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Sikyong Penpa Tsering to Embark on Official Visit to Delhi and Bylakuppe; Will Attend 37th Birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery...
Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering will embark on an official visit to Delhi and Bylakuppe from 23 to 27 April 2026. Sikyong will depart Dharamshala for Delhi on 23 April and travel onward to Bengaluru on 24 April, before proceeding...
Chief Justice Commissioner Yeshi Wangmo to Visit Bylakuppe to Attend 37th Birth Anniversary of the 11th Panchen Lama
Dharamshala: Chief Justice Commissioner of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (CTA), Yeshi Wangmo, will officially visit Bylakuppe to attend the 37th birth anniversary of the 11th Panchen Lama, Jetsun Tenzin Gedhun Yeshi Trinley Phuntsok Pal Sangpo, also known as...
Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel to Attend Panchen Lama’s 37th Birth Anniversary in Bylakuppe, Karnataka
Dharamshala: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, the Speaker of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, is scheduled to attend the 37th birth anniversary commemoration of the 11th Panchen Lama at the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery based in Karnataka’s Bylakuppe Tibetan settlement on 25...
India and China huddle for SCO bilateral consultations as bilateral ties improve
(TibetanReview.net, Apr19’26) – India and China held Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Bilateral Consultations in New Delhi over Apr 16-17 in what is seen as a thaw in their relations following their mid-2020 border clash in Ladakh. The two sides...
West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 | Paramilitary chiefs meet in Kolkata; Mamata Banerjee flags central agency misuse amid ED, I-T raids
Kolkata: The top brass of the central paramilitary forces held an unprecedented meeting in Kolkata on Sunday to discuss security arrangements for the assembly elections in West Bengal, where polling will be held in two phases on April 23...
Indian MP Sujeet Kumar Condemns Chinese Actions in Tibet, Urges Deeper Taiwan Ties
Indian MP Sujeet Kumar is urging a strategic balance in India's approach to Tibet and Taiwan, advocating for expanded economic ties and global accountability.
Indian MP Sujeet Kumar Condemns Chinese Actions in Tibet and Taiwan
Indian MP Sujeet Kumar is urging a strategic balance in India's approach to Tibet and Taiwan, advocating for expanded economic ties and global accountability.
China Pressures Nepal to Curb Tibetan and Taiwanese Activities
China is actively urging Nepal to suppress Tibetan and Taiwanese activities on its soil, pressing Kathmandu to uphold the One-China policy against separatists.
China’s toponymy strategy in Arunachal
China’s sixth batch of standardized place names should be interpreted not as an isolated administrative measure, but as part of a broader strategy of incremental assertion in the India-China boundary dispute. The post China’s toponymy strategy in Arunachal appeared...
New textbooks introduced to inculcate Chinese students with party-state ideology
(TibetanReview.net, Apr18’26) – In China, the party is the state and the state the party. In order to drive this message home, the party-state has introduced new school textbooks even as existing teaching materials are already heavily saturated with...
CTA highlights case of Tibetan political prisoner Tsultrim Gyaltsen ahead of expected release in 2026
The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has spotlighted the case of Tibetan writer and political prisoner Tsultrim Gyaltsen, renewing attention on alleged human rights violations in Tibet.
DYSA Mundgod clinches GCM Gold Cup for third consecutive year
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 17: DYSA Mundgod cemented their legacy in exile Tibetan football history on Thursday, securing a narrow 1–0 victory over Shawa FC in the final of the 31st Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup (GCMGC) held in...
Two Tibetan monks held incommunicado for over a year amid crackdown
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 17: Two Tibetan monks from Chu Khama Monastery in Machu County, identified as Samten Gyatso and Jamyang Samten, have remained in detention for more than a year following their arrest by Chinese authorities, with no...
Mandarin learning law already being actively implemented in Tibet’s monasteries
(TibetanReview.net, Apr17’26) – Following China’s adoption last month of its law on so-called promoting ethnic unity and progress, mandating the predominance of Mandarin learning and use across the PRC, monks in Tibet are now required to take time off...
Russia deports Tibetan Buddhist monks from India on baseless missionary work allegation
(TibetanReview.net, Apr17’26) – Russia, whose war of aggression against Ukraine is said to be sustained by China’s help, has caused the cancellation of a Buddhist festival in capital Moscow after it deported on Apr 8 a group of Tibetan...
Two Tibetan Monks Remain in Chinese Custody for Over a Year Without Charges
Two Tibetan monks from Chu Khama Monastery remain in Chinese custody after over a year without official charges, leaving their distressed families in the dark.
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Inaugurates Thangthong House, Addresses Infrastructure Challenges and Cultural Preservation at TIPA
Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering inaugurated the newly constructed ‘Thangthong House’ (student hostel and staff residential quarters) at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) on 17 April 2026. The inauguration programme was attended by Secretary Dhondul Dorjee of the...
DYSA Mundgod Win Historic Third Straight GCM Gold Cup
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 17 April: The first side to accomplish the hat-trick of titles, DYSA Mundgod made history by winning its third straight Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup (GCM) at the 2026 edition. DYSA defeated Lhasa FC 1–0 in...
Public Service Commission Organises Workshop on Policy Dissemination to Senior Civil Servants of Central Tibetan Administration
Dharamshala: The Public Service Commission (PSC) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) inaugurated a one-day workshop-cum-training on policy dissemination this morning for senior officials at Norbu House in Dharamshala, aimed at strengthening institutional capacity and standardising training practices across...
Over a Year Later, Two Monks from Chu Kama Monastery Remain in Chinese Custody
Reported by Pema Tso Translated by TenGyal According to verified information received by the Tibet Times, Samten Gyatso and Jamyang Samten, two monks from Chu Kama Monastery in Machu County, Tibet, were forcibly detained and arrested by Chinese police....
China reports huge railway-haul of goods in and out of Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, Apr16’26) – China said Apr 15 that its Qinghai–Tibet Railway had transported more than a hundred million metric tons of goods in and out of Tibet autonomous region since its opening in 2006, with the growth in outbound...
Opinion: Legislating Assimilation- China’s 2026 Ethnic Unity Law and the Dimming Prospect of Tibetan Autonomy
By Kaydor Aukatsang A Law That Closes a Door On March 12, 2026, the National People’s Congress — widely regarded as a rubber-stamp legislature whose primary function is to formalize decisions made by the Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo Standing...
China pressures Nepal over Tibet, Taiwan amid growing strategic anxiety
China has stepped up diplomatic pressure on Nepal, urging stricter curbs on activities linked to Tibet and Taiwan. The concerns were raised during a high-level meeting between Chinese Ambassador Zhang Maoming and Nepal's Home Minister Sudan Gurung, reflecting China's...
China sought assurance that Nepal won’t attend Tibetan Sikyong’s swearing in?
(TibetanReview.net, Apr15’26) – China appears to be acting as if it is in danger of losing control over Nepal after the marginalisation of the country’s communist parties in the aftermath of the recent general election results. Despite assurances by...
China defends Arunachal renaming exercise despite angering India, says relations remain stable
(TibetanReview.net, Apr15’26) – As on the previous occasions, China has on Apr 14 defended its latest move, the sixth since 2017, to assign “standardised” Chinese names to places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It has also asserted...


























