Tibetan Review
India to counter China’s ‘water bomb’ dam in occupied Tibet with mega dam of its own
(TibetanReview.net, Oct01’25) – India is to build in Arunachal Pradesh what would be its largest dam with a design to absorb any possible weaponized release of water from the world’s largest and potentially most dangerous dam China is building...
UN rights expert sees Paris museums’ censoring of ‘Tibet’ as violation of cultural rights, self-determination
(TibetanReview.net, Sep30’25) – The move by two well-known museums in Paris last year to censor the name ‘Tibet’ by replacing it with terms preferred by or agreeable to China, was criticized earlier this year by the UN expert in...
China faces barrage of calls to improve its record in Tibet etc at UN rights forum
(TibetanReview.net, Sep30’25) – Statements delivered at the ongoing, 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva, by a number of democratic countries reflect a broad and unified call from the international community on China to improve its human...
President Xi sees religious crackdown as only way for ethnic, social harmony
(TibetanReview.net, Sep30’25) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has on Sep 29 called for further enactment of law and regulation, as well as stricter law enforcement for religious affairs in a push to sinicize religions and thereby ensure ethnic and...
China begins producing lithium from two major Tibet mines
(TibetanReview.net, Sep29’25) – China said Sep 28 that it had commenced producing lithium from two major salt lake mines in Tibet as questions about the genuineness of its claimed commitment to environmental protection came into sharp focus when the...
Demolishing Chinese Narratives on Tibet-Brick by Brick
BOOK REVIEW Challenging the Chinese art of manufacturing history of convenience, a book that convincingly exposes all those narratives which China is using as a weapon to make world accept its colonial occupation of Tibet, East Turkistan and South...
Mt Everest ‘Rising Dragon’ Ad-stunt mocks China’s environment protection claims
OPINION Shongka* blames China’s double standard in enforcing laws for the now much-criticized ‘Rising Dragon’ fireworks publicity stunt that has created a possibly irreversible environmental mess in Tibetan Himalayas’ Gyantse county. On September 19, 2025, the thin air high...
Australia criticizes China at UN forum for its Dalai Lama succession meddling
(TibetanReview.net, Sep25’25) – Australia has on Sep 23 expressed concern over continuing reports of human rights violations in Tibet including China’s interference in the recognition of reincarnation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the ongoing UN human rights...
Fireworks of Occupation: Arc’teryx and Cai Guo-Qiang’s Desecration of Tibet
LETTER TO THE EDITOR (TibetanReview.net, Sep23’25) Last week, the Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx, now owned by Chinese sportswear giant Anta, joined hands with Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang to stage a massive fireworks display in Gyantse, Tibet. The company presented...
Tsering Wangmo Dhompa, Politics of Sorrow: Unity and Allegiance Across Tibetan Exile, New York, 2025
Reviewing Tsering Wangmo Dhompa’s ‘The Politics of Sorrow’, Wangpo Tethong* asks the Tibetan youth to adopt an open mind in making sense of the bitter, regionally rooted disputes that continue to shape our exile politics today, for it is...














