Today, as we celebrate the historic occasion of the sixty-third anniversary of the Tibetan Democracy Day, on behalf of Tibetans both in and outside Tibet, the Kashag submits our deepest obeisance to His Holiness the Great Fourteenth Dalai Lama for democratizing the system of Tibetan polity. The Kashag would also …
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Statement of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on 63rd Tibetan Democracy Day
It was on this 2nd day of September in 1960 that the fruit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s gift of the excellence of the democratic system of government to the Tibetan people was realized with the establishment of the Tibetan parliament which was made up of elected representatives from …
Read More »Office of Tibet-Washington Hosts Sino-Tibet Youth Interaction Through Screening of Late Pema Tsetan’s Tharlo
Washington DC: The Office of Tibet, Washington DC in collaboration with the Democracy Salon, a Chinese youth initiative in New York, hosted a film discussion as part of Sino-Tibet Youth Interaction event at the Tibet House on 26 August 2023. Around 50 youths from the Tibetan community and Chinese community …
Read More »U.S. Announces its Intention of Imposing Visa Restrictions on PRC Officials Involved in Forced Assimilation of Tibetan Children in Govt-run Boarding Schools
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that U.S. State Department is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on officials of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) “for their involvement in the forcible assimilation of more than one million Tibetan children in government-run boarding schools” in a press statement issued on 22 August …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Farewell Luncheon at Sindhu Ghat in Shey
Shewatsel, Leh, Ladakh, India – This morning His Holiness attended a farewell lunch at the Sindhu Ghat, on the banks of the Indus River, near Shey. It was offered by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC). Among those present were the elected Councillors headed by the Chief Executive Councillor …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama Expresses Condolences to People of Hawaii Over Recent Wildfire
Shewatsel, Leh, Ladakh, India – His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Governor Josh Green to offer his heartfelt condolences to the people of Hawaii, particularly those from Maui, on the tragic loss of life and destruction of property, including heritage buildings, due to the recent devastating wildfires. He …
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