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International opposition mounts against China’s new ethnic unity law as CTA urges coordinated action

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 30: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Penpa Tsering on June 26 issued a strong appeal to governments and civil society organisations worldwide, urging coordinated and concerted opposition to the People’s Republic of China’s newly...

Obituary: Remembering Lhasang Tsering-The real practitioner of Dalai Lama’s Democracy

By Vijay Kranti Losing a friend whom you adore and love immensely is not an ordinary loss. Passing away of Lhasang Tsering is a personal loss for me for so many reasons. He was among that very first bunch...

No need for immediate shift in Middle Way Policy: CTA President

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 29: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Penpa Tsering said that his administration is closely monitoring China’s evolving legal and political framework, particularly the newly enacted “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,”...

CTA apex court dismisses Case No. 22 amid jurisdiction shift to Indian court 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, JUNE 28: The Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC), the apex judicial body of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), on Saturday issued a ruling dismissing Case No. 22, related to the collective disenfranchisement dispute of Nepal’s Choejor Tibetan settlement,...

CTA apex court declines to admit EC counterclaim in Case No. 22 after Indian court notice 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, JUNE 27: The Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC), the highest judicial authority of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), has declined to admit a six-point counterclaim filed by the Central Election Commission (CEC) in connection with the...

China’s new ethnic unity law ‘legalizes genocide’ against Tibetans: CTA President

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 27: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering, on Friday launched a scathing critique of China’s newly enacted “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law,” describing it as a calculated attempt to legally institutionalize...

‘Middle Way Approach’ relevant despite China’s new ethnic unity law, says Speaker of Tibetan parliament

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 26: Speaker of the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Dolma Tsering Teykhang, said there is no reason to depart from the Tibetan government in exile, known officially as the Central Tibetan Administration’s longstanding official stance, Middle Way...

Chinese authorities force closure of Tibetan educational institute founded by late Tulku Hungkar Dorje

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 25: Chinese authorities have forcibly shut down the Gangjong Academy of Ancient and Modern Studies, a prominent Tibetan educational institution founded by the late Tulku Hungkar Dorje, whose death followed his detention in a joint...

China says overseas activists and critics can be held accountable under new ethnic unity law

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 25: China has defended a controversial provision in its newly enacted “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress” that allows authorities to hold individuals and organizations outside the country legally accountable for actions deemed to...

Special Frontier Force deployed as part of Amarnath Yatra security grid

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 24: The Indian government has reportedly deployed personnel from the elite Special Frontier Force (SFF), often called “Establishment 22”— a covert unit primarily consisting largely of Tibetan refugees, as part of the extensive security apparatus...