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Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 20: The morning air at the entrance to Tsuglakhang temple here in Dharamshala carried a mixture of mourning and charged momentum. Tibetans in dark clothes, many draped in the colours of the Tibetan national flag, hurried through the temple gates. Some walked quietly, while others moved with an unmistakable sense of […] The post Dharamshala march unified to honour…
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 19: Braving torrential monsoon showers, scorching heat, and challenging uphill stretches, a group of ten Tibetan activists completed a gruelling cycle rally of more than 360 kilometres from Paonta Sahib to Dharamshala over six days, arriving in the hill town on Wednesday. The cyclists received a warm welcome by members of […] The post Tibetan activists cycle 360 kms…
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 18: The son of imprisoned Chinese pro-democracy activist Zhang Yi has questioned the legal basis of the “inciting separatism” charge brought against his father, saying he cannot understand how the simple act of showing a photograph of the Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, could be construed as a political […] The post Son of Chinese…
DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 17: The ongoing ‘Peace Walk for Free Tibet’ in the United States from St. Paul, Minnesota to Chicago reached Milton, Wisconsin on Friday where members of the local community there including Kunga Norbu, nephew of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, and Jigme Jungney, former Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Bureau […] The post Minnesota-Chicago ‘Peace Walk for Tibet’…
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 17: Kalsang Tharchin, a Tibetan youth and solo marcher, reached the Tibetan settlement at Choglamsar in Leh at around 9 a.m. on Sunday, completing a month-long peace walk from Dharamshala to Ladakh to raise awareness about the urgent need to preserve the Tibetan language and cultural identity, against the threat of […] The post Tibetan youth completes 800-km peace…
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 14: A Tibetan delegation, accompanied by two family members of late Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen, met with United Nations Human Rights Council Special Representative Anne Siyota at the United Nations on Wednesday, urging the international rights body to take more decisive action over the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet. […] The post…
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 14: Newly obtained photographs and video footage by Dharamshala-based media outlets showed demolition work is continuing at Larung Gar Buddhist Institute in Sertar County, eastern Tibet, offering a rare visual glimpse into the latest phase of a campaign that has already affected more than 1,000 monastic residences. The newly surfaced footage […] The post New visuals…
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 13: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest pro-independence organisation in exile, on August 13 marked the 42nd day since the passing of late Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen by launching a free tattoo campaign in Dharamshala. The campaign was organised in collaboration with two independent tattoo artists, Sonam, also known […] The post Inked for…
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 13: The US Senate introduced the Assuring the Future of Tibet Act of 2026 (AFTA) on Tuesday, a bipartisan measure aimed at reinforcing Washington’s long-term engagement with the Tibetan people and strengthening the international standing of their democratically elected leadership. Introduced by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), with […] The…
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 13: A three-judge bench of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC), the highest judicial body of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), on Wednesday held a proceeding for the framing of the issues in Case No. 23, concerning the interpretation of the term “residing” in determining the plaintiff, Tenzin Khedup’s eligibility to contest […] The post TSJC bench…
