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CTA reports case of Tibetan webmaster sentenced to seven years
The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), through its Tibet Advocacy Section, has highlighted the case of Tibetan political prisoner Bhumpa Gyal. Bhumpa Gyal, a Tibetan webmaster, was arrested in November 2020 and later sentenced in 2022 to seven years in...
Central Tibetan Administration Staff Receive Audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Dharamshala: The entire staff of the Central Tibetan Administration Headquarter in Dharamshala, led by Cabinet Secretary Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi, was granted a deeply moving special audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the courtyard of the Tsuglagkhang earlier...
Tokyo Symposium Warns China’s Tibet Policies Threaten Indo-Pacific Security
Experts at a Tokyo symposium warn that China's repression in Tibet and interference in the Dalai Lama's reincarnation threaten security in Japan and India.
Tibetans in D.C. Urge Trump to Confront Xi Jinping on Human Rights
Tibetan and Uyghur activists protested in Washington D.C. to urge President Trump to address human rights and the 'Ethnic Unity Law' during his visit to China.
Ven. Thubten Wangchen Appointed Dalai Lama's Representative to Latin America
Thubten Wangchen is the new Representative of the Dalai Lama to Latin America at Tibet House Brasil. The former parliamentarian begins his role in May 2026.
Drepung Gomang Monastery expels Gelug MP Atuk Tseten, bars monks from electoral politics
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 11: One of the largest Buddhist monastic institutions in exile, Drepung Gomang Monastery, in an unprecedented move, has unanimously passed a resolution expelling Gelug Member of Parliament Geshe Lharampa Atuk Tseten from the monastery’s administrative...
Would-be Gelug Tibetan parliament member expelled from monastery on disciplinary ground
(TibetanReview.net, May11’26) – By unofficial results, Geshe Lharampa Atuk Tseten has won re-election to the 18th Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE) as one of two persons to represent the Gelug Tibetan Buddhists in it, but he is now removed...
CTA apex court rejects interim injunction plea in Choejor case ahead of election result
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 11: The Supreme Justice Commission (SJC), the apex court of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), has rejected an application seeking an ex parte ad interim injunction in a high-profile legal challenge concerning the revocation of...
RTYC NYNJ Urges Trump to Raise Tibet Issue During China Visit
The regional chapter of the Tibetan Youth Congress in New York and New Jersey (RTYC-NYNJ) has urged the US President and accompanying delegation to raise the issue of Tibet during the President’s upcoming visit to China, scheduled for the...
Ven. Thubten Wangchen Appointed as New Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Latin America
Dharamshala: Ven Thubten Wangchen, Former Members of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile, has been appointed as the new Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to latin America at the Tibet House Brasil (also called Office of Tibet). The...
Why Nepal PM Balen Shah Refused to Meet India’s Vikram Misri? Nepal’s ‘Equal Stature’ Policy Sparks Diplomatic Buzz
Why Nepal PM Balen Shah refused to meet India’s Vikram Misri? Here’s how the Lipulekh Pass dispute and Kailash Mansarovar Yatra triggered fresh Nepal-India tensions. The post Why Nepal PM Balen Shah Refused to Meet India’s Vikram Misri? Nepal’s...
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...


























