By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 6 June: The historic enthronement portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet in 1940 by distinguished Indian artist Kanwal Krishna was sold for £152,800 at the sale of “The Collection and Archive of Sir Basil Gould” in London on 5 June.
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 4 June: China has strongly opposed recent remarks made by Tibetan parliamentarians in Japanese media, for asserting that the next Dalai Lama would reincarnate in the “free world” and sought to have other countries exert pressure on China at the 9th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet (WPCT).
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 30 May: Two Tibetan filmmakers, who served time in Chinese prisons for their documentary work, have condemned the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival(KIMFF) for what they described as complicity in China’s effort to politicise film festivals to rewrite Tibet’s history. They have demanded an immediate cancellation of a film segment titled “Xizang Panorama”, featuring six short films, declaring it an attempt to justify China’s occupation of Tibet.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 29 April: The US has announced it will “aggressively revoke” visas of Chinese students with links to the Chinese Communist Party or those studying in critical fields for security reasons.
By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 28 May: Ironically, China, long known for its secrecy and tight control, has released its first-ever White Paper on National Security, acknowledging both “external” and “internal risks” at a critical stage in its modernisation. The document sets a defiant tone, suggesting there will be more restrictions and tensions in its occupied regions, like Tibet and East Turkistan.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 13 May: Grief has claimed the life of a prominent Tibetan religious figure, late Tulku Hungkar Dorjee’s mother, after her son died under suspicious circumstances in Vietnam while escaping Chinese persecution in late March.