Dharamshala, 10 September 2025: The tenth session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, scheduled to be held from 10 to 18 September 2025, officially began today at 9:30 AM with the Speaker’s announcement of session commencement. Present at the session were Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, Deputy Speaker Dolma …
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UNHRC 60th Session: High Commissioner Volker Türk Emphasises Rights of Uyghurs, Other Muslim Minorities, and Tibetans in China
Geneva, 8 September 2025: At the opening of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, High Commissioner Volker Türk issued a stark warning: human rights, the foundation of peace, justice, and human dignity, face unprecedented global threats. Citing crises in Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of the …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama Writes to CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Expresses Sadness Over Monsoon Damage in Himachal Pradesh
Dharamshala, 9 September 2025: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, to express his sadness over the loss of life and unprecedented destruction of property and infrastructure in several parts of the state due to extremely heavy monsoon rains this …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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