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China’s Panchen presides over a symposium on promoting ‘ethnic unity’ in Ngari Prefecture

(TibetanReview.net, Oct26’26) – Gyaltsen Norbu, the “11th Panchen Lama” appointed by China to replace Gedhun Choekyi Nyima – who was kidnapped by it days after being recognized by the Dalai Lama in 1995 – has on Oct 17 presided...

Geluk monks seeking CTA elective political offices required to leave monastery

(TibetanReview.net, Oct26’26) – Top leaders of the Geluk order of Tibetan Buddhism, including the Gaden Throne-holder, have adopted a resolution this month which requires its monastic members to fully disaffiliate from their monasteries if they wish to contest for...

India says Chinese troops patrolling deviations disturb LAC after Arunachal face-offs

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 26: India on Friday said the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is periodically disturbed when Chinese forces deviate from established patrolling patterns, following an announcement by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) chief...

Dharamshala RTWA inaugurates statue honouring late Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen  

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 26: The Dharamshala Regional Tibetan Women’s Association (RTWA) on Monday inaugurated a 6.5-foot statue of the late Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen at Lhagyal Ri, alongside memorials to fellow Tibetan martyrs Thupten Ngodup and Jamphel...

Gelug International Foundation bars monks from contesting presidential, parliamentary elections

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 26: Gelug International Foundation, the highest organisational body of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, one of the five recognised religious sects, has unanimously passed a resolution to bar monks belonging to its affiliated monasteries...

China calls border patrols ‘normal’ amid India’s charge of deviations

China on Monday defended its border patrols as “normal” activities to safeguard its territorial sovereignty, urging India to work with it to maintain peace along the disputed boundary amid differences over patrolling patterns. “China strictly abides by the relevant...

Tibetan community in Japan welcomes new board, reaffirms cooperation with Office of Tibet

The Tibetan Community Japan (TCJ) has formally transitioned to a new board following a handover ceremony presided over by Lobsang Choedak, Representative of the Office of Tibet Japan and East Asia, at the Tibet House office on Sunday, according...

Condolence Statement from the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala: The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile expresses its deep solidarity upon learning of the tragic news of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the Nagchu’s Drachen region of Tibet on the night of 22 October 2026, at approximately 10:33 p.m. Tibet...

Tibetan activist Lobsang Rangzen, who died by self-immolation in New York, honoured with statue in Dharamshala over protest against China’s new law

Tenzin Kunsel, president of the Regional Tibetan Women’s Association, organized the statue inauguration in Dharamshala. The statue is dedicated to Lobsang Rangzen, who self-immolated outside the United Nations. His act protested against China’s new Ethnic Unity and Progress Law,...

Why an Unsettled India–China Border Will Remain a Permanent Fault Line

By Khedroob Thondup The unsettled India–China border is not a problem waiting for a clever diplomatic solution. It is a structural friction point, engineered and sustained by Beijing’s long‑term strategy of salami slicing — the incremental nibbling away of...

Education Kalon Urgen Tenzin Concludes Extended Official Visits to Tibetan Schools Across India

Selakui: Education Kalon of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Urgen Tenzin, accompanied by Education Secretary Karma Choeying and Jamyang Wangyal, Head of the Modern Education and Counselling Section of the Department of Education, visited Tibetan schools and educational institutions...

China’s Air Force Faces Limitations on the Tibetan Plateau : IAF Chief

IAF chief says China’s Airforce high-altitude airbases in Tibet affect its military operations, while rising tensions in the The post China’s Air Force Faces Limitations on the Tibetan Plateau : IAF Chief first appeared on Tibetan Frontline.

The Mountains Are Still Shaking — But Beijing Fears Tibetan Solidarity More Than Aftershocks

By Khedroob Thondup When the earthquake struck eastern Tibet, the first tremor was geological. The second was political. As homes collapsed and families dug through rubble with bare hands, Tibetans across the plateau did what they have always done...

Tibet Earthquake Today: Magnitude 5.9 Quake Strikes China’s Tibet Region Days After Previous 7.0 Earthquake – Check Epicentre, Affected Areas and More...

This evening, China’s Tibet region was pounded with an intense earthquake of 5.9 magnitude according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. According to seismologists, it happened at a depth of 10 kilometres. The quake happened just days after the...

33 more earn Tibetan Buddhists’ top Gelug school degree for nuns

(TibetanReview.net, Oct25’26) – Thirty-three more Tibetan Buddhist nuns from five nunneries in India and Nepal have joined the rank of geshemas this year since the scholarly programme was launched on the initiative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in...

US midterm polls: What they mean for Trump, China and Ladakh

On 3 November, halfway through Donald Trump’s second term, Americans will go to the polls in the midterm elections. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Congress, are being contested, along with 35 of...

Silent classrooms: Beijing’s assault on Tibetan education

Beijing’s policy is clear. Tibetan language education is seen as a threat to ‘stability.’ In the high grasslands of Golog, where nomadic families have long relied on community schools… The post Silent classrooms: Beijing’s assault on Tibetan education appeared first...

Who Gets to Choose the Next Dalai Lama?

OPINION While recognizing the reincarnation of a religious leader in Tibetan Buddhism is a process that intrinsically involves religious beliefs and practices, the fact that this practice and political power have been tangled for a long time in Tibet...

India says Tibet-border Chinese forces periodically deviate from established patrolling patterns, causing faceoffs

(TibetanReview.net, Oct24’26) – Despite steady restoration of bilateral ties amid continuing talks at different levels, India’s External Affair Ministry has said Oct 23 that the situation along the India-Tibet border was being periodically disrupted when Chinese forces deviate from...

7.0-magnitude quake strikes Nagchu, Tibet; CTA calls for unhindered relief and transparency

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 24: A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Drachen (Ch. Bachen) County in Nagchu Prefecture, Tibet, at approximately 10:30 AM local time on October 22, 2026.  The Chinese state media initially reported 16 dead and 76 injured....

5.3-magnitude earthquake hits China’s Qinghai, two days after Tibet quake that kills 16

The latest earthquake hit Zadoi County at 4:39 pm Beijing time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC). The epicentre was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometres, at 32.54 degrees north latitude and 93.97 degrees east longitude.

5.3-magnitude quake hits China’s Qinghai after 7.0-magnitude Tibet temblor kills 16

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck China’s Qinghai province on Saturday, two days after a powerful 7.0-magnitude temblor in neighbouring Tibet left 16 people dead and 76 others injured. The latest quake jolted Zadoi County in northwest China’s Qinghai Province at...

Chinese ‘salami slicing’ along Arunachal border: JNU Professor warns of escalation risk as India, China continue military deployments along LAC

"The Chinese are moving in with the salami slicing," he said, referring to what he described as incremental advances into areas claimed by India.

Tibetan Frontline Magazine Oct 2026 Edition Out

Tibet magazine Oct 26DownloadThe post Tibetan Frontline Magazine Oct 2026 Edition Out first appeared on Tibetan Frontline.

Tibetan Youth Congress condemns restrictions on relief efforts after Nagchu earthquake

The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) has condemned alleged restrictions imposed by Chinese authorities on Tibetans seeking to assist earthquake-hit people in Nagchu, Tibet, and called for urgent humanitarian aid for the affected population. In a statement issued here, the...