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17th Karmapa to Visit Sikkim “Very Soon,” Accepts CM Tamang’s Invitation

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 19 Oct: The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, has confirmed that he plans to visit Sikkim "very soon," accepting a renewed invitation extended directly by Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang during a recent high-level...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Visits Germany, Holds Series of Meetings with Legislators and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Leadership

Berlin, Germany: On the final day of his official visit to Germany, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) concluded a series of high-level engagements in Berlin, meeting with German parliamentarians at the Bundestag and senior leadership...

A Fire in the Night: The Dalai Lama’s Representative in South Africa Targeted Again

A night attack in Centurion leaves the Tibetan envoy fleeing through shattered glass. The second assault in three months deepens fears of a political message delivered through fire. The post A Fire in the Night: The Dalai Lama’s Representative...

Firebombing attack on home was political message, Dalai Lama’s representative says

Tibetan activists say it was part of a global rise in transnational repression by the Chinese government

Tenzing Norgay, a Tibetan outsider who summits Mt Everest, wins Sherpa respect

(TibetanReview.net, Oct18’26) –Apart from focusing on the expedition to conquer Mt Everest for the first time in human history, the Apple TV film Tenzing also turns the lens towards the famed mountaineer Tenzing Norgay’s personal struggles as a Tibetan...

A Conversation with Tara

Saurabh Chauhan* dwells on a collection of conversational poems on the highly popular Tibetan Buddhist deity Tara by Soumya Sambasivan, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who serves as Deputy Inspector General of Police for the Northern Range in...

Intriguing developments centred on the Himalayan redoubt of Tibet

There are signs that Gyaltsen Norbu, who was enthroned as the XIth Panchen Lama by China, is possibly not measuring up to the Chinese leadership’s requirements. China has long… The post Intriguing developments centred on the Himalayan redoubt of Tibet...

Thorough probe urged on arson attack on Office of Tibet in South Africa to rule out transnational repression

(TibetanReview.net, Oct17’26) – Following a second nighttime arson attack, which practically destroyed the building housing the office and residence of the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama located in South Africa’s capital Pretoria on Oct 14, the Desmond...

With Tibet buffer gone, China and Bhutan hold 16th round of talks to settle their border dispute

(TibetanReview.net, Oct17’26) – Like in the case of India, Bhutan never had a boundary – or a boundary dispute – with China, until the latter illegally annexed Tibet in the 1950s following an armed invasion of the militarily defenceless...

Why Tibetan Lamas in Exile Must Resist UFWD Exploitation

By Khedroob Thondup The question of whether Tibetan lamas living in exile should return to Tibet on invitations orchestrated by Beijing’s United Front Work Department (UFWD) is not a matter of mere travel. It is a test of political...