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Switzerland’s ‘Rendez-vous Bundesplatz’ light show drops Tibet for being ‘too political’
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 7: The 15th edition of the “Rendez-vous Bundesplatz” light show, titled “Voyage,” currently lighting up the facade of Switzerland’s Federal Palace in Bern, has come under scrutiny after organizers dropped a planned projection of Tibet following intervention from the...
Tibetan-origin Aftab Pureval re-elected as Cincinnati Mayor for second term
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 6: Tibetan-origin American politician Aftab Karma Singh Pureval has been re-elected as the Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, securing a decisive second term after defeating Republican challenger Cory Bowman, half-brother of US Vice President JD Vance,...
Gonpo Kyi sustains injuries after jumping from hotel in Lhasa
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 5: Gonpo Kyi, the sister of imprisoned Tibetan businessman and philanthropist Dorje Tashi, has reportedly sustained severe sprains to her feet and waist after jumping from a hotel in Lhasa on October 20, marking her...
NED honours imprisoned 11th Panchen Lama with Democracy Service Medal
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 5: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) presented its 2025 Democracy Service Medal to Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama, whose enforced disappearance by Chinese authorities in 1995 remains one of the most enduring...
Pioneering Tibetan IT outfit launches ‘Monlam Think’, claims it outperformed global AI models in Tibetan language
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 4: The Monlam Tibetan IT Research Center, a pioneering developer of Tibetan educational software, on Monday unveiled four major digital tools at the 2025 Monlam Manifestation ceremony held at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts...
CTA to hold conference challenging China’s 1793 ‘Golden Urn’ claim, says Tibetan President
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 31: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), also known as the Tibetan government in exile, Penpa Tsering, announced that a conference will be convened to examine the historical validity of China’s so-called 1793...
China hosts academic symposium to defend colonial boarding schools in Tibet
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 30: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Monday organized a so-called “International Academic Symposium on Boarding Education and Plateau Development” at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. The event gathered...
Rare anti-CCP banners appear in Beijing’s Sanlitun calling for political freedom and reform
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 29: A rare protest in Beijing’s Sanlitun district, held shortly after the conclusion of the Fourth Plenary Session, condemned the Chinese Communist Party and called for an end to its political monopoly, urging free competition,...
CTA President engages with U.S. lawmakers following official visit to Mexico
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 28: The President of the Tibetan government in exile, known officially as the Central Tibetan Administration Penpa Tsering began his official visit to the United States on Monday with a series of engagements on Capitol...
Sophie Richardson, Geshe Lobsang Monlam honoured with ICT ‘Snow Lion’ Human Rights Award
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 27: The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has conferred its prestigious Snow Lion Human Rights Award on longtime human rights defender Dr. Sophie Richardson and Tibetan Buddhist scholar Geshe Lobsang Monlam at a ceremony held in Berlin....















