Information Division

The Information Division of the DIIR primarily works towards disseminating information about the political, human rights and environmental conditions in Tibet to Tibetans and the world community at large, and to keep the Tibetan issue alive. Under this Division there are four sections:

• Print Media and Website

  The section has further three sub-sections:

  • Tibetan
    • Sheja:

      A monthly journal in Tibetan, first published in 1968, it aims to educate Tibetans about Tibet and the activities of the CTA. The readers are mostly concentrated in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Switzerland, the United States and Canada.

    • Tibetan Freedom:

      Tibetan Freedom is the first Tibetan official newspaper published in exile. Now published weekly, it features news items on Tibet and the activities of the CTA. Like Sheja, its main readers are Tibetan-speaking people.

  • English
    • Tibetan Bulletin:

      First published in 19 , Tibetan Bulletin is a bimonthly news magazine with sections on Tibet, international and CTA news. It aims to bring out information on His Holiness the Dalai Lama, CTA, Tibet Support Groups and Tibetan people inside and outside Tibet.

  • Web Site

    TibetNet, the official website of the CTA, located at http://www.tibet.net, is a trilingual website in Tibetan, English and Arabic languages. A specially developed "dynamic font" for Tibetan script makes it possible for Web surfers from anywhere to download the pages in Tibetan automatically. The site acts as a window to the departments and offices of the CTA, Tibetan settlements, schools and institutes.

• Audio Visual Section

  The Section is further divided into Video, Museum and Web TV segments.

  • Audio Visual

    The Audio Visual produces video materials on Tibet, teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the activities of the CTA.

  • Tibet Museum

    The Tibet Museum was established in 1998 to serve as a remembrance of the loss of Tibetan culture and lives; to collect photographs and life histories of Tibetans; to present the hopes and aspirations of the Tibetan people.

    The Museum aims to:

    • Present Tibet's modern history, with an emphasis on the period of Chinese occupation, by establishing the "Tibet Museum", housing permanent and temporary special exhibitions, lectures, special events, and by the development of travelling museum kit, exhibitions and educational activities;
    • Strengthen the Tibetan spirit and collective pride through its presentations and publications on Tibet's rich history and culture, the struggle for Tibet and hopes for its future;
    • Collect and archive documents, photographs, objects and first hand accounts relating to Tibet and Tibetan issues

    For information on the current activities of the Tibet Museum,
    click here: http://www.thetibetmuseum.org/

  • Web TV

    The DIIR will soon launch a WebTV. The WebTV will cover news on the activities of the Central Tibetan Administration. The WebTV will be made available at www.tibetonline.tv

• Arabic Desk

  The main functions of the Desk are to:

  • Disseminate Tibet related information to the Arabic-speaking people;
  • Update and maintain official website in Arabic language: www.tibet.net/ar/. The website provides current news and general information on Tibet and Tibetan community in exile.
  • Translate and publish books and other materials on Tibet into Arabic language.

• Translation and Publication Section

  This Section translates relevant materials between English and Tibetan for all DIIR publications. It produces books, booklets and pamphlets in Tibetan, English and Hindi on various aspects of the Tibetan issue.

• Media Co-ordinator Section

  Among the duties of this Section are:

  • To receive and help international and national (India) media personnel in gathering information on Tibetans and Tibet;
  • To supply reference materials like books, video footage and still photographs to media personnel and writers;
  • To arrange interviews between them and Tibetans who can speak on the subject of the researcher's choice;
  • To act as interpreters, whenever requested, between Tibetan interviewees and interviewers;
  • To arrange audiences with His Holiness the Dalai Lama for media persons;
  • To distribute press releases.