CTA President Penpa Tsering to visit Washington DC
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 11: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration, known also as the Tibetan government-in-exile, Penpa Tsering is set to visit Washington DC later this month, at the invitation of long-time Tibet supporter Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “We have received an official invitation from the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who has […]
Indian govt sanctions ₹40 crore aid for Tibetans till 2026
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 8: The Centre has extended welfare aid of ₹40 crores to the Central Tibetan Relief Committee (CTRC) under the Department of Home of the Dharamshala-based Tibetan government-in-exile up to the 2025-26 fiscal year, reported The Hindu. The scheme gives an annual grant of ₹8 crores to CTRC for administrative expenses of […]
Opinion: Women’s Empowerment is a touchy topic, even in the Parliament
By Tenzin Lekdhen On March 29, during the recently concluded 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE)’s budget session, female MPs stood up to male MPs who criticised what they saw as a futility of investments in the Women’s Empowerment Program and raised their disconcertments on the government’s budget allotment to Gender Equality by mentioning reservation […]
China attempts to hide the death of Tulku Dawa in Lhasa: HRW
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 7: The recent news of the death of Tulku Dawa, 86, in Lhasa proved that China continues to hamper the flow of information, between Tibet and the outer world, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. The report by the leading human rights organization noted that the oppressive government has attempted to […]
25th Tibetan opera festival begins in Dharamshala
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 6: The Tibetan opera festival, known as the ‘Shoton’ or ‘Yogurt’ festival, began on Wednesday at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamshala with locals joining in on the first day of the celebrations. Sikyong Penpa Tsering gave the inaugural address in the presence of all the theatre […]
81-year-old self-immolates to protest against Chinese government in Ngaba
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 4: A 81-year-old Tibetan man, Tashi Phuntsok, also called Taphun has set himself on fire around 5 am local time on March 27, in front the Public Security Bureau office at Kirti monastery in Ngaba County in the traditional Amdo province, reportedly to protest against the repressive policies of the […]
CCP continues to repress religious practices in Tibet, says CECC findings
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 4: The annual 2021 report of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) released on Thursday said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to repress Tibetan religious practices amid other gross violations in Tibet. “The Chinese government’s horrific abuse of human rights and trampling of human dignity make it more […]
Tibetan man self-immolates in Kyegudo, Kham
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 1: A Tibetan man has reportedly self-immolated in front of a police station in the traditional Kham region in Kyegudo on Wednesday according to Tibet.net, a site run by the exile Tibetan government. The self-immolation took place around 4 pm on March 30 near a Buddhist monastery in Yushul Tibetan […]
Parliamentary committee to probe Gang-Jong finance’s future
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, March 31: On the last day of the parliament’s budget session on Thursday, the house approved a bill, document no. 26, to form a parliamentary committee to investigate the much-debated issue of Gang Jong finance’s future, a banking system introduced by the previous Kashag. The parliament voted in favour to form a […]
Charter amendment on nomination of justices fails house floor test
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, March 30: The second last day of the 3rd session of 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) saw a push by the Kashag for an amendment in the Charter regarding the qualifications of the chief justices of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC). The proposed bill sought postponement of three more years on the appointment of […]