A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck south China’s Guangxi region on Monday, killing two people and causing 13 buildings to collapse, state media reported. The quake hit Guangxi’s Liuzhou city at 12:21 am (1621 GMT), state news agency Xinhua said. The...

KATHMANDU -- Nepal has protested against India's decision to reopen a Himalayan pass leading to a revered Hindu pilgrimage site in Tibet, reviving a territorial dispute between the two neighbors.

Boston – As U.S. President Donald Trump travels to Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping, Tibet Action Institute is calling for the closure of China’s mandatory boarding school system in Tibet as new testimony from a former student tells of “widespread” physical abuse. The boarding school system holds approximately one million Tibetan children [1]. The former student describes a “severe” environment where “broken hands, fractured fingers, and bruised backs were common.” Abuse was so routine that “students began to normalize this treatment and rarely told their parents…it was so widespread that no single incident stands out, there were simply too many.” The student was forced to attend both elementary and secondary boarding school after their parents were pressured by authorities [2].

The Hudson Institute, a Washington based think tank, hosts a discussion at 1 p.m. ET on May 12 on a new book by former U.S. senator and ambassador at large for international religious freedom in the first Trump administration,...

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The Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) deployed an independent International Expert Election Observation Mission (IEEOM) to assess the 2026 elections for the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE).  This mission, conducted in coordination with the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT),...

Villagers complained that they can't fight back because Tibetan brown bears are a protected species. Officials accused them of spreading rumors.

One track pursued traditional intelligence collection against Asian governments and defense entities; the other sought to surveil and silence overseas critics.

United Front chief Li Ganjie’s visit to historically Tibetan areas in Gansu and Sichuan was aimed at regulating the religion of Tibetans—and local Hui Islam—strictly according to Party standards. The post “Sinicizing” Tibetan Buddhism, One Inspection Tour at a...

Until now, no one from the military top brass had received such severe punishments since early days of the anti-corruption campaign.

‘They have built a machine that pulls out their mother tongue’: why Tibet’s children ‘think they are Chinese’Parents say the insistence on Mandarin in schools is eroding the Tibetan language and culture right from early childhood By Kris Cheng...

The return to high-level engagement after a period of escalation reflects adaptation, not forthcoming concessions.

Parents say the insistence on Mandarin in schools is eroding the country’s language and culture right from early childhoodWeeks after a Tibetan-speaking five-year-old started preschool, she had “completely stopped speaking Tibetan”, according to her mother. Nine months later, although...

Lai Ching-te succeeded in making his visit to Taiwan’s lone ally in Africa just weeks after China forced a high-profile cancellation of his original itinerary. 

A new report by Human Rights Watch denounces the systems used by the People's Republic to promote Han Chinese identity starting in kindergarten. Tibetan is no longer used in teaching, while parents are forced to send videos to schools...

The data generated by millions of Taiwanese users – their movement patterns, consumption habits, and delivery addresses – is increasingly spread among numerous foreign investors, including companies from China.

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...

Policy for Kindergarten Children Imposes Chinese-Medium Environment, Indoctrination

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...

With no televisions, limited wi-fi and ultra-remote locations, Songtsam hotels are sanctuaries offering luxury through giving guests less but time to switch off The post Songtsam gives travellers a new way to experience the Tibetan Plateau by putting locals first...

In niche corners of the Chinese internet, discussions of the very first dynasty stand in for critiques of today’s China.

Chang, a refreshing, low-strength brew, and arak, its stronger relative, have long been part of Tibetan rituals.

It’s an exciting landmark for Toronto movies in general, and Canadian film at large

Last week, the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party sent a letter to the United States Heartland China Association, accusing the non-profit of partnering with organizations tied to the Chinese government. “I write to request verifiable...

Tibet Watch has documented a cluster of cases from across Tibet that reveal an intensifying pattern of repression targeting Tibetans for acts that belong to the ordinary cultural, religious and intellectual life of a Tibetan community. Source