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Dharamshala: Earlier today, the President of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay convened a gathering of CTA officials including the heads of the three pillars of Tibetan democracy: Chief Justice Commissioner, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Deputy Speaker of Tibetan parliament-in-Exile, Justice Commissioners, Kalons; heads of autonomous bodies, Members of More

Dharamshala: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay who returned yesterday to Dharamshala after successfully lobbying for the Tibetan Policy and Support Act has thanked the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee led by Senator James Risch for the official statement on the TPSA. US Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla. More

Dharamshala: US President Donald Trump has signed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 into law, a move that dramatically strengthened US policy on Tibet and reaffirmed the US government’s steadfast support for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the CTA. The signing came after days of delay — the US Congress had approved of the omnibus spending bill, which had the TPSA attached, last week. More

US Congress Passes Tibet Support and Policy Bill of 2020 In a landmark victory to the Tibetan struggle, the much-anticipated Tibet Policy and Support Bill was passed into law by the US Congress today. The President of Central Tibetan Administration Dr. Lobsang Sangay speaks to Tibet TV in this exclusive interview. More

Washington, DC: The Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 (TPSA), which had been stuck at the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee since May 2020, was unanimously passed earlier today. More

Dharamshala: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay congratulated US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on winning the National Democratic Institute’s Democracy Award. "I write to express my sincerest congratulations on behalf of the Tibetan people in and out of Tibet on being awarded the National Democratic Institute's Democracy Award," said Sikyong, in his congratulatory message on Friday. More

Dharamshala: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay congratulated Matteo Mecacci, President of International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) on his appointment as the new Director of the Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) saying the appointment was testament to Mecacci's significant contribution in protecting human rights and democracy around the world. More

CTA President Dr. Lobsang Sangay on his maiden official visit to the White House Significance of CTA President's first ever official meetings and visit to the White House: An Interview Posted by TIBET TV on Sunday, 22 November 2020   Dharamshala: President Dr Lobsang Sangay on Friday created history as the first political head of CTA to formally enter the White House. More

Washington DC: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay entered the United States White House this afternoon — a historic feat. This is the first time in the last 6 decades the head of the Central Tibetan Administration has been invited into the White House. Last month, Dr. More

Dharamshala: After his recent US visit, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay is expected to make his second US visit in the span of a month to push the passage of Tibet Policy and Support bill in the US senate. During a press briefing today Sikyong said his upcoming visit is hoped to spur renewed interest and support on the Tibet issue. More

Dharamshala: The democratically elected leader of Tibetan people Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay congratulated United States President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris on their victory in the 2020 US presidential election. Dr Sangay said he looked forward to a renewed policy and support on Tibet under Biden's leadership. More

Exclusive: U.S Special Coordinator for Robert A. Destro Speaks to Tibet TV “While they (China) have the rights to criticise the meeting, we have the rights to have whatever meetings we want” United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Robert A. Destro talks tough on meeting the Tibetan President Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay. More

Washington DC: Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican Senator for Missouri, introduced a Senate resolution, “Condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s use of forced labor and other coercive measures to destroy religious freedom in Tibet.” The resolution condemns CCP interference of Tibetan Buddhism, particularly in the case of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation. More

Dharamshala: CTA President Dr Lobsang Sangay on Sunday congratulated Jacinda Ardern on her landslide re-election as New Zealand's Prime Minister and said the 'astounding victory' reaffirmed her able and compassionate leadership of the people of New Zealand, adding that 'the world needs more of such leaders'. More

Washington DC: Today marks the historic date when Sikyong (President) Dr. Lobsang Sangay of the Central Tibetan Administration entered the United States Harry S. Truman building in Washington DC. This is the first time the CTA Sikyong was formally invited to the State Department for meetings, which marks a momentous progress between Tibet-US relations. Democratically elected President Dr. More

Dharamshala: The human rights in China under the leadership of President Xi-Jinping has gone from bad to worse and the World Report for the last couple of years is a testimony to that. Human rights challenge posed by China is serious and the world is today paying a huge price both economically and socially. More

Dharamshala: The Chief Election Commission of CTA today announced the electoral calendar for the 2021 Sikyong and 17th Tibetan parliamentary elections as per the Charter of Tibetans-in-Exile and the Tibetan electoral rules and regulations. The Chief Election Commissioner Wangdu Tsering Pesur accompanied by Geshema Delek Wangmo and Mr. More

Dharamshala: China’s growing belligerence in these COVID times has pushed governments into rethinking its foreign policy on China. At the core of the brewing tensions between India and China at the Indo-Tibet border lies the Tibet issue. More

Geneva: 63 Parliamentarians from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) issued a joint statement today condemning China on reports of forced labour in Tibet. The report authored by Adrian Zenz titled “Xinjiang’s Militarized Vocational Training System Comes to Tibet” was co-published by the IPAC and describes the widespread system of forced labour in Tibet. More

Dharamshala: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay of the Central Tibetan Administration addressed a press briefing on the recent cases of COVID-19 reported from a local bank in the CTA premises where two bank staff tested positive for COVID-19. No sooner the case was reported that CTA immediately began with contact tracing and announced a complete lockdown of the offices. More