah, today at 6:30 in the evening. The organizers have announced an “exciting lineup of experimental and bold new short films from Tibetan filmmakers across the diaspora”, scheduled to be screened from October 3 – 8 October.