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EU Stands Firm on the Succession of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Strongly Opposes Any State Interference

Brussels, 5 May: Following a decisive European Parliament debate on China’s “Ethnic Unity Law” on 29 April 2026, European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib delivered a powerful post-debate intervention reaffirming the European Union’s unwavering commitment to Tibetan religious freedom. “The EU...

Language, Lineage and the Survival of Tibetan Buddhism Under China’s Assimilationist Policies

OPINION Commenting on the subject of language, lineage and the survival of Tibetan Buddhism under China’s assimilationist policies, Saurabh Chauhan* explores the impact of Beijing’s new ethnic unity law on Tibetan language, Buddhist transmission, and cultural survival. There’s a...

Report: China’s ‘Harmonization Plan’ Erases Tibetan Language

The Chinese government is mandating the use of Mandarin in kindergartens in an effort to force Tibetans to assimilate, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday. According to the report, a 2021 Ministry of Education directive...

China: ‘Harmonization Plan’ Erasing Tibetan Language

Policy for Kindergarten Children Imposes Chinese-Medium Environment, Indoctrination

US lawmakers urge State Dept. to press Nepal on Tibetan refugee rights 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 7: The U.S. House Appropriations Committee, in its fiscal year 2027 report, has called on the U.S. Department of State to press the government of Nepal to safeguard the rights of Tibetan refugees. The committee...

US Lawmakers Move Bill To Evaluate Chinese Atrocities In Tibet

WASHINGTON, DC– US Senators Rick Scott, a Republican senator from Florida, and Jeff Merkley, a Democratic senator from Oregon, have introduced the Tibet Atrocities Determination Act, which requires the US Secretary of State to formally determine whether China’s actions...

India rejects Nepal’s Lipulekh claim ahead of this year’s Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage

(TibetanReview.net, May04’26) – India has on May 3 rejected Nepal’s objection to its plan, in agreement with China, to organize its Kailash Mansarovar Yatra (pilgrimage) in Tibet this year also for its citizens through the Lipulekh Pass. The pass...

Bangalore-Based Rignor Labs Marks Five Years of Bridging Tibetan Heritage with Modern Technology

By Tenzin Palkyi DHARAMSALA, 2 May: Rignor Labs, a Bangalore-based software firm founded by Lobsang Tashi and Tashi Choetso on 3 January 2021, marks five years since its establishment. It specialises in AI, web, and mobile solutions for businesses...

RightsCon 2026 in Zambia Cancelled Under Pressure from China

RightsCon, the world’s largest digital human rights conference, was forced to cancel its 2026 conference just days before it was to convene in the Zambian capital of Lusaka, reportedly due to Chinese pressure on the Zambian government. A leading...