(TibetanReview.net, Oct17’26) – Following a second nighttime arson attack, which practically destroyed the building housing the office and residence of the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama located in South Africa’s capital Pretoria on Oct 14, the Desmond...

(TibetanReview.net, Oct17’26) – Like in the case of India, Bhutan never had a boundary – or a boundary dispute – with China, until the latter illegally annexed Tibet in the 1950s following an armed invasion of the militarily defenceless...

By Khedroob Thondup The question of whether Tibetan lamas living in exile should return to Tibet on invitations orchestrated by Beijing’s United Front Work Department (UFWD) is not a matter of mere travel. It is a test of political...

Chinese security personnel re-arrested Tenpa Gyatso, the former abbot of Ragya Monastery in Domey (Amdo), earlier this year. He was recently sentenced to five years in prison and has been placed in a prison in Xining.

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 17: The Prairie Talent Girls’ School, also known as the Grassland Girls’ School or Snowland Grassland Girls’ School, was permanently closed on August 27, 2026, according to a post shared by the Sino-Tibet dialogue platform,...

For most of the time, the Tibetan cause and the leader have been almost the same thing in the public mind. As he ages, the debate over what comes next has only grown louder

(TibetanReview.net, Oct16’26) – The office and residence housing the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in South Africa’s capital Pretoria has been severely damaged in a life-threatening arson attack for the second time in three months on Oct...

October 16, 2026 The International Campaign for Tibet strongly condemns the petrol-bomb attack on the Office of Tibet in Pretoria, South Africa. This violent assault, which targeted both the Office of Tibet’s workplace and residence, represents a dangerous escalation...

(TibetanReview.net, Oct16’26) – India has been forced to withdraw a weightlifter belonging to Arunachal Pradesh from the upcoming Senior World Weightlifting Championships to be held in Ningbo after Chinese authorities indicated that he would be issued a visa stapled...

October 16, 2026 Hosted by longtime Tibet advocate and ICT Chairman Richard Gere, Richard Gere In Conversation: Tibet and the Heart of Compassion is specially timed to commemorate the 19th anniversary of His Holiness receiving the Congressional Gold Medal,...

As Tibetan Buddhist leaders defend their religious authority against Chinese interference, repeated firebomb attacks on the Dalai Lama’s The post From Dharamshala to South Africa: Dalai Lama’s Spiritual Leadership Faces Growing Challenges Over Succession and Security first appeared on...

Dharamshala, 16 October 2026: The Department of Home, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), organised a TSO Accountants’ Capacity-Building Workshop for newly appointed and less-experienced accountants with fewer than five years of work experience from Tibetan Settlement Offices (TSOs) across India....

Dharamshala: The 42nd Governing Body Meeting of the Tibetan Administration’s Welfare Society (TAWS) was held on 13 October 2026 at the Department of Finance, Central Tibetan Administration, Dharamsala. The meeting was chaired by Tsering Dhondup, Vice-Chairperson of the Society....

Dharamshala: From 10 to 13 October, Kalon Urgen Tenzin, accompanied by Jamyang Wangyal, Head of the Modern Education and Counselling Section, from the Department of Education (CTA), visited Lugsum Samdrupling and Dekyi Larsoe Tibetan settlements in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, to...

By Khedroob Thondup Tibet today is one of the most monitored societies on earth. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has transformed the plateau into a laboratory of surveillance, combining military presence, digital monitoring, and intrusive policing. What Beijing calls...

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 15 Oct: Dhundup Gyalpo, the Dalai Lama’s representative in South Africa, said he narrowly escaped death after petrol bombs set his residence and office ablaze on Wednesday night, marking the second such attack on the...

(TibetanReview.net, Oct15’26) – Visiting the Czech capital Prague for the 30th Forum 2000 Conference (Oct 11-13), Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the executive head of the Central Tibetan Administration, met with lawmakers and other leaders from several countries as well as...

Frontline Summarise This Listen Post a Reaction Save Share Summary Salman Khan’s war drama Maatrubhumi, originally titled Battle The post Salman Khan’s Maatrubhumi Controversy: Why Galwan’s Story Is Facing a Bollywood Battle first appeared on Tibetan Frontline.

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 15: Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s representative in South Africa, Dhundup Gyalpo, narrowly escaped a firebomb attack on his residence and office in Lyttelton Manor, Centurion, late Wednesday night, October 14, after the...

Tenzin Nydon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 15: Chinese state-linked cyber threat actors exploited the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 91st birthday celebrations and other politically sensitive Tibetan events to conduct espionage operations against the Tibetan diaspora, including through...

Who gets to recognise Dalai Lama's his successor is now a sensitive issue between the exiles and Beijing.

Sikyong Penpa Tsering, head of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), raised concerns over China’s alleged suppression of Tibetan identity, interference in Buddhist religious traditions and environmental policies during the 30th Forum 2000 Conference in Prague, according to a report...

Tibetan Children's Villages (TCV) shows the scale of the change. The Dalai Lama founded the residential school network in 1960 to look after refugee children, and it grew as new groups arrived in India.

By Khedroob Thondup China’s ruling Communist Party does not believe in universal human rights or the rule of law as understood internationally. Instead, it substitutes “development rights” and Party supremacy for individual freedoms, while systematically repressing dissent, minorities, and...

Prague, Czech Republic: On 14 October 2026, the concluding day of his official engagements around the Forum 2000 Conference in Prague, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration focused his outreach on prominent Czech national media to amplify...