Dharamshala: The courtyard of the Thekchen Chöling Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple here, was decorated with rich garlands of flowers on 11 November 2025. From the gate to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s residence to his throne on the veranda below the temple lay a red carpet decorated with auspicious …

Salt Lake City, Utah: On 4 November 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering held a meeting with the staff of the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) at their office in Washington, D.C. The International Campaign for Tibet and the Office of Tibet, Washington, D.C., work in close coordination, jointly advancing advocacy efforts …

Dharamshala: This year, His Serenity the 11th Panchen Lama, Jetsun Tenzin Gendhun Yeshi Trinley Phuntsok Pal Sangpo (the formal name of Gedun Choekyi Nyima), was honoured with the Democracy Service Medal, even as he remains forcibly disappeared. The award was received on behalf of the 11th Panchen Lama by Zeekyab …

Preamble For thousands of years, the Tibetan plateau known as the land of snow was governed by twelve great rulers and forty minor states. Tibet’s recorded monarchy began in the second century BC with its first king, Nyatri Tsenpo. Under successive rulers, Tibet unified and rose to become a formidable …

Washington DC: In a special reunion, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected leader of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), met with former U.S. Special Coordinators for Tibetan Issues over an informal breakfast meeting in Washington, D.C., on 31 October 2025. The U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, established within the …

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – There was a crisp autumn chill to the air and a clear blue sky overhead when His Holiness the Dalai Lama reached the gate to his residence this morning. Representatives of the Dhanglob community, the organisers of today’s Long-Life ceremony, were there to greet …