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Lobsang Wangyal proudly brandishes his Indian passport, which will allow him to vote in the upcoming Indian elections.

November 2, 2017 · 8,255 Views · 80 Comments

Tibetans taking Indian citizenship worries Tibetan leadership

When the Tibetan community is analyzed, it is very difficult for any honest individual to classify the community as refugees. As a result of 60 years of publicity and awareness-raising, and thanks to the reputation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama…

August 19, 2017 · 5,032 Views · 56 Comments

Tibetans rejected by Nepal

The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected]. By: Tsering Bruckman In an unprecedented move back in 2005, the Nepali authorities shut down two key offices associated with the Dalai Lama in the country’s capital city, Kathmandu. It…

August 18, 2017 · 6,521 Views · 53 Comments

Tibetans rejected by Pakistan

The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected]. By: Kay Beswick There is more disappointing news for the Sikyong Lobsang Sangye as he embarks on yet another tour of America to curry favor with the West and raise…

August 10, 2017 · 4,934 Views · 71 Comments

Tibetan leadership sabotages Indian citizenship

The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected]. By: Solaray Kusco Below are two articles received reviewing the Tibetan leadership’s stance towards applying for Indian citizenship. In a scathing review of the Tibetan leadership’s latest actions, Mila Rangzen…

Sweden no longer accepts the Tibetan Identity Certificate, also known as the Yellow Book, as an valid travel document.

July 29, 2017 · 4,444 Views · 51 Comments

Tibetans rejected by Sweden

The opinion piece below was sent to dorjeshugden.com for publication. We accept submissions from the public, please send in your articles to [email protected]. By: Ashok Rao In a move that is beginning to be mirrored by many others, Sweden announced in June 2016 that it no longer accepts the Tibetan Yellow Book as…

Both Italy (top flag) and Switzerland (bottom flag) have rejected the Tibetans, as well as Sweden in a much earlier ruling in June 2016. Which country will the Tibetans next face rejection from? As the years pass by, it becomes increasingly harder for the Tibetans to travel, with fewer and fewer countries willing to risk their economic relationships with China for the sake of the Tibetan community.

July 29, 2017 · 3,517 Views · 46 Comments

Tibetans rejected by Italy

By: Kay Beswick One by one, the world’s nations are dissociating with the Tibetan leadership. On June 28, 2016 Swedish authorities announced a change in regulations, saying that they no longer accepted the Tibetan Identity Certificate as a valid identification document. The Identity Certificate, popularly known as the Yellow Book thanks to its cover, is…