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Tibetan runner shatters China’s Half Marathon record

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 1: In a remarkable display of sporting feat, Tashi Tsering, a 21-year-old Tibetan athlete, etched his name in the annals of...

SFT commemorates self-immolator Tsewang Norbu’s second death anniversary

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 28: Activist group Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) on Sunday organised a commemorative event at the Danny Foundation in...

Arunachal Pradesh to transform Dalai Lama’s escape trail into a spiritual tourism hub

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Feb 28: The north-eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh will transform the escape trail of the Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the...

CTA Prez, Tibet Support Groups call for release of those protesting against dam construction

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 26: The recent events surrounding the detention of over 1,000 Tibetan protestors and the ongoing crackdown on dissent in response...

Tibetans protesting against dam construction face violence and detention

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 26: Chinese police in Kham Dege have reportedly been conducting harsh interrogations of Tibetans who were detained for protesting against a...

Feature story: Is the migration of exile Tibetans to the west a boon or bane?

By Tenzin Nyidon and Tsering Dhundup The Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959 forced approximately 80,000 Tibetans to seek refuge in India, Nepal, and Bhutan....

Sister of imprisoned Tibetan businessman continues protest

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 23: A new video has surfaced showing Gonpo Kyi, sister of the imprisoned Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi peacefully protesting outside...

Activists rally against forced resettlement of Tibetans

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Feb 23: Five Tibetan NGOs organized a peace march in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala to show solidarity to Tibetans protesting against forced resettlement...

Division and factionalism in exile “regrettably shameful”, says Dalai Lama in new letter

By Tenzin NyidonDHARAMSHALA, Feb. 21: A letter to felicitate the 50th founding anniversary of the Kollegal Dhondenling Tibetan settlement in South India, by the...

Video exposes forced relocation of Tibetans for dam project in Kham Dege

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Feb 21: A new video has surfaced showing the Chinese government's plan to forcefully relocate thousands of local Tibetans from their ancestral...

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