Dharamshala: Following the election of C.P. Radhakrishnan as Vice-President of India, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to him to offer his congratulations. “Along with many fellow Tibetan refugees, I have enjoyed warm hospitality in India since my forced escape from Tibet in 1959″, His Holiness continued. “For this …
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Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel Addresses Tibetan Youth Tenshug Participants
Dharamshala: On 10 September 2025,Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, alongside Chief Justice Commissioner Yeshi Wangmo and Sikyong Penpa Tsering, addressed Tibetan Youth Tenshug participants at the Sikyong Hall of the Central Tibetan Administration. In his remarks, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel reflected on the evolution of Tibetan democracy, a long aspired vision …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Offering of Long-life Prayers by Lhokha Cultural & Welfare Association, Namgyal Institute, Ithaca, and Young Tibetans from Across the World
Dharamshala: Today, prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s long life were offered to him at the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamshala, by the Lhokha Cultural & Welfare Association, Namgyal Institute, Ithaca, and Young Tibetans from Across the World. An estimated 4000 people gathered in the temple and …
Read More »Tenth Session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Begins
Dharamshala, 10 September 2025: The tenth session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, scheduled to be held from 10 to 18 September 2025, officially began today at 9:30 AM with the Speaker’s announcement of session commencement. Present at the session were Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, Deputy Speaker Dolma …
Read More »UNHRC 60th Session: High Commissioner Volker Türk Emphasises Rights of Uyghurs, Other Muslim Minorities, and Tibetans in China
Geneva, 8 September 2025: At the opening of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, High Commissioner Volker Türk issued a stark warning: human rights, the foundation of peace, justice, and human dignity, face unprecedented global threats. Citing crises in Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of the …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama Writes to CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Expresses Sadness Over Monsoon Damage in Himachal Pradesh
Dharamshala, 9 September 2025: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, to express his sadness over the loss of life and unprecedented destruction of property and infrastructure in several parts of the state due to extremely heavy monsoon rains this …
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