Tibetan Review
European parliament urges Panchen Lama whereabouts, release in resumed exchange with China
(TibetanReview.net, Oct17’25) – The European Parliament has on Oct 16 called for unconditional release of the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima who has continued to remain disappeared since being abducted by the Chinese government in Apr 1995 days...
Elections’26: The Case for Sikyong Penpa Tsering’s re-election
OPINION Mr Tenzin Norbu* presents his case for the re-election of Mr Penpa Tsering as the Sikyong in the 2026 Tibetan general elections, noting that if he wins over 60% of the votes in the preliminary round, he will...
China to punish entities, local officials behind the ‘rising dragon’ fireworks in Himalayan Tibet in rare environmental action
(TibetanReview.net, Oct15’25) – In a rare instance in Tibet of China taking action against perpetrators of serious environmental damage involving nationally prominent entities, as well as local party and government officials, an investigation report has on Oct 15 recommended...
Tibetan Sikyong lobbies for Tibet at Forum 2000 Conference in Prague
(TibetanReview.net, Oct15’25) – Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the executive head of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), has over Oct 13-14 met with senior European parliamentarians, former government leaders, representatives of civil society organisations and others, said the CTA o its...
Amid environmental concerns, China looks to mine lithium near Mt Everest from its third largest reserve
(TibetanReview.net, Oct14’25) – China is actively exploring the potential for large-scale mining operations at a globally ranking lithium reserve it discovered recently in Tibet in the ecologically fragile Mt Everest region, raising serious concern among scientists, reported energy-reporters.com Oct...
‘Free Tibet’ bogeyman raised against naming Humla youth as Minister in Nepal’s interim government
(TibetanReview.net, Oct13’25) – As Nepal’s interim Prime Minister considers appointing a woman, apparently of Tibetan Buddhist heritage, from the country’s border with Tibet as a minister, the Gen Z leaders from her province have demanded that her citizenship be...
China to begin building highly costly, strategically vital Hotan-Lhasa railway line next month
(TibetanReview.net, Oct12’25) – China is to begin building next month a highly costly but strategically vital railway line linking Hotan in East Turkestan (Xinjiang) with Tibet’s capital Lhasa, reported scmp.com Oct 12. The report described it as one of...
China bristles at UN criticisms of its human rights record
(TibetanReview.net, Oct12’25) – China has strongly criticized a number of democratic countries for their criticism of it for its deplorable human rights record in Tibet etc at the United Nations General Assembly, which opened on Sep 9, but has...
Chinese youth branded for life for failing to adapt to PLA posting in Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, Oct11’25) – China has punished a young graduate for the rest of his life for failing to adapt to being posted in Tibet after he joined the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) earlier this year, reported stratnewsglobal.com Oct 11....
China now receiving much more in debt repayments than it lends to poor nations
(TibetanReview.net, Oct11’25) – Developing nations are now repaying much more to China than they receive in new loans, showing a growing strain on economies already battling debt distress and underinvestment in climate action, reported africa.businessinsider.com Oct 11, citing a...











