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Lhasa conference signals escalation in China’s efforts to institutionalize AI-enabled narrative control on Tibet
July 15, 2026 China’s Second Tibet International Communication Conference, convened in Lhasa on June 16, 2026, represents a significant escalation in the Chinese state’s efforts to institutionalize and technologize its official narrative on Tibet, as provisioned in the new...
Condolences pour in for Tibet supporter U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 15: The exile Tibetan government, officially known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), and the Washington-based advocacy group, International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), expressed profound sorrow over the passing of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, remembering...
China demolishes thousand-year-old fortress in Tibet’s Gyalrong
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 15: Chinese authorities have been captured in widely shared social media videos demolishing an ancient fortress in Tibet’s eastern Gyalrong region, prompting concern among exile Tibetans who view the destruction as another blow to the preservation of...
Landslide Cuts Off Village Near China Border As Arunachal Floods Wreak Havoc
Nineteen Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel, who had lost contact with their base from a forward area outpost during flash floods since Sunday in Kurung Kumey district, have reached the base camp.
Human Rights Watch urges Thailand to stand against Chinese pressure to deport dissidents despite refugee status
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed concerns towards Thailand over the possible deportation of four Chinese dissidents, with the rights group warning that Beijing is intensifying pressure on Bangkok to return political critics despite the risk of persecution.
Tibetan Independence Activist Lobga Rangzen Honoured in Arunachal Pradesh, the Indian State Claimed by China
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 15 July: Members of the Students for a Free Tibet (SFT)-Itanagar chapter in Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian border state claimed by China as part of "South Tibet" held a candlelight vigil on Monday to honour...
Legislating Assimilation: How China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Law Forecloses the Middle Way
By Khedroob Thondup China’s new “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law” is not a benign framework for harmony but a legal codification of assimilation, directly undermining the viability of the Middle Way Approach by criminalizing cultural distinctiveness and foreclosing genuine autonomy...
The Mirage of Autonomy: Why Tibetans Must Confront Reality
By Khedroob Thondup | European Times There is a painful truth that Tibetans must face. Those who still believe the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will one day grant Tibet genuine autonomy are clinging to a mirage. The CCP’s record...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Concludes Two-Day Official Assessment Visit to Tibetan Settlements in Kullu-Manali
Kullu: On 13 and 14 July 2026, Sikyong Penpa Tsering concluded a two-day official assessment visit to the Tibetan settlements in Kullu-Manali. Throughout the visit, Sikyong was accompanied by Kullu-Manali Tibetan Settlement Officer Tenzin Tsultem, Office Secretary Tsering Yangchen,...
The Next Dalai Lama: Faith, Power and the Contest for Legitimacy
OPINION While the Dalai Lama succession question sits right at the center of China’s quest to redefine and remake Tibet in its own image, spiritual legitimacy can’t be granted by government order; states can compete for influence, but the...
US Reaffirms Enduring Support for Tibet as Human Rights Crisis Deepens
The United States has reaffirmed its longstanding support for the fundamental rights and aspirations of the Tibetan people, renewing its call for China to resume direct dialogue with the Dalai Lama and democratically elected Tibetan leaders amid mounting concern...
ICT expresses condolences for Senator Lindsey Graham’s passing and commemorates his steadfast support for Tibet
July 14, 2026 The International Campaign for Tibet extends its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Senator Lindsey Graham following his death. A friend of the Tibetan people, Senator Graham met with His Holiness the Dalai...
Tibet at 91: The Unfinished Reckoning of a Civilization in Exile
On July 6, 2026, an old man in maroon robes sat before long-life prayers and khata scarves in Leh, India, marking 91 years on this earth. He has no army, no seat at the United Nations, no territory he...
Torrential rainfall triggers flash flood in Amdo’s Sangchu county
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 14: Torrential rainfall reportedly triggered flash floods in Sangchu County in Tibet’s Amdo region on Sunday evening, causing widespread destruction in and around Labrang Monastery and several surrounding Tibetan communities, according to Dharamshala-based Tibet Radio....
Chinese Geologists’ Study Contradicts Beijing’s Safety Assurances on Yarlung Tsangpo Mega Dam in Occupied Tibet
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 14 July: A study by Chinese geologists has raised fresh questions over the safety of China's massive hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo in occupied Tibet, identifying an active fault beneath the construction site despite...
Tibetans Push for Permanent Memorial at UN Site of Lobga Rangzen’s Self-Immolation, Petition Gathers 14,176 Signatures
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 14 July : More than 14,176 people have signed an online petition calling on the United Nations, New York City and other relevant authorities to establish a permanent memorial for Tibetan independence activist and martyr...
Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Launches TCHRD’s English Translation of Book on Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s Death in PRC Prison
Dharamshala, 13 July 2026: English translation of Nyima Lhamo’s book, No Tongues in Their Mouths: Allegations of Assassination in Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s Death, was launched earlier today in Dharamshala on the anniversary of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s death while in the...
China trashes international law as 14 countries plus EU reject its expansive South China Sea claims
(TibetanReview.net, Jul13’26) – Fourteen countries, led by the United States, have on Jul 12 reaffirmed that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea have no legal basis under international law, marking the 10th anniversary of a landmark arbitration...
Loga Rangzen: The Spirit Lives On
LETTER Those who dedicated their lives in exile to the cause of Tibetan independence as their ultimate purpose endured countless obstacles. There were moments when they felt completely lost and wondered how much more they could bear. At times,...
ICT announces start of 2026 Tibetan Youth Leadership Program to empower future advocates for Tibet
July 13, 2026 The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) is proud to announce the start of the 2026 Tibetan Youth Leadership Program (TYLP), an annual initiative aimed at empowering the next generation of Tibetan American leaders with the skills,...
Book chronicling Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s legacy and assassination launched in English
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 13: The Dharamshala-based research organisation, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), on Monday launched the English translation of No Tongues in Their Mouths: Allegations of Assassination in Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s Death by Nyima Lhamo...
Eleven Years On, Niece’s Testimony Seeks Truth for Tenzin Delek Rinpoche
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, July 13: No Tongue in Their Mouths: Allegations of Assassination in Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's Death, the English edition of the documented testimony of Nyima Lhamo, niece of the late Tibetan religious leader Tulku Tenzin Delek...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Expresses Condolences on Passing of U.S. Senator and Tibet Supporter Lindsey Graham
Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, in a letter addressed to Darline Graham Nordone, wife of the late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, extended his condolences on the senator’s passing on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and the Tibetan people....
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Successfully Concludes Official Visit and Engagements in Ladakh
Samey, Jangthang: On 11 July 2026, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) visited the remaining Tibetan communities in the Jangthang region, including Chumur, Sumdo, the Samey branch school of the Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV), and Samey...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Visits Kagshung, Goyul and Hanley, Reaffirms CTA’s Commitment to Jangthang Tibetan Communities
Hanley, Ladakh: On 10 July 2026, the second day of his official visit to the Jangthang Tibetan nomadic region, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) visited the Tibetan communities of Kagshung, Goyul, and Hanley in southeastern...





























