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Dalai Lama Recalls Vision of the Buddha, Reaffirms Vow to Uphold Dharma at Long-Life Prayer

Dalai Lama recalls vision of Buddha blessing him, reaffirms commitment to preserving Dharma during long-life prayer ceremony in Dharamshala.

Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Strikes China, NCS Reports Shallow Depth And Possible Aftershocks

Beijing: An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck China early Wednesday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said in a statement.According to the NCS, the quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km, which makes it more likely...

Tibetan Protesters Reinstated After Free Speech Clash at US-China Soccer Match

Tibetan activists reinstated after “Free Tibet” protest at US-China match sparks crowd support and highlights human rights issues in Tibet.

Landslide kills at least 3 in Tibet’s Chamdo, hits several areas in Dechen

(TibetanReview.net, Jun03’25) – A landslide in Chamdo (Chinese: Qamdo)  City of Tibet (Autonomous Region) has left at least three people dead, two others injured and seven more missing, reported China’s official Xinhua news agency and others Jun 2. Also,...

China persists in blocking access to Tibet, US State Department reports

June 3, 2025 US government officials, journalists, and others are still blocked from entering Tibet, according to the US State Department’s latest report to Congress on access to Tibetan areas. The report, published on May 29, is the seventh...

Dalai Lama Urges Peaceful Dialogue in Message to 9th World Parliamentarians’ Convention

Dalai Lama urges peace, compassion, and dialogue in message to global lawmakers at the 9th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet in Tokyo.

Global Lawmakers Convene in Tokyo for 9th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet

Global MPs gather in Tokyo for 9th Tibet Convention, urging support for Tibetan rights, cultural survival, and renewed dialogue with China.

Protest by Tibetan protestors at US-China football match sparks confrontation

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 3: A peaceful demonstration organised by members of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC) Minnesota drew unexpected attention during the USA Women’s National Team’s 3-0 victory over China at a packed stadium in Minnesota, USA, on...

Global Lawmakers Gather in Tokyo for 9th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet

Tokyo, Japan, 3 June 2025: The 9th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet (WPCT) commenced today at the International Conference Hall of the Japanese Parliament, bringing together 142 participants from 29 countries. This convention is organised by the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile...

Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel’s Opening Address at 9th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet

Tashi Delek, Everyone. Most Honourable Akiko Santo, the Chief Guest, Former Speaker of the House of Councillors and Member of the House of Councillors of Japan: Hon. Akie Abe, Special Guest, Former first lady and wife of the late...

Chinese embassy in Japan denounce the 9th World Parliamentarian Convention on Tibet in Tokyo

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 3: The Chinese Embassy in Japan has voiced strong opposition to the ongoing 9th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet (WPCT), currently being held in Tokyo with participation from 142 parliamentarians and representatives from 29 countries....

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Sends Message to 9th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet

Dharamshala: During the inaugural session of the ongoing 9th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet, Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile delivered His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s message for the convention earlier this morning...

Sikkim: 34 Stranded Individuals, Including Injured Army Personnel, Airlifted From Chaten To Pakyong (Video)

Chaten (Sikkim): In a successful rescue operation, a group of 34 stranded individuals, including injured Army personnel, their family members, and tourists, were air evacuated from Chaten and safely landed at Pakyong Greenfield Airport. The evacuation mission was carried...

'Pakistan Is Panicking': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Dismantles China-Brahmaputra ‘Scare Tactic’ With Data & Facts

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, June 1, firmly dismissed a growing narrative from Pakistan suggesting that China could weaponise the Brahmaputra River by halting its flow into India. Labelling it a “baseless attempt” to stir public...

ICT Urges UNESCO to List Potala Palace Ensemble as Endangered World Heritage Site

ICT urges UNESCO to list Potala Palace Ensemble as endangered, citing cultural destruction, sinicization, and religious suppression in Lhasa, Tibet.

China to Monitor School Curricula for Content Opposing CCP, Raising Concerns in Tibet

China to monitor school curricula for anti-CCP content, raising fears of deeper cultural control in Tibet and renewed restrictions on educational freedom.

30th GCM Gold cup football tournament kicks off in Dharamshala

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 2: The Tibetan exile community’s most prestigious sporting event, the Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup’s 30th edition kicked off on Sunday at the Dharamshala Tibetan Children’s Village playground. The tournament honours Diki Tsering, the beloved mother...

ICT urges UNESCO to designate Potala Palace Ensemble as “World Heritage in Danger” amid cultural heritage violations in Tibet

June 2, 2025 The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) is calling on the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to designate the “Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace” in Lhasa, Tibet, as a World Heritage Site in Danger during its upcoming...

China cannot hold a white paper on Tibetan rights tainted by its bloody hands of repression

OPINION Palden Sonam* expresses outrage at the suspicious circumstance in which Tulku Rigzin Hungkar Dorje, a victim of China’s campaign to assimilate Tibet and transnational repression, died in Vietnam on March 28, and calls the outrageous manner in which...

Dragon's Dilemma: If China Cuts Water To India, Pakistan And Bangladesh Will Dry Out Too

Two of the most important rivers originating in Tibet, the Sutlej and the Brahmaputra, flow not only into India but also onward into Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Tibetan voices for independence will be “muted”, says China defender Victor Gao

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 2: Victor Gao, the former translator for Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and current Vice President of the Center for China and Globalization, reiterated China’s uncompromising stance on Tibetan independence, stating that voices advocating for it...

Tibetan Leadership Address Tibetans in Japan Ahead of World Parliamentary Convention on Tibet

Tokyo: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, along with Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang, and Parliamentarian Tenzin Phuntsok Doring, who currently in Japan to organise the World Parliamentary Convention on Tibet, addressed the Tibetan community in Tokyo on...

CTA Leadership Engages with Tibetan Community in Japan

Tokyo, Japan: On 1 June 2025, the leadership of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), comprising Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang, and Parliamentarian Tenzin Phuntsok Doring, convened a public meeting with members of...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Joins Recitation of Mani Mantra at Tsuglagkhang

Dharamshala: Today (on 1 June 2025), under a clear blue sky, and while the early morning temperature was still mild, His Holiness the Dalai Lama rode in an electric golfcart from his residence to the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan...

China may have spoken too soon on weaponing the Brahmaputra against India?

(TibetanReview.net, Jun01’25) – Having stopped sharing with downstream India vital hydrological data on transboundary rivers like the Brahmaputra since 2022, China has now hinted at weaponizing the Brahmaputra’s waters in support of its “all-weather friend” Pakistan, reported businesstoday.in May...