By Khedroob Thondup The sweep of history reminds us of a simple truth: no empire, however mighty, is permanent. Rome, the Ottomans, the British Raj—all believed their dominion eternal, only to discover that power is cyclical, not absolute. Today,...

(TibetanReview.net, Aug09’26) – The police in Nepal have put the number of Tibetan refugees living in the country at over 3,500, the second largest group after Bhutanese refugees, with the total being over 10,000, reported myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com Aug 7. The...

(TibetanReview.net, Aug09’26) – Cancelled by the government of Nepal under sustained backdoor pressure from China, organizers of the 17th International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS) seminar have decided to go ahead with the event by holding it online. ”We...

Nepal has cancelled the 17th International Tibetan Seminar in Kathmandu, reportedly following pressure from Chinese diplomatic channels, raising fresh questions about Beijing's influence over Nepal's political and diplomatic decisions.The seminar was expected to provide a platform for discussions involving...

The price Xi may demand is not territorial but spiritual. Beijing insists that the succession of the Dalai Lama is a matter of Chinese sovereignty, not Tibetan tradition. When… The post Xi’s bargain in Delhi: Borders for reincarnation appeared first...

(TibetanReview.net, Aug08’26) – The Chinese government-installed “11th Panchen Lama”  Gyaltsen Norbu has on Aug 3 met with the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) Party Secretary Mr Wang Junzheng to receive an earful about his duties to work for the assimilation...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 8: The Cabinet of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and the Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE) will jointly hold a prayer service and peace march in Dharamsala on August 20 to commemorate the 49th day since...

(TibetanReview.net, Aug08’26) – In a move to counter China’s cartographic aggression on its strategic northeastern border state of Arunachal Pradesh, the Government of India has on Aug 7 formally assigned and mapped standard names to 27 places and geographical...

The World Uyghur Congress highlighted global demonstrations against China's Ethnic Unity Law and welcomed the US expanding its forced labour sanction list to 187 Chinese entities. The group also backed proposed US legislation targeting transnational repression following convictions linked...

An international conference on Tibet scheduled to be held in Nepal has been moved online after Kathmandu University withdrew as its host, triggering questions over whether pressure from China influenced the decision

Nepal's government denied that it had ordered the change, though the country is acutely aware of how sensitive the issue of Tibet is to its giant northern neighbour China.

The cancellation of a major international Tibetan studies conference in Nepal, alongside reports that Beijing has sought restrictions on Tibetan exile media ahead of the BRICS Summit in India, is renewing concerns over China’s growing efforts to influence how...

India has formally identified 27 places and geographical features in Arunachal Pradesh using their standard names on official Survey of India maps. The move comes amid China's repeated attempts to assign its own names to locations in the northeastern...

"As a part of a global initiative, the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile has written an open letter to all the heads of state, Parliament leaders and members, United Nations organs, European Parliament organs, human rights organisations, religious leaders and interfaith leaders,"...

India has officially named 27 Arunachal Pradesh locations on Survey of India maps, responding to China’s repeated attempts to rename places in the state. The post Arunachal Pradesh Name Row Update: India Officially Names 27 Places Amid China’s Territorial...

By Tsering Youdon ( Ex-TIPA) One person’s journey through life encompasses countless stories. Some are told by others, while some we are fortunate enough to witness ourselves. This is one such story of Gen Lobsang Samten la—a story in...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 7: Gonpo Tsering, 46, an administrator at Yena Monastery in Derge, Sichuan Province (Tibetan area of Kham) who was detained during protests against China’s controversial Kamtok hydropower project in eastern Tibet remains in critical condition...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 7:  Human rights watch dog Amnesty International has called on Chinese authorities to immediately release veteran Chinese pro-democracy activist Zhang Yi, condemning his arrest in Tibet after he allegedly showed a photograph of the Tibetan spiritual leader His...

(TibetanReview.net, Aug07’26) –  Ahead of President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to India in September for the BRICS summit, India and China have held their 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India‑China Border Affairs...

(TibetanReview.net, Aug07’26) –  China is pursuing a two-pronged strategy in Tibet—systematically erasing the region’s Tibetan Buddhist identity while simultaneously building dual-use infrastructure that could strengthen its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) operational capabilities along the Line of Actual Control (LAC),...

The last rites of renowned Nepali mountaineer Pur Bahadur Gurung were performed in Kathmandu on Friday following his death in a Broad Peak avalanche. A 10-time Everest summiteer and non-Sherpa record holder, Gurung had climbed 12 of the world's...

India has sought greater hydrological cooperation from China amid concerns over Beijing’s massive Brahmaputra dam project in Tibet, pressing for river data and an early meeting of the trans-border rivers mechanism.

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 7 August: Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of prominent Chinese pro-democracy activist Zhang Yi, following his formal arrest in occupied Tibet for displaying a photograph of the Dalai...

Dharamshala: The launch event for e-Filing Version 2 was held on 4 August 2026 in the Tibetan Computer Resource Centre (TCRC) conference hall. The event was chaired by Finance Kalon (Minister) Tsering Dhondup and attended by Secretaries from all...

Tibetan Women's Association stage a silent protest in Dharamshala against China's Ethnic Unity Law, demanding UN action over Tibetan identity erasure.