Tibetan Review
China reported to have increased stealth fighter deployment in Tibet, close to Indian border
(TibetanReview.net, Mar20’26) –As India continues to open up trade and investment ties with China, the latter has quietly deployed at least 14 J-20 Mighty Dragon stealth fighters at an airbase in Tibet located less than 100 miles from India’s...
Bollywood’s previously ‘battle of Galwan’ movie being toned down on anti-China rhetoric
(TibetanReview.net, Mar20’26) – Not only has the movie’s title been changed from “Battle of Galwan” to “Maatrubhumi” (Motherland), but also its content is being modified to tone down on its alleged anti-China elements, according to more Indian media reports...
China rages at Australia-New Zealand criticisms of its rights violations in Tibet etc
(TibetanReview.net, Mar19’26) – China has on Mar 18 condemned in strong but usual terms Australia and New Zealand for their joint statement issued after a meeting of their foreign and defence ministers, which among other things criticized its policies...
A Heartfelt Appeal to the Tibetan Diaspora Communities
OPINION The need to adopt a pro-active approach towards preserving the Tibetan national identity especially through the inculcation of linguistic skill has become ever more pressing today not only because of China’s ongoing coercive Sinicization drive in Tibet, which...
China got Nepal to ban a Tibetan Rinpoche last month, complains about burning of Xi’s books
(TibetanReview.net, Mar18’26) – China has been complaining about Tibetan lamas (religious masters) visiting Nepal and got one banned last month. It has now complained about the burning of copies of a book by President Xi Jinping at a communist-party-run...
Final lists out for Exile Tibetan parliament election due on Apr 26
(TibetanReview.net, Mar18’26) – Ahead of the final poll on Apr 26, the Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) announced today the lists of candidates for the election to the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The lists include the names...
China launches ‘World’s first Tibetan large language model’ to combat ‘distorted ideologies, values’
(TibetanReview.net, Mar17’26) – China said Mar 16 that it had launched the world’s first Tibetan large language model and its application, DeepZang. Developed by CHOKNOR Information Technology Co., Ltd. Officially unveiled in Lhasa, the company’s chairman has said it...
Greater role for Tibet, other frontier regions in China’s new five-year plan, with focus on integration
(TibetanReview.net, Mar16’26) – China said Mar 15 that the frontier regions of the People’s Republic of China, especially Tibet and East Turkestan (Xinjang), had assumed a more prominent role in Beijing’s 2026-2030, 15th Five-Year Plan to build a unified...
Bollywood’s Battle of Galwan movie retitled as Maatrubhumi (Motherland)
(TibetanReview.net, Mar16’26) – Bollywood star Salman Khan’s upcoming war drama, earlier called Battle of Galwan, now has a new title: Maatrubhumi (Motherland), with the subtext “May War Rest In Peace”. With this line, the makers attempt to highlight a...
Man held for throwing firecrackers at Tibet Uprising Day Vigil in Taipei
(TibetanReview.net, Mar15’26) – In what is seen as a Communist Party of China (CPC)-linked “transnational repression”, a candlelight vigil at Taipei’s Liberty Square on Mar 10, 2026 to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese occupation...
‘My blood boils when I see Chinese imports,’ ex-Delhi chief minister Kejriwal
(TibetanReview.net, Mar15’26) – Expressing outrage that even toys, stationery, and plastic containers as well as idols of Hindu deities Lakshmi and Ganesh were being imported from China, the Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Mr Arvind Kejriwal has on Mar...
UN rights chief red flags China’s ‘ethnic unity’ law
(TibetanReview.net, Mar14’26) – The UN’s top human rights official, Volker Turk, has expressed concerns Mar 13 over what China calls its “ethnic unity” law, saying it could restrict freedom of religion and culture, reported the AFP Mar 14. China...
883 Town Halls in the Czech Republic, 765 in France, Belgium, Luxembourg raised Tibetan flag on 67th Tibet uprising day
(TibetanReview.net, Mar13’26) –A total of 765 Town Halls in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg raised the Tibetan national flag to show solidarity with the Tibetan people on the 67th anniversary on Mar 10 of their national uprising against China’s armed...
Leftist leader blames Dalai Lama influence for party candidate’s election loss
(TibetanReview.net, Mar12’26) – In a dramatic reversal of decade-long political dominance, the Rastriya Janamorcha has lost in its traditional stronghold of Baglung, a hill district in Gandaki Province, in the Mar 5 poll in Nepal’s general election, reported the...
An Alternative Perspective on the Iran War
OPINION While international crises such as the ongoing war in Iran do not automatically change Tibet’s position, they reshape the system in which our future will be negotiated, and in periods of systemic adjustment, preparedness matters, writes Wangpo Tethong.*...
China’s unrelenting repression highlighted on 67th Tibet uprising anniversary
(TibetanReview.net, Mar11’26) – Tibetans and supporters across the free world marked the 67th anniversary of the Lhasa uprising against China’s armed invasion and illegal occupation of Tibet on Mar 10. A group of 10 US lawmakers set the tone...
China to build, upgrade Xinjiang, Tibet highways for greater power projection
(TibetanReview.net, Mar10’26) – In order to speed up economic development and strengthen border stability and national defence, China is to build a new, 394-km (245-mile) highway in Xinjiang running parallel to the 1962 Sino-India border war and upgrade the...
China-appointed Panchen vows proactive move to Sinicize Tibetan Buddhism at annual two-sessions meet in Beijing
(TibetanReview.net, Mar10’26) – Although the difference between Tibetan and Chinese cultures is stark and obvious, and Tibetan Buddhism cannot not be more different from China’s, Beijing has been vigorously moving to change that by trying to assimilate the Himalayan...
Nepal’s general election results seen as disappointing to China
(TibetanReview.net, Mar09’26) – Although the votes are still being counted, the final outcome is a foregone conclusion, with the only question being the margins of victory, or defeat, as the case may be. The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) of...
China’s good-neighbourly friendship claim with India lacks ground reality
(TibetanReview.net, Mar08’26) – Although the ground reality at the still tense but so far multi-year incident-free border situation may not justify the painting of an upbeat picture, China has on Mar 8 called for a more cooperative approach in...
Tibetan monk-teacher found jailed after China disappeared him over five years ago
(TibetanReview.net, Mar07’26) – A Tibetan monk who disappeared after being taken away by Chinese police from his monastery in an eastern part of Tibet that is now under China’s Sichuan province over five years ago has just been learnt...
Meeting opens in Dharamshala of Tibet supporters from 32 countries
(TibetanReview.net, Mar07’26) – More than 100 people from 32 countries are taking part in a three-day Special International Tibet Support Group meeting in Dharamshala, India, which opened on March 7, with a presentation of what was called the Dharmashala-declaration....
US annual report red-flags continuing genocidal religious violations in Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, Mar06’26) – Documenting a continuing and severe deterioration of religious freedom in Tibet throughout 2025, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has condemned the Chinese government’s intensifying “Sinicization” campaign there, characterizing it as a “cultural genocide” aimed...
Tibetans, supporters in Berlin, Taipei, Canberra gear up for 67th Tibet uprising anniversary rallies, take off on peace march in Bern
(TibetanReview.net, Mar05’26) – Tibetans and supporters in Berlin (Germany), Bern (Switzerland), Taipei (Taiwan), and Canberra (Australia) have announced plans or started protest rallies, peace marches and other forms of actions to highlight the issue of Tibet ahead of the...
China’s solar power projects in Tibet seen as grey zone warfare installations
(TibetanReview.net, Mar04’26) – More than just clean energy sources, China’s sprawling solar farms in Tibet may be vital military strategic assets, going by their tell-tale locations across India’s border, according to a moneycontrol.com opinion piece Mar 4. Tibet Autonomous...
China’s new language law to criminalise advocacy of ethnic minority rights
(TibetanReview.net, Mar03’26) – In the name of promoting inter-ethnic harmony, China is to force dozens of ethnic minorities within the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to assimilate into Han-dominated society by enacting a landmark law during the upcoming fourth...
China begins operating Eiffel Tower-tall hydroelectric power station in eastern Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, Mar02’26) – China has just switched on a new giant hydroelectric power station in eastern Tibet that could generate about 11 billion kilowatt hours of electricity every year. The Lianghekou hydropower plant now ranks as the PRC’s highest-altitude...
An Urgent Call to Elevate the Status of the Tibetan Language
Professor Phuntsog* advances a forceful argument addressing the CCP’s systemic threat to the survival of the Tibetan language in its homeland. He calls for the formation of a coalition among Tibetan-speaking areas in India to mobilize support for the...
China close to completing world’s largest pumped hydro energy storage system in eastern Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, Mar01’26) – China is one step closer to running the world’s largest pumped hydro energy storage facility as its 4.2-GW hybrid project at Lianghekou – which combines conventional hydropower and pumped storage – nears completion, reported scmp.com Feb...
China bans Tibetan gov’t employees from religious activities for deceased relatives
(TibetanReview.net, Feb28’26) – Chinese authorities in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have issued a slew of restrictions on local Tibetans in government employment, banning them from a number of religious and other activities, including attending ceremonies or making offerings for...



































