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 »Central Tibetan Administration Welcomes Re-introduction of the Tibet Bill “Promoting a Resolution to Tibet-China Conflict” in both Houses of the US Congress
Dharamsala: The bill proposes that the United States make it a policy to protect the Tibetan People’s right to self–determination under international law and that their ability to exercise this right is precluded by the current People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) policies; and that the conflict between Tibet and the …
Read More »Sikyong Meets Senators and Congressmen in D.C, Calls for Support in Enacting the Tibet Bill
As part of his engagements in Northern America, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) met and interacted with several prominent supporters and friends of Tibet in Washington DC. On the morning of 7 February, Sikyong called on Congressman Diaz Balart, a senior member of the House Committee …
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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