Archive - Tibet Tribune

Latest

India keeping close eye on China’s plans to develop hydropower projects on Brahmaputra: MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh

In a written response to a query in the Rajya Sabha, Kirti Vardhan Singh said that the government is monitoring all developments related to the river and taking necessary measures to safeguard the lives and livelihoods of Indian citizens...

ICT reiterates concerns of UN Special Rapporteur on status of Tsongon Tsering

March 27, 2025 Yesterday, multiple UN Special Rapporteur offices made public a joint communication to the Chinese government, in the form of an allegation letter, related to the summoning and interrogation of environmental human rights defender Tsongon Tsering (also...

China redesignated as country of particular concern in latest US int’l religious freedom report

(TibetanReview.net, Mar27’25) – Releasing its 2025 Annual Report, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has on Mar 25 included China among 16 countries that it has asked the Secretary of State to designate as Countries of...

India seen as easing relations with China in the face of Trump tariffs even as some issues remain unresolved

(TibetanReview.net, Mar27’25) – As officials from the two countries met in Beijing on Mar 26, India’s External affairs minister S Jaishankar has said in South Korea that the two sides were working to rebuild ties damaged by the Galwan...

Himalayan glacial lakes are expanding at an alarming rate: How they are putting thousands at risk

Glacial lakes in the Himalayas are expanding at an alarming rate, increasing the risk of catastrophic floods for nearby communities. Satellite images and data confirm rapid changes driven by climate change, with glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) posing a...

Tenth Day of Ninth Session of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala, 27 March 2025: The tenth day of the ninth session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, presided over by Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, began with a starred question raised to Sikyong Penpa Tsering by parliamentarian Rigzin Lhundup. The Sikyong...

OPINION: Why Radio Free Asia and Voice of America Tibetan service matter

Tibetans rely on RFA and VOA for uncensored news, but funding cuts threaten these broadcasts, aiding China's control over Tibet's language, culture and struggle for freedom

Video exposes ecological damage from mining in Tibet

Video footage from Tibet circulating on Chinese social media in the second week of this month exposes rampant ecological damage caused by government-approved mining in Drongri village (གྲོང་རི་གྲོང་ཚོ།), in Tsonga Township (མཚོ་རྔ་ཤང་།), Markam County, Chamdo City.  Source

Tibetans express concern over RFA, VOA funding cuts

According to a report by RFA, the March 15 termination of Congressionally-authorized grants has forced RFA to furlough much of its staff, leaving Tibetans uncertain about the future of these critical news sources.