Tibetan Review
CPC Central Committee member, a former ‘Tibet’ governor, headed for corruption trial
(TibetanReview.net, Jul23’25) – After being put under investigation on Jan 23, 2025 by China’s top party and government anti-corruption bodies, Qizhala (also written as Qi Zhala, Qe Dalha or Che Dalha), a CPC (Communist Party of China) Central Committee...
China has razed hundreds of stupas, two sacred statues at monastery in Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, Jul22’25) – Claiming they were built on government land and also violated uncited regulations, Chinese authorities have recently demolished over 300 Buddhist stupas and a statue of Guru Padmasambhava – who introduced tantric Buddhism in Tibet in the...
Dalai Lama inaugurates Buddhist debate event, new palace in Padum, Ladakh
(TibetanReview.net, Jul22’25) – After being delayed by bad weather for two days, the Dalai Lama has flown by helicopter to Padum in Zanskar, Ladakh, on Jul 21 to inaugurate a Great Summer Debate event at the Karsha Monastery and...
Stealing Tibet’s Children: China’s Shameful Colonial Project to Eradicate Tibetan Identity
OPINION Calling China’s secretive, coercive, and repressive boarding school system that incarcerates nearly a million Tibetan children a profound violation of the world’s shared commitment that every child should grow up secure in their identity, language, and family’s love,...
China frees Tibetan environment rights protester, subject to tight restrictions
(TibetanReview.net, Jul21’25) – China has released on Jul 8 after eight months a Tibetan environment rights protester in Sichuan province who should never have been jailed in the first place, subject to stringent conditions that severely curtails his freedom,...
China begins building world’s biggest hydropower dam in seismically active Himalayan Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, Jul20’25) – Chinese Premier Li Qiang has announced on Jul 19 the start of the construction of the world’s biggest hydropower dam over the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Metog county of Nyingchi (Tibetan: Nyingtri) prefecture, Tibet, close to...
Urgent reforms needed to sustain the TCV schools
OPINION Tenzin Jigmey* argues that While TCV has undoubtedly succeeded in preserving cultural continuity and providing moral guidance rooted in Tibetan values and Buddhist principles, it has fallen short in delivering the rigorous academic foundation required for those under...
China nets young Tibetan singer in Dalai Lama birthday crackdown
(TibetanReview.net, Jul19’25) – As Tibetans across the free world commemorate the 90th birthday Jul 6 of His Holiness the Dalai Lama with a year-long series of events, China has taken extra security measures to ensure that no festive displays...
US state showers historic honours on Dalai Lama for his ‘Year of Compassion’ 90th birthday
(TibetanReview.net, Jul18’25) – The US state of Massachusetts, which is officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on Jul 10 unveiled what has been described as a historic series of actions to honour His Holiness the Dalai Lama for...
China’s Quiet War on Tibetan Identity: The Boarding School Crisis
OPINION Aritra Banerjee* notes that while China officially seeks to present its state-run boarding school system in Tibet as pathways to education, to Tibetans it is a crisis that stands at the heart of Beijing’s assault on their culture,...











