(TibetanReview.net, Feb09’25) – Gyalo Thondup, the middle of the Dalai Lama’s three elder brothers, and his key interlocutor with Beijing right since 1950, is no more. He passed away on Feb 8 at his home in Kalimpong, India, aged...

Earthquake Today: On February 9, 2025, at 10.08pm, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 occurred in Afghanistan

The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led several rounds of talks with China and worked with foreign governments for the Tibetan cause, has died. He was...

Thousands protested China’s planned ‘mega-embassy’ in London, fearing surveillance. The rally saw arrests ahead of a key inquiry. (Source: Radio Free Asia)

February 8, 2025 Kasur Gyalo Thondup, one of the prime figures in modern Tibetan history and the second eldest brother of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, passed away today at his home in Kalimpong, India. He was 97 years...

Actor Richard Gere criticised US President Donald Trump and labelled him as a bully and thug during an awards ceremony in Spain. The 75-year-old actor, who received the International Goya Award, expressed concern over rising authoritarianism globally. 

(TibetanReview.net, Feb08’25) – China sources much of its lithium resources from salt lakes in Qinghai and the Tibet autonomous region, reported China’s official chinadaily.com.cn Feb 8. This was cited in the context of the inauguration in Qinghai province on...

(TibetanReview.net, Feb08’25) – Taking to heart late Chairman Mao Zedong’s dictum that Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun, rather than by any sort of democratic consent of the governed, China’s top military command is reported...