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China faces criticism as record 10,500 Tibetan students enrolled in ‘Tibet Classes’, raising concerns of cultural assimilation

More than 10,000 Tibetan students were enrolled in China's Tibet Classes in 2025, the highest since the programme began. The expansion includes new schools and vocational classes, while the programme continues to face criticism over cultural assimilation and political...

Over 10,000 Tibetan students enrolled in China’s ‘Tibet Classes’ amid accelerated sinicisation drive

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 24: More than 10,000 Tibetan students were enrolled in so-called “Tibet Classes” across major Chinese cities in 2025, marking the highest annual intake since the programme’s inception, according to Chinese government data published in a...

Tibetan transgender artist reflects on identity, belonging and change at book launch

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 24: Tibetan transgender artist, author, and community educator Tenzin Mingyur Paldron, also known as Doc Tenzin, spoke candidly about identity, parental love, community responsibility, and social change during the launch of his graphic memoir A Capacity...

WUC urges UK PM Keir Starmer to raise Uyghur genocide during landmark China visit

According to the WUC, the prospect of deeper engagement with China has generated serious concern among Uyghur communities and human rights advocates, given that there have been no meaningful policy changes in East Turkistan since the last UK prime...

Tibetan Monastic Leader Missing Following Arbitrary Detention in Chumarleb, Yushu

Chinese authorities have reportedly detained Lobsang Lungrik, a Tibetan Buddhist lama and senior religious official in Qinghai province, with his whereabouts remaining unknown since December 2024. Lobsang Lungrik, 51, is the head lama of Ba Gön Monastery, a Gelug...

Chinese asylum seeker who exposed rights abuses fights to stay in the US

Guan Heng sought asylum in the United States after exposing human rights abuses in his native China

Finland’s Prime Minister Should Confront Repression in China Visit

Click to expand Image Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo, in Brussels, Belgium, January 22, 2026.  © 2026 Michael Kappeler/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s scheduled January 25-28 visit to China, accompanied by over 20 Finnish business leaders,...

King Songtsen Gampo’s Queen Bhrikuti Stripped of National Status in Nepal

Nepal removes Bhelsa Tritsun (Princess Bhrikuti), King Songtsen Gampo's queen, from its national luminaries list, sparking efforts to restore her legacy.

Nepal Drops Songtsen Gampo’s Queen 'Bhelsa Tritsun' from Luminaries List

Nepal removes Bhelsa Tritsun (Princess Bhrikuti), King Songtsen Gampo's queen, from its national luminaries list, sparking efforts to restore her legacy.

Report: 3.36 million Tibetans affected by China’s forced labour drive since 2000, 650,000 in 2024 alone

(TibetanReview.net, Jan23’26) – UN rights experts have on Jan 22 expressed deep concern stemming from allegations of forced labour affecting Uyghur, Kazakh and Kyrgyz minority groups as well as Tibetans in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and across other...