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Tibet issue cannot be viewed through Beijing’s narrative, says Sikyong Penpa Tsering in Germany
According to the CTA, Sikyong made the remarks while addressing the 37th Annual General Meeting of Tibet Initiative Deutschland (TID) in Berlin, where he reiterated the CTA'S commitment to the Middle Way Approach, which seeks genuine autonomy for Tibetans...
Earthquake Today 2026: Why Are So Many Earthquakes Happening This Year? From Philippines, Indonesia to Cuba, Tonga, Russia & More - Is There Any Link...
Several powerful earthquakes have struck different parts of the world in 2026, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Russia, Tonga, Cuba, and the United States, raising concerns about increasing seismic activity. The post Earthquake Today 2026: Why Are So Many Earthquakes...
Obituary: Lhasang Tsering (1952–2026)
By Jamyang Norbu Lhasang Tsering was born in Tradun, in Western Tibet, in the Water Dragon year (1952). His father was a Nyingma ngakpa, or tantric master, from the Taklung Kagyu monastery in Riwoche near Chamdo. On his way...
Indian envoy visits Tibet as Beijing and New Delhi seek to stabilise relations
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, June 15: India’s Ambassador to China, Vikram Doraiswami, has made an official visit to Tibet, a move that analysts say reflects a gradual warming of relations between New Delhi and Beijing. Doraiswami arrived in Lhasa on...
China reports completion of first large-scale hydropower station on main stream of Yarlung Tsangpo
(TibetanReview.net, Jun15’26) – China has formally completed on Jun 14 the first large-scale hydropower station on the main stream of the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, following the conclusion of its final acceptance check. An acceptance check is the...
Tibetans Bid Final farewell to Lhasang Tsering, a Voice of Conviction in Tibet’s Freedom Struggle
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 15 June: As friends, admirers, and fellow Tibetans gathered to bid him a final farewell, veteran Tibetan independence activist, writer, and poet Lhasang Tsering was cremated on Monday at the crematorium located half kilometre to...
Chief Justice Commissioner Yeshi Wangmo to Attend Inauguration of Newly Constructed Local Tibetan Justice Commission in Ladakh
Dharamshala: Chief Justice Commissioner Yeshi Wangmo of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission, Central Tibetan Administration, is scheduled to visit Ladakh as the Chief Guest for the inauguration ceremony of the newly established Local Tibetan Justice Commission of Ladakh on...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses the 37th Annual General Meeting of Tibet Initiative Deutschland
Berlin, Germany, 13 June 2026: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration attended the 37th Annual General Meeting of Tibet Initiative Deutschland (TID) in Berlin. Among those present were Wolfgang Graser, Lhanzom Everding, Sibylle Detel, Miriam Walther, Moana...
Beijing’s interference in Dalai Lama’s reincarnation criticised at Berlin event
Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) participated in a high-level panel discussion titled "Testing Global Red Lines: East Turkistan, Tibet, and Taiwan" during the International Uyghur Forum (IUF) held in Berlin.
Independent Tibet campaigner who said ‘No’ to His Holiness is no more
OBITUARY (TibetanReview.net, Jun14’26) – Mr Lhasang Tsering, one of the best-known faces of the campaign for an independent Tibet, besides being a writer, poet, and journalist, including as a former editor of Tibetan Review, has passed away at the...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Calls for Collective Action Against Authoritarianism at the 3rd International Uyghur Forum in Berlin
Berlin, Germany, 12 June 2026: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration participated in a high-level panel discussion titled “Testing Global Red Lines: East Turkistan, Tibet, and Taiwan” during the International Uyghur Forum (IUF) held at OCAK Hotel...
China’s repression in Tibet under global spotlight as Tibetan leader rallies democratic support in Berlin
During a series of high-level engagements in Germany, Penpa Tsering met Bundestag member Thomas Rachel, chair of the Parliamentary Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Berlin. During the meeting, he briefed the lawmaker on the condition of...
Central Tibetan Administration representative Tsultrim meets K”taka CM Shivakumar, conveys greetings from Dalai Lama
Chief Representative of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Jigmey Tsultrim, on Sunday, met Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar at his residence, as per the Karnataka CMO.
Tibetan Sikyong briefs German parliament’s top rights official, urges joint effort on China front at Uyghurs meet
(TibetanReview.net, Jun13’26) – The Sikyong (executive head) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), based in Dharamshala, India, has met with the Chairman of Germany’s Parliamentary Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief and also taken part in the opening...
Indian Ambassador’s Tibet visit seen as uptick in Sino-India ties
(TibetanReview.net, Jun13’26) – India’s new ambassador to China has paid his first visit to Tibet in what is seen as the latest sign of thawing relations between the two Asian giants. The two countries became neighbours only since the...
CTA highlights case of Tibetan political prisoner, questions fairness of China’s post-Lhasa protest trials
In a statement posted on X by its Tibet Advocacy Section under the Department of Information and International Relations on 13 June 2026, the CTA said that Ngawang Yignyen was arrested on 29 April 2008 and later sentenced to...
China Rejects Middle Way, Warns India on Dalai Lama Reincarnation
China criticized the Middle Way Approach and warned India over the Dalai Lama reincarnation issue amid renewed Tibet discussions.
Dalai Lama Discharged After Successful Knee Surgery in New Delhi
His Holiness the Dalai Lama was discharged in New Delhi after left knee replacement surgery and is expected to make a full recovery.
TSJC declines to register Nepal monasteries’ writ petition, says case may proceed through merger with Case No. 22
The Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC) has declined to register a writ petition filed by two Nepal-based monasteries seeking protection of their fundamental right to vote, ruling that the matter substantially overlaps with an already pending civil suit and...
Veteran Tibetan independence activist, writer Lhasang Tsering passes away at 74 in Dharamshala
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, June 12: Veteran Tibetan independence activist, writer, and poet Lhasang Tsering passed away at the age of 74 at Jampa Ling Old Age Home in Dharamshala, India at 2:22 p.m. on Thursday. His mortal remains are...
CTA apex court rejects two Nepal-based monasteries’ writ petition, directs them to join Case No. 22
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, June 12: The Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC), the apex court of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), on Friday rejected the writ petition challenging the Central Election Commission’s decision that allegedly disenfranchised two monasteries in Nepal,...
Obituary: Lhasang Tsering- A Life Given to Tibet
By Christophe Besuchet I first met Lhasang Tsering in October 1987, while I was on my way to Tibet — or so I thought. The Chinese authorities had just closed the country after the pro-independence demonstrations that had shaken...
China Weather Update: Authorities Issue Concerning ‘Extreme Floods’ Warning for Multiple Arid Regions – Check List of Affected Areas
China’s Ministry of Water Resources as well as the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) issued stark warnings today about ‘extreme floods’ in multiple arid regions of the country. The post China Weather Update: Authorities Issue Concerning ‘Extreme Floods’ Warning for...
Uttarakhand HC stays deportation of Pakistani Sikh family in Dehradun pending security assessment
The Uttarakhand High Court has directed that a Pakistani Sikh family residing in Dehradun should not be deported if they do not pose a threat to national security. A single-judge Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari observed on Thursday,...
Exile Tibetan leader says back channel contacts with China active, but nothing to write home about
(TibetanReview.net, Jun12’26) – Mr Penpa Tsering, the Sikyong (executive head) of the Central Tibetan Administration has reiterated Jun 11 that back channel contacts with the Chinese government continues to take place, but that the communications are “inconsequential right now”....























