Exile

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 13 June: Ahead of the upcoming G7 summit in Canada, a coalition of over 147 Tibet-related rights groups has urged the G7 governments to call for an end to China’s interference in the selection of the next Dalai lama and other Tibetan Buddhist leaders.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA,  27 May: Veteran Tibetan activist Jamyang Tenzin departed from Dharamshala today to continue his sixth “Tibet awareness solo cycle rally” from Dehradun to Delhi via Dharamshala.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA,  23 May: Tibetans in exile resolutely opposed the imposition of the infamous ‘Seventeen-Point Agreement’ as they commemorated the 74th anniversary of the agreement signed under duress today at a panel discussion here in McLeod Ganj.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 20 May: Exiled Tibetans residing in Dharamsala voted for their next Tibetan Settlement Officer (TSO) in the preliminary election today, at thirteen polling stations in the jurisdiction of the Dharamsala Tibetan settlement.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 16 May: The Tibet Museum of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration celebrated the 48th International Museum day today, focusing on the future of museums in rapidly changing communities.

By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 8 May: Subsequent to his meetings with the current and former Chairs of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee on 1 May, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has engaged in further diplomatic engagements with high-ranking US officials, including the US Department of State and members of the US Congress.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 6 MAY: All religious heads of Tibetan Buddhism to meet for a conference from 2 to 4 July in Dharamsala, a few days ahead of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s much-awaited 90th birthday on 6 July. However, there is no confirmation on whether the Dalai Lama will attend the conference.

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.

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.

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.