OPINION
As candidates campaigning for the 2026 exile Tibetan elections vow to stand for what they call “unity”, Thupten Chakrishar* contends that what we need are leaders who understand that their job is not to make us the same, but...
OPINION
As exile Tibetans prepare to vote for a new executive head, the Sikyong, and a new parliament, Tenzin Namgyal* expresses concern over the invisibility of Rangzen candidates and asks: Why is advocating for independence treated as a political inconvenience...
Dr Tashi Phuntsok* presents his case for the election of Mr Kalsang Tsering as the member of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile from the Australasia constituency in the upcoming, 2026 Tibetan elections.
The vibrant democratic tradition founded under the visionary leadership of...
OPINION
Vijay Kranti* condemns China’s criticism of the first international conference on the Sixth Dalai Lama of Tibet – which was held in Arunachal Pradesh recently – as a baseless justification of its colonial annexation of Tibet exposed by the...
OPINION
Dr Nawang Phuntsog* explains why he has made a New Year Resolution to re-elect Sikyong Penpa Tsering and is inviting others to do likewise in the upcoming, 2026 Tibetan elections.
As the year draws to a close, the tradition of...
OPINION
As Tibetans marked the 36th anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize on His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Dec 10, with any hope for a resolution of the Tibet issue seemingly bleak in the near future,...
Tenzin Norzin* presents her case for the election of Mr. Kelsang Phuntsok Jungney as a member of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile from North America in the upcoming, 2026 elections.
As a young Tibetan who cares deeply about the future...
Mr Tashi Dawa* presents his case for the re-election of Mr. Tenzing Jigme as a member of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile from North America in the upcoming, 2026 elections.
As the 2026 Tibetan exile elections approach, it is with...
OPINION
Ahead of a Nov 15 demonstration by critics of Beijing’s policies, actions, and rule in their repressed homelands, Tsering Passang* and Clara Cheung* contend that any final British government approval of China’s mega-embassy plan in Central London will not...
Paying homage to the people in Tibet today whose culture, language, and identity have been suppressed after China’s invasion of their homeland, Meadon Lhamo* says she wrote this piece to show that even when voices are silenced, memory speaks...
