Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering extended his heartfelt congratulations to Congressman Jim McGovern on his re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people in a congratulatory letter. In his letter, Sikyong wrote, “Your continued presence in Congress represents a beacon of …

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering wrote a letter to the U.S. President-elect, His Excellency Donald Trump, to express his heartfelt congratulations to the latter on being elected as the 47th President of the U.S. on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people. The letter reads, “In these challenging …

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory in the Presidential election. “I have long admired the United States of America as the champion of democracy, freedom and the rule of law,” His Holiness wrote. “The world places great hope in the democratic …

-by Radio Free Asia  Chinese authorities have arrested four Tibetans from Ngaba county in Sichuan province, accusing one monk from Kirti Monastery of making dedication prayer offerings outside Tibet and two laypersons of maintaining contact with Tibetans outside the region, two sources told Radio Free Asia. The arrests in early …

Dharamshala: A delegation from ICT Germany’s board of directors visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, meeting with Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang on 25 October 2024. The delegation was received with ceremonial Tibetan scarves by the Deputy Speaker and taken on a tour of the parliament hall, …

On 22 October 2024, James Matin Larsen, Australia’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, delivered a joint statement on behalf of a coalition of 15 countries, expressing serious concern over grave human rights violations in East Turkistan and Tibet, and calling for urgent action from China. The statement …