Dharamshala, India — His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Spiritual Leader of Tibet, received the Gandhi-Mandela Award from the Gandhi-Mandela Foundation on November 19, 2022 in Dharamshala, India, for his outstanding contribution to world peace and harmony.

Dharamshala, India – Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) wrote to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, expressing his gratitude for her continued support for Tibet and saying, "The Tibetans are forever grateful for your friendship with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and for your unparalleled leadership and support in strengthening bipartisan support for Tibet in the US Congress and advancing the cause of Tibet as per the hopes and aspirations of Tibetans inside Tibet,” writes Sikyong in the letter."

Washington, D.C — Congressional-Executive Commission on China released its 2022 annual report on human rights in China. The report states that "the PRC continued to restrict and seek to control the religious practices of Tibetans" and urged the resumption of a genuine dialogue, without preconditions, between the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama or his representatives.

Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and Bhutila Karpoche, MMP for Parkdale, High Park. Photo: TPiE

Dharamshala, India — Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE), on behalf of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and the Tibetans around the world, extended his heartiest greetings to MPP Bhutila Karpoche, on her election as the Deputy Speaker for the 43rd Parliament of the Ontario Legislature on November 12, 2022.

Mexico — A group of Mexican parliamentarians formed a new parliamentary group called "Friends of Tibet" in Mexico on November 8, 2022. Tibetan leaders expressed their gratitude to them and said, "With this new group, we can collaborate for the just cause of Tibet in Latin America. The support of each honourable member is precious to us."

Dharamshala, India — His Holiness the Dalai Lama received the Sivanda Peace Award from the Sivananda World Peace Foundation for his generous contribution to promotion of Peace, Non-Violence and oneness among humanity in the world.