Tenzin Mariko: Coming out, Conquering all & Creating a Trans Icon
Guest report by Youdon Tenzin In a community as small as the Tibetan diaspora, being even an inch out of heteronormative standards set by society garners attention. Social media and the close knit nature of Tibetans amplify that attention. Good or bad, you have eyes on you all the time. People gossip behind you, around […]
Dalai Lama to visit Ladakh in a first after pandemic
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 18: The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has agreed to visit the Union Territory of Ladakh at the request of Thiksay Rinpoche and former Indian lawmaker Thupten Tsewang, the current president of the Ladakh Buddhist Association, between July and August. The two representatives had a special audience […]
International indifference to spate of self-immolations in Tibet has exposed world’s hypocrisy
International experts examine reasons behind 160 self-immolations in Tibet and express concern over President Xi Jinping’s ongoing campaign of national identity transformation of Tibet as dangerous and fear new waves of self-immolation in China’s colonized Tibet. Guest report by Vijay Kranti New Delhi, April 13: Near total indifference of world governments and international institutions towards […]
Tibetan parents coerced into learning Chinese for their children
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 12: Rights organization Tibet Watch on Monday said that the Chinese authorities in Tibet are targeting Tibetan parents to learn Chinese Mandarin as part of their sinicization campaign. “Tibetan parents, mostly nomads and farmers, whose mother tongue is Tibetan, are being forced to attend workshops and classes,” the group said […]
CTA President Penpa Tsering to visit Washington DC
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 11: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration, known also as the Tibetan government-in-exile, Penpa Tsering is set to visit Washington DC later this month, at the invitation of long-time Tibet supporter Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “We have received an official invitation from the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who has […]
Indian govt sanctions ₹40 crore aid for Tibetans till 2026
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 8: The Centre has extended welfare aid of ₹40 crores to the Central Tibetan Relief Committee (CTRC) under the Department of Home of the Dharamshala-based Tibetan government-in-exile up to the 2025-26 fiscal year, reported The Hindu. The scheme gives an annual grant of ₹8 crores to CTRC for administrative expenses of […]
Opinion: Women’s Empowerment is a touchy topic, even in the Parliament
By Tenzin Lekdhen On March 29, during the recently concluded 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE)’s budget session, female MPs stood up to male MPs who criticised what they saw as a futility of investments in the Women’s Empowerment Program and raised their disconcertments on the government’s budget allotment to Gender Equality by mentioning reservation […]
China attempts to hide the death of Tulku Dawa in Lhasa: HRW
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 7: The recent news of the death of Tulku Dawa, 86, in Lhasa proved that China continues to hamper the flow of information, between Tibet and the outer world, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. The report by the leading human rights organization noted that the oppressive government has attempted to […]
25th Tibetan opera festival begins in Dharamshala
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 6: The Tibetan opera festival, known as the ‘Shoton’ or ‘Yogurt’ festival, began on Wednesday at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamshala with locals joining in on the first day of the celebrations. Sikyong Penpa Tsering gave the inaugural address in the presence of all the theatre […]
81-year-old self-immolates to protest against Chinese government in Ngaba
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, April 4: A 81-year-old Tibetan man, Tashi Phuntsok, also called Taphun has set himself on fire around 5 am local time on March 27, in front the Public Security Bureau office at Kirti monastery in Ngaba County in the traditional Amdo province, reportedly to protest against the repressive policies of the […]