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News · 23 Nov, 2025

Ten Years on Speaking for Tibetan Refugees in Nepal at the United Nations in Geneva

By Tibet Rights Collective Introduction On 4 November 2015, during Nepal’s Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations in Geneva, a significant side event was held at the…

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News · 09 Oct, 2025

Education Kalon Tharlam Dolma Changra Strengthens Global Support for Tibetan Education During Germany Visit

By Tibet Rights Collective | October 9, 2025 Bavaria, Germany | October 7, 2025 — Education Kalon (Minister) Tharlam Dolma Changra of the Department of Education, Central Tib…

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News · 17 Aug, 2025

Tibetans in India: Protected by Democracy, Persecuted in Chinese-Occupied Tibet

India — The Lifeline of the Tibetan Struggle When Chinese troops brutally crushed the Tibetan uprising in March 1959, the world largely looked away. But India did not. It ope…

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News · 29 Apr, 2025

In Grief and in War: How Tibetans Have Always Stood with India in Her Darkest Hours

On April 20, 2025, a devastating terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, claimed the lives of seven brave Indian soldiers, shaking the nation to its core. As India reels from this g…

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News · 03 Mar, 2025

Losar in Occupied Tibet: A Staged Spectacle Under Chinese Rule

The recent equestrian show in Lhasa, heavily publicized by Chinese state media, is yet another example of Beijing’s relentless attempt to mask its oppressive rule over Tibet …

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News · 20 Oct, 2024

A conversation with Amy Yee: The author of Far from the Rooftop of the World

Amy Yee is author of Far from the Rooftop of the World : Travels among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents with a Foreword by the Dalai Lama (University of North Carolina Press 202…

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News · 02 Jan

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Receives Long Life Blessings in Bodhgaya

Source: Tibet.net His Holiness the Dalai Lama was honored in a solemn ceremony at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, where prayers and offerings were made fo…

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News · 12 Oct

Karnataka Government Extends Generous Funding of 3 Crores to Support Tibetan Communities in South India

In a promising move to uplift the Tibetan community living in Karnataka, the state government has allocated a generous budgetary sanction of Rs 3 crores for the fiscal year 2023-20…

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News · 20 Sep

Sixth Session of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Commences with Solidarity Resolution for Tibetans Inside Tibet

The sixth session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile commenced on 19th September 2023, marked by a solemn seven-point solidarity resolution for Tibetans inside Tibet. The sess…

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News · 19 Sep

Tibetans Rally for Urgent Charter Amendment to Appoint Justice Commissioners in 17th TPiE Appeal

Nearly 500 Tibetans from various corners of the world assembled at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamshala on September 18, voicing their demands for crucial…

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News · 02 May

Tibetan Youth Congress Launches Month-Long March for Human Rights and Sino-Tibet Conflict International Attention

The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) has launched a month-long "Tibet Matters March" from Gangtok (Sikkim) to Tezpur (Assam), India on April 29, 2023. The march involves over…

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News · 17 Jan

The Tibet Fund provides rainwater harvesting units in Mundgod

The Tibet Fund collaborated with Reimagining Doeguling Tibetan Settlement to provide rainwater harvesting units to Pema Tsel Hostel students, as well as patients and staff at Gaden…

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News · 27 Dec

Tibet TV based in Dharamshala to launch Living Culture Doc Forum

Source: Tibet.net Tibet TV’s ‘Living Culture Doc Forum’ 2023 is looking for film projects that capture aspects of Tibetan cultural practices that are observed and…

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News · 28 Nov 2022

Tibetan footballer Samdup’s SEED PROJECT aims to develop Tibetan children’s footballing skills at grassroots level

Tenzin Samdup, a professional footballer and Tibetan in exile has initiated a SEED Project with the aim of growing and developing Tibetan children’s footballing skills at the…

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News · 22 Nov 2022

BTSM’s 11th Tawang Tirth Yatra highlights India-Tibet relationship

On November 19, 2022, the inaugural ceremony for 11th Tawang Tirth Yatra organized by Bharat Tibbat Sahyog Manch (BTSM) was held in the presence of senior RSS leader Shri Indresh K…

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News · 20 Oct 2022

CM Pema Khandu praises Tibetan settlers for maintaining good relationships with inhabitants

Source: Outlook Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu Wednesday said the state government is committed to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the indigenous communities o…

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News · 16 August 2022

Sacrifices made by Tibetans inside and outside of Tibet would also bear fruit in the future: Sikyong

Dharamshala : In his felicitation remark on Independence Day, Sikyong Penpa Tsering expressed his solemn gratitude to the government of India and its people on behalf of CTA and th…

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News · 16 August 2022

Pre-Independence Day observed by Tibetan settlers as a way to honour India

To express their gratitude to the Indian people and government for "their love, care, and devotion for Tibetan settlers," the citizens of the Dhargyeling Tibetan settleme…

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News · 16 July 2022

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses Tibetans in Samyeling Settlement, Delhi

Delhi: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) paid his maiden official visit to Samyeling Tibetan Settlement in Delhi in the afternoon of 15 July 2022. U…

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News · 08 July 2022

Tibetans in Nepal mark His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 87th birthday despite Chinese Surveillance

Kathmandu: According to reports, Tibetans in Nepal bucked tight Chinese security and online surveillance to honor the 87th birthday of exiled spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th…

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News · 11 June 2022

27th Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup Football Tournament to begin today

Paonta Sahib: The 27th Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup football tournament will begin in Paonta Cholsum Tibetan Settlement, Himachal Pradesh on 11 June 2022. The only football tou…

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News · 09 June 2022

“Examining Reality of Tibet’s History Extremely Vital and Beneficial for Resumption of Sino-Tibetan Dialogue”: Sikyong Penpa Tsering

Kollegal: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) whose visit to five Southern Tibetan settlements is underway reached Dhondenling Kollegal settlement. Hi…

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News · 6 June 2022

Bylakuppe Gets Ornate Entrance Arch depicting eight auspicious symbols of Tibetan Buddhism

Bylakuppe: An attractive arch gate depicting eight auspicious symbols of Tibetan Buddhism has been constructed at the entrance of the Tibetan settlement in Bylakuppe and was inaugu…

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News · 06 June 2022

Preliminary Election of Tibetan Settlement Officer held in Kathmandu

Kathmandu: Seventh regional preliminary election of Nepal’s Choejor Settlement was held on 04 June 2022 under Tibetan Exiles Election Article no.49. The notice mentioned that…

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News · 5 June 2022

Former Director of Tibet Policy Institute, Thubten Samphel passes away

Dharamshala: Former Secretary and Director of Tibet Policy Institute of the Central Tibetan Administration Thubten Samphel passed away on 4 June at Tsering Gyepheling in Bylakuppe …

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News · 26-May-22

Shillong's Tibetan Settlement Officer expresses appreciation to Meghalaya's Honourable Governor.

Shillong: Tibetan Settlement Officer Pema Dhondup and Parliamentarian Tsering Dolma, escorted by Ven. Ngawang Palden, the abbot of Monastery, and others, paid a visit to the Raj Bh…

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News · 25-May-22

Delegation from German Aid for Tibet (GAT) Visits Bir Tibetan Settlement

Bir: A delegation from the German Aid for Tibet (GAT) led by Ms. Heide Meyer visited the Tibetan settlement in Bir near Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh from 21 – 23 May. Ms. …

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News · 23-May-22

Genkhang Rigzin Choedon has been appointed as the new Representative of the Tibetan Office in Brussels.

Brussels : Ms. Genkhang Rigzin Choedon, who was recently appointed as the new representative for the Office of Tibet in Brussels, officially took over from Mr. Tashi Phuntsok, the …

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News · 18-May-22

Hunger strike organised by Tibetan Diaspora in India to mark 27 years of 11th Panchen Lama abduction by CCP

Dharamshala: Karnataka is home to several Tibetan settlements, mainly in towns like Mundgod and Bylakuppe, where Penpa Tsering, the current ‘Sikyong’ or president of th…

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News · 16-May-22

Tomorrow marks 27th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet

Dharamsala: May 17, 2022 will mark 27 years since the enforced disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet. On 17 May 1995, when he was only six years old, the Panchen Lama was…

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Report · 15 September 2023

Significance of Sikkim for Buddhism and His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Introduction Tibetan Spiritual Leader, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to visit Sikkim from October 10 to 14 this year. Sikkim's Chief Minister, Prem Singh Tamang, has officia…

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Report · 04 September 2023

Shatsa and Readers in Making: On Spreading Kindness and Compassion Through Reading

Between the pages of a book is a lovely place to be and so is Shatsa, a nonprofit organization based in Sonamling settlement Ladakh that started with the sole purpose of contributi…

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Report · 24 august 2023

Football brings people together: Lobsang Chodear on Football, the beautiful game.

Lobsang Chodear, a football coach, has released the second edition of his book titled "Football - The Beautiful Game." We had a conversation with Chodear la who spoke to …

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Report · 2 February 2023

A Day with Tibetan Sweater Sellers in Gurgaon

Delhi winter is almost over, and the Tibetan winter handloom markets are gearing up to wind up their businesses. The winter business is a four-month hustle that starts in October a…

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Report · 11 November 2022

Tibetans and Football: An Affair to Remember

By Tenzin Samphel “In order to be a real country, you need a beer, an airline, and a football team.”: Frank Zappa Every Friday, Tenzin Sonam (name changed) rushes to Ch…

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Report · 15 August 2022

Happy 75th Independence Day to India!

By Youdon Aukatsang, Member, 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile I am a second generation Tibetan born and educated in India, raised with a deep sense of connection to an imagined Tib…

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