Tibet News

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 26: Penpa Tsering, the President of the exile Tibetan government expressed gratitude to key US politicians who were instrumental for their support in passing the “Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act” during a ceremony held in the U.S. Senate building on Thursday. The event was hosted by the The post CTA Prez expresses gratitude to key US politicians for ‘Resolve Tibet Act’ appeared first on Phayul.

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 26: China has completed the construction of a bridge across Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh, as revealed by the latest satellite images shared by satellite imagery expert Damien Symon on X (formerly Twitter). Symon, known for sharing numerous satellite images of China’s construction activities across the Line of Actual Control The post China completes strategic bridge across Pangong lake amidst ongoing standoff with India appeared first on Phayul.

By Vijay Kranti Beijing’s record of conducting dialogue and establishing contacts with others throughout its history has never been happy for the other side. Skeptics point out that whenever Beijing showed interest in a ‘dialogue’ with Dharamshala, the Chinese leaders used it only to buy time for further fortifying their grip on Tibet or to The post Opinion: Hopes and Dangers of new Tibet-China dialogue- A friendly warning appeared first on Phayul.

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 24: In the update on the recovery of Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dr. Tsetan D Sadutshang and Dr. Tsewang Tamdin, physicians to His Holiness the Dalai Lama announced Wednesday that his recovery and overall health status is “stable and very satisfactory”.  “His Holiness the Dalai Lama is The post His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s recovery “stable and satisfactory”: Personal physicians appeared first on Phayul.

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 24: Chinese authorities have reportedly mandated that parents of over 300 students, aged 6 to 14, of Lhamo Kirti Monastery School in Dzoge County in so-called Sichuan Province, to enrol their children in state-run boarding schools, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA). Two sources in Tibet told RFA that The post China shuts Tibetan monastery school, forces students to enrol in state-run boarding schools appeared first on Phayul.

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 24: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is implementing policies of “labour transfer” and “surplus rural labourers” in Tibet, focusing on transitioning Tibetans from primary sector jobs like herding to secondary or tertiary sector roles such as mining according to a report from a New York-based rights group, the Human Rights Foundation. The post CCP implements forced “Labour Transfer” policies in Tibet: Human Rights Foundation report appeared first on Phayul.

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 24: Dr. Tsewang Gyalpo Arya, the Representative at the Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Japan addressed the ongoing religious genocide by China and its repercussions in Tibet and other China-occupied regions, including the East Turkestan and Southern Mongolia on Monday in Tokyo, Japan during the second The post Religious genocide in Tibet, says senior CTA official at religious freedom summit in Tokyo appeared first on Phayul.

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 22: Renowned historian, author, and Tibetologist Claude Arpi has urged India to extend a warm welcome to the 15th Dalai Lama, just as it did for the 14th Dalai Lama in 1959. In a recent interview with StratNews Global, Arpi who is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Centre of Excellence for Himalayan The post India should welcome the next Dalai Lama: Historian Claude Arpi appeared first on Phayul.

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 22: The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, extended his congratulations to Ms. Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, and Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, on their recent re-elections on Monday. In his congratulatory message, the Dalai Lama expressed his admiration The post Dalai Lama congratulates Presidents of European Parliament and European Commission appeared first on Phayul.

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 20: The Tibetan Government-in-Exile also known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), has recently made changes to the age limits for its civil services. The new eligibility criteria now require candidates to be a minimum of 25 years old, up from 21 years, and set the upper limit age at The post CTA changes age limit bracket for new civil servants to 25-40 years appeared first on Phayul.