By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA 28 Aug: Palrabling Tibetan refugee settlement in Dhobi, near Manali in Himachal Pradesh, was once again struck by flooding on Tuesday afternoon following a cloudburst in Fojal village, located upstream of the settlement.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMsALA 27 Aug: A monk from the Tsang Monastery in Amdo region of occupied Tibet has been arbitrarily arrested by Chinese authorities allegedly for “sending money abroad” during the period surrounding the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 26 Aug: Student for a Free Tibet(SFT) has conferred its annual Lhakar Awards, honouring the SFT France chapter and Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok for activism in exile, while recognising imprisoned climate activist Anya(A-Nya) Sengdra with the Lhakar award for courage.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA 25 Aug: In a land where all avenues of dissent are sealed off, Geshe Shersang Gyatso, a 52-year-old leader of Tsang Monastery in the Amdo region of occupied Tibet, took his own life on 18 August as a final act of resistance against China’s escalating repression at the monastery.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 21 August: Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Tibet to take part in the celebration marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), a colonial administrative entity created by Beijing in 1965 to fragment the historical Tibetan Region and streamline its rule over the occupied territory.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 20 Aug: A video circulating on social media shows Tibetan activist Gonpo Kyi lying on the ground after reportedly jumping from the second floor of Lhasa’s Yak Hotel in occupied Tibet. According to reports, she had been placed under tight surveillance at the hotel after staging another protest against the ongoing denial of her right to visit her imprisoned brother, prominent Tibetan businessman and philanthropist Dorjee Tashi.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 19 Aug: As India and China look forward to strengthening the positive momentum in their bilateral ties following the post-Galwan meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in Kazan, the core border issue the “ Tibet factor” remains conspicuously unspoken, rendering the foundation for their relationship fragile and delicately balanced.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA 15 Aug: The Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) celebrated the 79th anniversary of India’s independence by hoisting the tricolored Indian national flag at its headquarters in Dharamshala today, extending heartfelt congratulations to the people and the government of India on behalf of Tibetans both inside occupied Tibet and in exile.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 13 Aug: The wheels are now in motion for the 2026 Tibetan general elections. The Election Commission (EC) under the Tibetan government in exile has announced that the formal election process will commence after October 1, 2025, when two additional Election Commissioners are sworn in, setting the stage for voting that will take place next year across the global Tibetan diaspora.
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By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSHALA 11 Aug: Forty Tibetan activists ran from Jackson Heights to the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan on Sunday, covering 10-12 kilometres in the latest “Run for Tibet – Run to End CCP” campaign to protest Chinese occupation of their homeland.
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