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Central Election Commission Announces Schedule for 2025–2026 Sikyong and 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Elections, Along with Election Code of Condu...

Dharamshala: On the morning of 7 October 2025, the Central Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration convened a press conference to officially announce the schedule for the upcoming 2025–2026 elections of the Sikyong and the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile,...

Snowstorms strand hikers in China and a South Korean climber dies in Nepal

Early-season snowfalls have stranded hikers in two mountainous areas in western China, including several hundred at the base of Mount Everest

October 7, 1950: The Day Tibet Lost Its Freedom

OPINION China’s Oct 7, 1950, start of the invasion of Tibet changed the geopolitics of Asia and Beijing has now turned the territory into a living laboratory of surveillance while seeking to raise an entire generation of Tibetans who...

Chilling video: Man falls to death on China mountain after untying safety rope to take photos

A 31-year-old hiker died on Mount Nama after removing his safety rope to take photos. He tripped and fell hundreds of meters. He was not using an ice axe, had no permits, and his group hadn't filed a climbing...

Race against time to rescue 200 hikers trapped in snow after Mount Everest snowstorm

South Korean hiker, 46, dies while ascending Merak Peak in eastern side of Nepal

Trekkers Rescued After Everest Blizzard in Tibet

Reuters reports hundreds rescued after a blizzard trapped nearly 1,000 trekkers on Tibet’s Mount Everest slope during China’s National Day holiday.

China exiles in Thailand lose hope, fearing Beijing’s long reach

With tears rolling down his cheeks, detained Chinese political exile Zhou Junyi struggles to make his voice heard over dozens of families visiting Bangkok’s main immigration detention centre. Zhou’s China Democracy Party, an exile group, organised a commemoration on...

How Ladakh protest leader Sonam Wangchuk went from Indian hero to ‘traitor’

Wangchuk, a celebrated innovator, inspired a Bollywood megahit. Now he's being accused of challenging the Indian state.

Snowstorm traps about 350 hikers on Mt Everest

Rescuers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said.About 350 hikers had reached ...