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OOT - DC

International Campaign for Tibet Delegation Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala: On 3rd September 2025, a delegation from the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) and met with Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel and Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang. Welcoming the delegation, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel acknowledged ICT’s longstanding contributions, emphasizing that its efforts over the past …

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Head Lama of Choegyal Monasteries in Gonjo Tulku Palden Wangyal Dies in Custody After Enduring Prolonged Torture

Dharamshala: Tulku Palden Wangyal, the Head Lama of the Choegyal Monasteries in Botoed (འབོ་སྟོད་གྲོང་), Gardhab (སྒར་འདབ་གྲོང་), Ngyagle (ཉག་ལེ་གྲོང་), and Shungkor (གཞུང་སྐོར་གྲོང་) villages of Gonjo (Ch: Gongjiue) County, passed away in prison at the age of 53 after prolonged detention, according to reliable sources. Tulku Palden Wangyal was deeply committed to …

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Five-day Tibet-Himalaya Relations Conference Begins in Dharamshala

Dharamshala: The five-day Tibet-Himalaya Relations Conference, scheduled from 3 to 7 September 2025, commenced earlier today at the Sikyong Hall in Gangchen Kyishong with a brief inaugural ceremony graced by the presence of Chief Guest Sikyong Penpa Tsering and Special Guest Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel. Jointly organised by the Tibet …

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Central Tibetan Administration Commemorates the 65th Tibetan Democracy Day

Dharamshala – The Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan community in Dharamshala celebrated the 65th Tibetan Democracy Day earlier this morning at the Tsuglagkhang courtyard, in the presence of distinguished guests: Hon’ble MP Wada Yuichiro, Member of the House of Representatives, Japan; Hon’ble MP Alfred Kan-Ngam Arthur, Member of the …

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Safely Returns to Dharamshala Following a More than Month-and-a-half-long Sojourn in Ladakh

Dharamshala: Despite heavy rainfall and foggy weather, His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama safely returned to Dharamshala this afternoon to a warm welcome from Tibetans, devotees, and well-wishers, following a month-and-a-half-long sojourn in Ladakh. Leadership from the Central Tibetan Administration, along with distinguished guests attending the 65th Tibetan Democracy …

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