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China forces thousands of Tibetans to attend ‘Fake Panchen Lama’ ceremony amid tight security

The four-day religious event took place from October 9 to 12 at the Kyi-kyi Nakha site of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, which is the traditional residence of the Panchen Lamas in Shigatse. There is a previous instance of authorities mandating...

India’s Himalayan villages slowly reviving decades after conflict

People return to Himalayan villages each summer, despite their decline after the 1962 India-China border closure.

China: 90 NGOs, led by RSF, demand the release of Gui Minhai on the 10th anniversary of his kidnapping

15 October 2025 | RSF A coalition of 90 press freedom and human rights NGOs, led by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has called for the release of Swedish publisher Gui Minhai, founder of the Hong Kong-based publishing house Mighty...

China seizes 60,000 maps over 'mislabelled' Taiwan

The maps also omitted "important islands", the source of competing claims between Beijing and its neighbours.

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Holds a High Level Discussion on the Tibet Cause With Global Leaders in Prague

Prague, Czech Republic: On 14 October 2025 (CEST), Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected leader of the Central Tibetan Administration, held a series of high-level meetings in Prague with senior European parliamentarians, former government leaders, and representatives of civil...

Photos show life slowly returning to abandoned Himalayan villages in India

Dozens of dilapidated stone buildings are what is left of the once-thriving border village of Martoli, in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Nestled in Johar Valley and surrounded by Himalayan peaks — the most notable being Nanda Devi,...

Amid environmental concerns, China looks to mine lithium near Mt Everest from its third largest reserve

(TibetanReview.net, Oct14’25) – China is actively exploring the potential for large-scale mining operations at a globally ranking lithium reserve it discovered recently in Tibet in the ecologically fragile Mt Everest region, raising serious concern among scientists, reported energy-reporters.com Oct...

Social media misinformation sparks xenophobic abuse against Tibetans in Nepal amid ‘TOB’ controversy

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 14: A social media firestorm in Nepal has spiralled into a wave of misinformation and xenophobic hate targeting members of the Tibetan community after a viral controversy surrounding a group called “TOB”, was falsely linked to...

Tibetans coerced to attend the Kalachakra empowerment led by ‘fake Panchen’

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 14: Chinese authorities have reportedly forced thousands of Tibetans, including monks, nuns, and high-ranking lamas such as the 7th Gunthang Rinpoche, the Sakya abbot, and the Sera abbot, to attend a Kalachakra empowerment conducted by...

[Book Review] Illuminating Injustice: A Powerful Call to Action Through “The Message”

Tsering Passang The Message, a profoundly moving and visually arresting cartoon-story book crafted by Voice of the Disappeared, stands as a powerful testament to the unyielding spirit of Tibetans living under the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) oppressive occupation since...