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Senior officials’ prosecution exposes deep ties between corruption and repression in Tibet

July 22, 2025 In recent days, two senior officials handpicked by the Chinese Communist Party to head the leadership in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have been prosecuted for misuse of funds exposing the deep ties between corruption and...

U.S. House passes ‘Honest Maps’ bill barring Pentagon from depicting Taiwan as part of China

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 22: The U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Honest Maps” amendment on July 18, barring the Department of Defence from producing or displaying maps that depict Taiwan as part of the People’s Republic of China. ...

China has razed hundreds of stupas, two sacred statues at monastery in Tibet

(TibetanReview.net, Jul22’25) – Claiming they were built on government land and also violated uncited regulations, Chinese authorities have recently demolished over 300 Buddhist stupas and a statue of Guru Padmasambhava – who introduced tantric Buddhism in Tibet in the...

Dalai Lama inaugurates Buddhist debate event, new palace in Padum, Ladakh

(TibetanReview.net, Jul22’25) – After being delayed by bad weather for two days, the Dalai Lama has flown by helicopter to Padum in Zanskar, Ladakh, on Jul 21 to inaugurate a Great Summer Debate event at the Karsha Monastery and...

Stealing Tibet’s Children: China’s Shameful Colonial Project to Eradicate Tibetan Identity

OPINION Calling China’s secretive, coercive, and repressive boarding school system that incarcerates nearly a million Tibetan children a profound violation of the world’s shared commitment that every child should grow up secure in their identity, language, and family’s love,...

Over 300 Buddhist stupas, a sacred Guru Padmasambhava statue demolished amid renewed crackdown in Tibet

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 22: Chinese authorities have reportedly demolished over 300 Buddhist stupas and a sacred statues in what sources describe as a “second phase of the Cultural Revolution,” including a revered statue of Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), in...

'Water bomb': How China's dam on Brahmaputra can impact India

From environmental damage to geopolitical concerns, China's construction of a dam on Brahmaputra river has raised alarms in India and Bangladesh. While the project aims to generate electricity for many, it should not be at a cost of others.

Tibetan Environmentalist Tsongon Tsering Released

Reported by Kelsang Jinpa Translated By TenGyal Edited by Pema Even as the Tibetan environmentalist Tsongon Tsering has been released before the completion of his eight-month prison sentence, his right to freedom of movement continues to be curtailed. According...

Tibetan Environmental Activist Tsongon Tsering released after 8 months, faces harsh restrictions amid ongoing crackdown

Tibetan environmental rights advocate Tsongon Tsering was freed from prison on July 8, 2025, after spending more than eight months in detention in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Prefecture, Sichuan Province. His early release, occurring before serving his full sentence, reportedly...

China destroys over 300 Buddhist Stupas, sacred statues in Drakgo; Tibetans face crackdown and silence

Chinese officials have destroyed more than 300 Buddhist stupas and a revered statue of a Guru in Drakgo (Ch: Luhuo) County within the Karze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture last month, according to a report from the Central Tibetan Administration...