Washington DC: A joint press conference on the bipartisan and bicameral Tibet bill: Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Conflict was organised at the US Capitol House Triangle following the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China’s (CECC) hearing on Tibet, Preserving Tibet: Cultural Erasure, Forced Assimilation and Transnational Repression, on 28 March …
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Sikyong Spoke at CSIS and Met with Chinese Democracy Delegates
Sikyong Penpa Tsering on Thursday met with the heads of the PRM and USAID, two of the largest sources of funding received by CTA for the implementation of political and welfare programs in exile. An in-depth discussion was held between Sikyong and the two to strategise future course of actions. …
Read More »Sikyong Meets Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Jim McGovern in DC
Sikyong-led Tibetan delegation with Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Jim McGovern. Washington: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) met with Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Jim McGovern at the Capitol building on 8 February. Richard Gere, the Chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama Supports Rescue and Relief Efforts in Turkey and Syria
Dharamshala: Saddened by reports of the devastating earthquakes that have struck Turkey and Syria leading to extensive loss of life and many injuries, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to the Executive Director of the World Food Programme offering condolences to those affected by the tragedy. His Holiness writes, …
Read More »UN Experts Press Release Highlights Alarming Forced Assimilation and Separation of 1 Million Tibetan Children in Tibet by China
Geneva: A group of three UN independent experts strongly condemned China for forcibly separating over “1 million Tibetan children from families” and assimilating Tibetan culture at colonial style boarding schools, in a strongly worded press release, earlier today. Recently, the UN Experts had made public their communication with the Chinese government expressing serious concerns over the …
Read More »Sikyong Addresses Wisconsin Tibetan Youths and Chicago Tibetan Community
Sikyong Penpa Tsering on Saturday held an interactive session with Wisconsin-based Tibetan students and professionals during his visit program to North America. The objective of this program was to educate the Tibetan youth so that they can advocate the Tibetan cause to outsiders. Sikyong Penpa briefed the youth about Tibet’s …
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