Washington DC: A youth leadership and capacity building workshop was successfully conducted from 25 to 28 January in Minnesota, which has the second largest Tibetan population in the US. The Office of Tibet in collaboration with the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM) organised the three-day workshop that brought over …

Dharamshala: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama safely returns to Dharamshala this morning to a rousing welcome reception from a throng of local Tibetans, devotees and well-wishers following a month-long sojourn in Bodhgaya. Upon deplaning at the Gaggal Airport, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was received by Sikyong Penpa Tsering, …

To promote awareness about the Tibetan freedom struggle, the Tibetan Association of Vermont recently hosted its 19th annual Tibet festival. According to President Tsering Yangski, the primary goal of this yearly event is to highlight the unique Tibetan identity, emphasising the rich Tibetan religion and culture. Additionally, the festival aims …

Bodhgaya, Bihar, India – Following yesterday’s presidential elections in Taiwan, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Mr. Lai Ching-te, the President-Elect, to offer his warm congratulations “Indeed,” he wrote, “observing the exercise of democracy, as has just taken place in Taiwan, is a source of encouragement for all …

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration extended a congratulatory letter to President-elect Lai Ching-te of Taiwan on his election victory. Sikyong writes, “On behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people, I extend my warm congratulations to you and the Democratic Progressive Party on the …

Bodhgaya, Bihar, India – Following the recent general election in Bhutan, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Tshering Tobgay, the Prime Minister-Elect, to offer him a warm Tashi Delek. “As Tibetans,” he wrote, “we share a historic relationship with the Bhutanese people, and as someone strongly committed to …