Former representative of Dalai Lama and activist Chungdak Koren passes away at 74
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 12: Chungdak Dawa Koren, a well-known Tibetan activist and former representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, reportedly passed away on September 10 at the age of 74 in Oslo, Norway, after battling a prolonged illness. An official obituary was read by parliamentarian Phurba Dorjee Gyaldhong during the parliamentary session on Wednesday […]
Tibetan Women’s Association celebrates its 40th anniversary
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 11: The Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) celebrated the 40th anniversary of its re-establishment in exile at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts in the exile Tibetan capital, Dharamshala on Tuesday. Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the president of the Central Tibetan Administration who attended the event as chief guest called TWA an important pan-Tibetan […]
‘General Session’ of TPiE begins, Tibetan advocacy group urges Charter amendment
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 11: As the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile convened its eighth session in Dharamshala on Wednesday, nearly 1,000 Tibetans from the Indian subcontinent and abroad, under the banner of ‘The Advocacy of the General Public for the Sustainability of CTA,’ made a direct appeal to lawmakers. They called for urgent amendments to the […]
Motion on Tibet moved in Australian House of Representatives
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 10: A member of parliament of the Australian House of Representatives moved a motion addressing China’s repressive policies towards Tibet, calling for the protection of Tibetan rights and culture on Monday. The motion, introduced by Andrew Wallace MP in the lower house of the Australian parliament called out China’s systematic cultural assimilation […]
Tibetan group calls for charter amendments to appoint judge of TSJC
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 10: A group of Tibetans under the banner of the ‘People’s Movement for Securing the Central Tibetan Administration’ held a press conference on Monday at Dharamshala’s Akash Hotel calling on parliamentarians of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile to amend the charter to enable the appointment of the Chief Justice Commissioner and […]
Tibet Lobby Day in Australia urge sanction against Chinese officials, support for Dalai Lama’s reincarnation process
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 10: As part of this year’s Tibet Lobby Day, the Australia Tibet Council (ATC), along with 20 Tibetan representatives from across Australia, including delegates from Canberra, Sydney, Queensland, Victoria, Wagga Wagga and Nowra, engaged in discussions with around 35 members of the Australian Parliament, including Foreign Minister Penny Wong. During the […]
Tibetan activist A-Nya Sengdra granted family visit after six years, found in deteriorating health
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 10: Tibetan human rights and environmental activist A-Nya Sengdra, currently held in Chinese custody, is reported to be in poor health, according to research group Tibet Watch. On September 6, Sengdra was granted his first family visitation since his arrest six years ago. Lin Qilei, Sengdra’s defense lawyer, revealed that the […]
Prominent Tibet activist detained at Hong Kong airport
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 10: A German activist working for Tibet rights was stopped and detained at the Hong Kong International Airport for over 13 hours on Monday. David Missal, from the Berlin-based advocacy group Tibet Initiative, in social media posts, said that he had arrived in Hong Kong around 11:30 PM on Sunday night, planning a […]
Prominent French museums face criticism for replacing ‘Tibet’ with ‘Xizang’ under Chinese influence
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 8: Two prominent museums in France, the Musée du quai Branly and the Musée Guimet have come under scrutiny from a group of leading scholars, mostly sinologists and Tibetologists, for succumbing to Chinese demands to rewrite and distort the history and cultural identity of Tibet. According to the French newspaper Le Monde, […]
Monpa community offers long-life prayer to Dalai Lama
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 8: The Monpa community from Arunachal Pradesh, led by Lama Ngawang Norbu, chairman of the Monyul Long Life Offering Organising Committee, gathered on Saturday at Thekchen Choeling Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala to offer a Long Life Prayer (Tenshug) to the revered Buddhist leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Joining them were Chief Minister […]