Press Release from Senator Merkey’s Office: Washington: Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) partnered with Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to lead the introduction of the Assuring the Future of Tibet Act. The bipartisan bill would strengthen U.S. engagement with the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the …

A Global Appeal-Open letter from the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile On the People’s Republic of China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Law  A Call to Defend Human Rights, Cultural Diversity, Religious Freedom, and the Peaceful Resolution of the Tibet-China Conflict To: Heads of State and Government, Parliamentary Leaders and Members, the United Nations, Human Rights …

Dharamshala, 23 July 2026: Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang extended her heartfelt congratulations to the newly appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andy Burnham. The Speaker wrote, “On behalf of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and Tibetans across the world, I extend our heartfelt congratulations to your esteemed self on your assumption of office as Prime Minister of …

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the newly appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Honourable Andy Burnham, expressing hope that the longstanding ties between Tibet and Britain will continue to deepen under the new leadership. In his congratulatory letter, Sikyong …

Dharamshala: Chinese authorities have launched a devastating new wave of demolitions at the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, the world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist institute, located in Serthar (Ch: Seda) County, Karze, Tibet’s traditional Kham province, now incorporated into China’s Sichuan Province. According to reliable sources, the demolitions began around 13 July …

Shewatsel Phodrang, Leh, Ladakh, India: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Andy Burnham to congratulate him on his assumption of the office of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. “Today, the world is passing through a very difficult and uncertain time,” he wrote. “Historically, your country has played …