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Tibetan Buddhism in Beijing’s Political Crosshairs
By Khedroob Thondup The Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) United Front Work Department (UFWD) has been actively engaging with the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, in a bid to influence Tibetan Buddhism and assert control over its spiritual leadership. This...
CTA launches Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 23 Sept: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Wednesday launched the first observance of Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week, an initiative established in response to China’s Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which came...
‘Wear Tibetan, eat Tibetan, speak Tibetan’: Exile govt in Dharamsala counters China assimilation push
The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Wednesday launched the first Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week, with Sikyong (President) Penpa Tsering calling on Tibetans worldwide to make preservation of their language, culture and identity an enduring commitment rather than a...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Proclaims Observance of ‘Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week’ Amid Beijing Crackdown
Dharamshala: This morning, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), at a press meet, officially proclaimed the annual observance of “Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week”, to be observed from the fourth Wednesday of September through the following Wednesday. The...
“China’s policies aimed at eradicating Tibetan identity”: Sikyong Penpa Tsering launches ‘Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week’
Sikyong and Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) president Penpa Tsering has launched the “Tibetan National Identity Preservation Week”, calling for collective efforts to preserve and strengthen Tibetan language, culture, religion, values and heritage.
Arunachal Pradesh Alert Amid Nepal Glacial Flood: 7 High-Flash Flood Risk Glacial Lakes Identified in Tawang; Check Evacuation, Advisory and Latest No...
Seven high-risk glacial lakes have been identified in Tawang’s Mago area as Arunachal Pradesh authorities strengthen early-warning, evacuation and community preparedness for possible GLOF risks. The post Arunachal Pradesh Alert Amid Nepal Glacial Flood: 7 High-Flash Flood Risk Glacial...
Tibetan parliament-in-exile calls for ‘negotiated settlement’ with Chinese govt
Kullu: The Tibetan parliament-in-Exile has called for a negotiated settlement of the Tibetan issue through dialogue with Chinese govt, while urging Beijing to address concerns over human rights, religion, culture and language in Tibet.
“Baptism of youth”: China continues to subject Tibetan children to military –style training and political indoctrination
September 22, 2026 A recent Chinese state-media report shows Tibetan children in the eastern Tibetan town of Dartsedo (Chinese: Kangding), Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province being subjected to a five-day training program combining instruction on “school rules...
Most of the Tibetan settlement voters in Odisha state deleted under SIR drive
(TibetanReview.net, Sep22’26) – Almost all Tibetans in the Tibetan settlements in the state of Odisha who had registered to vote in Indian government elections have seen their names removed from the voters’ list under the Election Commission of India’s...
Two top Chinese PLA generals expelled, headed for prosecution for corruption, disloyalty
(TibetanReview.net, Sep22’26) – After being put under investigation in January and removed from the state Central Military Commission (CMC) in late August, China has now expelled two top military leaders Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from the Communist Party...
China reshuffles top officials, names Hu Changsheng as new Communist Party chief of Tibet
China has appointed Hu Changsheng as the new Communist Party secretary of Tibet, replacing Wang Junzheng in a regional leadership reshuffle ahead of a key party meeting and the next national Communist Party Congress
Gangjong Finance’s future remains uncertain as Finance Minister outlines closure review
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 22: The future of Gangjong Development Finance Private Limited, a banking system introduced by the Dr. Lobsang Sangya presidency, remained under discussion on the sixth day of the 18th Tibetan Parliament in Exile on Tuesday,...
Tibetan-American entrepreneur Tenzin Seldon raises $63 million for climate fund
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 22: Tibetan-American entrepreneur and climate investor Tenzin Seldon has successfully raised $63 million for the inaugural fund of Pulse Fund, a climate-focused venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies working across energy, infrastructure, food and...
“Remember the way he lived”: Tibetan students pay tribute to martyr Lobga Rangzen
A group of Tibetan students has turned their reflections on the self-immolation of Lobga Rangzen into a visual tribute, with 31 artworks going on public display at an exhibition in McLeod Ganj here.
Tibetan Buddhist Leader Choktrul Dorje Ten Missing Nine Months After Detention
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 22 Sept: The whereabouts and well-being of prominent Tibetan Buddhist leader and educator Choktrul Dorje Ten remain unknown more than nine months after his arbitrary detention by Chinese authorities, despite seven formal appeals submitted by...
Rules for Thee but Not for Me: The Sorry State of the Tibetan Parliament
An extraordinary display of political amnesia- that was my immediate thought while watching the house stretch, pull and twist Article 56 of the Charter of the Tibetans in exile on 18th September. The episode followed the Sikyong (President) of...
Zhang Youxia’s Purge Reveals the Price of Disloyalty to Xi
By Khedroob Thondup China’s expulsion of General Zhang Youxia on September 21, 2026, marks one of the most dramatic purges in Xi Jinping’s decade-long campaign to consolidate control over the military. Officially framed as punishment for “serious violations of...
Nine months after his detention, prominent Tibetan Buddhist leader Choktrul Dorje Ten’s whereabouts, well-being remain unknown
September 21, 2026 Family members and students of the detained Tibetan lama and educator have made seven separate formal appeals to Chinese authorities which have gone unanswered. The post Nine months after his detention, prominent Tibetan Buddhist leader Choktrul...
The Shaksgam Valley dispute as a legacy of China’s occupation of Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, Sep21’26) – Pakistan never had a border with China so long as Tibet was an independent country at least till 1951 and the same has been the case with India. That year, China forced Tibet to sign a...
Tibetan parliament adopts resolution expressing solidarity for Tibet
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 21: A six-point solidarity motion on the critical situation inside Tibet triggered an extensive and at times heated debate in the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on Monday, with lawmakers divided over the wording as well as Central...
The Summit and the Shadow: Tenzin Norgay’s Hidden Truth
By Khedroob Thondup There are moments in life when history itself leans close, whispers in your ear, and then retreats,
Tibetan community in Switzerland holds meeting to strengthen language, cultural educationTibetan community in Switzerland holds meeting to strengthen ...
The Rüti Tibetan Community of Switzerland and Liechtenstein and the Tibetan School in Rüti held their second meeting with the school head and teachers on September 19 to discuss the future of Tibetan education and new approaches to preserving...
Nepal forms 15-member parliamentary special committee to study Rasuwa floods
Nepal has formed a 15-member parliamentary special committee to study the devastating floods that hit the border of Tibet and parts of Nepal on August 26.
Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Launches Five-Volume Book Series, Toe Yigtsang Chenmo
Dharamshala: A five-volume book series documenting the monastic history of the three Tibetan regions of Latoe Lho, Latoe Jang, and Ngari, titled Toe Yigtsang Chenmo, was launched in Dharamshala on 20 September 2026. The launch ceremony was attended by...
Two Chinese miners partner in Beijing’s push to tap Tibet’s critical minerals
(TibetanReview.net, Sep20’26) – Tibet is home to some of China’s largest state-owned mining operations because a number of strategic minerals have been found in it, with some of them topping in volume by known reserves. In a latest development,...




























