Dharamshala: The Central Tibetan Administration has confirmed reports that well-respected Tulku Hungkar Dorje, the throne holder of Lungngon Monastery in Gade County, Golog, in Tibet’s traditional province of Amdo, has passed away after going missing for a prolonged period. According to reliable sources, Chinese officials have notified senior religious figures at …
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New Chief Justice Commissioner of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission Sworn in Today
Dharamshala, 4 April 2025: Yeshi Wangmo was sworn in as the new Chief Justice Commissioner of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC) earlier today. The oath of office was administered by Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile in accordance with the Charter of Tibetans in Exile. Yeshi Wangmo, …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Offering of Long-life Prayers by Drukpa Kagyu
Dharamshala: It was a bright morning today as His Holiness the Dalai Lama was greeted at the gate to his residence by Ven Thuksey Rinpoché and others. He then drove in a golf cart to the foot of the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple. The aisle up the middle of …
Read More »Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Concludes 9th Session with Key Legislative Approvals and Resolutions
Dharamshala, 31 March 2025: Chaired by Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, the budget session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile successfully concluded today with key legislative amendments and resolutions passed. The last day of the 9th session began with presentation of the 12th Public Accounts Committee’s report by the PAC’s member parliamentarian …
Read More »Three UN Special Rapporteurs Express Concerns Over the Arrest and Detention of Tibetan Environmentalist Tsongon Tsering
Geneva, 29 March 2025: Three UN Special Rapporteurs—Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor; Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, Astrid Puentes Riañ; and Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and …
Read More »Office of Tibet in Washington D.C. Hosts Sino-Tibet Youth Dialogue to Discuss Democracy in China and Tibetan-Chinese Relations
California: On 28 March 2025, the Office of Tibet in Washington D.C. hosted a Sino-Tibet Youth Interaction at the Northern California Tibetan Association Community Center in California, USA. The speakers at the conference included prominent Chinese democracy advocates Fang Zheng and Zhou Fengsuo, along with Ginger Duan, a member of …
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