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Desecrated Peaks: Tibet’s Sacred Lands Under Illegal Chinese Occupation

Much before they were turned into instruments of control, Tibet’s mountains were once places of refuge and faith. The year 2026 marks the 150th birth anniversary of the… The post Desecrated Peaks: Tibet’s Sacred Lands Under Illegal Chinese Occupation...

Why Max Richter’s Hamnet needle-drop left me cold | Tom Service on music

In a new weekly column about the world of classical music, Tom Service bemoans Hollywood turning pieces into slop through overuse. Plus: Philip Glass withdraws his symphony from the Kennedy CenterBack in 2008, Transport for London came up with...

Election Commission Holds Press Conference, Details Guidelines and Precautions for Smooth 2025-26 Tibetan Elections

Dharamshala: This morning on Wednesday, 28 January 2026, Chief Election Commissioner Lobsang Yeshi, accompanied by Additional Election Commissioners Tsering Youdon and Nangsa Choedon, held a PRESS CONFERENCE at Lhakpa Tsering Hall, Department of Information and International Relations (CTA). The...

David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God by Peter Ormerod review – the making of a modern saint

An exhilarating account of Bowie’s spirituality and the quasi-religious nature of his work, from Space Oddity to BlackstarIt has become a tired cliche among fans to say that everything went wrong in the world after Bowie died in 2016....

5.5-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Eastern Tibet; 20,000 Evacuated

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake in Thewo County, eastern Tibet, forces 20,000 evacuations. 49 villages suffered damage, but no casualties were reported.

Lhadon Tethong Writes to UK PM Starmer on China Visit

Tibet Action Institute urges UK PM Keir Starmer to confront Xi Jinping on the forced assimilation of 1 million Tibetan children in boarding schools.

Over 20,000 evacuated, 49 villages hit by non-fatal 5.5-magnitude earthquake in eastern Tibet

(TibetanReview.net, Jan26’27) – More than 20,000 people in a county in a Tibetan prefecture in Gansu province have been evacuated following a 5.5-magnitude earthquake which jolted it in the afternoon of Jan 26, said China’s official media reports Jan...

Report: China continues to be ‘World’s ‘Worst Jailer of Journalists’

(TibetanReview.net, Jan26’27) – For the third consecutive year in 2025, China jailed more journalists than any other country, retaining the dubious distinction of being “the world’s worst jailer of journalists”, according to the latest annual report of an international...

Tibetan Language Day: A Tribute to the 10th Panchen Lama, Choekyi Gyaltsen

On 28 January 2026, the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) organized an All-India Panel Discussion across various states in India, with the main program held at the Dharamshala Tibetan Settlement Hall. The event was convened to commemorate Tibetan Language Day...

The perils and promise of Sir Keir’s visit to China

Editorial: At a time of global turmoil, the UK cannot afford to shun closer links with one of the world’s pre-eminent and fastest-growing economies