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Nepal International Film Festival faces backlash over Chinese propaganda segment “Xizang Panorama”
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 6: The Nepal International Film Festival (NIFF), held from April 3 to 5 in Kathmandu, has come under intense scrutiny for featuring a controversial segment titled “Xizang Panorama.” The festival, organised in collaboration with the...
Exhibition on Tibet’s independence and diplomatic history opens at CTA Tibet Museum
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 3: The exile Tibetan government, officially known as the Central Tibetan Administration’s Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), inaugurated a four-month long temporary exhibition titled “Frontier Diplomacy: Britain, Tibet and Sir Basil Gould” on Friday at...
Strategic Indian delegation engages with Dharamshala, explores Tibet in shifting geopolitics
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 2: A delegation of Indian scholars, analysts, and policy researchers from nine prominent Indian institutions concluded a three-day orientation visit to Dharamshala, aimed at deepening engagement on Tibet within India’s strategic and policy discourse. The...
Opinion: Not Every Trophy is a Gold Cup – Reclaiming the Prestige of the GCMGC
By Kalsang Rinchen As the countdown begins for the North America GCMGC at the Randall Islands in New York in May 2026, the familiar thrill of “Cup season” is beginning to ripple through the diaspora. For those of us...
Senior Tibetan monk secretly sentenced to 7 years in Lhasa after years of enforced disappearance
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 1: Dhargye, a 64-year-old Tibetan monk, has reportedly been sentenced in secret to seven years in prison following his arbitrary detention in August 2021 in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet, according to the research group, Tibetan Centre...
Chinese authorities crackdown on Lungnon monastery during memorial rites of Tulku Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 1: Chinese authorities have imposed sweeping restrictions and intensified security measures around Lungngn Monastery in Gade County, Golog, during the ongoing memorial prayer ceremonies for the late Tibetan Buddhist leader, Tulku Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche, according...
Dalai Lama urges peace and dialogue appeal amid conflicts in Middle East, Ukraine
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, March 31: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Tuesday urged peace and dialogue amid ongoing global conflicts including in the Middle East and the war between Russia and Ukraine. He voiced strong...
TYC launches ‘Black Hat March’ from Dharamshala to Delhi, condemning China’s new “ethnic unity” law
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, March 31: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest pro-independence organization in exile, on Tuesday launched a 26-day protest march titled the “Black Hat March” from Lhagyal Ri in Dharamshala to Delhi. The march commenced with...
Book Review: A Tibetan Revolutionary
(The Political Life and Times of Bapa Phuntso Wangye) by Melvyn C. Goldstein, Dawei Sherap, and William R. Siebenschuh University of California Press, 2004 By Tsewang Gyalpo Arya This is a very inspiring and revealing account of a Tibetan,...
CTA President flags legal uncertainty of MT Tibetan settlement amid Delhi Hight court order
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, March 30: The Central Tibetan Administration’s President Penpa Tsering, who also serves as the Home Minister, during the budget session of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on Saturday, delivered a detailed address highlighting the growing legal, infrastructural, and...















