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Indian Embassy in China issues advisory for citizens stranded in Tibet during Kailash Mansarovar Yatra

The Indian Embassy in Beijing advised citizens stranded in Tibet during the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to exercise caution due to Nepal's situation, high altitude, and tough terrain, urging them to follow local advisories and contact the embassies in Beijing...

Global Tibetan youth offer long-life prayer to Dalai Lama in Dharamshala

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 10: In a historic first, the revered Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama was offered a Long Life Prayer by Tibetan youth along with Lhokha Cultural & Welfare Association and Namgyal Institute Ithaca...

Progress on human rights of Uyghurs and Tibetans “has yet to materialise”: UN Human Rights Chief

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 10: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has raised fresh concerns about the situation in Tibet, warning that meaningful progress on protecting the rights of Tibetans in Tibet remains absent despite years of...

ED Uncovers Cross-Border Gold Smuggling Syndicate in Ladakh; Over 1,000 Kg Gold Worth ₹800 Cr Pushed Into India

LEH: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unearthed a massive cross-border gold smuggling racket that allegedly pushed over 1,000 kilograms of foreign-origin gold into India during 2023 and 2024,… The post ED Uncovers Cross-Border Gold Smuggling Syndicate in Ladakh; Over...

UNHRC’s Volker Turk raises alarm on global human rights crisis as Tibet faces deepening repression

At the UNHRC, High Commissioner Volker Turk warned that human rights face global threats, citing conflicts, shrinking freedoms, and discrimination. Despite some progress, Tibetans endure repression, cultural assimilation, and arbitrary detentions. He urged urgent international action to protect peace,...

Tenth Session of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Begins

Dharamshala, 10 September 2025: The tenth session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, scheduled to be held from 10 to 18 September 2025, officially began today at 9:30 AM with the Speaker’s announcement of session commencement. Present at the session...

17th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile commences its 10th session

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 10 Sept: The Tibet issue is intrinsically international and not merely an internal affair of China, the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, said today in his session commencement address as the 17th...

Deputy Speaker Meets European Youth Delegation from Denmark

Dharamshala: On 10 September 2025, the Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang met with Danish participants of the European Youth Delegation at the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile earlier today. During the meeting, the Deputy Speaker provided an overview of the Tibetan democratic...

Sikyong Warns Tibetan Refugees to Exercise Caution Amid Gen Z Protests

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 10 Sept: Sikyong Penpa Tsering,  the political head of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) today urged Tibetan refugees in Nepal to exercise caution amid the student-led Gen Z protests against widespread corruption, nepotism and unemployment...

UNHRC 60th Session: High Commissioner Volker Türk Emphasises Rights of Uyghurs, Other Muslim Minorities, and Tibetans in China

Geneva, 8 September 2025: At the opening of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, High Commissioner Volker Türk issued a stark warning: human rights, the foundation of peace, justice, and human dignity, face unprecedented global...