Dharamshala: On 20 August 2026, commemorating the 49th day since the self-immolation of Lobga Rangzen in front of the United Nations, Kalon (Minister) of the Department of Religion and Culture, Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi, attended a special prayer offering and...

Dharamshala:  On 19 August 2026, on the third day of his official visit, Kalon (Minister) of the Department of Religion and Culture (DoRC), Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi, visited Ganden  Lachi, Ganden Shartse Monastery, Ganden Jangtse Thoesam Norling Monastery, Nyingma (Dorje...

By Khedroob Thondup Since 1950, Tibet has endured Beijing’s heavy hand, but under Xi Jinping the repression has metastasised into something far more sinister. Xi has not merely continued the policies of his predecessors—he has elevated them into a...

US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor visited the 15th-century Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh on Friday. Situated 19 km from Leh, the hilltop site overlooks the Indus River. The visit follows engagements across Jammu and Kashmir and highlights strengthening India-US...

Around 70 Tibetans from the Dalhousie settlement participated in a peaceful bike rally from Dalhousie to Chamba, expressing solidarity with Lobga Rangzen, who reportedly died following self-immolation in July earlier this year outside the UN headquarters.

By Khedroob Thondup Broken Promises and Betrayed Autonomy. Seventeen-Point Agreement: Signed under duress, this treaty promised Tibet autonomy. Within years, Beijing shredded those commitments, replacing them with direct rule and military suppression. 1959 Uprising: Tibetans rose in mass resistance,...

(TibetanReview.net, Aug20’26) – Latest satellite images are stated to confirm reports that China has been carrying out large-scale demolitions at the famed – and the world’s largest Buddhist learning centre – located in a Tibetan County and prefecture in...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 20:  The morning air at the entrance to Tsuglakhang temple here in Dharamshala carried a mixture of mourning and charged momentum. Tibetans in dark clothes, many draped in the colours of the Tibetan national flag,...

 (TibetanReview.net, Aug20’26) – While members of China’s so-called ethnic Minority groups in the free world, including Tibetans, as well as the international community, have condemned China’s recently implemented Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law as a tool of forced...

(TibetanReview.net, Aug20’26) – While even an indication of referring to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre by ordinary citizens invites instant merciless crackdown, President Xi Jinping has on Aug 17 praised the Communist Party of China (CPC) he heads for...

Dharamshala: A strong sense of solidarity and collective remembrance was evident in Dharamshala this morning as Tibetans from all sections of the community gathered at the Tsuglagkhang courtyard for a special prayer service marking the 49th day since the...

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 20 August: The streets of Dharamsala turned into a sea of Tibetan flags on Thursday as thousands marched from the Dalai Lama Temple to the Kachari Police Ground. The event became one of the largest...

The 17th Governing Council of Tibet, Kashag, and the 18th Tibetan Parliament in Exile on Thursday jointly organised a prayer service at the Dalai Lama Temple in Tsuglagkhang Complex, the main Tibetan temple in Dharamshala, to mark the 49th...

More than 5,000 Tibetans in exile took part in a mass protest march in Dharamshala on Thursday, condemning China's policies in Tibet and demanding the withdrawal of its recently implemented "Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress Law".

Greetings to everyone participating in the Peace March today. On July 2, 2026—the second day after the Chinese communist regime officially implemented its so-called “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress” on July 1, 2026—patriotic hero Rangzen Lobga carried...

Today marks the Seventh Week (49th-day) of the self-immolation and passing of the martyr Lobsang Palden, popularly known as Lobga Rangzen. He sacrificed his life on July 2, 2026, in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York...

According to Tibet Times, access to Larung Gar has been sharply restricted since the demolition drive began, with a checkpoint on the main access road allowing only a limited number of local residents and tourists to enter under strict...

OPINION Palden Sonam* is piqued by the phenomenon of candlelight vigils being held when the sun is still up, and therefore in broad daylight, and asks whether this does not dilute the effectiveness of holding the events. Whoever coined the...

Family members of Pawo Lobga Rangzen, who self-immolated outside the United Nations on July 2, 2026, met on Wednesday with Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Riley Barnes to brief the US government on his sacrifice, his final message, and...

August 19, 2026 Despite guarantees under China’s Prisons Law, Chinese authorities have repeatedly denied requests by lawyers of imprisoned Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi (Duoji Zhaxi) to visit him, including requests made as recently as July-August, according to an August...

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 19: Braving torrential monsoon showers, scorching heat, and challenging uphill stretches, a group of ten Tibetan activists completed a gruelling cycle rally of more than 360 kilometres from Paonta Sahib to Dharamshala over six days,...

According to the Phayul report, Zhang Yi, a retired resident of Wuhan, was detained by police in Lhasa on July 1 after showing a photograph of the Dalai Lama to a Tibetan woman at Sera Monastery.

Dharamshala: As part of his ongoing official engagements in Mundgod Doeguling Tibetan Settlement, Kalon of the Department of Religion and Culture (DoRC), Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi, attended the cremation ceremony of the former Abbot of Drepung Monastery, Jetsun Konchok Paksam...

In Rain and Heat, Tibetan Activists Cycle 360 km to Dharamsala, Honouring Martyr Lobga Rangzen

By Jayanta Bhattacharya NEW DELHI-Afghanistan has seen an apparent “increase” in India’s pragmatic engagement with the Taliban authorities in recent months, as the regime marks five years of rule in Kabul this month. India’s diplomatic ties with Afghanistan have...