Landslide blocks river and triggers downstream flooding, while summer temperatures persist in PortugalFlash floods have swept through Nepal’s central Gorkha district after a pre-dawn landslide on 11 October blocked the Budhi Gandaki River, triggering severe downstream flooding. At least...

For much of the world, the Tibetan cause has become inseparable from the Dalai Lama himself. Hence, his advancing age has naturally raised questions about the future of the movement.

ANFREL wrapped up its post-election follow-up visit to the Tibetan communities-in-exile in Dharamshala and McLeod Ganj, India. The post ANFREL Continues Post-Election Work to Tibetan Communities-in-Exile first appeared on Asian Network for Free Elections.

RFA convened a closed, bipartisan roundtable on Capitol Hill, “China’s Transnational Repression (TNR)

Nepal has weathered three disasters in six weeks, including the deadly August flash flood, making this year one of the deadliest in a country where monsoon rains already frequently wreak havoc. Experts warn that climate change is only making...

It was a detour that saved his life. Malaysian Low Hock Meng, a 71-year-old veteran trekker, had set off on his own in Nepal. He wanted to explore the Tamang trail, Langtang Valley and Gosaikunda. Along his journey, he...

Here are the news and updates about ANFREL's programs and activities from August to September 2026. The post ANFREL e-Bulletin (August-September 2026) first appeared on Asian Network for Free Elections.

A C4ADS study follows tenders and invoices across Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, and Hong Kong to name the companies supplying Beijing’s watchers. The post The Paper Trail of Repression: Chinese Procurement Records Expose the Surveillance Industry first appeared on...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi three times in the past three years. Indian pilgrims are back at Kailash, the Tibetan mountain sacred to Hindus and Buddhists. Air China has restarted flights to New...

China is marketing fish from Xinjiang as a triumph of technology and frontier development.

A glaciologist reviews a new film covering the ascent of Tenzing Norgay (played by Genden Phuntsok) to the top of Everest in 1953.

Lawmakers in Dharamsala warned that Beijing may exploit family reunions, tourism, and youth tours as part of its united-front strategy. The post Going Home to Tibet: China’s Propaganda Trap for Diaspora Tibetans first appeared on Bitter Winter.

At least 33 Britons were declared missing following the disaster in August near the Tibet border

‘Four Rivers Six Ranges’ brings Tibet’s little-known resistance history to the screen

CDT presents a monthly series of censored content that has been added to our “404 Deleted Content Archive.” Each month, we publish a summary of content blocked or deleted (often yielding the message “404: content not found”) from Chinese...

“Four Rivers Six Ranges” brings Tibet’s little-known resistance history to the screen through the story of ordinary Tibetans who helped the Dalai Lama escape to India in 1959

Beijing’s new Tibet boss, Hu Changsheng, met the false Panchen Lama in a political puppet show that put fire extinguishers at center stage. The post Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism: Now with Extra Fire Safety first appeared on Bitter Winter.

Hong Kong marked 77 years of Communist rule in China with National Day fireworks, a day after President Xi Jinping led a Martyrs' Day tribute in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. In New Delhi, police detained Tibetan exiles protesting Chinese rule.

Delegation expressed hope for freedom, slammed China for transnational repression.

Drones, DJI, and the Aerial Architecture of Control in Tibet Source

US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast met the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala and reaffirmed Washington's support for Tibetan freedom, a week after President Donald Trump held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Mast said engagement with Beijing...

Kalpana Nepali was seven months pregnant when the catastrophic flash floods hit last month, while Pooja Pariyal spent three days on a hospital roof waiting to be rescued. Now, they are living precariously in temporary sheltersFor three days, Pooja...

Policing the skies on the roof of the world: how China took control of the air over Tibet Source

Challenging nature in such remote places is dangerous. Despite warnings, Beijing is doing just that, with no regard for human lives. The post Is China Triggering Another Tragedy Like the One That Occurred in Nepal-Tibet? first appeared on Bitter...

With extreme weather and glacier melt predicted to increase, neighbouring nations will need to act together to prevent deaths.