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China shuts down Tibetan academy after refusal to teach communist ideology

Chinese authorities have permanently shut down the Ganjong Sherig Academy (Gangjong Academy of Ancient and Modern Studies), a renowned Tibetan educational institution founded by the late Tulku Hungkar Dorje, after years of pressure over its refusal to introduce Chinese...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Calls China’s New Ethnic Law a Legal Assault on Tibetan Language, Culture and Identity

Dharamshala: Less than four days before China’s discriminatory law on “Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress” comes into effect, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in exile convened a panel discussion to denounce what it described as China’s new ethnic law—a...

Dolma Tsering Says China Should Not Fear Dialogue

Speaker Dolma Tsering urged BRICS leaders to uphold human rights and told China that stability requires dialogue, diversity, and public trust.

Media Release: China Has No Historical, Religious and Political Right to Interfere in the Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation Issue

MEDIA RELESE 26 June 2026 China Has No Historical, Religious and Political Right to Interfere in the Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation Issue The Tibet Information Office in Canberra strongly condemns the Chinese Embassy’s sponsored propaganda published in regional newspapers earlier...

Sikyong Highlights His Holiness’s Four Principal Commitments at India Habitat Centre Exhibition, Inaugurates Renovated Sherig Parkhang Trust in Delhi

Delhi: Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited the renovated Sherig Parkhang Trust and inaugurated an exhibition on life and legacy of His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama at India Habitat Centre in Delhi on 25 June following conclusion of his...

Chinese authorities force closure of Tibetan educational institute founded by late Tulku Hungkar Dorje

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 25: Chinese authorities have forcibly shut down the Gangjong Academy of Ancient and Modern Studies, a prominent Tibetan educational institution founded by the late Tulku Hungkar Dorje, whose death followed his detention in a joint...

China says overseas activists and critics can be held accountable under new ethnic unity law

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 25: China has defended a controversial provision in its newly enacted “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress” that allows authorities to hold individuals and organizations outside the country legally accountable for actions deemed to...

China Shuts Down Another Tibetan School in Golog

Chinese authorities reportedly shut down Gangjong Ancient and Modern Sherig School in Golog after blocking new student enrollment for two years.

Tibet-Taiwan Roundtable Discusses Rights in Geneva

A Tibet-Taiwan Roundtable in Geneva discussed human rights, democracy, regional security, Tibet’s environment, and the Dalai Lama’s succession.

China’s ethnic unity law sparks fears of cross-border repression targeting Taiwan

Taiwanese officials and academics have warned that China's new Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law enables transnational repression. Its extraterritorial provisions target individuals globally for criticising Beijing's sovereignty claims or human rights abuses, putting Taiwanese citizens, foreign journalists, and...

China’s top military brass undergo 10-week Xi Jinping orientation

(TibetanReview.net, Jun25’26) –China’s top military brass, ranking from Major Generals upward, have just completed a 10-week schooling to become Xi Jinping complaint in their ideological outlook and loyalty. The unprecedented ideology training camp – studying President Xi Jinping’s speeches,...

Chinese Authorities Forcibly Shut Down Gangjong Sherig Academy

The Chinese government has forced the sudden shutdown of the Ganjong Sherig Academy (Gangjong Academy of Ancient and Modern Studies), an institution established bythe late Tulku Hungkar Dorje.

Uyghur activist urges UNHRC to act against China’s ethnic policies, alleges continued repression

Dolkun Isa, President of the Uyghur Centre for Democracy, has called on the international community to take stronger action against China over its treatment of Uyghurs, warning that Beijing is using legislation and diplomatic influence to suppress ethnic identity...

Health Kalon Pema Tso Hosts U.S. Embassy Delegation; Holds Discussions on Health Priorities and TESC Programme Progress

Dharamshala: The Department of Health, Central Tibetan Administration, on 22 June 2026 welcomed Mike Cramer, Political Officer, and Radharani Thakuria, Project Management Specialist, from the U.S. Embassy, New Delhi. Health Kalon Pema Tso extended a warm welcome to the...

China justifies the ‘long-arm (criminal) jurisdiction’ clause of its so-called ethnic unity law

(TibetanReview.net, Jun24’26) –Following a spate of international criticisms of its law ostensibly meant for promoting ethnic unity and progress, which is set to come into force on Jul 1, China has not only defended the legislation but also sought...

India and China positive in their national security advisers’ meet in New Delhi

(TibetanReview.net, Jun24’26) – India has described as “constructive and forward-looking” talks held between its national security adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Jun 22 on the sidelines of a BRICS National Security Advisers’ meeting in...

As India and China Warm Relations, Tibet Remains the Unspoken Question 

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 24 June: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New Delhi on Tuesday, reaffirming the steady improvement in India-China relations and accepting Chinese President Xi Jinping's invitation to attend the...

India-China border trade via Lipulekh Pass to resume after 6 yrs; 26 passes issued

Border trade via Lipulekh pass to Tibet resumes June 26 after six years, with 26 Indian traders in first batch, officials plan more passes as traders assess six year old stored goods.

Special Frontier Force deployed as part of Amarnath Yatra security grid

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 24: The Indian government has reportedly deployed personnel from the elite Special Frontier Force (SFF), often called “Establishment 22”— a covert unit primarily consisting largely of Tibetan refugees, as part of the extensive security apparatus...

China Can Target People Outside Its Borders Under New Ethnic Unity Law

China passed the law in March to create a "shared" national identity among the country's 55 ethnic minority groups, which include Tibetans and Uyghurs, some of whom chafe under Chinese rule and have over the years often staged protests,...

Book Review: China’s Colonial Games in Tibet

By Nava Thakuria China may be diplomatically recognised as a neighbour by the Union  government in New Delhi, but for many Indians, it’s nothing but an aggressor which occupied the sacred land of Tibet seven decades back to come...

Tibetan Parliamentarians Meet J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah

Tibetan parliamentarians raised a Srinagar settlement land grievance with J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who pledged to seek a resolution.

Chinese Tibetologists’ task to sell propaganda narratives on Tibet underlined

(TibetanReview.net, Jun23’26) – China claims that Tibet has been an integral part of it since ancient times and the Tibetan culture in all its aspects – religion, medicine. performing arts, and so forth – are parts or aspects of...

Penning a book on China’s colonial games in Tibet

BOOK REVIEW Compiling nearly 60 essays and presentations by 39 leading experts on Tibet and China, which were discussed in over 30 international webinars over 2020-23, Vijay Kranti’s “China’s Colonial Games in Tibet” is a useful work for all...

Video: Truck Falls In River After Bridge Collapses In Himachal, Driver Safe

The incident occurred between Reckong and Tapri on National Highway 5 (Old Hindustan-Tibet Road) near Urni Dhank when the truck was passing the bridge.