Exile

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 5 August: Four Tibetans, including an 82-year-old man, are set to begin a more than 400-mile

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 31 July: Tibetans shaved their heads outside the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York on Thursday in a symbolic act of sacrifice as part of an ongoing series of protests organised by the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC) following the self-immolation of Pawo (Martyr) Lobga Rangzen. The demonstrators called on the United Nations to end its silence over Tibet and respond to what they described as China’s colonial rule in occupied Tibet.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 27 July: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) has announced plans to establish a dedicated office in New York, US, to counter what it describes as Chinese disinformation and propaganda surrounding the death and sacrifice of Pawo (Martyr) Lobga Rangzen, as the organisation expands its global campaign calling for a formal United Nations(UN) response to his self-immolation.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 22 July: Tenzin Pemo, an Instagram and YouTube content creator known as Zoe Family, launched her first book today titled Where He Leads, I Follow – a memoir about raising her autistic son, Tenzin Dhamchoe – at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives here.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 19 July: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) has launched a worldwide chain hunger strike protest beginning today in Dharamsala, calling for concrete international action following the self-immolation and death of Tibetan independence activist Pawo Lobga Rangzen outside the United Nations headquarters in New York.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 16 July: European lawmakers have intensified their opposition to China’s “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress”, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said in a report on 10 July,  with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), European Union officials and national parliamentarians warning that the legislation threatens the cultural, religious and linguistic rights of Tibetans and other affected communities.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 15 July: Members of the Students for a Free Tibet (SFT)-Itanagar chapter in Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian border state claimed by China as part of “South Tibet” held a candlelight vigil on Monday to honour Tibetan independence activist Pawo (Martyr) Lobga Rangzen, whose self-immolation outside the United Nations headquarters in New York coincided with the implementation of China’s “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress”.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 14 July : More than 14,176 people have signed an online petition calling on the United Nations, New York City and other relevant authorities to establish a permanent memorial for Tibetan independence activist and martyr Lobga Rangzen, who self-immolated outside the United Nations headquarters on 2 July to protest China’s colonial rule over Tibet and demand the restoration of Tibetan independence.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, July 13: No Tongues in Their Mouths: Allegations of Assassination in Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s Death, the English edition of the documented testimony of Nyima Lhamo, niece of the late Tibetan religious leader Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, was launched in Dharamsala on Monday, with Nyima Lhamo saying in a recorded video message that the publication seeks to bring her uncle’s story to an international audience while preserving his legacy for younger Tibetans.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 6 July: Exiled Tibetans in Dharamsala and communities across the world on Monday marked the 91st birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama with prayers, cultural performances and public gatherings, following a plea from Pawo (Martyr) Lobga Rangzen, recorded before his self-immolation in New York, that Tibetans should not mourn but celebrate the occasion “even bigger and grander.”