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High-level meeting held with special coordinator for Tibetan issues Riley Barnes at US State Department on sacrifice of Pawo Lobga Rangzen

Family members of Pawo Lobga Rangzen, who self-immolated outside the United Nations on July 2, 2026, met on Wednesday with Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Riley Barnes to brief the US government on his sacrifice, his final message, and...

Family, lawyers of imprisoned Tibetan businessman denied visits, as authorities censor renewed calls for justice online

August 19, 2026 Despite guarantees under China’s Prisons Law, Chinese authorities have repeatedly denied requests by lawyers of imprisoned Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi (Duoji Zhaxi) to visit him, including requests made as recently as July-August, according to an August...

Tibetan activists cycle 360 kms to Dharamshala in memory of martyr Lobga Rangzen

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 19: Braving torrential monsoon showers, scorching heat, and challenging uphill stretches, a group of ten Tibetan activists completed a gruelling cycle rally of more than 360 kilometres from Paonta Sahib to Dharamshala over six days,...

Dalai Lama photo lands Chinese activist in jail, son questions ‘Inciting Separatism’ charge

According to the Phayul report, Zhang Yi, a retired resident of Wuhan, was detained by police in Lhasa on July 1 after showing a photograph of the Dalai Lama to a Tibetan woman at Sera Monastery.

Kalon Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi Visits Drepung Monastery Institutions and Reviews Ongoing Digital Library Projects

Dharamshala: As part of his ongoing official engagements in Mundgod Doeguling Tibetan Settlement, Kalon of the Department of Religion and Culture (DoRC), Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi, attended the cremation ceremony of the former Abbot of Drepung Monastery, Jetsun Konchok Paksam...

In Rain and Heat, Tibetan Activists Cycle 360 km to Dharamsala, Honouring Martyr Lobga Rangzen

In Rain and Heat, Tibetan Activists Cycle 360 km to Dharamsala, Honouring Martyr Lobga Rangzen

India’s Afghanistan Ties Have Spanned Soviet War, Taliban Rule And Diplomatic Shifts

By Jayanta Bhattacharya NEW DELHI-Afghanistan has seen an apparent “increase” in India’s pragmatic engagement with the Taliban authorities in recent months, as the regime marks five years of rule in Kabul this month. India’s diplomatic ties with Afghanistan have...

Son of Chinese activist detained over Dalai Lama photo questions “separatism” charge

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 18: The son of imprisoned Chinese pro-democracy activist Zhang Yi has questioned the legal basis of the “inciting separatism” charge brought against his father, saying he cannot understand how the simple act of showing a photograph of...

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‘Peace Walk for Free Tibet’ reaches Wisconsin, Dalai Lama’s nephew joins solidarity march

The ongoing "Peace Walk for Free Tibet" in the United States reached Milton, Wisconsin, on Friday, with members of the local Tibetan community, including Kunga Norbu, nephew of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, and Jigme Jungney, former Representative...

Ahead of crucial 21st Party Congress, China cultivating a more repressive leadership in Tibet

August 18, 2026 Seventh-generation leadership in Tibet will be shaped by two guiding principles that institutionalize centralized Party control and accelerate Beijing's forced assimilation of Tibetans: the Ethnic Unity and Progress Law and Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building....

ICT 2026 Tibet Leadership Report: Ahead of 21st Party Congress, China cultivating a more repressive leadership in Tibet to enforce assimilationist age...

August 18, 2026 As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) prepares for its 21st Party Congress in 2027, developments in 2025–2026 indicate that Beijing is cultivating a more repressive leadership in Tibet to deepen political control and accelerate its policies...

China Expands Religious Scrutiny Into Chengdu Schools, Hospitals

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 18 August: Chinese authorities in Chengdu are reportedly extending their scrutiny of religious belief into public institutions, with a public hospital requiring all employees to disclose their religious affiliations and schools collecting information on the...

Karnataka’s strength lies in its diversity: Chief Minister Shivakumar meets Tibetan MP Chopepal Thupten

In a post on X, Shivakumar said, "Shri Chophel Thupten, Member of the Tibetan Parliament, called upon me today."

The Empty Victory: Why China Gains Nothing by Holding Tibet

By Khedroob Thondup For more than six decades, Beijing has clung to Tibet with a grip that is both suffocating and self-defeating. Six million Tibetans live under policies of suppression, surveillance, and cultural erasure. Yet when one strips away...

China Deploys Troops and Tightens Controls at Larung Gar as Demolitions Continue

The Chinese government has stationed large numbers of troops at Larung Gar in Serta and imposed tight restrictions across the religious encampment, sharply limiting access for tourists and pilgrims as authorities press ahead with the demolition of monks' and...

Kalon Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi Commences Official Visit to Tibetan Settlements, Monasteries and Communities, Beginning with Mundgod Doeguling

Mundgod: The Kalon of the Department of Religion and Culture (DoRC), Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi, commenced his official visit to the Mundgod Doeguling Tibetan Settlement in Karnataka, Dehradun in Uttarakhand, Dolanji Tibetan Settlement (Bonshi), and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh from...

China aiming for the world’s AI systems being trained on its propaganda data

(TibetanReview.net, Aug17’26) – Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology tested ChatGPT when it was still a new technology and their findings, published in 2023, said the chatbot generated a large amount of “biased commentary about China” and “would...

Minnesota-Chicago ‘Peace Walk for Tibet’ in US reaches Wisconsin

DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 17: The ongoing ‘Peace Walk for Free Tibet’ in the United States from St. Paul, Minnesota to Chicago reached Milton, Wisconsin on Friday where members of the local community there including Kunga Norbu, nephew of His Holiness...

Tibetan youth completes 800-km peace walk from Dharamshala to Leh for language preservation 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 17: Kalsang Tharchin, a Tibetan youth and solo marcher, reached the Tibetan settlement at Choglamsar in Leh at around 9 a.m. on Sunday, completing a month-long peace walk from Dharamshala to Ladakh to raise awareness...

Over 200 Tibetans, supporters protest China’s assimilation policies near Swiss Parliament

More than 200 Tibetans and supporters gathered near the Swiss Parliament in Bern to protest what the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) described as China's intensifying assimilation policies in Tibet. The peaceful demonstration also marked the 44th day since the...

Kashag and Tibetan Parliament in Exile to Jointly Hold Prayer Service and Peaceful March on 49th Day of Martyr Lobsang Palden’s Ultimate Sacrifice

Dharamshala: On 20 August 2026, marking the 49th day since Tibetan martyr Lobsang Palden (alias Lobga Rangzen) set himself ablaze in protest against China’s continued repression inside Tibet and the recently implemented “Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress Law,” the...

TYC North America confers Patriotic Martyr Award on Lobga Rangzen, sets 2 July as remembrance day

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 17 August: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) has honoured Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen with its Patriotic Martyr Award during its 22nd North American Executive Committee Meeting in New York, recognising his sacrifice for Tibet and...

Tibetan delegation urges UN to take decisive action over human rights situation in Tibet

A Tibetan delegation, accompanied by two family members of late Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen, met with United Nations Human Rights Council Special Representative Anne Siyota at the United Nations and urged the international rights body to take more...

China says ‘Taksing’ in Arunachal border is its ‘Taxin’ in ‘Zangnan’, calls incursion allegations a hype

(TibetanReview.net, Aug15’26) – China’s official media has not specifically denied but simply described as hype allegations that its troops’ had made incursion into India’s Taksing border area of Arunachal Pradesh.  And while both the state and central governments have...