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Celebrating Compassion in Chile on the 90th Birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Chile: On 7 August 2025, the Office of Tibet, Latin America successfully organised the 90th birthday celebration of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in Arica, Chile which is a coastal city in northern Chile nestled between the Pacific...

Chinese students allegedly deployed as spies in British Universities: Report

The investigation, conducted by UK-China Transparency (UKCT), surveyed academics in Chinese studies programmes across Britain. The findings, reported by Breitbart London, claim that Chinese students studying in the UK are being pressured by CCP officials and police to gather...

China to drop Tibetan as core subject in university entrance exams, sparking fears of cultural erasure

Beijing's push to intensify Sinicization across the Tibetan Plateau has taken a significant step forward, with the Communist Party of China's top Tibetan leader announcing that the Tibetan language will no longer be a core subject in the region's...

China counts down to start of work on Xinjiang-Tibet Railway

Work is expected to get under way this year on one of the world’s most ambitious rail projects with the launch of a state-owned company to oversee construction and operations of a line that will link Hotan in Xinjiang...

China excludes Tibetan from national college entrance, claims it would improve Tibetans’ career prospects

(TibetanReview.net, Aug08’25) – As China intensifies its Sinicization drive across the Tibetan Plateau region under President Xi Jinping’s Han-centric assimilation plan for the new era, the top Tibetan leader of the Communist Party of China-state in Tibet autonomous region...

Some 600 Dingri earthquake displaced Tibetans moving into new homes

(TibetanReview.net, Aug08’25) – China said Aug 7 that more than 600 victims of the devastating 7.1-magnitude earthquake which hit Tibet’s Mt Everest county of Dingri on Jan 7 this year will move into new homes in the coming days....

Damming the Climate for Rights in Tibet

It’s not just the new mega-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River. For years, Tibetans who draw attention to environmental damage have faced detention and lengthy jail sentences.

India raises concerns over controversial mega-dam on the Brahmaputra in Tibet

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 8: The government of India has taken note of reports that China has commenced construction of a mega dam project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, which forms the upper course of...

Kirti Monastery in Dharamshala marks the 83rd birthday of 11th Kirti Rinpoche

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 8: The exile base of the Kirti Monastery in Dharamshala celebrated the 83rd birthday of its foremost religious figure His Eminence the 11th Kirti Rinpoche, Lobsang Tenzin Jigme Yeshe Gyamtso Rinpoche, on Friday with mass...

24 friends from Pune, who reunited after 35 years, missing after Uttarkashi flash floods

The Maharashtra government said it was in constant touch with the Uttarakhand administration after landslides and flash floods in the Dharali area left 151 tourists from the state stranded. So far, 120 of these tourists have been contacted and...