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China Restricts Buddha's Birthday Celebrations in Tibet

China restricts Tibetans from celebrating Buddha’s birthday, enforcing surveillance and limiting religious freedom across Lhasa, Kham, and Amdo.

Tibetan Dissident Kelsang Detained After Years of Service Denial

Tibetan dissident Kelsang detained after exposing 9-year denial of basic services; China accused of silencing peaceful calls for equal treatment.

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Meets Canadian Lawmakers in Toronto

Sikyong Penpa Tsering meets Canadian MPs in Toronto, urges support for Tibet and Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday Year of Compassion celebration.

Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Chinese Government’s Arbitrary Detention of Journalist Zhang Zhan 

London / 14 May 2025 / GATPM The Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities (GATPM) proudly joined a coalition of over 60 press freedom and human rights organisations, led by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), in calling for the...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Meets with Canadian MPs James Maloney, Karim Bardeesy, and Former Minister Arif Virani in Toronto

Toronto: Sikyong Penpa Tsering met with Canadian MPs James Maloney and Karim Bardeesy, as well as former Minister and MP Arif Virani, on 13 May 2025 during his visit to Toronto. The meeting, held at the Tibetan Canadian Cultural...

Tibetan-Origin Mayor Aftab Karma Pureval poised for re-election in Cincinnati, USA

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 14: Aftab Karma Singh Pureval, the Tibetan-Indian-origin mayor of Cincinnati, is widely seen as the frontrunner in the city’s upcoming general election in November after securing a lead in the May 6 mayoral primary election. Pureval,...

India slams China’s renaming of 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh as “vain and preposterous”

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 14: India has strongly rejected China’s latest attempt to unilaterally rename 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh, calling it a “vain and preposterous” move that holds no legitimacy. The newly released list by China includes 15...

Central Tibetan Administration marks 30 years since disappearance of Panchen Lama, renews call for transparency

On the solemn anniversary of a disappearance that has stirred global concern for decades, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has renewed calls for transparency and accountability over the fate of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama, who vanished...

'Vain and preposterous': India rejects China renaming places in Arunachal

In April, China released the fourth list announcing Chinese and Tibetan names for 30 locations in Arunachal Pradesh. The new names will reportedly be reflected on official Chinese maps later this year

'Preposterous Attempts': India Rejects China's Renaming Of Some Places In Arunachal Pradesh

New Delhi: India on Wednesday rejected China's move to rename some locations in Arunachal Pradesh. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said such attempts are "preposterous" and will not change the "undeniable" reality that Arunachal Pradesh will remain an...

India rejects China's 'preposterous' attempts to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh

New Delhi's reaction came in response to Beijing announcing Chinese names for some places in Arunachal Pradesh, which the neighbouring country claims as the southern part of Tibet.

Taiwan MND detects 35 sorties of Chinese aircraft, 8 naval vessels in its territory

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Wednesday detected 35 sorties of People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, eight People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels, and two official ships operating around Taiwan.

China foists standardized place names on “southern Tibet” to challenge India

May 13, 2025 For more than a century the border between Tibet and India, and now between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and India, has followed lines set by the 1913-1914 Simla Convention. The Chinese government has maintained...

Death reported of grief-stricken mother of Tulku Hungkar Dorje, victim of China’s transnational repression

(TibetanReview.net, May13’25) – The grief-stricken mother of  a highly respected Tibetan religious figure in Golog prefecture of Qinghai province who died in Vietnam late March this year, a victim of China’s transnational repression, has breathed her last early this month,...

New Pope expresses solidarity with jailed journalists

(TibetanReview.net, May13’25) – In his first address to members of the media at the Vatican, newly elected Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists. He expressed solidarity with journalists who were jailed “for seeking and...

Tibetan activists condemn Hong Kong police over arrest of exiled pro-democracy activist’s family

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 13: Tibetan activist group Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) has strongly condemned the Hong Kong authorities for the arrest of the father and detention of the brother of exiled pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok, an...

Belgium’s Tibetan School Celebrates Mother’s Day

Sherab Nangjey School in Belgium celebrates Mother’s Day with love, culture, and community service, promoting Tibetan identity and values in exile.

Mother of late Tulku Hungkar Dorjee passes away months after his suspicious death in Vietnam 

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 13 May: Grief has claimed the life of a prominent Tibetan religious figure, late Tulku Hungkar Dorjee’s mother, after her son died under suspicious circumstances in Vietnam while escaping Chinese persecution in late March. 

Mother of Late Hungkar Rinpoche Dies Amid Grief and Ongoing Repression in Tibet

Mother of Hungkar Rinpoche dies in Tibet amid grief and repression; CTA urges probe into his suspicious death in Chinese custody.

Dukkar Drolma, Mother of the Late Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche, Has Passed Away

Reported by: Jampa Tsering Edited by:  Pema Tso Translated by: Choegyal Kyab  On May 6, 2025, around 5 PM local time in Tibet, Dukkar Drolma, mother of late Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche, passed away at her residence near Lung Ngon...

CBSE 12th Result 2025 OUT: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) Top With 99.29% Pass Rate

CBSE 12th Result 2025 OUT: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the results of Class 12 board exams 2025 officially. The pass percentage this year was 88.39%, and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) were the top-performing school...

Mother of Late Hungkar Rinpoche Passes Away Following Prolonged Illness and Grief

Dharamshala: Kasa Dukar Dolma (Tib: ཀ་བཟའ་གདུགས་དཀར་སྒྲོལ་མ།), 85, the mother of the late Hungkar Rinpoche, reportedly passed away on 6 May 2025 in Golog, Amdo, following a prolonged illness caused and exacerbated by the distress and emotional toll of her...

Education Kalon Graces Inaugural of the Four-day Workshop for Physical Education Teachers at Upper TCV

Dharamshala: The Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration, in collaboration with the Tibetan National Sports Association (TNSA), inaugurated a workshop for physical education teachers today at the Upper Tibetan Children’s Village School in Dharamshala. The workshop began with a...

Taiwan MND detects 31 Chinese aircraft in its territory; Beijing launches satellite

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said it detected 31 Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels, and one official ship operating around the island by 6 am (UTC+8) on Tuesday.

HRW urges Pope Leo XIV to review Vatican’s 2018 agreement with China to protect religious freedom

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged newly appointed Pope Leo XIV to review the Vatican's 2018 agreement with the Chinese government, which gives Beijing significant control over the appointment of Catholic bishops.