By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 4 April: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed sadness over the loss of life and devastation caused by the earthquake that struck Taiwan yesterday morning.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 4 April: “If I change the name of your house, will it become mine?” India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said in response to Beijing’s release of 30 new names last week for areas within the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China has been blatantly claiming as its own, an assertion deemed illegal by India.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA 2 April: A two-day Tibet-Mongol Relations Conference, held at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, concluded today with Penpa Tsering, the President (Sikyong) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), attending as the chief guest of honour.
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DHARAMSALA, 29 March: The 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPIE) concluded its 2024-2025 budget session today with the approval of a consolidated budget of Rs. 3,331,022,234 for the expenditure of the annual budget and Rs. 57,985,781 as an interim budget – not included in the consolidated fund – for the Central Tibetan Administration’s (CTA) seven departments, autonomous bodies, and offices of CTA for the coming financial year.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA 28 March: Gonpo Kyi and Choekyong have filed a lawsuit against the Lhasa police for the mistreatment they suffered when the couple was detained and beaten in December 2023, as reported yesterday by the London-based advocacy group Free Tibet, citing its research partner Tibet Watch.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA 27 March: The US and the UK have filed charges and imposed sanctions on Beijing’s covertly-run cyber espionage hacking group, nicknamed Advanced Persistent Threat 31 (APT31), on Monday. The espionage campaign allegedly targeted millions of people, including lawmakers, academics, journalists, and companies, including defence contractors, as reported by Reuters on 25 March.
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DHARAMSALA, 26 March: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy(TCHRD) has called for the immediate release of Tibetan singer Gegjom from China’s unjust detention. The Dharamsala-based rights group has expressed deep concern about Gegjom’s safety, citing the routine mistreatment of Tibetan detainees in undisclosed facilities without access to legal processe
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 23 March: A Tibetan-Swiss singer, Dechen Shak-Dagsay’s speech delivered at a seminar sponsored by the China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) held at the University of Geneva on 18 March has drawn sharp criticism and condemnation from the exiled Tibetan diaspora.
By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 22 March: China has criticised the US for declaring India’s sovereignty over Arunachal Pradesh and the US’ opposition to “any unilateral attempts (by China) to advance territorial claims by incursions or encroachment, military or civilian, across the Line of Actual Control (LAC),” as stated in response to a question during the State Department’s press briefing on Wednesday.
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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 21 March: Chinese authorities in Tibet are enticing investors from China by promising to allow their children to take the university entrance exam within Tibet in exchange for a minimum investment of $400,000, Reuters reported on Thursday.
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