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Southasia Review of Books - 8 May 2026
Hello reader,Books have a way of revealing what states are most afraid of. That felt especially clear over the last few weeks with the Sri Lankan government’s continued detention of multiple titles by the Tamil writer Theepachelvan Piratheepan. Published in...
“Sinicizing” Tibetan Buddhism, One Inspection Tour at a Time
United Front chief Li Ganjie’s visit to historically Tibetan areas in Gansu and Sichuan was aimed at regulating the religion of Tibetans—and local Hui Islam—strictly according to Party standards. The post “Sinicizing” Tibetan Buddhism, One Inspection Tour at a...
Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 strikes Tibet
An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck Tibet in the early hours of Friday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
US highlights China’s atrocities on Tibetans ahead of President Trump’s visit
(TibetanReview.net, May07’26) – As the US is reportedly expected to raise human rights concerns and Hong Kong’s jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai during President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to China in the coming days, its House Appropriations Committee has,...
European Parliament urges China to repeal “Ethnic Unity” law; ICT President calls on member states for strong and coordinated action in Human Rights S...
May 7, 2026 The European Parliament on April 30 adopted a resolution on China’s new law on “ethnic unity”, expressing grave concern over its impacts for the rights of ethnic groups including Tibetans, and warning its enforcement will carry...
A shared grievance over Britain’s historical sophistry on Tibet’s status
LETTER (TibetanReview.net, May07’26) – Tsering Passang La, thank you for this piece (https://www.tibetanreview.net/as-tibets-veteran-freedom-fighters-pass-the-torch-britain-and-the-world-must-keep-the-cause-alive/). It is informative, instructive, and deeply inspiring. You were my senior by one class at CST Darjeeling; we spoke with each other on innumerable occasions, yet...
Three arrested in connection with murder of Tibetan monk in Karnataka
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 7: Three men have been arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of a Tibetan Buddhist monk whose body was recovered last week in Karnataka’s Dharwad district, the police said. The case has...
WUC urges Trump to raise Uyghur genocide, human rights concerns during upcoming China visit
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has urged United States President Donald Trump to raise the issue of the Uyghur genocide and press China over alleged human rights abuses during his upcoming visit to China on May 15, which will...
EU hearing raises alarm over China’s ‘Ethnic Unity Law’, warns of forced assimilation of Tibetans and Uyghurs
The Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Delegation for Relations with the People's Republic of China (D-CN) held a joint public hearing to assess the impact of China's "Ethnic Unity Law" on Tibetans, Uyghurs, and other affected communities,...
Lhadon Tethong in The Guardian on Forcible Assimilation of Tibetan Children
‘They have built a machine that pulls out their mother tongue’: why Tibet’s children ‘think they are Chinese’Parents say the insistence on Mandarin in schools is eroding the Tibetan language and culture right from early childhood By Kris Cheng...

























