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Dalai Lama’s departure from Ladakh delayed due to bad weather

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 26: The departure of Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama from Leh, Ladakh was postponed on Tuesday due to unfavourable weather conditions, officials confirmed. Originally scheduled to leave after a six-week-long visit to Ladakh,...

SFT France, A-Nya Sengdra, and Anna Kwok honoured with 2025 Lhakar Awards

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 26: Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) has honoured its France chapter and Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok with the Lhakar Award for Activism in Exile, while imprisoned Tibetan environmentalist A-Nya Sengdra received the...

China for more state-enterprise major projects in Tibet to ensure stability, unity

(TibetanReview.net, Aug26’25) – With the population of towns and cities in Tibet already overwhelmingly Chinese immigrants, Beijing wants to maintain, or even speed up, the momentum of the Sinicization there by ensuring for them urban infrastructure and facilities as...

Monsoon showers in Ladakh delay Dalai Lama’s return to Dharamshala

(TibetanReview.net, Aug26’25) – The Dalai Lama was scheduled to leave Ladakh’s capital Leh on Jun 26 after spending six weeks in the Union Territory of India, but had to postpone it due to heavy rain, reported the IANS news...

Sadhguru embarks on motorbike Kailash Yatra after brain surgeries, marks India-China spiritual ties

NEW DELHI: The reopening of the Kailash Yatra route through Tibet has allowed Indian pilgrims to undertake the spiritual journey to Mount Kailash after a five-year hiatus, reflecting improving India-China relations.

Scholar monk commits suicide after oppression in Tibet during Dalai Lama’s birthday

Fifty-two year old Shersang Gyatso died at his monastery in Ba County, following an intensive crackdown. Source

Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel Addresses Closing Ceremony of Inter-School Dialectics Meet

Dharamshala: Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile attended the closing ceremony of the Inter-School Dialectic Meet at the Tibetan Children’s Village, Chauntra, as the Chief Guest. The Inter-School Dialectics Meet, organized by the Department of Education, Central...

SFT to Honour Tibetan Activists and Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Leader with Annual Lhakar Awards

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 26 Aug: Student for a Free Tibet(SFT) has conferred its annual Lhakar Awards, honouring the SFT France chapter and Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok for activism in exile, while recognising imprisoned climate activist Anya(A-Nya)...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Visits Tibetan Settlements in Kullu-Manali and Addresses the Public

Dharamshala: On 23 and 24 August 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, in his capacity as the incumbent Kalon (Minister) of the Department of Religion and Culture as well as the Department of Home, visited several Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, schools, Men-Tsee-Khang...

China’s Digital Crackdown in Tibet: A Regime of Silence in the Virtual Age

OPINION Aritra Banerjee* dwells on how China has weaponized technology to suppress faith, speech, and dissent on the Tibetan Plateau, cutting Tibetans off from each other, their diaspora, and the wider world, causing a profound erosion of cultural identity,...