Reported by Tibettimes Translated By TenGyal Edited by Kelsang Jinpa The Chinese government is enforcing a ban on displaying portraits of His Eminence Kirti Rinpoche in assembly halls, official temples, and during public gatherings at the many branch monasteries...

China’s Brahmaputra mega-dam endangers India’s water security, ecology, and strategic stability, extending aggression from borders to rivers. The post From Galwan to the Brahmaputra: China’s Expanding Strategy of Coercion first appeared on Bitter Winter.

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 13: China announced on Tuesday that it has suspended all engagement with Czech President Petr Pavel following his recent private meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, on July 27 in...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 13: Geshe Lharampa Kunchok Chodak, the abbot and teaching instructor at Hortsang Kirti Monastery in Sangchu County, Gansu Province, was reportedly forcibly taken away by Chinese security personnel in a night raid in December 2024,...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 13: The Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) announced that the electoral process for the 2026 Presidential and Tibetan Parliamentary elections will formally commence on October 1 with the appointment of...

(TibetanReview.net, Aug13’25) – The Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration at Dharamshala, India, has announced Aug 13 that the process for the next elections of the Sikyong and the Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE), both due in 2026,...

(TibetanReview.net, Aug13’25) – China said Aug 12 that it was suspending all diplomatic engagements with Czech President Petr Pavel, angered by his Jul 27 meeting with the Dalai Lama, which Beijing claims undermined its sovereignty and territorial integrity. China...

The UK government must investigate The Telegraph newspaper’s sale to US investment group RedBird Capital and the risks of China’s influence, human rights and freedom of expression groups demanded Wednesday. An open letter addressed to UK media minister Lisa...

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 13 Aug: The wheels are now in motion for the 2026 Tibetan general elections. The Election Commission (EC) under the Tibetan government in exile has announced that the formal election process will commence after October...

Delhi:  On 12 August 2025, afternoon, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the incumbent Kalon (Minister) of the Department of Home (DoH), visited Buddha Vihar and the Samyeling Tibetan settlement. The visits included prayer offerings at local monasteries, office visits with community...