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Report criticizes China’s linguistic ‘harmonizing’ of Tibetan children

(TibetanReview.net, May06’26) – China is giving the word “harmony” a bad name, using it as as means to obliterate the civilizational identity of Tibet, starting by Sincizing the upbringing of the territory’s pre-school children, according to a 72-page report...

Disenfranchised Choejor Tibetans in Kathmandu suing exile Tibetan election body

(TibetanReview.net, May06’26) – After reversing on May 1 its Apr 23 decision to annul the Choejor (Choeten-Boudha and Jorpati) polling station for the final poll for the Tibetan Parliament in Exile election, the Election Commission of the Central Tibetan...

Deforestation lowers threshold for Amazon degradation to below 2°C warming: report

Mumbai: Around two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest could shift into degraded forest or savannah-like ecosystems at 1.5-1.9°C of global warming if deforestation increases to roughly 22-28 percent of the Amazon, according to a new study from the Potsdam Institute...

HRW report warns China’s preschool policy accelerating erosion of Tibetan language and identity

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 6: A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) released on Monday has raised alarm over China’s early childhood education policies in Tibet, warning that recent reforms are rapidly eroding the linguistic and cultural foundations...

China’s “stability” norm entrepreneurship: Taking Tibet repression globally

May 6, 2026 For over seven decades, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has utilized Tibet as the foundational laboratory for scaling and innovating its internal security apparatus. What initially began as a military occupation has matured into a sophisticated...

China forcing Mandarin education on Tibetan preschoolers to accelerate assimilation, says Human Rights Watch report

The 72-page report, titled Start with the Youngest Children: China Uses Preschools to 'Integrate' Tibetans, outlines that a 2021 directive issued by China's Ministry of Education, known as the Children's Speech Harmonisation plan, requires the use of standard Mandarin...

Human Rights Watch: China Forces Mandarin on Tibetan Preschoolers

A Human Rights Watch report reveals China is erasing Tibetan language and culture by forcing Mandarin instruction and political indoctrination in preschools.

Entrance Exam Notification for Admission to Academic Session 2026-27 at  Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath

The Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (CIHTS), Sarnath, Varanasi, a premier institution established through the collaborative vision of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and the Government of India, announces its Entrance Examination for admission to the academic...

Tibetan Spiritual Festival Organised at Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple in Tokyo

Tokyo: Tibet House Japan and the Save Tibet Network jointly organised a two-day Tibetan Spiritual Festival (May 2-3) at Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple in Tokyo. The Festival also featured a special Photo Exhibition of H.H. the Dalai Lama, showcasing his...

Herbertpur-Based Gongkar Tsedup Lhakhang Holds Mass Feeding Programme Under Ghoton Initiative

Herbertpur: On the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima (Vesak), the Herbertpur-Based Gongkar Tsedup Lhakhang in Dehradun organised a mass feeding programme for more than 3,000 local residents as part of the Ghoton initiative. According to the organisers, this modest...