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Tbetan Monastery Leader Takes Own Life After China Intensifies Religious Crackdown in Tibet
In a land where all avenues of dissent are sealed off, Geshe Shersang Gyatso, a 52-year-old leader of Tsang Monastery in the Amdo region of occupied Tibet, took his own life on 18...
Tibetan Monk Shersang Gyatso of Tsang Monastery in Tibet Takes His Own Life in Protest Against Chinese Repression
Dharamshala: Chinese authorities have intensified restrictions on monasteries in Tibet, expelling all monks under the age of 18 from Tsang Monastery (Tib: གཙང་དགོན་པ།) and subjecting monks to strict controls and severe pressure. According to reliable sources, the strict measures...
India, China will need to tide over these hurdles as two Asian neighbours look to smoothen ties
From dam construction on the Brahmaputra to supporting Dalai Lama and relations with Taiwan — Several issues are still there between India and China as both the countries try to improve bilateral ties. Read on:
Watch | 'TikTok must be banned, it's a massive influence operation': Expert on Chinese apps
As the debate around TikTok has resurfaced, the Chinese social media platform must stay banned as it is a massive influence operation of the Communist Party of China (CPC), according to Prasiddha Sudhakar, a researcher of disinformation at the...
China gives in principle nod to resume trade with India through Shipki-La: Himachal govt
The state government would now take up the matter with the Union commerce ministry for completing codal formalities
China’s Panchen addresses symposium to mark 60th TAR anniversary
(TibetanReview.net, Aug24’25) – Well ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival in Tibet’s capital Lhasa on Aug 20, leading a large central delegation to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), Beijing-imposed Tibetan Buddhist...
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Attends Lunch at Abi-Spang Spituk
-dalailama Leh, Ladakh: His Holiness the Dalai Lama was today invited to a lunch in his honour at Abi-Spang Spituk by the Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) and the Ladakh Gonpa Association (LGA). Despite the persistent and untimely rain, His...
China has agreed in principle to resume trade with India through Shipki-La in Kinnaur: Himachal govt
China agrees in principle to resume trade via Shipki-La in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh after Wang Yi's visit. Talks also underway for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
Ex-CRPF chief Anish Dayal Singh named Deputy NSA, to oversee internal affairs including Naxal and J&K security
A 1988-batch IPS officer, Anish Dayal Singh has served in the Intelligence Bureau for almost 30 years before heading the ITBP and CRPF. With his extensive experience and a record of operational reforms, Singh is expected to play a...
Tibetan monk Geshe Shersang Gyatso dies by suicide in protest against Chinese repression at Tsang monastery
Tibet Times's report indicated that his death was perceived as a final act of resistance against China's persistent repression.
Earthquake of magnitude 3.4 strikes Tibet
As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 98km.
Arunachal's Begging village signs MoU for pre-feasibility report of Siang project
The latest to join were the residents of Begging village in Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, where over 85% of households pledged their support for the preparation of the project's PFR. This comes close on the heels of similar...
Dalai Lama Thanks People of Ladakh for Warm Welcome
His Holiness the Dalai Lama thanked the people of Ladakh for their warm welcome during a celebration at Sindhu Ghat.
China: Under-construction bridge collapses, 12 workers dead, 4 missing
Atleast 12 construction workers were killed after a steel cable snapped during bridge construction in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Four workers remain missing, Xinhua News reported, citing officials from the emergency command headquarters handling the accident.
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses Pandoh Tashiling Residents, Highlights ‘Building Back Compact Communities’ Initiative
Pandoh: On 23 August 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited the Pandoh Tashiling Tibetan Settlement, where he toured the Jangchup Lhakhang and the settlement office before addressing the local Tibetan residents settling in Pandoh, Mandi, and Sundar Nagar. Earlier that...
Beijing delegation spreads Sinicization call across TAR during its 60th anniversary
(TibetanReview.net, Aug23’25) – China has been sweeping not only in its pronouncement of policies to assimilate Tibet under slogans of national unity, ethnic solidarity, strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, and Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism, but also...
Update: 12 dead, 4 missing after bridge-collapse on a key project of Sichuan-Qinghai Railway
(TibetanReview.net, Aug23’25) – Twelve people have died and four remain missing as of 6 pm Aug 22 due to a steel cable failure at a bridge construction site in Qinghai province for the Sichuan-Qinghai Railway which occurred earlier in...
Tibetans, allies to protest in London against China’s proposed ‘Mega-Embassy’ near Tower of London
Tibetans and their supporting communities in the UK are planning to stage a significant protest in London on August 23, in response to China's contentious proposal to construct a "mega-embassy" at the former Royal Mint Court, adjacent to the...
Tsang Monastery head dies after Chinese police raids and expulsions
According to Tibet Times, Ven. Shersang Gyatso, 52, died by suicide after Chinese police raids and expulsions at Tsang Monastery in Amdo.
Tibetan monk commits suicide after relentless pressure from Chinese authorities
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug 22: Geshe Shersang Gyatso, a 52-year-old Tibetan monk and respected leader of Tsang Monastery in Amdo, eastern Tibet, has died after taking his own life on August 18 in protest against relentless pressure and escalating...
Tibetans, allied groups to protest in London against proposed Chinese mega-embassy
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 22: Tibetans and allied communities in the UK are set to hold a major protest in London on August 23, against China’s controversial plan to build a “mega-embassy” at the former Royal Mint Court, right...
Tibetan monk, singer released after detentions linked to Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 22: A Tibetan monk and a popular singer have been released after spending more than six weeks in detention by the Chinese authorities for paying tribute to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, according to...
Ven. Shersang Gyatso, head of Tsang Monastery in Amdo Commits Suicide in Protest of Chinese Authorities’ Persecution.
Reported By Kelsang Jinpa Translated By TenGyal Edited By Kelsang Jinpa All monks under the age of eighteen from Tsang Monastery, located in Ba County in the Amdo region of Tibet, have been expelled, and the head of the...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Celebratory Lunch at Sindhu Ghat in Leh
–dalailama.com Shewatsel, Leh, Ladakh: Celebrations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s current visit to Ladakh were held this morning at Sindhu Ghat, the site dedicated to the River Indus. In his welcoming address Tsering Angchok, Hon’ble Deputy Chairman of...
China unhappy with New Delhi’s clarification on its Taiwan stand
(TibetanReview.net, Aug22’25) – China has on Aug 21 taken exception to India’s reiteration of its policy on Taiwan which refrained from any explicit mention of Beijing’s One China policy. “Some individuals in India are attempting to undermine China’s sovereignty...



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