Dharamshala: A former Tibetan political prisoner and filmmaker, Dhondup Wangchen, addressed civil servants of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on the human rights situation in Tibet at Sikyong Hall as a part of the Tibet Museum’s bi-monthly talk series. The renowned activist, well-known for his documentary “Leaving Fear Behind” (called …

The Office of Tibet-DC conducted a three-day official visit to Ottawa from 14-16 June to meet with the Canadian parliamentarians and government officials to seek their assistance in resolving the Sino-Tibetan conflict and programmatic support to the Central Tibetan Administration. Representative Namgyal Choedup from the Office of Tibet was joined …

On Friday, 9 June 2023, at the 16th annual Roll Call of Nations Wreath Laying Ceremony in Washington DC, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation formally awarded the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom to Bhuchung K. Tsering from the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) for his lifelong dedication to promoting freedom …

The Chinese Liaison Officer of the Washington-based Office of Tibet, Tsultrim Gyatso highlighted the deteriorating colonial sinicization policies implemented in Tibet at an event commemorating the Tiananmen Massacre at Liberty Sculpture Park where the sculpture of a chained woman was erected to signify the Chinese woman who was detained, chained …

New York: A memorial exhibition dedicated to China’s 1989 suppression of pro-democracy demonstrations around Tiananmen Square was opened in New York on Friday, 2 June 2023 ahead of the 34th anniversary of the clampdown. On the inaugural occasion, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to the organisers extending them …

Washington DC: Representative Dr Namgyal Choedup and Tibetan Liaison Officer Kunga Tashi from the Office of Tibet (OoT), Washington DC, made a four-day maiden official visit to the Tibetan community in Minnesota recently to meet and interact with the Tibetan residents there. The two addressed the gathering at Tibetan Cultural …