‘Four Rivers Six Ranges’ wins best soundtrack at Iowa Film Festival
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April, 29: Tibetan film ‘Four Rivers Six Ranges’ has secured its first major recognition, winning the Best Soundtrack award at the 2025 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival in Iowa, USA. The annual festival took place between April 21 and 27, with the award announced on Sunday. The film, directed by Tibetan filmmaker Shenpenn […]
Dalai Lama congratulates Canadian PM Mark Carney on election victory
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 29: The exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has extended his congratulations to Mark Carney, the newly elected Prime Minister of Canada, following the Liberal Party’s victory in the general election under his leadership on Tuesday. Mark Carney has led Canada’s Liberal Party to victory in the 2025 federal […]
Bhutila Karpoche misses out in Canada’s parliamentary seat from Taiaiako’n—Parkdale—High Park
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 29: The first person of Tibetan origin to be elected to public office in North America,Bhutila Karpoche, the candidate of the Democratic Party for Taiaiako’n—Parkdale—High Park, has secured second-place in yesterday’s Canadian parliamentary election. With 220 of 221 polls reporting, Karpoche garnered 14,665 votes, representing 23.05% of the total ballots cast. The […]
Tibetans rally behind Bhutila Karpoche’s bid to become Canadian MP
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 28: The Tibetan community in Toronto and prominent Tibetan artists and activists from across North America have united in support of Bhutila Karpoche, the Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for Taiaiako’n—Parkdale–High Park in today’s Canadian federal election and become a Member of Canada’s highest legislative body. Karpoche, who currently serves as the Member […]
CTA, Himachal Pradesh government hold meeting on renewal of Tibetan settlement land lease
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 24: In a development addressing the longstanding concerns of Tibetan settlements in Himachal Pradesh, senior representatives from the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) met with Himachal state officials to discuss the renewal of land leases and lease rents for both revenue and forest lands occupied by Tibetan settlements on April 23 in […]
Exile seat of Panchen Lama celebrates 36th birthday of disappeared Buddhist leader
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 25: In a solemn yet resolute observance, Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, in Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement, South India, the spiritual and cultural seat of the Panchen Lama in exile, commemorated the 36th birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, on Thursday while also continuing to demand his immediate release from Chinese custody. In […]
Tibet Fund launches Peppa Pig series dubbed in Tibetan language
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 25: In a move to preserve and promote the Tibetan language and culture among younger generations, the New York-based non-profit organisation, the Tibet Fund, launched the Tibetan-dubbed version of the popular British animated children’s series, Peppa Pig, on Wednesday. The initiative saw the release of 104 episodes, encompassing the first two seasons […]
Tibetans in Dharamshala join rally, observe day-long market shutdown in solidarity with Pahalgam terror victims
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 24: Tibetans joined a rally in McLeod Ganj alongside local Indians today condemning the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir and shut down their shops in the main market area for the entire day to express grief and solidarity for the victims who lost their lives. The head of […]
Rare art collection documenting the 14th Dalai Lama’s enthronement heads for auction
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 24: A collection documenting the 1940 enthronement of the 14th Dalai Lama will go under the hammer at Bonhams auction house in London on June 4, 2025. The Collection and Archive of Sir Basil Gould, the British diplomat who represented the British government at the ceremony, is expected to draw attention from […]
Opinion: Vietnam’s Transnational Religious Repression Mirrors China’s Playbook
By Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh – Human rights activist living in exile in the United States and 2017 International Women of Courage Awardee (IWOC). April 22, 2025 The shocking case of Tulku Hungkar Dorje, a renowned Tibetan lama, who was arrested in Saigon in a joint operation between Vietnamese police and Chinese intelligence agents and […]