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Tibetan activist urges Canada to raise late Lobga Rangzen’s self-immolation at UN

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 29: Tibetan Canadian activist Youngdoung Tenzin has urged the Canadian government to raise the self-immolation of late Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen at the United Nations and address Tibet-related human rights concerns in its engagement...

7th peace rally marathon for Tibet underway in Canada

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 29: The 7th Peace Rally Marathon for Tibet reached its fifth day on Sunday, with a five-member team continuing its 450-kilometre journey from Ottawa to Toronto to raise international awareness of the situation in occupied...

CTA rejects climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s comparison of Ladakh situation with Tibet

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 25: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Friday rejected climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s comparison between the situation in Ladakh and conditions inside Tibet, saying the comparison was “misplaced and inaccurate” and did not reflect the...

Thousands of Tibetans and supporters rally on Capitol Hill to protest Xi’s state visit 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 25: Around 2,500 Tibetans and Tibet supporters, including Uyghurs, Hongkongers, Taiwanese, and Chinese dissidents, converged on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Thursday under the banner of “Chalo DC” to protest Chinese President Xi Jinping’s...

Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hongkongers, Chinese dissidents protest against Xi in Washington

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 24: Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hongkongers, and Chinese dissidents gathered in Washington DC, on Wednesday and Thursday in a sustained mobilisation against Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit, bringing their concerns over Tibet and other rights issues...

Tibetans travelling to Tibet must not be tool for propaganda: Security Minister warns in Parliament

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 24: Concerns over Tibetans living abroad travelling to Tibet for family visits and tourism came under scrutiny on Thursday as members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile fenced questions to the minister of Central Tibetan Administration’s Department...

CTA launches ‘Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week’ to counter China’s assimilation campaigns

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 23: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Penpa Tsering on Wednesday formally launched the observance of “Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week,” an initiative aimed at reinforcing Tibetan language, culture, and national identity in response to...

SFT activist scales Washington light pole, unfurls anti-Xi banners ahead of Xi’s US visit

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 23: A 20-year-old Tibetan activist with Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) climbed a light pole near the US Capitol in Washington D.C. and unfurled banners denouncing Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of his arrival...

Tibetan educational sociologist Dr. Gyal Lo honoured with Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Medal of Courage

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 23: Dr. Gyal Lo, a Tibetan educational sociologist and prominent researcher who has documented and exposed China’s state-run residential school system across occupied Tibet, has been honoured by the International Tibet Network (ITN) with the...

Gangjong Finance’s future remains uncertain as Finance Minister outlines closure review

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 22: The future of Gangjong Development Finance Private Limited, a banking system introduced by the Dr. Lobsang Sangya presidency, remained under discussion on the sixth day of the 18th Tibetan Parliament in Exile on Tuesday,...