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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

Dharamshala: Sri Pranab Mukherjee was one of India's most remarkable and well-respected leader across all party lines, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay said on Monday as he paid tribute to the former President of India. Bharat Ratna Sri Pranab Mukherjee passed away in an army hospital in Delhi, after suffering septic shock from a lung infection while recovering from brain surgery. More

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo, the longest-serving prime minister of Japan, tendered his resignation due to health reasons on 28 August 2020. The Tibetan people pray for his successful treatment and quick recovery of his health. More

Dharamshala: The Wuhan originated COVID-19 in China has radically disrupted global events including diplomatic calendars impacting significant international meetings to be held online. The first formal hearing on China of the Canadian House of Commons Special Committee on Canada-China Relations (CACN) held on Thursday, August 6, 2020, was one such anticipated events affected by the pandemic. More

Dharamshala: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay will be speaking at the first formal hearing on China of the Canadian House of Commons Special Committee on Canada-China Relations (CACN) on Thursday, August 6, 2020, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. More

Geneva: Five UN independent mandate holders: the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances; the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights; the Special Rapporteur on minority issues; and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief issued a joint communication on 25 years long enforced disappearance of Tibet’s 11th Panche More

Following is the transcript of the full proceedings of the virtual celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 85th birthday organised by Office of Tibet, Washington DC on 6 July 2020. Click here to watch the video. The transcript is filed by the Office of Tibet-DC. More

Dharamshala: With nations around the world still paying the price for China's system that propelled the spread of coronavirus around the globe, the unapologetic Chinese government executes an expansionist agenda to overturn the international rule of law and forcefully bend countries to its will. More

Dharamshala: Appalled by the shocking remarks made by former diplomat P Stobdan on His Holiness the Dalai Lama in a recent TV interview, President Dr Lobsang Sangay of CTA today issued a statement condemning the remarks. "Personally, it was shocking for me to hear what he said, particularly the mannerism and the language he used in regards to His Holiness," said the President. More

Ottawa, Canada:  "We are leading democracy in the world. We must stand up for freedom, democracy, and human rights. More

Bodh Gaya: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay and the Chief Resilience Officer Kaydor Aukatsang, Central Tibetan Administration, who arrived here in Bodh Gaya on an official tour, paid visits to the head lamas at ongoing Nyingma Monlam and Kagyu Monlam on Sunday. More

Dharamshala: President of the Central Tibetan Administration, Dr Lobsang Sangay, today called upon the Tibetan people in the U.S. to lobby the Congresspersons and Senators of their respective constituencies by urging them to co-sponsor the Tibetan Policy and Support Act 2019 (H.R. 4331). The U.S. More

Washington DC: On Thursday morning, Sikyong Dr Sangay met with the Tibet Policy and Support Act of 2019’s sponsor: Senator Marco Rubio. Well acquainted with Tibet and China relations and foreign relations, Senator Rubio has been a long-time supporter of Tibet and other repressed populations. More

Washington DC: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay met with Congressman Ted Yoho, a longtime Tibet supporting Republican congressman, this morning. The two met to discuss the possibility of a video conference between congress members and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. More