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Dharamshala: On behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people, Sikyong Penpa Tsering wrote a letter to extend his warm congratulations to Her Excellency Sanae Takaichi on her victory in the recent snap election and the decisive mandate conferred upon her through a supermajority. In his letter, the …

New Delhi, India – His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Sanae Takaichi to extend his warm congratulations on her election as Prime Minister of Japan. “It is heartening to see that the people of Japan have placed their trust in your capable leadership,” he wrote. “At a time …

Geneva: The 6th edition of the Geneva Forum, jointly organised by the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) and the Tibet Bureau Geneva, commenced on 9 February 2026. The theme of the two-day forum is Repression and Resilience: Human Rights in Tibet and Regions under China. At the inaugural panel of …

Dharamshala: In light of unfounded and fabricated reports linking His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Jeffrey Epstein—reports largely disseminated with vested interests by Chinese state-backed media outlets—the Crisis Management Committee of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), in consultation with the Kashag (Cabinet), conducted a thorough scrutiny of the documents recently …

Dharamshala: The first memorial ceremony of Gyalo Thondup, elder brother of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and former Kalon Tripa of the Central Tibetan Administration, was held on 8 February 2026 in Dharamshala, marking the first anniversary of his passing. The ceremony featured an address by Chief Guest Speaker Khenpo …

Washington, D.C.: On 5 February 2026, as part of his official advocacy engagements in Washington, D.C., Sikyong Penpa Tsering met with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, a longstanding and steadfast supporter of the Tibetan cause and the original sponsor of the bipartisan Resolve Tibet Act of 2024. The following day, Sikyong …