By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA 21 July: China officially announced on Saturday the start of the construction of the world’s largest and riskiest hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo in occupied Tibet, known as the Brahmaputra River in India, bordering...

Dharamshala: On 21 July, Sikyong Penpa Tsering held an hour-long interactive session with approximately 60 Tibetan students from abroad, during which he emphasised the profound responsibility of being Tibetan and the importance of remaining hopeful, noting that “hope is...

China on Saturday, July 20 formally started the construction of a $167.8 billion dam over the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, close to the border with India in Arunachal Pradesh.

Tibetan environmental rights activist Tsongon Tsering was released from prison on 8 July 2025, after spending more than eight months in detention in Ngaba (Ch: Aba) Prefecture, Sichuan Province. His early release, before completing his full sentence, was reportedly...

Massachusetts honors Dalai Lama's 90th birthday with Governor's Citation and Legislative Resolution, launching global "Year of Compassion" observance.

The WUC emphasised that this legislation responds directly to growing evidence, including a recent report from Global Rights Compliance, that exposes the Chinese Communist Party's use of Uyghur forced labour in East Turkistan's mining sector. U.S. officials have underlined...

China begins construction of $167B mega-dam on Tibet's Yarlung Tsangpo river flowing to India, raising water security concerns downstream.

China starts construction on world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet

(TibetanReview.net, Jul20’25) – Chinese Premier Li Qiang has announced on Jul 19 the start of the construction of the world’s biggest hydropower dam over the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Metog county of Nyingchi (Tibetan: Nyingtri) prefecture, Tibet, close to...

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Lekhi, part of the second group of pilgrims undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, fell from a horse in Darchin, Tibet, and sustained injuries.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 struck Tibet on the morning of Sunday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

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China began construction of a $167.8 billion dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet near the Indian border. The project aims to generate over 300 billion kWh of electricity annually, primarily for external use, which has raised concerns in...

(TibetanReview.net, Jul19’25) – As Tibetans across the free world commemorate the 90th birthday Jul 6 of His Holiness the Dalai Lama with a year-long series of events, China has taken extra security measures to ensure that no festive displays...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 19: A young Tibetan singer known as Ah Sang, or by his online alias Tsugte, has reportedly been arrested and forcibly taken away by Chinese authorities over two weeks ago from Ngaba, in the eastern...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 19: Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday officially launched construction of a massive hydroelectric dam project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet on Saturday, according to China’s state-run Xinhua News...

China on Saturday formally started the construction of the USD 167.8 billion dam over the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, closer to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh.

The massive structure will be far bigger than the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in central China and will have five cascade dams

China began construction of a $167.8 billion dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet near the Indian border. The project aims to generate over 300 billion kWh of electricity annually, primarily for external consumption, and has raised concerns in...

China began construction of a $167.8 billion dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet near the Indian border. The project aims to generate over 300 billion kWh of electricity annually, primarily for external consumption, and has raised concerns in...

The dam project, called the Yarlung Zangbo River Lower Reaches Hydropower Project, involves the construction of five cascade power stations

China has initiated a major dam project on the Brahmaputra River, raising concerns in India and Bangladesh about potential impacts on water flow.

Reported by Palden Edited By Pema Tso Translated by TenGyal More than two weeks have passed since the Chinese authorities forcibly abducted and arrested Asang, a young Tibetan singer, according to reports. According to information received from a reliable...

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 19: Chinese authorities have banned the photographs of a well-known exile-based Tibetan religious leader, the 11th Kirti Rinpoche, Lobsang Tenzin Jigme Yeshe Gyamtso Rinpoche, at Kirti Monastery in Ngaba, in the eastern Tibetan region of...