China is pursuing a two-pronged strategy in Tibet—systematically erasing the region’s Tibetan Buddhist identity while simultaneously building dual-use infrastructure that could strengthen the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) operational capabilities along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), top Indian intelligence...

By Khedroob Thondup For sixty-seven years, Tibet has remained under Chinese occupation—a reality that has reshaped the Himalayan plateau and reverberated across the world. To imagine Beijing voluntarily loosening its grip on Tibet without seismic shifts inside China itself...

The chain hunger strike initiated by the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) entered its 19th day on Thursday.

The Tibetan Women's Association (TWA) on Thursday held a silent protest in McLeodganj, Dharamshala, condemning China's Ethnic Unity Law and urging the United Nations to respond to what it described as the cultural assimilation of Tibetans.

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 6: A series of coordinated activism unfolded in Dharamshala on Thursday as Tibetan non-governmental organisations and individuals intensified calls for Tibetan independence and renewed international attention to China’s policies in Tibet, with initiatives paying tribute...

(TibetanReview.net, Aug06’26) – The United States section of Amnesty International has on Aug 5 called on China to release Chinese democracy and human rights activist Zhang Yi following his arrest on Jul 1 for allegedly inciting “inciting separatism”. The...

(TibetanReview.net, Aug06’26) – A high profile international seminar on Tibetan studies that was four years in the making has been cancelled at the last moment, ordered by Nepal’s top bureaucrat at the behest of China. Seminars like this directly...

Nepal on Thursday repatriated the mortal remains of climber Pur Bahadur Gurung, "Yukta" (37), who was killed in the Broad Peak avalanche in Pakistan last week.

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 6 August: A Tibetan couple from Miao Tibetan Settlement in Arunachal Pradesh arrived in Dharamshala on Wednesday after completing a 15-day, more than 2,000~ kilometre peace ride across India to honor the late Tibetan activist...

Amnesty International has criticised Chinese authorities following the arrest of pro-democracy activist Zhang Yi in Lhasa on charges of "inciting separatism." Zhang was detained after displaying a photo of the Dalai Lama at a monastery. Amnesty called for his...

An intelligence assessment says China is pursuing a dual military-civilian strategy across Tibet, raising concerns over Beijing's long-term plans to strengthen its position along the Line of Actual Control.

Indian intelligence says Beijing is erasing Tibet's Buddhist identity while building dual-use infrastructure to strengthen the PLA's position along the LAC

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 6 August: The Government of Nepal has called off the 17th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS), an international academic gathering that was scheduled to take place in Kathmandu from 23 to...

Dharamshala: Home Kalon (Minister) Palden Dhondup concluded a three-day official visit to Kullu-Manali, Mandi, Sundernagar, and Tsopema from 2 to 4 August 2026, during which he attended the 20th Working Committee Meeting of the Nyari Chithun Association, visited Tibetan settlements,...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 5: The Government of Nepal has cancelled the 17th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS), an internationally renowned academic conference that was scheduled to take place in Kathmandu from August 23 to...

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 5: The Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC), the apex judicial body of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), on Wednesday conducted the first hearing on Case No. 23, filed by plaintiff Tenzin Khedup against the Central...

(TibetanReview.net, Aug05’26) –  A Tibetan Buddhist monk arrested and tortured by China two years ago for peacefully protesting against the building of a controversial dam which was going to inundate his Yena Monastery in Dege County of Kardze Prefecture,...

(TibetanReview.net, Aug05’26) – Marking the completion of a month since independence activist Lobga Rangzen carried out his protest self-immolation in front of the UN Headquarters in New York City on Jul 2, around 2,000 Tibetans and supporters gathered to...

London | 5 August 2026 | Tsering Passang |  One month has passed since Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen set himself on fire outside United Nations Headquarters in New York on 2 July 2026, dying from his injuries that same evening. His protest...

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 5 August: Gonpo Tsering, a 46-year-old Tibetan monk and administrator at Yena Monastery in Derge County

The monk, Gonpo Tsering, 46, served as one of the administrators of Yena Monastery in Derge County, Sichuan province. The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) said he was taken into custody in February 2024 after Chinese authorities accused him...

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 5 August: Four Tibetans, including an 82-year-old man, are set to begin a more than 400-mile

By Khedroob Thondup Executive Summary. The United Front Work Department (UFWD) is a central organ of the Chinese Communist Party

For most insects, a flowering alpine plant might seem an unlikely predator. But researchers have discovered that a delicate wildflower that grows in rocky mountain crevices in southwestern China lures prey onto sticky hairs, digests their bodies and absorbs...

August 4, 2026 Longtime Tibet advocate and International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) Board Chair Richard Gere urged Tibetans to carry forward the legacy of Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen by embracing the message he asked the world never to forget:...