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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

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

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

Switzerland: Members of the Swiss parliament questioned the federal government over Tibet and efficacy of Switzerland’s bilateral human rights dialogue with China. More

June 23rd, Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia: Despite the forced cancellation of Kalon of CTA's Department of Religion and Culture's participation at the 11th General Assembly of Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace in Ulan Baatar, The Tibetan delegation made the strongest representation at the Conference with the full participation of representatives of all the major Buddhist traditions as well as Jonang an More

Washington DC: On Friday the TPiE delegation and Representative Ngodup Tsering had a meeting with Congressman Tom Suozzi and Congressman Ted Yoho. Representative Suozzi reaffirmed the group's belief that the world must know what is happening to Tibet because of China's occupation since the types of abuses are replicated among other ethnic groups, such as the Uyghurs. More

Dharamshala: Beijing has pressured Mongolia into denying permits for CTA representatives who were formerly scheduled to participate in the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace in Mongolia starting Friday. More

21st June, 2019, London: The President Dr Lobsang Sangay joined eminent scientist Professor Chris Rapley CBE, Professor of Climate Science at UCL, for a panel discussion on Climate Change and Tibet at University College London’s Darwin Lecture Theatre. More

Washington DC: The TPiE delegation began their second meeting-intensive day by visiting Voice of America, an international media outlet that is funded by the US government. Geshe Monlam Tharchin and Lopon Thubten Gyaltsen had an interview at the VOA, which was broadcasted live. The delegation later met with Congresswoman Betty McCollum. More

Dharamshala: On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace, His Holiness the Dalai Lama delivered a special message to the 11th General Assembly of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace (ABCP) held in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. More

19th June, 2019, London, UK: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration met with representatives of major Tibet related charities operating in the UK for a first of its kind meeting, organised by Tibet House Trust as part of its 25th Anniversary activities to ensure better coordination among the different charities. More