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Canberra event highlights challenges to Tibetan national identity, language and culture

Dagpo also discussed China's "Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress", passed earlier this year. According to the CTA report, Dagpo noted that although the legislation applies to nationalities across the China, he argued that it has particular implications...

Beijing’s Reluctance to Trust Tibetans with Tibet

By Khedroob Thondup China’s governance of Tibet has always been marked by a deep mistrust of Tibetans themselves. The appointment of Hu Changsheng as Party Secretary in Tibet is yet another reminder of this reality. Hu does not speak...

Tibetan Activists Protest Xi Jinping’s US Visit Amid Pro-China Confrontations

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 24 Sept: Tibetan activists staged multiple demonstrations in Washington, DC, on Wednesday against Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the US, with pro-China demonstrators attempting to block Tibetan banners and flags along his motorcade route...

Tibetan activists urge Trump, global leaders to raise Tibet issue during Xi’s US visit

Tenzin Dhesal, Information Secretary of the Tibetan Youth Congress, said Tibetans did not welcome Xi Jinping and urged global leaders to speak about the situation in Tibet.

Tibet may not be visible on Xi-Trump agenda, but remains underlying issue; CTA reiterates call for dialogue: Penpa Tsering

Commenting on the summit and the expectations surrounding it, Tsering said extensive preparations and consultations had been underway ahead of the meeting, with analysts closely watching the possible agenda and outcomes.

Tibetan National identity Preservation Week Commencement

Tibetan NGOs Condemn China for Suspicious Death and Hasty Cremation of Tulku Hungkar, Demand International Investigation

Argentina’s contested glaciers

Changes to Glacier Law risk accelerating retreat of Andean ice sheets, as geologists warn of water shortages and Nepal-style flash floods

China’s new Tibet Party chief vows to ‘intensify struggle ​against separatism’ etc

(TibetanReview.net, Sep23’26) – The new Party chief of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), Mr Hu Changsheng, has on Sep 22 vowed to fully and absolutely implement Beijing’s top policy measures there that include building ethnic unity, opposing separatism and strengthening...

Sikyong launches ‘Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week’

(TibetanReview.net, Sep23’26) – The executive head, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), has on Sep 23 launched his administration’s annual “Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week” to be observed worldwide. The move is meant “to confront and...

CTA launches ‘Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week’ to counter China’s assimilation campaigns

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 23: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Penpa Tsering on Wednesday formally launched the observance of “Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week,” an initiative aimed at reinforcing Tibetan language, culture, and national identity in response to...

SFT activist scales Washington light pole, unfurls anti-Xi banners ahead of Xi’s US visit

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 23: A 20-year-old Tibetan activist with Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) climbed a light pole near the US Capitol in Washington D.C. and unfurled banners denouncing Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of his arrival...

Tibetan educational sociologist Dr. Gyal Lo honoured with Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Medal of Courage

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 23: Dr. Gyal Lo, a Tibetan educational sociologist and prominent researcher who has documented and exposed China’s state-run residential school system across occupied Tibet, has been honoured by the International Tibet Network (ITN) with the...

Tibetan identity exhibition draws young monks, students and Himalayan Buddhist community in Shimla

Speaking to ANI in Shimla on Wednesday, Chief Representative of the Central Tibetan Administration, Lhakpa Tsering, said the observance has particular significance as 67 years have passed since the events of 1959 and the Tibetan community is now witnessing...

Dr Gyal Lo Receives 2026 Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Medal of Courage

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 23 Sept: Tibetan educational sociologist and Tibet specialist Dr Gyal Lo has been awarded the 2026 Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Medal of Courage in recognition of his research and advocacy on China’s boarding-school system for Tibetan...

East Turkistan, Tibetan groups to protest against Xi Jinping near White House during visit

East Turkistan and Tibetan advocacy groups, along with their supporters, have announced a protest near the White House on Thursday, September 24, against Chinese President Xi Jinping and Beijing’s policies towards ethnic minority communities.

Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing’s Political Crosshairs

By Khedroob Thondup The Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) United Front Work Department (UFWD) has been actively engaging with the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, in a bid to influence Tibetan Buddhism and assert control over its spiritual leadership. This...

CTA launches Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 23 Sept: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Wednesday launched the first observance of Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week, an initiative established in response to China’s Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which came...

‘Wear Tibetan, eat Tibetan, speak Tibetan’: Exile govt in Dharamsala counters China assimilation push

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Wednesday launched the first Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week, with Sikyong (President) Penpa Tsering calling on Tibetans worldwide to make preservation of their language, culture and identity an enduring commitment rather than a...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Proclaims Observance of ‘Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week’ Amid Beijing Crackdown

Dharamshala: This morning, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), at a press meet, officially proclaimed the annual observance of “Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week”, to be observed from the fourth Wednesday of September through the following Wednesday. The...

“China’s policies aimed at eradicating Tibetan identity”: Sikyong Penpa Tsering launches ‘Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week’

Sikyong and Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) president Penpa Tsering has launched the “Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week”, calling for collective efforts to preserve and strengthen Tibetan language, culture, religion, values and heritage.

Arunachal Pradesh Alert Amid Nepal Glacial Flood: 7 High-Flash Flood Risk Glacial Lakes Identified in Tawang; Check Evacuation, Advisory and Latest No...

Seven high-risk glacial lakes have been identified in Tawang’s Mago area as Arunachal Pradesh authorities strengthen early-warning, evacuation and community preparedness for possible GLOF risks. The post Arunachal Pradesh Alert Amid Nepal Glacial Flood: 7 High-Flash Flood Risk Glacial...

Tibetan parliament-in-exile calls for ‘negotiated settlement’ with Chinese govt

Kullu: The Tibetan parliament-in-Exile has called for a negotiated settlement of the Tibetan issue through dialogue with Chinese govt, while urging Beijing to address concerns over human rights, religion, culture and language in Tibet.

“Baptism of youth”: China continues to subject Tibetan children to military –style training and political indoctrination

September 22, 2026 A recent Chinese state-media report shows Tibetan children in the eastern Tibetan town of Dartsedo (Chinese: Kangding), Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province being subjected to a five-day training program combining instruction on “school rules...

Most of the Tibetan settlement voters in Odisha state deleted under SIR drive

(TibetanReview.net, Sep22’26) – Almost all Tibetans in the Tibetan settlements in the state of Odisha who had registered to vote in Indian government elections have seen their names removed from the voters’ list under the Election Commission of India’s...