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Tibetan Youths Launch 450km Peace Marathon from Ottawa to Toronto

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA 23 Sept: Four Pemakopa (Pad-ma dkod pa) youths from the Tibetan community in Canada have launched the 6th Peace Rally Marathon for Tibet on Monday, running from Ottawa to Toronto. The initiative calls on the...

Human Rights Watch urges China to Free Tibetan rights advocate Zhang Yadi

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Chinese authorities to release Zhang Yadi immediately. The 22-year-old student and Tibetan rights advocate faces serious charges that could result in a lengthy prison sentence. HRW reports that Zhang, also known as Tara,...

Online backlash prompts investigation of massive Shigatse fireworks publicity stunt due to environmental fears

(TibetanReview.net, Sep22’25) – Preparations for the environmentally destructive fireworks took more than a week, encompassed a mountainous path of 3,000 metres over a 5,000-meter altitude, involved extensive use of drones, and the spectacle was displayed before a large crowd...

Arc’teryx, Chinese Artist Apologise After Tibet Fireworks Backlash

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSHALA 22 Sept: Canadian outdoor brand Arc'teryx, owned by Chinese company Anta and renowned Chinese pyrotechnic artist Cai Guo-Qiang issued public apologies on Sunday after facing fierce backlash for staging a high altitude fireworks display at...

Massive fireworks in Tibet by Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang and Arc’Teryx sparks environmental backlash

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 22: A massive fireworks spectacle staged by Chinese contemporary artist Cai Guoqiang in collaboration with outdoor apparel brand Arc’Teryx on the Tibetan Plateau has ignited widespread criticism and environmental concern. The performance, titled “Rising Dragon”, unfolded on...

‘Wisdom of Happiness’ documentary to premiere across United States

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 22:  ‘Wisdom of Happiness’, a documentary featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his teachings on inner peace and compassion, will screen coast-to-coast in the United States on October 16 in what is being described...

5 Restaurants Offering Authentic Navratri Delicacies in Delhi NCR

VMPL New Delhi [India], September 22: Celebrate the spirit of Navratri with a handpicked selection of restaurants across Delhi NCR, serving sattvic delicacies, festive thalis, and innovative a… The post 5 Restaurants Offering Authentic Navratri Delicacies in Delhi NCR...

Devotees from 11 Asian countries offer long-life prayers, cultural show tributes to Dalai Lama

(TibetanReview.net, Sep21’25) – An Assembly of Asian Buddhist Leaders and followers that took place in Dharamshala on Sep 20 unanimously declared His Holiness the Dalai Lama ‘The Universal Supreme Patriarch of the Buddhist World’ at a ceremony to pray...

Fireworks Stunt in Tibet Sparks Outcry Over Environmental Damage

Arc’teryx and artist Cai Guo-qiang apologised after a fireworks stunt in Tibet drew sharp criticism for harming its fragile environment and culture.

Southeast Asian Buddhists Offer Long-Life Prayers to Dalai Lama

Buddhists from across Southeast Asia and Korea honoured the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday in Dharamshala with long-life prayers, offerings, and cultural dances.

In Occupation’s Shadow, Democracy Becomes Tibet’s Weapon

OPINION Aritra Banerjee* examines how Tibetans have made democracy and non-violence central to their identity and resistance, contrasting the repression inside Tibet with the democratic institutions established in exile. For more than seven decades, Tibet has endured one of...

What has China gained after 66 years in Tibet?

A boastful empire, a silenced plateau. The post What has China gained after 66 years in Tibet? appeared first on The Sunday Guardian.

$7.5 billion Tibet-China powerline to replace 12 million tons of coal consumption

(TibetanReview.net, Sep20’25) – It is not clear how much Tibet or Tibetans are going to benefit from it all, if at all, in real terms, but China has started building on Sep 16 an ultra-high voltage (UHV) power line...

Working through the political turbulence in the neighbourhood

India must act decisively, and not let China consolidate further in its backyard. The post Working through the political turbulence in the neighbourhood appeared first on The Sunday Guardian.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Offering of Long-life Prayers and Cultural Performances by Devotees from Korea & Ten Southeast Asian Countries

–dalailama.com Dharamshala: The heavy rains that have lashed north India in recent days let up this morning, and the sun shone. More than a thousand people from Korea and ten Southeast Asian countries had gathered in the courtyard of...

China accused of silencing SOAS-bound student over Tibet advocacy

Zhang had been preparing to begin a Master's program in Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in September 2025 on a prestigious scholarship. Zhang's disappearance has sparked deep concern among academics, activists,...

Dalai Lama’s milestone 90th birthday marked in Swiss parliament

(TibetanReview.net, Sep19’25) – More than 50 members of the Swiss parliament took part in celebrations marking the milestone 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the country’s parliament building in Bern on Sep 17, said Tibet Bureau...

Exile Tibetan parliament concludes session with election of two add’l commissioners for 2026 elections

(TibetanReview.net, Sep19’25) – The penultimate regular session of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE) concluded on Sep 18 with the election of two Additional Election Commissioners to the Tibetan Election Commission, ahead of the launch next month of the...

Chinese int’l student advocating Tibet dialogue goes missing during trip home

(TibetanReview.net, Sep19’25) – In what is seen as the latest case of transnational repression, a young Chinese woman studying in France has disappeared some seven weeks ago while on a trip to visit her family in Hunan province. She...

Behind Haryana girls’ boxing glory, mothers with unwavering belief

For Joginder Kaur and Sunita Hooda, the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool was a dream come true. Watching their daughters — Jaismine Lamboria of Bhiwani and Minakshi Hooda of Rorki, Rohtak — topple Paris Olympics medallists and top seeds...

22-year-old student advocate for Tibet held incommunicado in China for 49 days

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 19: Zhang Yadi, known online by the alias Tara, a 22-year-old international student and outspoken advocate for Tibetan culture, has been missing inside China for 49 days. Originally from Changsha, Hunan, Zhang had been studying in...

Centre for Middle Way Initiative Commemorates 28th Anniversary of Tibet Policy Shift

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA 19 September: The Centre for Middle Way Initiative commemorated the official adoption of the Middle way policy  by the Tibetan parliament in exile on 18 September 1997 in pursuit of a negotiated solution to the...

Ladakh CRO Hosts Tibet Awareness Session for 40 ITBP Trainers

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA 19 Sept: The Chief Representative Office (CRO) of Ladakh in the Sonamling Settlement today hosted over 40 trainers from Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at the CRO Hall for an awareness programme on the life and...

Senior Tibetan Monk Arbitrarily Detained and Missing Since 2021 in Lhasa

Chinese authorities have subjected senior Tibetan monk Dhargye, 63, to enforced disappearance following his arbitrary arrest in Lhasa in August 2021. For more than four years, his family has been denied information about his fate or whereabouts.  Dhargye, son...

Delegation from AET France Visits Central Tibetan Administration, Engages with Tibetan Leadership

Dharamshala: A delegation from Aide à l’Enfance Tibétaine (AET) France, currently in Dharamshala to attend the long-life prayer offering to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by devotees from Southeast Asian countries, visited the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and engaged...