TWAPEN calls for immediate and unconditional release of detained Tibetan Writers

Dharamsala, February 2: Tibetan Writers Abroad PEN Centre, we organised a candle light vigil on Saturday evening calling on China for "immediate and unconditional release" of Tibetan writers currently detained in Chinese prisons inside Tibet.    More>>

Association of Tibetan Journalists honours Tibetan writer Woeser on its 10th Anniversary

Dharamsala, December 19:Tibetan woman writer and poet,writing in Chinese language Tsering Woeser was on Monday awarded an honorary medal by the Association of Tibetan Journalists (ATJ) On10^th founding anniversary day.    More>>

International PEN Calls for Freedom of Speech in Tibet

The Tibetan Writers Abroad PEN Centre participated in the 73^th International PEN Congress held from 4^th-12^th July in Dakar, Senegal. Two hundred writers from over 70 countries met to promote literature and to defend freedom of expression throughout the world. At the PEN Assembly the delegates, including 8 Chinese, unanimously passed the Tibet Resolution and openly supported PEN Tibet in its fight for freedom of expression for Tibetan writers in Tibet.    More>>

Release New book

The Tibetan Writers Abroad PEN Centre releases Mr. Dolma Kyab’s Chinese commentary manuscript titled "The Restless Himalaya-Sao Dong de Ximalayashan" It is a collection of comments with 57 chapters on different topics    More>>

Ten-year sentence for Tibetan writer Mr. Dolma Kyab

Mr. Dolma Kyab, a young Tibetan writer, sentenced ten-years imprisonment for writing a manuscript, the restless Himalayas-Sao Dong de Ximalayashan, by Lhasa People's Intermediate Court on Sept 16^th, 2005. He is serving his ten-years imprison life in Chushul Prison, Tibetan Autonomous Region (T.A.R).    More>>

Writing in a World Without Peace

The 72^nd International P.E.N Congress was held from 22^nd to 28^th May 2006 in Berlin,Germany. Horst Kohler, Federal President of Germany welcomed more than 450 writers from PEN Centres in 144 countries around the world and Johano Strasser, President of German PEN Centre, emphasized on the theme of the 72^nd International PEN Congress "Writing in a world without peace".    More>>

Commemoration of The 70th Birthday of H.H The Dalai Lama by TWAPEN

Dharamsala, July 06: On the auspicious 70^th Birthday of His Holiness Dalai Lama, 6^th July 2005, the Tibetan Writers Abroad PEN Centre in co-operation with Tibetan Translation House distributed about 2000 free copies of the following books at the Theckchen Choeling Temple, Dharamsala.     More>>

Tibet resolutions passed at PEN International

Slovenia, June 19: Three Resolutions condemning China for the lack of Freedom of Expression and opinion were passed today at the 71^st PEN International Congress in Bled, Slovenia.    More>>

Tibetan presence at The Conference "Chair of Human Rights of the Writers"

Italy, May 05: The Tibetan Writers Abroad PEN Centre sent Ven Lobsang Darjy to the Conference "Chair of Human Rights of the Writers" organized jointly by the Italian PEN Centre and Ateneo Veneto in Venice, Italy, on May 3, 2005 (Freedom Press Day).    More>>

The 70th World Congress of the International PEN

Norway, Setember 04: The 70^th World Congress of International PEN was held from 6^th-12^th September 2004 in Tromso, Norway. From the Tibetan Writers Abroad PEN Centre, Mr. Kathup Gyal ( General Secretary) and Mr. Gaitho ( Executive Member) attended it with the delegates and guests from 80 countries, of total number of about 300.    More>>