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U.S. Adds 43 Chinese Firms to Forced Labor Import List

U.S. added 43 China-based companies to its Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, blocking goods linked to them from entering the American market over alleged forced labor in Xinjiang.

Tibetans and Japanese Unite in Tokyo to Honor Lobga Rangzen

Tibetans and Japanese supporters gathered in Tokyo for a Global Day of Action honoring Pawo Lobga Rangzen and calling attention to Tibet.

China sacks Tibetan county chief for resisting crackdown on Buddhist practices: Report

A senior Tibetan official in eastern Tibet has reportedly been removed from his leadership positions after refusing to immediately enforce Beijing's intensified restrictions on Tibetan religious practices, according to Phayul, citing a report by Tibet Times.

The Unbreakable Bond: Tibet’s Faith and the Dalai Lama

By Khedroob Thondup In the long arc of Tibetan history, the Chinese Communist Party has sought to erode the spiritual foundations of Tibetan identity. Yet, despite decades of repression, the Tibetan people’s devotion to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and...

Xi’s Bargain in Delhi — Borders for Reincarnation

By Khedroob Thondup When Xi Jinping arrives in India for the BRICS summit, the choreography of diplomacy will mask a deeper negotiation. Behind the handshakes and communiqués lies a potential bargain of historic consequence: Beijing’s willingness to settle the long‑festering...

Education Kalon Inspects Sambhota Tibetan School Society and Sherab Gatsel Ling, Addresses Staff and Students

Dharamshala: Kalon (Minister) Urgen Tenzin of the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), conducted an official visit to the Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society (STSS) headquarters, STSS school and Sherab Gatsel Ling on the morning of 4 August 2026,...

Education Kalon Inspects Mewoen Tsuglag Petoen and Sherab Gatsel Ling, Addresses Staff and Students

Dharamshala: Kalon (Minister) Urgen Tenzin of the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), conducted an official visit to the Mewoen Tsuglag Petoen School and Sherab Gatsel Ling on the morning of 4 August 2026, as part of the...

US Bars Imports From 43 Chinese Companies Under Forced Labor Law

The United States has added 43 Chinese companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, marking the largest single expansion of the blacklist since the law was enacted in 2021. The move brings the total number...

Ex-MP Urges PM To Revive Demchok-Dumchele Corridor To Boost Ladakh Economy

Former Member of Parliament from Ladakh and BJP National Council Member Jamyang Tsering Namgyal drew attention to the Demchok-Dumchele corridor, a trans-Himalayan route that for centuries connected Ladakh with Western Tibet.

Tibetan County chief removed after defying religious crackdown orders 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 3: Druk Bum Gyal, the County chief of Drakkar county in Tsolho (Hainan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in eastern Tibet, has reportedly been stripped of his post after declining to immediately enforce Beijing’s sweeping campaign targeting...

China seeks curbs on Tibetan media ahead of Xi’s India visit

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 3: As Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit India next month for the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Beijing has reportedly urged the Indian government to restrict media access for Tibetan exile and...

Exile parliament urges int’l pressure on Beijing to negotiate, not force-assimilate Tibet

(TibetanReview.net, Aug03’26) – Citing Lobga Rangzen’s protest self-immolation before the UN Headquarters in New York City on Jul 2 as symptomatic of the depth of Tibetan people’s grievance over China’s recently enacted law claimed to be meant to promote...

China wants Tibetan, Falun Gong media out from New Delhi BRICS summit expected to be attended by President Xi

(TibetanReview.net, Aug03’26) – China is reported to have called for curtains on media access to groups such as the Falun Gong and Tibetans during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s possible visit to India for the BRICS summit in September. It...

China Seeks Media Curbs on Tibetan Outlets Ahead of BRICS

Ahead of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, Chinese Embassy officials reportedly sought curbs on media access for Tibetan and Falun Gong-linked outlets.

Tibetan Governor Demoted After Resisting Religious Curbs

Tibetan county governor Druk Bum Gyal was reportedly dismissed and demoted after resisting new restrictions on religious practices.

Hundreds hold candlelight vigil in New York to mark one month since Lobga Rangzen’s death; renew call for Tibetan independence

Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters gathered in New York City on Saturday to commemorate one month since the death of Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen, who self-immolated outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York on July 2, renewing...

Public Service Commission Begins Tibetan Language Workshop for CTA Settlement Office Secretaries

Sarah: The Public Service Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) inaugurated a ten-day Tibetan Language Workshop for Tibetan Settlement Office staff this morning at College for Higher Tibetan Studies (CHTS), Sarah. The workshop has brought together 21 CTA...

China Sought Media Curbs on Tibetan Outlets Ahead of BRICS Summit

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 3 Aug: Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's expected visit to India for the BRICS Summit in September, the Chinese Embassy has reportedly urged Indian authorities to restrict media access for Tibetan and Falun Gong-linked...

Beijing’s Bid to Control Faith

By Khedroob Thondup The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long seen religion not as a matter of conscience but as a potential rival to state authority. Its current campaign to rebrand Tibetan Buddhism as “Chinese Buddhism” is part of a...

A Global Appeal- Open letter from the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile On the People’s Republic of China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Law

A GLOBAL APPEAL – OPEN LETTER FROM THE TIBETAN PARLIAMENT-IN-EXILE On the People’s Republic of China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Law  A Call to Defend Human Rights, Cultural Diversity, Religious Freedom, and the Peaceful Resolution of the Tibet-China Conflict  ...

Tibetans in exile hold candlelight vigil in Dharamshala, call for “complete independence” of Tibet

More than 1,000 Tibetans in exile, including parliamentarians and senior officials of the Tibetan government-in-exile, held a candlelight march in Dharamshala on Sunday to mark one month since Lobga Rangzen self-immolated in front of the United Nations Headquarters in...

Hundreds rally in New York to honour Lobga Rangzen, renew calls for Tibetan independence

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 2: Commemorating one month since the passing of Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen, who self-immolated outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York on July 2, hundreds of Tibetans and supporters assembled in New York...

THE EFFECT VEHICLE

(CONVERSATION WITH DR. ROBERT THURMAN) Dr. Robert Thurman, who passed away in Jun 2026, was named one of Time magazine’s 25 Most Influential Americans in 1997; an internationally recognized scholar, translator and author; and the first Westerner to be...

Tibetan county chief removed for dithering on new religious crackdown in a Qinghai prefecture

(TibetanReview.net, Aug02’26) – The top Tibetan leader of a county in Tsolho (Chinese: Hainan) Prefecture of Qinghai province, formerly part of Tibet’s Amdo (or Domey) Province, has been removed from his post after he dithered on carrying out at...

Nathu La Pass Trade Reopens After 6-Year Gap, Traders Hopeful of Revival

Traders have welcomed the reopening of trade through the Nathu La Pass, which lies along the historic Silk Route and was once an important hub for commerce with Tibet.