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China intensifies diplomatic pressure to restrict Tibetan, Taiwanese activists in Nepal

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 15: In a recent high-level meeting held on Monday, China intensified its diplomatic pressure on Nepal, urging Kathmandu to further restrict activities related to Tibet and Taiwan within its borders. The concerns were conveyed by...

Delhi court convicts Shahtoosh shawl trader after 17-year probe in wildlife crime case

New Delhi: A Delhi court has convicted a Jaipur-based art gallery owner for illegally attempting to export Shahtoosh wool shawls, made of critically endangered Tibetan Antelope underfur, and handed him a maximum prison terms of three years.This is the...

How Beijing Crushed a Generation’s Hope

A powerful look at the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, the fall of reformist Zhao Ziyang, and how China’s political trajectory was shaped by the suppression of dissent. The post How Beijing Crushed a Generation’s Hope appeared first on The...

Visiting Chinese vice-premier calls Tibet mega dam safe and top priority, but fails to allay major concerns

(TibetanReview.net, Apr14’26) –Can the world’s largest dam be designed and built to withstand a catastrophic earthquake of the kind the Himalayan region is all too familiar with, including the one which struck the Mt Everest County of Dingri in...

Tibetan director Kangdrun’s ‘Linka Linka’ wins top honours at 50th Hong Kong International Film Festival

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 14:  Linka Linka, the debut feature film by Tibetan screenwriter and director Kangdrun, has garnered international acclaim by winning both the Firebird Award for Best Film and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2026 Hong Kong International...

India Rejects China's Fictitious Renaming in Arunachal Pradesh

India strongly rejects China's attempt to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh. Officials warn these fictitious claims threaten efforts to normalize relations.

India Calls China’s Renaming of Arunachal Sites “Baseless and Mischievous”

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 14 April: India has categorically rejected China’s latest issuance of “standardised names” for geographical locations in its northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh(AP), calling them “mischievous attempts” and an effort at “introducing false claims and manufacturing...

Beijing’s Blueprint: How Chinese Propaganda is Infiltrating Slovak Media

Chinese state propaganda is increasingly infiltrating Slovakia's media landscape, with disinformation outlets eagerly publishing Beijing-approved narratives.

China says policy to improve relations with India remains unchanged

Beijing: China on Tuesday said its policy to improve relations with India has not changed as it defended its move to publish new names for various regions in Arunachal Pradesh.India on Sunday categorically rejected China's efforts to assign "fictitious...

Tibetan youth urged to uphold identity, culture at Australian tournament

The Central Tibetan Administration reported that the remarks were made during the 14th Australian Tibetan Youth Unity Cup Tournament and the 3rd Inter-Tibetan Weekend Language School Cultural Meet, held in Newcastle, New South Wales, from April 9 to 12,...

Bohag Bihu Wishes 2026: Heartfelt Messages, Quotes & Greetings for Assamese New Year

Bohag Bihu 2026 celebrates new beginnings, joy, and prosperity with heartfelt wishes, messages, and greetings shared across Assam, India and beyond. The post Bohag Bihu Wishes 2026: Heartfelt Messages, Quotes & Greetings for Assamese New Year appeared first on...

China releases more names to assert its Tibet-claim on Arunachal Pradesh

(TibetanReview.net, Apr13’26) –For the sixth time since 2017, China has released a list of what it calls “standardized” names for places in Arunachal Pradesh to assert its territorial claim over the Indian state which New Delhi has dismissed as...

ICT and partners prepare to galvanize Congressional support during Tibet Lobby Day 2026

April 13, 2026 The International Campaign for Tibet and partner organizations are organizing Tibet Lobby Day (TLD) on June 8 and 9, 2026, when hundreds of Tibet supporters and Tibetan Americans from across the United States will come to...

Tibetan political prisoner released after 18 years, health in critical condition

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 13: Tibetan political prisoner Yeshe Sangpo has been released after serving an 18-year prison sentence imposed by Chinese authorities, according to a report by the Dharamshala-based Tibetan news outlet Tibet Times. The 58-year-old, a native of...

“Will not alter reality”: India rejects China’s ‘fictitious’ renaming of places in Arunachal Pradesh

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 13: India on Sunday categorically rejected China’s latest attempt to assign “fictitious” names to several locations in Arunachal Pradesh, calling the move “mischievous” and lacking any legitimacy. New Delhi asserted that such actions do not...

After series of war games, China offering ‘One China’ incentives to Taiwan after welcoming opposition leader

(TibetanReview.net, Apr12’26) –After intimidating Taiwan with a series of highly provocative war games over the stand of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on independence, China has on Apr 12 unveiled 10 new incentive measures for the democratically self-ruled...

Bollywood film originally inspired by ‘battle of Galwan’ re-scripted to avoid mentioning China

(TibetanReview.net, Apr12’26) – A Bollywood film by super star Salman Khan which was previously titled as “Battle of Galwan”, and even partially shot in Ladakh, is now being reshot 40% to reflect India’s new sensitivity towards Beijing amid improving...

China accused of silencing Tibetan voices as activist handed 18-year secret sentence

The Central Tibetan Administration has highlighted the cases of Lodoe Gyatso and Palden Yeshi, both imprisoned under opaque legal proceedings. Gyatso is serving 18 years for a peaceful protest, while Yeshi received six years after disappearing in 2021, reportedly...

'The Robe and the Sword: How Buddhist Extremism is Shaping Modern Asia': An unquiet silence

Sonia Faleiro’s The Robe and the Sword: How Buddhist Extremism is Shaping Modern Asia follows a spectre that is haunting parts of South Asia — radical Buddhism, which many would see as a contradiction in terms. Buddhism has, in public thinking and discourse, been associated with

The Stick Must Stop: Ending Corporal Punishment in Our Tibetan Schools

OPINION Tenzin Norsang* expresses dismay that despite an official policy against it, and a national philosophy of compassion, corporal punishment continues to be prevalent in exile Tibetan schools and urges administrators, teachers, parents, and everyone else concerned about it...

TCHRD hosts debate for parliamentary candidates ahead of final elections phase

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, April 11: Rights and advocacy group Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy on Friday, ahead of the final phase of the Tibetan general election, organised a debate series titled ‘Democratic Dialogue’ in Dharamshala at Norbu House. The...

New Czech Senate resolution challenges China’s interferences in Dalai Lama’s succession

April 10, 2026 The Senate of the Czech Republic last month adopted a resolution opposing Chinese interference in the succession of the Dalai Lama and affirming the Tibetan people’s right to choose their own spiritual leader. The post New...

Tibetan jailed by China for 18 years during language rights protest emerges in fragile heath

(TibetanReview.net, Apr10’26) – A Tibetan man, now in his late 50s, imprisoned for 18 years after leading a language rights protest in a historically Tibetan area of Sichuan province, China, in 2007 has emerged from jail last month in...

Xi to visiting KMT leader: Reunification is inevitable in great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation

(TibetanReview.net, Apr10’26) – As its relations with Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) remains fraught over the latter’s perceived strengthening of push for independence, China has invited the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) leader Cheng Li-wun and made clear its desire...