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25th June 2019, Edinburgh: The President began his official engagements for the day with a lunch meeting inside the Scottish Parliament, hosted by Hon Linda Fabiani MSP & also chair of Cross Party Group for Tibet in Scottish Parliament, and Hon Ross Greer, Green MSP for West Scotland. The Secretary of the CPG was also present at the lunch. More

Dharamshala: Venerable Karma Gelek Yuthok, Kalon of Department of Religion and Culture, Central Tibetan Administration issued a press release on Tuesday congratulating the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace (ABCP) on its successful completion in Mongolia and the Tibetan delegation's participation in the 50th anniversary celebration and the 11th General Assembly of ABCP, which he remarked was a gr More

Kollegal: On 19 June, Kalon Karma Yeshi of Department of Finance, CTA visited Kollegal Dhondhenling settlement. He was welcomed by settlement officer, local assembly, school principal, representatives from various monasteries, representatives from the settlement hospital, Government and Non-Government officials. More

By Zak Doffman, Read the original article here. An Israeli-U.S. cybersecurity firm released a new report on Monday evening, claiming that "nation-state" hackers had compromised the systems of at least ten cellular carriers around the world to steal metadata related to specific users. Albeit unconfirmed, both the targeted individuals and the hackers are believed to link to China. More

By Steve Williams, Read the original article here. China’s human rights abuses are well known, and now a new independent panel report lifts the lid on a horrifying fact: China is forcibly taking organs from its prison population, from which many prisoners have died. These are the findings of the independent China Tribunal. More

By Sarah Cook, Read the original article here. June has been a terrible month for internet freedom in China. July may be even worse. Every year in June, China’s censors go into overdrive to prevent citizens from discussing, commemorating, or learning about the pro-democracy protests that took place across the country in 1989 and the brutal military action that brought them to an end. More

Miao, Arunachal Pradesh: On behalf of Central Tibetan Administration and the residents of Miao Choephelling Tibetan Settlement, Settlement Officer Tenzin Chokden, President of Local Tibetan Assembly Rinzin Dorjee, Chairman and Secretary of Co-op Society Ltd Rinzin Dorjee and Tenzin Rabjor, Representative of the Camp leaders Sonam Tashi and staff Nyima Tsering called on Chief Minister Shri. More

25th June 2019, Edinburgh: It was overcast and windy as Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay arrived late in the afternoon at Edinburgh on 24th June. As the primary host of his visit to the UK this time, the Secretary of the Cross Party Group for Tibet in Scottish Parliament, Dr Martin Mills, welcomed the Sikyong at the dinner hosted by the Tibetan Community in Scotland. More

Dehradun: Kalon Sonam Topgyal Khorlatsang, Department of Home, CTA visited various Tibetan settlements in and around Dehradun including Kumrao, Sataun Kham Kathok, Herbertpur Dhoegu Yougyal Ling, Kham Lingtsang, Puruwala Sakya and Poanta Cholsum settlement from 18 to 21 June 2019. More

Washington DC: On Monday afternoon, Representative Ngodup Tsering met with Congressman Tim Burchett. Burchett is the congressman for the 2nd congressional district of Tennessee and formerly served as the Knox County mayor. He is a newly elected member of the Congress and serves in the Committee of  House Foreign Relations. He is a Republican. More

Washington DC: The United States government released its annual International Religious Freedom Report, a report that covers repressive government policies that infringe upon religious freedom. More

Dharamshala: Yachen Gar, a major Tibetan Buddhist center in Tibet's Karze region is facing eviction once again. Chinese authorities in Palyul County in the so-called Karze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture have resumed expulsion of Tibetan nuns and monks at Yachen Gar which is said to have housed about 10,000 nuns, monks, and lay practitioners until recent years. More

The Department of Education, CTA is pleased to announce Scholarship to 10 Students who wish to take a gap year to prepare for next year NEET (MBBS) & JEE (Engineering) exam. The Scholarship holder must undergo coaching from the reputed coaching institute in India. Interested candidates must apply online using the link below. https://forms. More

By Ben Westcott and Yong Xiong, Hong Kong (CNN) Read the original article here. A top Chinese Foreign Ministry official said Beijing would "not allow" the Hong Kong protests to be brought up at the G20 meeting in Osaka beginning on Thursday. More

Statesman News Service, Read the original article here. Addressing a panel discussion on Climate Change and Tibet at University College London’s Darwin Lecture Theatre, he implored upon the strategic importance of the Tibetan plateau as the largest repository of fresh water outside North and South Poles. More

Puruwala: On 20 June Kalon Sonam Topgyal Khorlatsang of Department of Home, CTA addressed members of the Puruwala Tibetan settlement.  In his address, Kalon elaborated the 15th Kashag’s Five-Fifty vision and highlighted the importance of education towards individual growth as well as strengthening the social, economic resources of a country. More

By Thubten Samphel* The 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries were the age of exploration and discovery. It was a time when the West ‘discovered’ the unknown world. ‘Dark Africa’ was mapped. So were the two poles. More

June 22, 2019, CANBERRA: Mr Lhakpa Tshoko, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Australia attended a meeting on Saturday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Benevolent Organisation for Development, Health & Insight (BODHI) Australia at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University. More

Toronto: After successfully conducting his official engagements in Paris, France, the Chief Election Commissioner of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Sonam Chophel Shosur addressed the Tibetan community in Toronto, Canada on 22 June. Chief Election Commissioner spoke about the amendments to the rules governing the elections of Sikyong and Members of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. More

By Leo Sun, Read the original article here. Last year, Alphabet 's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google faced a fierce backlash after details leaked about its censored search engine for China, codenamed Dragonfly. More