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UK approves Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London despite fears of surveillance among exiles
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 20: The United Kingdom government on Tuesday approved plans for China to construct what will become its largest embassy in Europe, a contentious decision that has drawn criticism from security experts, opposition lawmakers, and human...
[A GATPM Statement] Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities Voices Serious Concern Following UK Government Approval of China’s Controversial...
GATPM | London | 20 January 2026 The Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities (GATPM) expresses its profound disappointment and serious concern at the UK Government’s decision to grant planning consent for the People’s Republic of China’s proposed...
Does peace invite war? What Greenland faces now and Tibet suffered decades ago
Does peace invite a war? As Trump builds pressure, including military, to acquire Greenland, the history of why Tibet lost its territory, resources and civilisation to the new power that emerged in China in the 1940s has a message...
Taiwan Reaffirms Support for Tibetan Cause During TYC Leadership Visit in New Delhi
On January 20, 2026, the President of the Tibetan Youth Congress, Mr. Tsering Chomphel, and Vice President Mr. Tashi Targyal paid a visit to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India (Taiwan Embassy), located in New Delhi. During...
Tibetan Buddhist Leader Detained as China Shuts Down Another Tibetan-Language School
Chinese authorities have detained prominent Tibetan Buddhist leader Choktrul Dorje Ten Rinpoche and forcibly closed a Tibetan-medium vocational school he founded in Amdo, marking another escalation in Beijing’s campaign against Tibetan language education and cultural preservation, according to the...
Tibetans, diaspora communities rally in London against China’s mega-embassy plan
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 19: Hundreds of Tibetans, Hongkongers, Uyghurs, and other China-diaspora activists joined a major demonstration on Saturday outside the site of China’s proposed mega-embassy at Royal Mint Court in central London, raising renewed calls for the...
China’s birthrate fell to lowest since 1949, its economic growth among slowest in decades
(TibetanReview.net, Jan19’26) – Despite a slew of socio-economic measures over the past one decade directed at encouraging the youth to marry and have children, and the married to have more children, China’s birth count plummeted to a record low...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering to Embark on Official Visits to Delhi, Bylakuppe, the United States and Europe
Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering will embark on an official visit to Delhi, Bylakuppe, the United States and Europe from 20 January to 15 February 2026. As part of his official engagements, Sikyong will participate in a series of important...
Tibetan youth empowerment meet in Italy spotlights China’s forced assimilation in Tibet
The programme was jointly organised by the Tibet Bureau Geneva and the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) of the CTA, in collaboration with the Eurac Research Centre, underscoring the CTA's leadership in empowering Tibetan youth to counter...
When Science Touches a Wound: Be–Nb–Ta Mineralization and Displacement in Nyalam, Southern Tibet
OPINION Taking a recent journal report by Chinese scientists on the discovery and analysis of rare earth minerals near his birthplace in Tibet to task, Tenzin Jigmey* argues that scientific exploration must account for local impact and incorporate local...
‘Dhauladhar Kahani Mela’ creates reading habits and helps to stay away from screens
Manara, an organisation based in Dharamshala, has jointly organised 'Dhauladhar Kahani Mela' in collaboration with few other organisations here in the North Indian hill town of Dharamshala. Apart from this festival, they have been holding read a loud sessions...
How Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister in a turbulent January six decades ago
Indira Gandhi was sworn in on January 24. January 24, 1966, is also the anniversary of the crash of a Paris-bound Air India flight which killed the father of India’s nuclear programme, Dr Homi J. Bhabha. The post How...
Canada Between Empires: Carney, China and the price of Strategic Autonomy
Carney’s Beijing visit was neither a pivot nor a betrayal. It was a hedge, undertaken in full view of its risks. The new world order Carney described is not one Canada would have chosen. But it is the one...
The Dalai Lama and American Presidents: A Story of Faith, Diplomacy, and Friendship
Who was the first US President to write to the Dalai Lama and who the first to meet with him? Which US president became the first to call on China to open dialogue with the Dalai Lama, and which...
China’s “super embassy” plan in London triggers security fears and political storm
The British government is nearing approval of a contentious proposal by China to establish what would be its largest diplomatic mission in Europe, raising alarms over security, sovereignty and civil liberties. The planned complex, often described as a "super...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Addresses Students of Tibet House, New Delhi
Drepung Gomang, Mundgod, Karnataka, India, 17 January 2026: Yesterday, 237 students of Geshé Dorjee Damdul, Director, Tibet House, New Delhi, attended an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Geshé-la introduced the students, more than one hundred of whom...
Elections’26: How Smartvote Tibet Can Strengthen Democracy in Exile
OPINION By obliging candidates to disclose their positions and be judged on them, the smartvote Tibet campaign shows at a glance comprehensive, comparable, and accessible information about all candidates at one place, enabling voters to know which of them...
Sinicization, patriotism educations marginalizing Buddhist education in Tibet’s monasteries?
(TibetanReview.net, Jan16’26) – Rather than being allowed to focus primarily on learning their mother tongue and the extensive religious texts which are written in it, China’s campaign for Sinicizing Tibetan Buddhism and making religion conform to its so-called socialist...
Indian MP to push for Buddhist university in Dharamshala
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 16: In a development with potential implications for higher education and cultural diplomacy in northern India, Dr. Rajiv Bhardwaj, the Member of Parliament from the Kangra–Chamba Lok Sabha constituency, has signalled that he will bring...
British PM Starmer set to approve controversial Chinese ‘Mega Embassy’ in London
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 16: The UK government is close to approving a controversial plan by China to build what would be the largest Chinese embassy in Europe. The proposed “mega” or “super” embassy would be located at Royal...
MEA reiterates its “already clarified” position on Shaksgam Valley, rejects China’s CPEC activity as “illegal and invalid̶...
India's remarks came days after it had rejected China's infrastructure buildup through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the Shaksgam Valley, terming it "illegal and invalid", while noting that the region is an "integral and inalienable part" of India.
50th Protest Planned Against Controversial Mega Chinese Embassy in London
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA 16 January: UK-based Tibetan organisations are set to participate in what may be the most significant—and potentially final—protest against the proposed Chinese embassy at Royal Mint Court in London. The protest will take place at...
Sincizing Tibetan Buddhism by renaming ‘Chinese Buddhism’ as ‘Han Buddhism’?
(TibetanReview.net, Jan15’26) – China appears to have adopted a sect-wise Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism not only to make it conform to its so-called socialist principles but also to possibly assimilate it with Chinese Buddhism. A symposium on Chinese-Tibetan Buddhism...
Nepali villagers struggle to keep age old bull-fight tradition alive
The annual bull festival, which began over two centuries ago, continues to draw hundreds of revellers from across the nation despite the declining number of participating humpy bulls.
MHA clearance mandatory as Ladakh notifies Satellite Phone SOPs for tour operators
Arteev Sharma Jammu: In a move aimed at strengthening tourist safety and promoting adventure tourism in remote and off-grid areas, the UT administration of Ladakh on Wednesday issued detailed procedural guidelines for the procurement of satellite phones by private...

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