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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Congratulates 2025 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Corina Machado

–dalailama.com Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written today to Maria Corina Machado to congratulate her on being awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for her resolute efforts to promote democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and...

CCP hijacks Tibet’s Kalachakra ceremony

Beijing is undermining Dalai Lama’s influence and reshaping Tibetan religious identity. The post CCP hijacks Tibet’s Kalachakra ceremony appeared first on The Sunday Guardian.

Chinese youth branded for life for failing to adapt to PLA posting in Tibet

(TibetanReview.net, Oct11’25) – China has punished a young graduate for the rest of his life for failing to adapt to being posted in Tibet after he joined the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) earlier this year, reported stratnewsglobal.com Oct 11....

China now receiving much more in debt repayments than it lends to poor nations

(TibetanReview.net, Oct11’25) – Developing nations are now repaying much more to China than they receive in new loans, showing a growing strain on economies already battling debt distress and underinvestment in climate action, reported africa.businessinsider.com Oct 11, citing a...

Tibetan Official Expelled and Property Seized Under China’s Expanding Religious Crackdown

The Qinghai Provincial Disciplinary Inspection Commission announced that Tenzin, a senior Tibetan official and former deputy director of the Qinghai Provincial Forestry and Grassland Department, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and had his personal...

Tibetan Official Dismissed and Arrested Over “Loss of Faith” Under China’s Expanding Religious Repression

In yet another case reflecting Beijing’s tightening control and discrimination against Tibetans’ basic rights, according to Tibet Times, a senior Tibetan official, Tenzin, former deputy director of the Qinghai Provincial Forestry and Grassland Department, has been dismissed and arrested...

China’s reckless expansion turning Tibet into a climate catastrophe, warns Stockholm report

The study, released by the Stockholm Centre for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs ahead of COP30, warns that Tibet, often called the "Roof of the World", is facing environmental breakdown with global implications.

Report Says China Exploits Tibet’s Fragile Environment for Profit

An Asian Lite report says China’s fireworks and hydropower projects in Tibet reveal hypocrisy in its global climate stance and disregard for local ecology.

Young Chinese Soldiers Reluctant to Serve in Tibet, Report Says

A soldier’s punishment for refusing PLA service in Tibet has fueled online debate, revealing growing unease among young Chinese over harsh postings.

UP Dy CM Maurya leads delegation of monks to transport Buddha relics to Russia’s Kalmykia for exposition

The exposition will be held in the capital city of Elista, the capital city of Kalmykia, from October 11 to 18.

Monks offer prayers to sacred Buddha relics being taken to Russia

National Museum Director General Gurmeet Singh Chawla and a high-level delegation of 11 senior Indian monks on Saturday offered prayers to the sacred Relics of Gautam Buddha, before departing for Russia's Kalmykia Republic for an exposition.

Yeshi Togden elected Gu Chu Sum’s new President, pledges to revive organisation and restore collaborations

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 10: Former political prisoner and one of the founding members of the Gu Chu Sum Movement Association of Tibet, Yeshi Togden, has been elected the new President of the organisation after securing 26 votes out...

China’s mega-projects pushing Tibet to “Extreme Ecological Stress”, warns Stockholm report ahead of COP30

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 10: China’s infrastructure expansion, militarisation, and resource extraction have pushed the Tibetan Plateau towards “extreme ecological stress”, warns a new report by the Stockholm Centre for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs. Released ahead of COP30, the report...

China’s tech tyranny unveiled: WUC leaders reaffirm peaceful resistance

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, concerning the ongoing struggle for Uyghur rights and global advocacy for religious freedom and peaceful resistance.

Sikyong Penpa Tsering to Embark on an Official Visit to Delhi, Czech Republic, Germany, South America, and the United States

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration is scheduled to embark on an official visit to Delhi, Czech Republic, Germany, South America, and the United States from 10 October to 14 September 2025. During these visits, Sikyong...

Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Addresses Closing Ceremony of 7th Young Indian Scholars’ Conference

Dharamshala: The closing ceremony of the 7th Young Indian Scholars’ Conference on Tibetan Studies, organised by the Tibet Policy Institute (TPI), was held at the Administrative Training Welfare Society (ATWS) on 9 October 2025. Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang...

Chief Election Commissioner-led Central Tibetan Election Commission Team Receives Special Audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Dharamshala: This morning, on 10 October 2025, Chief Election Commissioner Lobsang Yeshi and the two Additional Election Commissioners Nangsa Choedon and Tsering Youdon, along with staff of the Central Tibetan Election Commission received a special audience with His Holiness...

Department of Security Hosts Banquet for Former Political Prisoners and Family Members from Australia

Dharamshala: On the evening of 9 October 2025, the Department of Security, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), hosted an evening banquet in honour of former political prisoners and family members of Tibetan political prisoners from Australia who were in Dharamshala...

Department of Security Hosts Banquet for Former Political Prisoners and Delegates from Australia

Dharamshala: On the evening of 9 October 2025, the Department of Security, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), hosted an evening banquet in honour of former political prisoners and related individuals from Australia who were in Dharamshala to attend the Long...

Swiss Parliamentary Delegation Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala, 9 October 2025: A Swiss parliamentary delegation visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, underscoring the enduring ties between the Swiss and Tibetan peoples. The delegation included Members of the Swiss Parliament Fabian Gabriel Molina, Linda Gabriela De Ventura, and Leonore...

New study sounds alarm over deepening ecological crisis in Tibet

The study warns that the Tibetan Plateau—often referred to as the “Third Pole”—is warming at more than twice the global average

UN rights experts have asked China, Vietnam to account for Tibetan abbot’s tragic transborder death

(TibetanReview.net, Oct09’25) – Four UN rights experts and expert groups have on Aug 8 asked China and Vietnam in separate joint communications to account for the questionable manner in which a locally prominent religious leader from Tibet was detained,...

UN slams China and Vietnam over the Tibetan Lama’s mysterious death

UN human rights experts have asked China and Vietnam to explain the arrest, disappearance, and suspicious death of Tibetan spiritual leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche in Ho Chi Minh City, warning that both governments may have violated international human...

Khadhok-Tibetan Artists’ Collective wins 2025 Rubin Museum Himalayan Art Prize

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 9: The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art has announced Wednesday that Khadhok – Tibetan Artists’ Collective, based in Dharamshala, India, as the recipient of the 2025 Rubin Museum Himalayan Art Prize, the world’s largest international award...

Tibetan voices at conference on PRC religious freedom

October 9, 2025 More than 200 activists, scholars, Congressional staff, and movement leaders gathered in Washington, DC on September 30 for “Faith Under Siege,” a conference on religious persecution and oppression in the People’s Republic of China. ICT President...