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Regarding the Arson Attack on the Office of Tibet, Pretoria, South Africa

Dharamshala: The Kashag of the Central Tibetan Administration has issued a press statement expressing its deep concern over the arson attack on the Office of Tibet in Pretoria, South Africa, on 14 October 2026.  The statement reads: We express...

Health Kalon Pema Tso Attends 28th Inter-House Sports Meet at TCV Suja

Dharamshala: The Health Kalon (Minister) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Pema Tso, attended the 28th Inter-House Sports Meet at Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) School, Suja, as the chief guest on 17 October 2026. Kalon Pema Tso arrived at...

US Bars Federal Agencies From Using China’s DeepSeek AI Over Security Concerns

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 20 Oct: The US has ordered civilian federal agencies to stop using artificial intelligence tools developed by the Chinese startup DeepSeek, citing concerns that the tools could expose sensitive government information to Chinese authorities.

China shuts three Tibetan schools in Golog, raising assimilation concerns

Chinese authorities have shut down at least three privately run Tibetan schools in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture within a few weeks, depriving hundreds of children of Tibetan-medium education and raising concerns over the preservation of the region’s language and...

Senior US Senate Staffer Sarita Vanka Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala: On 19 October 2026, Sarita Vanka, Senior Staff Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and met with Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang and Deputy Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel. In welcoming the Senate staffer, the...

Senior US Senate Staffer Sarika Vanka Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala: On 19 October 2026, Sarika Vanka, Senior Staff Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and met with Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang and Deputy Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel. In welcoming the Senate staffer, the...

Kalon Palden Dhondup Calls on Newly Appointed Liaison Officer Shri Sidharth Babu to Congratulate Him on His Appointment

Dharamshala: Kalon (Minister) Palden Dhondup of the Department of Home, Central Tibetan Administration, paid a courtesy call on Shri Sidharth Babu, the newly appointed Liaison Officer (L.O.), at the Liaison Office in Dharamshala, MEA, Government of India, on 19...

Former Qinghai monastery abbot jailed over Dalai Lama prayers, photos, teachings

(TibetanReview.net, Oct19’26) – China has jailed a former abbot of a major Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Machen (Chinese: Main) County of Golog (Guoluo) Prefecture, Qinghai province, for five years after arresting him for possessing photos and audio-visual materials on...

China cites non-existent Tibetan refugee threats to refuse reopening Nepal border trade post

(TibetanReview.net, Oct19’26) – The Tatopani crossing in Sindhupalchok is the most viable route for Nepal to conduct border trade with China through Tibet. However, despite intensified diplomatic efforts from Kathmandu, China remains unwilling to reopen it for regular border...

China Shuts Down Tibetan Girls’ School: A Dangerous Blow to Education, Identity and Cultural Freedom

A School Silenced, a Culture Under Threat The closure of the 21-year-old Prairie Talent Girls School in eastern The post China Shuts Down Tibetan Girls’ School: A Dangerous Blow to Education, Identity and Cultural Freedom first appeared on Tibetan...

Tibet Film Festival India to showcase emerging filmmakers, Tibetan stories in 14th edition

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 19: The 14th edition of Tibet Film Festival India will showcase contemporary Tibetan cinema, emerging filmmakers and stories of identity, migration and exile from October 26 to 28, with screenings and discussions at Sarah College...

17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje assures visit to Sikkim soon after meeting CM Golay

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 19: The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, has assured that he will visit the Northeastern Indian state of Sikkim soon after meeting Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) and Ecclesiastical Affairs Minister Sonam Lama...

Mud-stained hope: Nepal’s flood survivors search for stability in shadow of loss

Inside the tin-thatched room, Nangsi Tamang smears the floor with the red clay. As the soil dries, she and her husband, Singhbir Tamang, will have a new home to stay in after their settlement in Khalte of Rasuwa got...

Delegation of International Campaign for Tibet Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

 Dharamshala: A delegation from the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on 19 October 2026. During the visit, the delegation met with Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang and Deputy Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, who provided an overview...

Tenzing Norgay: Apple TV Film Reveals His Untold Story

The new Tenzing Norgay Apple TV film explores how Apple TV’s Tenzing explores how Tenzing Norgay faced prejudice, The post Tenzing Norgay: Apple TV Film Reveals His Untold Story first appeared on Tibetan Frontline.

China Closes Tibetan Girls’ School After 21 Years, Raising Fears of Cultural Erasure

The closure of a respected school in Amdo’s Golog region has raised serious concerns about Tibetan-language education, girls’ The post China Closes Tibetan Girls’ School After 21 Years, Raising Fears of Cultural Erasure first appeared on Tibetan Frontline.

Three More Tibetan Schools Shut Down in Golog as China Tightens Its Grip on Tibetan-Language Education

An orphan school, a girls’ school and a village school are the latest to be closed in a widening campaign against privately run Tibetan schools  Dharamshala, 17 October 2026: Chinese authorities have closed at least three privately run Tibetan...

Former Abbot of Ragya Monastery Sentenced to Five Years for Reportedly Performing Long-Life Prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama

The imprisonment of a senior lama and the forced closure of schools serving some 1,100 Tibetan students mark a further tightening of China’s restrictions on Tibetan religion, language and identity. Dharamshala, 19 October 2026: Chinese authorities have sentenced Khensur...

China: Three More Tibetan Schools Forcibly Closed as Tibetan-Language Education Faces Mounting Threat

According to the latest information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), Chinese authorities have forcibly closed at least three private Tibetan schools in the Golok (Ch: Guoluo) region of Amdo over the past three...

The Silent Reach of Chinese Intelligence in Taiwan

By Khedroob Thondup The story of a woman on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet who was stopped at a checkpoint and confronted with photographs of her participation in a reception at the Central Tibetan Administration’s (CTA) representative...

17th Karmapa to Visit Sikkim “Very Soon,” Accepts CM Tamang’s Invitation

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 19 Oct: The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, has confirmed that he plans to visit Sikkim "very soon," accepting a renewed invitation extended directly by Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang during a recent high-level...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Visits Germany, Holds Series of Meetings with Legislators and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Leadership

Berlin, Germany: On the final day of his official visit to Germany, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) concluded a series of high-level engagements in Berlin, meeting with German parliamentarians at the Bundestag and senior leadership...

Tenzing Norgay, a Tibetan outsider who summits Mt Everest, wins Sherpa respect

(TibetanReview.net, Oct18’26) –Apart from focusing on the expedition to conquer Mt Everest for the first time in human history, the Apple TV film Tenzing also turns the lens towards the famed mountaineer Tenzing Norgay’s personal struggles as a Tibetan...

A Conversation with Tara

Saurabh Chauhan* dwells on a collection of conversational poems on the highly popular Tibetan Buddhist deity Tara by Soumya Sambasivan, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who serves as Deputy Inspector General of Police for the Northern Range in...

Intriguing developments centred on the Himalayan redoubt of Tibet

There are signs that Gyaltsen Norbu, who was enthroned as the XIth Panchen Lama by China, is possibly not measuring up to the Chinese leadership’s requirements. China has long… The post Intriguing developments centred on the Himalayan redoubt of Tibet...