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China’s new exit-and-entry regulations take effect, widening control over overseas travel

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 16: China on Tuesday brought into force a new set of regulations on Exit and Entry Administration, giving authorities broader powers to scrutinise and restrict the overseas travel of Chinese citizens while tightening requirements for...

New report reveals Chinese AI-enabled surveillance on Tibetan exile government, Buddhist members, ICT and SFT

September 16, 2026 A new Anthropic threat intelligence report titled ‘Detecting and countering misuse of AI: September 2026’ provides disturbing evidence of China-based, government-aligned actors targeting the Tibetan exile government or the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), members of the...

ICT calls on President Trump to publicly press Xi on Tibet, the Panchen Lama and human rights

September 16, 2026 As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C., the International Campaign for Tibet urges him to make Tibet and human rights central to their bilateral discussions, and to press...

Tibetan testifies at ranking US Congressional Committee members’ hearing ahead of President Xi Jinping’s arrival

(TibetanReview.net, Sep16’26) – Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit later this month, and as Tibetan groups and others prepare protest receptions for him, Ranking Member Ro Khanna of the US House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between...

China to launch first publicity week under its new ‘Ethnic unity’ law on Sep 21

(TibetanReview.net, Sep16’26) – China is to showcase the progress it has made in the implementation of its so-called Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law in the first annual event be held under it on Sep 21. The activities will...

Second Session of 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Convenes

Dharamshala, 16 September 2026: The general session of the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, scheduled from 16 to 25 September 2026, commenced today at 9:30 a.m. Following the commencement announcement by Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang, the Speaker, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, Deputy...

Nepal: Mortal remains of five people extricated from Chilime Tunnel

Despite several days of challenging hard work by Indian and Nepali teams amid rescue operations in Chilime Tunnel in the wake of the devastating Bhotekoshi floods on August 26, the mortal remains of five people were extricated, the Indian...

Nepal forms 7-member expert committee to determine origin, cause and sequence of events behind Tibet- Nepal floods

Nepal has formed a seven-member expert committee to determine the origin, cause and sequence of events behind the Tibet-Nepal floods, which has a deadline of two months to submit its report. 

Tibetan parliament-in-exile strongly condemns ‘ethnic unity’ law as 2nd session of 18th parliament begins in Dharamshala

Speaker Dolma Tsering said the September session primarily focuses on the annual working reports of different departments of the Central Tibetan Administration for the period from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026.

18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Opens Second Session

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 16 Sept: The second session of the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) opened in Dharamshala on Wednesday, launching nine days of departmental oversight and deliberations on Beijing’s escalating assimilation policies in occupied Tibet. Scheduled to run...

 When Beijing Tried to Silence My Voice

By Khedroob Thondup For decades, Tibetans in exile have lived with the knowledge that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks not only to control our homeland but also to police our voices abroad. I have experienced this firsthand. In...

'India, China Should Show Sensitivity To Each Other's Concerns': What PM Modi Told Xi On BRICS' Sidelines

While India had stopped publicly articulating its One China policy 16 years ago, the country's position on Tibet and Taiwan has remained consistent under successive governments

In talks with Prez Xi, PM Modi emphasised India-China ties must be guided by 3 mutuals

New Delhi: In his bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed that both sides must show sensitivity to each other’s core issues and let relations be guided by “three mutuals” – mutual respect, mutual...

All Tibet protesters against President Xi Jinping at BRICS summit in New Delhi released without charges

(TibetanReview.net, Sep15’26) – All the activist of Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) and Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), totalling around 70, have been released without criminal charges on Sep14, a day after the BRICS Summit in New Delhi ended...

China tightens restrictions on citizens’ foreign travels, targeting those with money, talent, as well as activists

(TibetanReview.net, Sep15’26) – China has begun implementing on Sep 15 new border-control regulations designed to keep two of its most valuable assets from leaving the country: money and talent. It also seen to target human rights and other kinds...

MEA says India-China ties anchored in 3 mutuals: Respect, sensitivity and interest

During the bi-weekly media briefing, Jaiswal reiterated that bilateral ties must be anchored by the "three mutuals": mutual respect, mutual interest, and mutual sensitivity, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised core Indian concerns with Chinese President Xi Jinping during...

After Sixty-Seven Years, Tibetans Reject the CCP’s Occupation

By Khedroob Thondup Sixty-seven years of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rule in Tibet has produced not trust, but alienation. The CCP’s occupation has been marked by broken promises, suppression of culture, and systematic efforts to erase Tibetan identity. For...

Tibetan Youth Congress lobbies 45 US congressional offices for independence

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 15 Sept: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) on Monday lobbied around 45 offices of members of the US House of Representatives and Senate, urging Washington to raise the Tibet issue at the upcoming meeting between...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses the 30th Founding Anniversary of Tibet Times

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering today attended the 30th founding anniversary of Tibet Times, a Tibetan news media organisation based in Dharamshala, at Gangchen Kyishong as its chief guest. The gathering was also attended by representatives of prominent Tibetan news...

Fast-Melting Himalayan Glaciers Threaten Water Security For Millions: Study

The findings come after the collapse of a Himalayan glacier in late August along the Nepal-Tibet border, which caused cascading landslides and flash floods in the valleys below.

Sikyong Inaugurates The Tibet Museum’s Temporary Exhibition on the 40th Anniversary of the New Generation’s Peaceful Protest Movements (1987-89)

Dharamshala: On 14 September 2026, The Tibet Museum of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration, inaugurated a temporary exhibition titled “Reflections on the 40th anniversary of the New Generation’s Peaceful Protest Movements (1987–89)” in...

Health Kalon Addresses 4th National Sowa Rigpa Conference, Emphasises Heritage, Service, and Innovation

Sarnath, 11 September 2026: Health Kalon Pema Tso attended the 4th National Conference on Tibetan Sowa Rigpa as the chief guest which was hosted at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (CIHTS), Sarnath. The day coincided with the...

Tibet museum marks 40 years of peaceful protest movements with exhibition in Dharamshala

Titled “Reflections on the 40th Anniversary of the New Generation’s Peaceful Protest Movements (1987–1989),” the exhibition was inaugurated in the presence of Sikyong, the president of the Central Tibetan Administration, Penpa Tsering, who attended as the chief guest.

US Is Drifting As Trump Policies Push Partners Away, Says Raja Krishnamoorthi

WASHINGTON, DC- India’s economic strength will sustain its global leadership, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said, warning that President Donald Trump’s policies were pushing US partners to look elsewhere and weakening Washington’s influence. As India hosted the BRICS summit in New...

Despite troop reduction in Tibet border, China alleged to advance into contested Arunachal territory

(TibetanReview.net, Sep14’26) – China significantly reduced the size of its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) forces deployment along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in occupied Tibet last year, said Indian media reports Sep 14, citing the country’s Defence Ministry...