The tourism authority of Tibet has announced a 500,000-yuan (US$73,500) award for an online influencer whose viral road trip video promoted local tourism and garnered millions of likes The blogger, who goes by the handle @Liyaode, released the video...

Chinese geologists have determined that an active fault line directly beneath the world’s largest hydropower project poses a threat to the mega dam now being built on Tibet’s Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River. The scientists said a fracture in the...

International human-rights groups and exiles have routinely condemned what they call China's oppressive rule in Tibetan areas.

A “communication conference” on “Xizang” in Lhasa proposed using new technologies to influence Western perceptions of Tibet. The post China Will Use AI to Shape the International Narrative on Tibet first appeared on Bitter Winter.

With the revered Tibetan leader over 90 years old the rivalry between New Delhi and Beijing over who speaks for the Buddhist world is entering its most consequential phase.

Activists warn the law's vague wording could criminalize dissent abroad, deepen assimilation pressures on minority languages, and extend Beijing's reach beyond Chinese borders.  The post China Ethnic Unity Law Criticized by Uyghur, Tibetan, Mongolian and Hong Kong Groups  first...

Could foreign influence from China be slowing American AI data center projects? A new report says that’s exactly what’s happening. A deadly protest outside the United Nations headquarters is drawing attention to China’s new “ethnic unity” law. We have...

The incident comes one day after China’s ‘ethnic unity law’ came into effect.

Police are still investigating the incident.

Man described by campaigner as 'a tireless advocate for Tibet' pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.

Lobga Rangzen, a 52-year-old resident of Queens, died after the self-immolation. He said Beijing’s policies were “destroying the Tibetan people.”

He was ​an ⁠Uber driver and went to the ‌scene with a Tibetan flag, local news site reports

The man, identified as Lobga Rangzen, was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. The New York Police Department (NYPD) was alerted of the incident at around 6:30 pm local time, according to AFP. 

A man, identified as Lobga Rangzen, set himself ablaze outside the UN headquarters in Manhattan, carrying a Tibetan flag in a suspected protest. Witnesses reported seeing him engulfed in flames before being quickly attended to by emergency services. He...

A new ethnic unity law came into effect Wednesday in China despite warnings from Taiwan, the United Nations and rights groups that it could threaten freedoms, especially for minorities. The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress aims to...

In yet another ridiculous attempt to rewrite history for propaganda purposes, Beijing fakes the origin of Buddhist teachings and belittles India. The post The Chinese Communist Party Teaches Tibetan Buddhism to Tibetan Buddhists first appeared on Bitter Winter.

China’s new “ethnic unity” law took effect on Wednesday, amid growing international concern about its potential use as a legal justification for silencing dissent beyond China’s borders.  The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which was approved by...

This article was originally published on July 2, 2006 ‘Sky trains’ begin first run to roof of the world by Shi Jiangtao The first train from Beijing to Lhasa on the world’s highest railway pulled out of the West...

By Nina Larson Tibetan and Uyghur representatives urged countries at a United Nations meeting last week to pressure China to repeal a new law they say is aimed at erasing minority communities. The Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law,...

With SpaceX completing the biggest public offering in history, Elon Musk’s reusable chemical rockets seem to be the only game in town for getting to space. But halfway around the globe, in a little-known Chinese town tucked against the...

The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL), in partnership and coordination with the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), deployed the Tibet International Expert Election Observation Mission (TIEEOM) to observe and assess the 2026 elections for the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile....

– On the eve of the implementation of China’s new “ethnic unity” law, reports have emerged from Tibet that the Gangjong Sherig Academy in Gade County, Golok Prefecture (Tibetan: མགོ་ལོག Chinese: Guoluo), was forced to close on June 24th (1). The school was founded in 2008 by the late Tulku Hungkar Dorjee Rinpoche with a speciality in Tibetan culture. A county Statistical Bulletin cites it as the only institution in the county providing a senior high school-level education (2); senior secondary students will now be compelled to enroll in state-run boarding schools (3) with a highly politicized curriculum and Mandarin-only instruction. “The sudden shutdown of yet another renowned Tibetan school – in this case the only senior high school in the area – showcases China’s escalating moves to stamp out Tibetan identity, language and culture as its ethnic erasure law comes into effect on July 1st,” said Lhadon Tethong, Director of Tibet Action Institute. “The Chinese government is trying to close off all avenues to a Tibetan education, laying bare the truth that forcing Tibetan children into colonial boarding schools is about indoctrination, not access to education.”

The developments are part of a broader context of indoctrination of children in schools and intensified militarisation as part of China’s ‘Sinicisation’ policy. Source

The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) will launch the final election observation report on the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Elections on Tuesday, 30 June 2026 via Zoom at 9:00 AM (Bangkok time). The post ANFREL to launch final election...