Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 23: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Penpa Tsering on Wednesday formally launched the observance of “Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week,” an initiative aimed at reinforcing Tibetan language, culture, and national identity in response to what the exile administration describes as China’s state-driven assimilation policies in occupied Tibet. As the first […]

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 23: A 20-year-old Tibetan activist with Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) climbed a light pole near the US Capitol in Washington D.C. and unfurled banners denouncing Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of his arrival in the US capital on September 23-25.  The youth activist, identified as Tenzin Namgyal, carried out […]

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 23: Dr. Gyal Lo, a Tibetan educational sociologist and prominent researcher who has documented and exposed China’s state-run residential school system across occupied Tibet, has been honoured by the International Tibet Network (ITN) with the Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Medal of Courage.  The honour recognises his efforts to document and raise international […]