Election Roundup
By Hannah Dellabosca / November 16, 2015
New Voter Registration Open The Election Commission has announced a fresh voter registration deadline after the successful completion of the preliminary election in October. Tibetans who have recently turned 18 years old and were too young to participate in the preliminary election can register now for the final election. The read more →
Election Roundup
By Tenzin Samten / October 23, 2015
The preliminary election for Sikyong (Prime Minister) and the 16th members of Tibetan Parliament-in-exile took place on October 18 at 60 different places around the world. The results of the preliminary election for the Sikyong post are being declared one after another from each location; the official total results from read more →
Tibetans Vote Worldwide
By Tenzin Samten / October 20, 2015
Exiled Tibetans all over the world took part in the preliminary election for Sikyong (Prime Minister) and members of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile on October 18. Dharamshala, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s residence and centre for the Tibetan Government-in-exile, is also home to thousands of Tibetans who voted in the read more →
Election Roundup
By Tenzin Samten / October 8, 2015
The second Tibetan election after the complete devolvement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from his political role is fast approaching. The preliminary election is two weeks away! The Chief Election Commissioner, Mr Sonam Choephel Shosur,is currently in Europe on a visit to Switzerland, Spain, Belgium and France to talk read more →
Tashi Topgyal: “For the benefit of the Tibetan people, not for myself”
By Hannah Dellabosca / September 24, 2015
PROFILE: Born in Jangthang, Ladakh in 1965 Work History: Worked as shepherd in Ladakh until he was 16 Joined the Indian Military in 1981, serving for 14 years until 1995 Worked briefly as an Indian contractor Operated his own coal mining business Currently works on a project called “Nurse for read more →
The Election: Awareness Raising and Campaigning
By Tenzin Samten / September 12, 2015
The 2016 preliminary election for Sikyong (prime minister) and Chithue (members of parliament) of the Tibetan-Government-in Exile is just a month away and the season of Tibetan election campaigning is well underway. Tibetans living in exile are becoming energetically involved in democracy as they gear up for the 2016 election. read more →
No Misunderstandings for the Election Procedures
By Hannah Dellabosca / September 5, 2015
The first vote in the Tibetan election of 2015/16 is fast approaching, and the Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) released a clarified version of the election regulations on September 3. These regulations act as a code of conduct for candidates and their supporters, covering a range of read more →
Tibetans Worldwide Register to Vote
By Tsering Wangdue / August 26, 2015
Tibetans worldwide have been registering to vote in the forthcoming elections for the post of Sikyong, or Prime Minister, and other members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The date for registering, originally June 30, was later extended by the Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration at Dharamshala to August 30. read more →
PENPA TSERING: “I will always be there to serve and fight”
By Hannah Dellabosca / August 25, 2015
PROFILE: Born in the Bylakuppe Refugee Camp in 1967 Education: Attended the Central School for Tibetans (Bylakuppe), topping the merit list in Class XII Attended Madras Christian College, Chennai, where he majored in Economics Work History: Served as the General Secretary for the Tibetan Freedom Movement and the Nigerian Tibet read more →
Lukar Jam: “Forging a New Path”
By Erin McKissick / August 25, 2015
Work History: President of Gu-Chu-Sum (current position) Vice President of Gu-Chu-Sum Researcher for Security Department of CTA Established writer and poet, contributes to newspapers and websites like Tibet Times and Phayul Lectures Tibetan NGOs on the Tibetan issue Technical Staff in Agricultural Department for Chinese administration Key Points: Vision for read more →