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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Offering of Long-life Prayers by Lhokha Cultural & Welfare Association, Namgyal Institute, Ithaca, and Young Tibetans from Across the World

September 11, 2025 46

Dharamshala: Today, prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s long life were offered to him at the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamshala, by the Lhokha Cultural & Welfare Association, Namgyal Institute, Ithaca, and Young Tibetans from Across the World. An estimated 4000 people gathered in the temple and …

Tenth Session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Begins

September 10, 2025 120

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 …

UNHRC 60th Session: High Commissioner Volker Türk Emphasises Rights of Uyghurs, Other Muslim Minorities, and Tibetans in China

September 10, 2025 52

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 …

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Writes to CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Expresses Sadness Over Monsoon Damage in Himachal Pradesh

September 9, 2025 44

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 …

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

September 5, 2025 38

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 …

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

September 4, 2025 40

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 …