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Tibetan journalists’ collective in exile observes World Press Freedom Day
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 3: The Association of Tibetan Journalists (ATJ), a collective of Tibetan journalists in exile, commemorated World Press Freedom Day with a panel discussion focused on the role and rights of the exile Tibetan media. Held...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Congratulates Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on His Party’s Election Victory
Dharamshala: On behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people, Sikyong Penpa Tsering wrote a letter to extend his sincere congratulations to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Joseph Carney and to the Liberal Party on their electoral victory....
Late Minister Tashi Wangdi final act of service, requests no mass prayer service during office hours
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 3: In a final gesture reflecting his lifelong dedication to the Tibetan cause, late former Minister Tashi Wangdi requested that no formal prayer service be held in his memory, customarily observed for a half day...
Kasur Tashi Wangdi (1947-2025)
(TibetanReview.net, May02’25) –Kasur Tashi Wangdi, one of the longest serving and most familiar faces in the senior rung of the Tibetan government in exile for decades, has breathed his last in Ottawa, Canada, on May 1, aged 78. He...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Implores Continued US Support for Tibet During Ongoing Official Engagements
Washington DC: On 30 April 2025 (EDT), the third day of his official visit to the United States, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration met with key members of the U.S. Congress, emphasising the urgency of the...
Obituary: Kasur Tashi Wangdi (1947–2025), Senior Tibetan Diplomat and Longtime Minister of Tibet’s government-in-exile
Kasur Tashi Wangdi, a distinguished Tibetan diplomat and veteran official of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), passed away at the age of 78 in Canada on 1st May. Over a career that spanned more than five decades, Wangdi played...
Dalai Lama Congratulates Canada’s New PM Mark Carney on Election Victory
Dalai Lama congratulates Canada’s new PM Mark Carney on election win, praises Canada’s support for Tibet and wishes success in promoting global peace.
“Kundun” to Screen at Tribeca Festival Honoring Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday
Tribeca Festival to screen Scorsese’s “Kundun” in 35mm, honoring Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday as part of the global Compassion Rising World Tour 2025.
Tibetan Man Detained After Appealing Over Nine-Year Denial of Water and Electricity in Chamdo
Kelsang, a 42-year-old Tibetan resident of Serdak Township in Tengchen (Ch: Dêngqên) County, Chamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, has been subjected to prolonged, systematic marginalization by local Chinese authorities. For more than nine years, his family has been denied...
Former Tibetan Minister Tashi Wangdi Passes Away at 78
Former Tibetan minister and diplomat Tashi Wangdi, a key figure in exile leadership, passes away at 78 in Canada after decades of service to Tibet.
Obituary: Department of Information and International Relations Mourns The Demise of its Former Kalon Tashi Wangdi
Dharamshala: The Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) is deeply saddened by the passing of former Kalon (Minister) Kasur Tashi Wangdi, who departed this life at the age of 78 in Canada. Kasur Tashi Wangdi was a towering...
Czech Parliamentarians Reaffirm Strong Support for Tibetan Cause
Czech lawmakers reaffirm support for Tibet during Prague meeting with Representative Thinlay Chukki and call for global attention to Tibetan rights.
Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel Congratulates Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Election Victory
Dharamshala: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, congratulated the new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on his resounding victory and swearing-in to the esteemed office of Prime Minister of Canada. The Speaker wrote, “On behalf of the...
Indus Waters Treaty on ice: Will India's gamble trigger a cascade of regional tensions? | Opinion
India suspends the Indus Waters Treaty after a terrorist attack, raising legal, diplomatic, and geopolitical concerns across South Asia.</p>
China parsimonious in opening Tibet for Indian pilgrims?
(TibetanReview.net, May01’25) – China is to begin letting in Indian pilgrims to receive Mt Everest and lake Mansarovar blessings in eastern Tibet’s Ngari Prefecture from Jan 30 for those joining the government-organized trip after a gap of some five...
CTA President rallies support from US lawmakers, urges appointment of Special Coordinator
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 1: President Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) held a series of high-level meetings with senior United States lawmakers in Washington, D.C., this week to reinforce bipartisan support for the Tibetan cause and...
Former minister and representative Tashi Wangdi passes away at 78
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 1: Tashi Wangdi, a Tibetan diplomat and former minister of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), passed away at the age of 78 in Canada. Wangdi was born on April 15, 1947 in Tibet. He fled the...
EU Lawmakers demand investigation into suspicious death of Tulku Hungkar Dorje
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 1: Two senior members of the European Parliament have written to the Chinese and Vietnamese ambassadors to the EU demanding a transparent and independent investigation into the suspicious death of revered Tibetan Buddhist leader Tulku Hungkar...
Tibetan leadership extends condolences to Congressman Jim McGovern for daughter’s passing
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 1: The Tibetan leadership has expressed profound condolences to U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern and his family following the untimely demise of his daughter, Molly McGovern, who passed away at the age of 23 after a...
Sikyong Discusses Tibet Funding and Policy with US Foreign Affairs Chairs in First Visit Under Trump Administration
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 1 May: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, elected head of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) also known as the Tibetan government in exile, has met with both the former and current Chairs of the House Foreign Affairs...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Extends Heartfelt Condolences on the Passing of U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern’s Daughter, Molly McGovern
Dharamshala: In a condolence letter dated 25 April 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering expressed his heartfelt condolences to U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern and his family over the tragic passing of his beloved daughter, Molly, who died unexpectedly at the age...
EU Parliamentarian Chairs Call on China and Vietnam for Investigation into Tulku Hungkar’s Mysterious Death
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 1 May: A month-long campaign of advocacy, protest, and appeals by the exiled Tibetan community and rights groups has now prompted formal attention from the European Parliament. In a significant development, key EU officials have...
Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel Condoles the Passing of US Congressman Jim McGovern’s Daughter, Molly McGovern
Dharamshala: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, has extended his heartfelt condolences to US Congressman Jim McGovern on the tragic passing of his daughter, Molly McGovern. In a letter addressed to Congressman McGovern, Speaker Tenphel wrote, “We...
Sikyong Meets Current and Former Chairs of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee to Discuss Appointment of Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issue
Washington DC: On 29 April 2025 (EDT), Sikyong Penpa Tsering held two successive high-level meetings on Capitol Hill, beginning with Representative Michael McCaul, former Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, followed by a meeting with the current Chair,...
The Tribeca Festival hosts Martin Scorsese in Special 35mm Screening of “Kundun” in honor of Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday
April 30, 2025 The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) is excited to share Tribeca Festival’s recent announcement of their screening of “Kundun”, Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-nominated biopic on the early life of the Dalai Lama, in honor of his 90th...



























