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ICT Urges US Tech Firms to Cut Ties With China’s Surveillance State

ICT urged US tech firms to end ties with China’s surveillance state after AP reports exposed their role in enabling repression in Tibet, Xinjiang, and beyond.

India thanks China on reopening of border crossings for Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims after Nepal’s protest

The border crossings for Indian pilgrims undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra are now operational, enabling them to return to India via Nepal safely and smoothly, the Indian Embassy in Beijing said.

China’s crackdown deepens: Lawyers, activists, and minorities face escalating restrictions

China's human rights situation draws global concern as lawyers, activists, and ethnic minorities face growing repression. Laws targeting ethnic unity and cybersecurity increase pressure on Tibetans, Uyghurs, and dissenters. Despite risks, activists, including feminists and Qi Hong, continue resisting,...

Dalai Lama Congratulates India’s New Vice President

His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulated India’s Vice President-elect C.P. Radhakrishnan, praising India’s values of compassion, nonviolence, and religious harmony.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Extends Sincere Congratulations to New Vice-President of India, Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan

–dalailama.com  Dharamshala: Following the election of C.P. Radhakrishnan as Vice-President of India, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to him to offer his congratulations. “Along with many fellow Tibetan refugees, I have enjoyed warm hospitality in India since...

Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel Addresses Tibetan Youth Tenshug Participants

Dharamshala: On 10 September 2025,Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, alongside Chief Justice Commissioner Yeshi Wangmo and Sikyong Penpa Tsering, addressed Tibetan Youth Tenshug participants at the Sikyong Hall of the Central Tibetan Administration. In his remarks, Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel...

ICT statement on AP reporting

September 10, 2025 This week the Associated Press has posted multiple stories about business relationships between American tech firms and the Chinese surveillance state. ICT makes the following statement in response to this reporting. The post ICT statement on...

Super-surveillance state China largely the work of US tech companies – AP investigation

(TibetanReview.net, Sep10’25) – US tech companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state over the past quarter century, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known, an investigation by the Associated...

Legislative revisions aim to make PRC a monolingual monolith

(TibetanReview.net, Sep10’25) – China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), or parliament, has reviewed two legislative proposals on Sep 8 to ramp up a drive to promote further ethnic integration through the use of standard Chinese – both the spoken and...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Offering of Long-life Prayers by Lhokha Cultural & Welfare Association, Namgyal Institute, Ithaca, and Young Tibet...

Dharamshala: Today, prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s long life were offered to him at the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamshala, by the Lhokha Cultural & Welfare Association, Namgyal Institute, Ithaca, and Young Tibetans from Across...

Indian Embassy in China issues advisory for citizens stranded in Tibet during Kailash Mansarovar Yatra

The Indian Embassy in Beijing advised citizens stranded in Tibet during the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra to exercise caution due to Nepal's situation, high altitude, and tough terrain, urging them to follow local advisories and contact the embassies in Beijing...

Global Tibetan youth offer long-life prayer to Dalai Lama in Dharamshala

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 10: In a historic first, the revered Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama was offered a Long Life Prayer by Tibetan youth along with Lhokha Cultural & Welfare Association and Namgyal Institute Ithaca...

Progress on human rights of Uyghurs and Tibetans “has yet to materialise”: UN Human Rights Chief

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 10: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has raised fresh concerns about the situation in Tibet, warning that meaningful progress on protecting the rights of Tibetans in Tibet remains absent despite years of...

ED Uncovers Cross-Border Gold Smuggling Syndicate in Ladakh; Over 1,000 Kg Gold Worth ₹800 Cr Pushed Into India

LEH: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unearthed a massive cross-border gold smuggling racket that allegedly pushed over 1,000 kilograms of foreign-origin gold into India during 2023 and 2024,… The post ED Uncovers Cross-Border Gold Smuggling Syndicate in Ladakh; Over...

UNHRC’s Volker Turk raises alarm on global human rights crisis as Tibet faces deepening repression

At the UNHRC, High Commissioner Volker Turk warned that human rights face global threats, citing conflicts, shrinking freedoms, and discrimination. Despite some progress, Tibetans endure repression, cultural assimilation, and arbitrary detentions. He urged urgent international action to protect peace,...

Tenth Session of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Begins

Dharamshala, 10 September 2025: The tenth session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, scheduled to be held from 10 to 18 September 2025, officially began today at 9:30 AM with the Speaker’s announcement of session commencement. Present at the session...

17th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile commences its 10th session

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 10 Sept: The Tibet issue is intrinsically international and not merely an internal affair of China, the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, said today in his session commencement address as the 17th...

Deputy Speaker Meets European Youth Delegation from Denmark

Dharamshala: On 10 September 2025, the Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang met with Danish participants of the European Youth Delegation at the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile earlier today. During the meeting, the Deputy Speaker provided an overview of the Tibetan democratic...

Sikyong Warns Tibetan Refugees to Exercise Caution Amid Gen Z Protests

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 10 Sept: Sikyong Penpa Tsering,  the political head of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) today urged Tibetan refugees in Nepal to exercise caution amid the student-led Gen Z protests against widespread corruption, nepotism and unemployment...

UNHRC 60th Session: High Commissioner Volker Türk Emphasises Rights of Uyghurs, Other Muslim Minorities, and Tibetans in China

Geneva, 8 September 2025: At the opening of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, High Commissioner Volker Türk issued a stark warning: human rights, the foundation of peace, justice, and human dignity, face unprecedented global...

Five of family killed in house collapse due to landslide in Kullu

Eight members of the family were buried in the debris of whom five died and three were rescued by villagers during the accident that happened at 1.30 am, the police said

Dalai Lama sends prayers, relief assistance to monsoon-hit Himachal state

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep 9: Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of lives and extensive destruction caused by this year’s unusually heavy monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh. In a letter...

Eight short films by young Tibetans to screen at 13th Dharamshala Tibet Film Festival

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 9: The 13th edition of the Tibet Film Festival (TFF) is set to commence in Dharamshala from September 11 to 12 at Upper Tibetan Children’s Village School, coinciding with the Tibetan Youth Festival. Parallel to...

Tibetan activists worldwide demand immediate release of ailing environmentalist A-Nya Sengdra

Tibetan youth and activists across Europe and the United States have launched coordinated protests against the Chinese government following its unexpected and arbitrary decision to extend the prison sentence of Tibetan environmentalist A-Nya Sengdra.

Dalai Lama Expresses Sadness at Loss of Life, Property Caused by Catastrophic Monsoon in Himachal

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 9 Sept: The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, has expressed deep sadness and solidarity with the people of Himachal Pradesh following the devastation caused by this year’s monsoon floods in the state,...