Lisbon: Sikyong Penpa Tsering’s visit to Portugal, the first such visit by an elected political head of CTA following in the footsteps of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who visited the country in 2001 and 2007, respectively, served as a significant step forward in the 16th Kashag’s outreach strategy towards opening new doors of political engagement …

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering extended his heartfelt felicitations to Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi on her re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people in a letter of congratulation. In his letter, Sikyong wrote, “Your continued presence in Congress represents a …

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering extended his heartfelt congratulations to Congressman Jim McGovern on his re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people in a congratulatory letter. In his letter, Sikyong wrote, “Your continued presence in Congress represents a beacon of …

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering wrote a letter to the U.S. President-elect, His Excellency Donald Trump, to express his heartfelt congratulations to the latter on being elected as the 47th President of the U.S. on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people. The letter reads, “In these challenging …

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory in the Presidential election. “I have long admired the United States of America as the champion of democracy, freedom and the rule of law,” His Holiness wrote. “The world places great hope in the democratic …

-by Radio Free Asia  Chinese authorities have arrested four Tibetans from Ngaba county in Sichuan province, accusing one monk from Kirti Monastery of making dedication prayer offerings outside Tibet and two laypersons of maintaining contact with Tibetans outside the region, two sources told Radio Free Asia. The arrests in early …