Geneva, 15 May 2026 — United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk delivered a stark warning to the 62nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, stating that the world is confronting a period of profound human rights challenges marked by growing violations of international law and increasing pressure …
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Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Condoles the Demise of American Buddhist Scholar Professor Robert A.F. Thurman
Dharamshala, 18 June 2026: Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile extended her deepest condolences on demise of Professor Robert A. F. Thurman. In a letter to Nena Von Schlebrugge, the Speaker wrote, “We are deeply saddened by the demise of Professor Robert A. F. Thurman, a distinguished Buddhist scholar, …
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Dharamshala: On behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people, Sikyong Penpa Tsering expressed his deepest condolences to Nena Thurman and the Thurman family on the passing of Professor Robert A. F. Thurman. Professor Thurman was widely recognised for his pioneering efforts in advancing Tibetan Buddhist studies in …
Read More »Sikyong Penpa Tsering Begins Engagements in D.C., Discusses Strategies to Advance Tibetan Cause at the Policy Level
Washington D.C.: Sikyong Penpa Tsering began his Washington, D.C. engagements with a meeting at the Office of Tibet with senior staffer from Congressman James P. McGovern’s office, who recently introduced the new bill on Tibet in U.S. Congress. At the Office of Tibet, Sikyong also received a briefing from Representative Namgyal …
Read More »Sikyong Penpa Tsering Holds Strategic Luncheon Meeting with Key Supporters in Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany, 15 June 2026: As part of the final programme of his official visit to Germany, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) held a strategic luncheon meeting in Frankfurt on 15 June with long-standing friends and supporters of Tibet, including Roland Koch, Dieter Beine, and Frank …
Read More »Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses the 37th Annual General Meeting of Tibet Initiative Deutschland
Berlin, Germany, 13 June 2026: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration attended the 37th Annual General Meeting of Tibet Initiative Deutschland (TID) in Berlin. Among those present were Wolfgang Graser, Lhanzom Everding, Sibylle Detel, Miriam Walther, Moana Monnicken, Thinlay Chukki (Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to …
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