Exile Tibetan government, NGOs condemn video threatening Dalai Lama life
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 24: Tibetan communities worldwide, along with the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and various non-governmental organizations (NGOs), have united in protest against a video circulating on social media that contains defamatory statements and death threat against His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The CTA’s Crisis Management Committee led by Secretary of the Department of […]
Tibetan monk sentenced to year and half years for sharing Dalai Lama’s teachings
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 24: Chinese authorities have reportedly sentenced Jampa Choephel, a Tibetan monk from Rebkong, in the so called Qinghai Province, to a year and a half in prison. His was convicted for reposting teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, on his WeChat account on March 10, […]
Tibetans rally in Paris against museum’s use of Chinese term ‘Xizang’ for Tibet”
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 23: Around 800 Tibetan activists and supporters gathered in front of the Musée Guimet on Saturday to protest the recent terminology change in the museum’s exhibitions, which replaced “Tibet” with “Xizang,” a Chinese name for the country. The demonstration came after reports that two Parisian museums had altered their terminology regarding Tibet. The Musée […]
Tibetan NGOs condemn defamatory video threatening the Dalai Lama
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 23: Eight Tibetan non-governmental organisations held a press conference on Monday, strongly condemning the defamation and death threats directed at His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the revered exiled spiritual leader. The coalition of NGOs denounced the actions and views of an individual identified as Senge, known online as Gangser, a Tibetan […]
CTA Prez criticizes French museums for ‘pandering to Chinese wishes’
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 20: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration has expressed concern over two prominent Parisian museums’ decision to adopt Chinese terminology in their catalogues of Tibetan artefacts. In a letter dated September 14, the Tibetan political leader criticized the Musée du quai Branly and the Musée Guimet for replacing the term “Tibet” with “Xizang” […]
China sentences Kirti monastery librarian to three years after a year in secret detention
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 20: Lobsang Thapkhey, a former librarian at Kirti Monastery in Ngaba (Ch: Aba), located in the so called Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, has been sentenced to three years in prison after spending over a year in secret detention in Chinese custody. The Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy […]
Tibetan parliament appoints new Election Commissioner and Public Service Commission member
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 20: The Tibetan Parliament in Exile appointed the Commissioner of the Tibetan Election Commission and a member of the Public Service Commission on the final day of the 2024 general session, through a secret ballot in the house. For the position of Chief Election Commissioner, two candidates were nominated; Lobsang Yeshi, […]
Bill to include Jonang in Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile fails floor test
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 20 :A bill proposing the inclusion of the Jonang as the fifth Buddhist tradition represented in the parliament fails the floor test on the final day of the eighth session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile leading to disappointment among Jonang followers and supporters. The bill which received 21 votes out of the […]
Charter amendments on appointment of judges passed with majority in parliament
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 19: After several years, an important bill proposing amendments to the Charter for the appointment of judges of the apex Tibetan court, was passed with the necessary two-thirds majority in the Tibetan Parliament in Exile on Thursday, the final day of the 2024 general session. The amendments, which address the qualifications […]
I have done my best for Tibet, says Dalai Lama at long-life prayer ceremony
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 18: During the long-life prayer (Tenshug) on Wednesday at Thekchen Choeling Tsuglakhang temple here, the revered Tibetan Buddhist leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama reminiscing on his leadership for Tibet said that he has done his best for Tibet’s religion and political affairs. ”Until now, I have done whatever possible for […]