Tibet news
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Sikyong Lobsang Sangay Appoints Lobsang Dakpa as Chinese Liaison Officer in Australia
28th April: Lobsang Dakpa, the lawyer who represented the Cabinet in the high profile Case No 20 of exile Tibetan community, has been appointed as the new Chinese Liaison Officer at the Office of Tibet in Canberra, Australia, by Sikyong Lobsang Sangay and his Cabinet of Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala on April 23 this…
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SFT in France protests against Chinese detention of Panchen Lama
Paris [France], April 26: Sunday, On the 11th Panchen Lama’s birthday, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, who was recognized by the Dalai Lama in 1995, 300 protesters gathered in the Place de la Republique to demand his release. Students from Students for Free Tibet-France staged a protest in Paris against China’s continued detention of the 11th Panchen…
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Penpa Tsering’s Resolution as the Probable Sikyong
The probable president of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering, intends to approach the Chinese government in order to facilitate the Dalai Lama’s visit to China. The 14th Dalai Lama, who will be 86 this year, has expressed an interest in visiting China. If the attempt succeeds, it will be his first visit to…
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The Panchen Lama and future of Tibetan Incarnation Lamas
Today is the 32nd birth anniversary of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedun Choekyi Nyima. It’s been 26 years since the 11th Panchen Lama was last seen. He was kidnapped by the Chinese government along with his family three days after the announcement, making him the world’s youngest political prisoner. His Holiness the Dalai Lama recognized…
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Young Tibetan refugees in Nepal are struggling to make ends meet
In Nepal, young Tibetans are having a difficult time. They fail to find jobs, travel abroad, and open bank accounts because they are shunned by the Nepalese government. Young Tibetan refugees and Tibetans born in Nepal, unlike their parents and grandparents, are not recognized by the government, leaving them in a state of limbo with…
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Tibetan Origin Elected As President of Student Council at Second Largest US Community College
Tenzin Tsedup becomes the first Tibetan American to be elected to a community college in the state of Virginia. He was elected chairman of the NOVA community college’s student council after winning a majority of the votes in the race. Here is the story about the young Tibetan student in the United States who has…
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Dekyiling Tibetan Settlement Locked Down After 138 COVID-19 Cases
In an unprecedented situation at one of Tibetan refugee settlements in India, Dekyiling Tibetan settlement has been locked down after recording 138 COVID-19 cases over the past week. With the raging spike in number of Coronavirus cases in India, many Tibetan refugee settlements are witnessing a worse situation in terms of infection compared to the…
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Tibetan Women’s Association Elects a New Central Executive Committee
On April 16, the Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA), headquartered in Dharamshala and with branches across the free democratic world, elected a new central executive body. The election took place during the TWA’s 13th General Body Meeting, which lasted three days and was held in Dharamshala. Ms. Tenzin Dolma of the Bylakuppe Tibetan settlement is the…
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Former Justice Commissioners Appeals TPiE to Reverse Impeachment Decision
Dharamshala,17th April: Ex-eleven justice commissioners appealed to TPiE to recall the decision on alteration after proclaiming the acceptance of the legal matter. “The simultaneous alteration of Cheif Justice commissioner and two other justice commissioner of CTA’s supreme court doesn’t accord with the principles of the law,” said Ngawang Phelgay, CTA’s Ex-chief justice commissioner.
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Six prominent Tibetans were arrested in Kardze by Chinese police
Six Tibetans considered influential in their communities were arrested by Chinese police in Sichuan’s Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in recent weeks, according to a Tibetan living in exile. The reasons for their arrests are unclear. Most of the Tibetans arrested have earlier been arrested and they are very vocal against Chinese policies in Tibet. According…