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Two senior Tibetan officials from Yunnan dismissed from CCP

February 24, 2025 China announced on Feb 23, 2025 that it had expelled two former senior Tibetan officials from Yunnan from the Communist Party after being investigated for “serious violations of discipline and law.” This is the usual vague...

Chinese media plays up heroism of Galwan valley clash soldiers amid efforts to heal Sino-India rift in ties

(TibetanReview.net, Feb24’25) – Even as its foreign minister met with his Indian counterpart on Feb 21 in South Africa, and the latter spoke of “some notable developments” in the two countries’ bid to improve their ties, China’s online media...

Students in Nepal protest-burn China-donated bicycles found to be substandard

(TibetanReview.net, Feb24’25) – A student group in the southern plains of Nepal torched on Feb 22 a pile of bicycles distributed as assistance by China last month, protesting that they were previously used, substandard goods, reported the ANI news...

OVERVIEW CONCERNING UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERT’S ACCESS TO TIBET

There are at least 25 outstanding visit requests to China by UN experts, some of which have been outstanding for over 15 years. Since China’s 3rd Universal Periodic Review in 2018, 12 Special Rapporteurs and Working Groups have sent...

Over 350,000 sign petition urging UN to investigate China’s colonial boarding schools in Tibet

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 24: A coalition of over 140 Tibet advocacy groups, supported by more than 350,000 individuals has called on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR), Volker Türk to launch an immediate investigation into China’s...

University of Bern to End Tibetan Studies Program

University of Bern to end Tibetan studies, citing low enrollment. Scholars and Swiss Tibetans regret the move, fearing loss of academic focus on Tibetology.

Trump and Musk take USAID closer to complete elimination

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSHALA  24 Feb: President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday fired 1,600 staff in the US at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and placed all USAID direct hire personnel on administrative leave globally.