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China’s assault on the Tibetan language

Tighter policies in schools reflect the ‘narrowed’ tolerance towards Tibet from the Chinese state

China’s New Preschool Rules in Tibet: Language and Culture at a Crossroads

OPINION Ashu Maan* analyses China’s 2021 “Children’s Speech Harmonization Plan” and its wider push toward Mandarin-only preschool education, reshaping Tibetan cultural transmission, family structures, and religious identity; he places these developments within the broader debate on minority rights, assimilation...

China’s hand behind Nepal Home Minister’s resignation?

LETTER (TibetanReview.net, May10’26) – I read with interest your news item titled US Highlights China’s Atrocities on Tibetans Ahead of President Trump’s Visit to China (May 7, 2026). It mentions China’s pressures on Nepal and strong US financial support...

US Reports Highlight China’s Severe Restrictions on Access to Tibet

New US State Department reports reveal China continues to block access to Tibet. Experts warn that a lack of enforcement and sanctions undermines US policy.

EU Lawmakers Scrutinize China's New Law Targeting Ethnic Minorities

The European Parliament convened a hearing to scrutinize China's Ethnic Unity Law. Experts warn the legislation forces assimilation of Tibetans and Uyghurs.

China Sentences Two Former Defense Ministers to Death

Two former Chinese defense ministers received suspended death sentences for extreme corruption. This historic purge impacts top military leadership team.

US State Department reports highlight China’s repression in Tibet

 The US State Department in its recent two reports exposed the severity of China’s repression in Tibet while also stressing the need for greater efforts to deal with this repression and calling for a peaceful resolution to the ongoing...

Why Rubio’s meeting with Pope Leo matters

Papal diplomacy has shaped global affairs, from Pope John Paul II’s role in Eastern Europe to Vatican mediation in Latin America. The post Why Rubio’s meeting with Pope Leo matters appeared first on The Sunday Guardian.

China’s transnational repression faces global scrutiny across democracies: Report

Beijing: The three cases involving Chinese transnational operations in the United States, United Kingdom and Norway reflect the extensive global reach of Beijing’s campaign of repression aimed at monitoring, harassing, and silencing critics abroad, a report said on Saturday....

State Department reports expose ongoing Chinese repression and urgent need for stronger Tibet law implementation

May 8, 2026 Two reports recently issued by the US State Department confirm the severity of China’s repression in Tibet while also highlighting the need for greater efforts to confront this repression and push for a peaceful resolution to...

Two former Defence ministers of China face life in jail without parole for corruption

(TibetanReview.net, May08’26) – Two recent former Chinese defence ministers of China, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, have been given suspended death sentences after being found guilty of corruption on May 7, the state news agency Xinhua has reported. A...

China confirms helping Pakistan down Indian aircraft last year

(TibetanReview.net, May08’26) – China has confirmed that its J-10CE fighter jets operated by Pakistan shot down at least one French-made Rafale fighter operated by India with the help of its on-site technical support in May last year, according to...

China hands suspended death sentences to former defence ministers

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 8: China has sentenced two former defence ministers, Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe, to suspended death sentences on corruption charges, marking one of the harshest punishments handed to senior military officials under Chinese President Xi...

Apex court registers Case No. 22, Choejor petitioner seek injunction on election results

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 8: The Supreme Justice Commission (SJC), the apex court of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), on Thursday registered Case No. 22, a legal petition filed by Lobsang Tsering, representing the six monasteries of Nepal’s Choejor...

Tibet Information Office Raises Concerns Over China’s “Ethnic Unity Law” in a Meeting with Human Rights Watch Australia

Canberra: Representative Karma Singey of the Tibet Information Office, accompanied by Dawa Sangmo, Chinese Liaison Officer of the Tibet Information Office, and renowned former Tibetan political prisoner and human rights advocate Golog Jigme, met with Daniela Gavshon, Australia Director...

Southasia Review of Books - 8 May 2026

Hello reader,Books have a way of revealing what states are most afraid of. That felt especially clear over the last few weeks with the Sri Lankan government’s continued detention of multiple titles by the Tamil writer Theepachelvan Piratheepan. Published in...

Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 strikes Tibet

An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck Tibet in the early hours of Friday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

US highlights China’s atrocities on Tibetans ahead of President Trump’s visit

(TibetanReview.net, May07’26) – As the US is reportedly expected to raise human rights concerns and Hong Kong’s jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai during President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to China in the coming days, its House Appropriations Committee has,...

European Parliament urges China to repeal “Ethnic Unity” law; ICT President calls on member states for strong and coordinated action in Human Rights S...

May 7, 2026 The European Parliament on April 30 adopted a resolution on China’s new law on “ethnic unity”, expressing grave concern over its impacts for the rights of ethnic groups including Tibetans, and warning its enforcement will carry...

A shared grievance over Britain’s historical sophistry on Tibet’s status

LETTER (TibetanReview.net, May07’26) – Tsering Passang La, thank you for this piece (https://www.tibetanreview.net/as-tibets-veteran-freedom-fighters-pass-the-torch-britain-and-the-world-must-keep-the-cause-alive/). It is informative, instructive, and deeply inspiring. You were my senior by one class at CST Darjeeling; we spoke with each other on innumerable occasions, yet...

Three arrested in connection with murder of Tibetan monk in Karnataka

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, May 7: Three men have been arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of a Tibetan Buddhist monk whose body was recovered last week in Karnataka’s Dharwad district, the police said. The case has...

WUC urges Trump to raise Uyghur genocide, human rights concerns during upcoming China visit

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has urged United States President Donald Trump to raise the issue of the Uyghur genocide and press China over alleged human rights abuses during his upcoming visit to China on May 15, which will...

EU hearing raises alarm over China’s ‘Ethnic Unity Law’, warns of forced assimilation of Tibetans and Uyghurs

The Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Delegation for Relations with the People's Republic of China (D-CN) held a joint public hearing to assess the impact of China's "Ethnic Unity Law" on Tibetans, Uyghurs, and other affected communities,...

Europe, Canada press China over Uyghur repression as WUC intensifies global campaign

During a series of meetings in Belgium and Germany, WUC representatives engaged with European Union officials, Members of the European Parliament, and policymakers from EU member states, urging tougher and more coordinated action against China's policies targeting Uyghurs.