Dharamshala: Today, the first ‘auspicious Wednesday’ of the new Wood-Snake year, the monks and former monks of Namgyal Monastery and the staff of the Gaden Phodrang, the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, offered prayers for his long life to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The ceremony took place …

Geneva: During the ongoing 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk delivered an important address to the international community, highlighting significant concerns regarding human rights in China, with a focus on Tibet, East Turkistan, and Hong Kong.  In his speech, …

Dharamshala: In the early morning of the first day of Losar (28 February 2025), the Tibetan New Year and the Year of the Wood Snake, the leadership and staff of the Central Tibetan Administration gathered on the rooftop of the Thekchen Choeling Tsuglagkhang in Dharamshala to participate in the customary …

Dharamshala: On the occasion of the traditional Tibetan New Year, Losar 2152—the year of the Wood Snake—Sikyong Penpa Tsering extends Losar greetings on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administrations to Tibetans around the world. Sikyong Penpa Tsering’s message for Losar: “Today marks the first day of the Tibetan Year 2152, …

Dharamshala: Speaker of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile, Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, extends Losar greetings to Tibetans inside and outside of Tibet on the occasion of traditional Tibetan New year, Losar 2152, the year of the Wood Snake. Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel’s message for Losar:  On this auspicious occasion of …

Dharamshala: This day in 2009 marks the beginning of the wave of self-immolation protests inside Tibet when Tapey, a 27-year-old monk from Kirti Monastery in Amdo Ngaba, set himself on fire after local authorities cancelled a prayer ceremony at his monastery. This marked the first instance of one of the …