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China shuts prominent Tibetan school as crackdown on Tibetan language, culture deepens
China has permanently closed the Hungkar Dorje Vocational High School, a well-known Tibetan educational institution founded by the late Buddhist leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje, in what rights advocates describe as another blow to Tibetan language and cultural education.
India seeking to recover the body of an Everest climber known as 'Green Boots'
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police, an Indian paramilitary force, has begun the process of hiring high-altitude recovery specialists to retrieve what it believes is the body of Dorje Morup from Everest’s northern route in Tibet.
CTA Conducts Introduction and Orientation on the Institutional Development Index and Data Management Programme for Senior Leadership
Dharamshala: The Social and Resource Development Fund (SARD) under the Department of Finance, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), organised a workshop on “Introduction and Orientation on the Institutional Development Index (IDI) and Data Management Programme” for senior leadership, bringing together...
Chief Justice Commissioner Yeshi Wangmo to Embark on Official Visit to Ladakh
Dharamshala: Chief Justice Commissioner Yeshi Wangmo of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission, Central Tibetan Administration, is scheduled to visit Ladakh from 4 to 7 July 2026 to attend the closing ceremony of “Year of Compassion” and His Holiness the...
Home Kalon Palden Dhondup Attends 55th Working Committee Meeting of Tibetan Youth Congress
Poanta: On 29 June 2026, the 55th Working Committee Meeting of the Tibetan Youth Congress was inaugurated at the Tibetan Community Hall of the Choelsum Tibetan Settlement in Paonta, Himachal Pradesh, India. Kalon Palden Dhondup of the Department of...
London Joins Global Day of Action Against China’s New Ethnic Unity Law
London, GATPM | 2 July 2026 Tibetans, Uyghurs, Taiwanese, Hong Kongers, supporters and human rights advocates gathered outside the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China on the evening of 1 July 2026 to protest China’s Law on Promoting...
Kalon Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi Attends Opening of the Fourth Cultural Immersion Summer Course at TIPA
Dharamshala: Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) inaugurated its Fourth Cultural Immersion Summer Course on 30 June, 2026. The month-long programme aims to introduce young Tibetans from across the diaspora to the rich traditions of Tibetan opera and performing...
Japanese Parliamentarians and Representatives of Minority Nationals Condemned China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Law in Tokyo
Tokyo: Four Japanese Bipartisan Parliamentary Groups- the parliamentary group monitoring China’s human rights violations and the three parliamentary groups supporting Tibet, Uyghur and Southern Mongolia- organised a press conference and issued a strong statement of concern on China’s Ethnic Unity...
German, UK lawmakers condemn China’s ‘Ethnic Unity’ law, warn of assimilation and transnational repression
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 2: Germany’s Federal Foreign Office and the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Tibet have voiced strong concerns over China’s controversial Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, warning that the legislation institutionalises forced assimilation,...
Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Addresses 700th Anniversay Commemorative Event Honouring Lhodrak Drupchen Namkha Gyaltsen
Dharamshala: The 700th anniversary commemorative event honouring Lhodrak Drupchen Namkha Gyaltsen was held on 1 July 2026 at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA). The event was graced by revered lamas and tulkus, including Kyabje Samdhong Rinpoche, Kyabje...
German Parliamentary State Secretary Michael Brand Urges Repeal of China’s “Ethnic Unity Law,” Warns of Threat to Tibetan Ancient Cultures
Geneva, Switzerland, 1 July 2026: Hon. Michael Brand, Member of the German Parliament and Parliamentary State Secretary to the German Government, has issued a strongly worded video statement condemning China’s new “Ethnic Unity Law.” In his message, he called...
Speaker Dolma Tsering Tsering Teykhang to Visit Ladakh
Dharamshala: Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang is scheduled to visit Ladakh to attend the 91st birthday celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 6 July 2026. The Speaker will leave from Dharamshala to Delhi via Amritsar on 3 July, and...
China Hollows Out Regional Ethnic Rights Behind a Facade of Autonomy
China’s constitution has long promised a degree of autonomy to its ethnic minority regions, including Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia, through the framework of regional ethnic autonomy. The… The post China Hollows Out Regional Ethnic Rights Behind a Facade...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Attends the Grand Commemorative Ceremony of Gratitude, Marking the 700th Birth Anniversary of the Lhodrak Drupchen Namkha Gyalts...
Dharamshala: The 700th birth anniversary of the revered Tibetan Buddhist master Lhodrak Drupchen Namkha Gyaltsen was commemorated at the auditorium of the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) on 1 July 2026. The event was attended by the heads...
China’s ethnic assimilation law condemned in bipartisan draft US Senate resolution, also by legal and rights experts, multi-country lawmakers
(TibetanReview.net, Jul01’26) – China’s falsely titled law designed to assimilate its ethnic minorities – the so-called Law on Ethic Unity (or solidarity) and Progress – continues to be strongly condemned across the free world, including at the UN Human...
China’s New “Ethnic Unity” Regulations and the Future of Tibetan Identity: A Critical Examination of Cultural Assimilation, Language Policy, and State...
OPINION Gyaltsen Choedak* says China’s Regulations on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which came into force on Jul 1, symbolize an ongoing struggle over language, memory, culture, and identity, with China being bent on erasing them all in this...
TCHRD Workshop equips Tibetan youth with human rights knowledge and advocacy skills
Twenty-one Tibetan college students and members of the Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Group (V-TAG) came together in Kochi, Kerala, from 24-25 June for a two-day workshop aimed at strengthening their understanding of human rights, the human rights situation in Tibet,...
32nd TVHA Governing Body Meeting Reviews Key Administrative and Development Matters
Dharamshala: The 32nd Governing Body Meeting of the Tibetan Voluntary Health Association (TVHA) was held on 30 June 2026 under the chairmanship of Pema Tso (Kalon), Chairperson of the Governing Body. The meeting commenced with a welcome address by...
U.S. Senators Introduce Resolution Condemning China’s Ethnic Unity Law
U.S. senators introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning China’s ethnic unity law and urging repeal, monitoring, and possible sanctions.
Tibetan Groups Protest China’s Ethnic Unity Law in Dharamshala
Tibetan activists in Dharamshala protested China’s ethnic unity law, warning it threatens Tibetan identity, language, and culture.
Newsletter: In Remembrance of the 37th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre
Growing up in China, the fourth of June was a blank space on the calendar. It was a date carefully scrubbed from our history books and silenced by the state. I spent the first 18 years of my life...
Exile Tibetans condemn China’s ‘Ethnic Unity Law’ as threat to Tibetan identity
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 1: Exiled Tibetans in Dharamshala joined a worldwide ‘Global Day of Action’ on Wednesday to denounce the implementation of China’s new “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,” describing it as a state-backed legal framework...
Trio of bipartisan measures in U.S. Congress join the global backlash against China’s repressive new law
June 30, 2026 Global condemnation of China’s new Ethnic Unity and Progress Law (EUPL) is growing ahead of its July 1 entry into force, with U.S. lawmakers advancing three bipartisan congressional measures urging the repeal of the law and...
Global condemnation mounts as China accused of using ethnic unity law to erase Tibetan identity
The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has intensified its criticism of China's newly enacted Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, calling it a major step toward institutionalising the assimilation of Tibetans and other ethnic minorities, as reported by Phayul.
Tibetans Worldwide Protest China’s Ethnic Unity Law as It Takes Effect
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 1 July: Tibetans across the world staged coordinated protests on Wednesday as China’s Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress came into force, with a coalition of four Tibetan non-governmental organisations leading demonstrations in Dharamsala...






























