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News · 21 Mar, 2026

China Expands Chengdu J 20 Presence in Tibet Raising Alarms Along India Border

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tibet Rights Collective TRC China has reportedly intensified its military footprint in Tibet with the deployment of advanced stealth fighter jets near the Ind…

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News · 29 Oct, 2025

Tibet’s Shapeshifting River Reveals Signs of Environmental Instability And Human Activity Behind It

A recent NASA Earth Observatory satellite photo, featured in Live Science (October 2025), has drawn global attention to a remarkable yet worrying phenomenon in Tibet. The Yarlung Z…

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News · 09 Jan, 2025

Devastating Earthquake in Tibet Leaves Cities in Ruins

The earthquake that struck Tibet’s Dingri County on January 7, 2025, has left behind a trail of unimaginable destruction. With a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale, this p…

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News · 24 Nov

Tibetan Environmentalist Honored on BBC`s 100 Women List for Advocating Tibetan Plateau`s Ecology

Source: VOT Voice of Tibet reported on November 23, 2023, that Palyang, a Tibetan woman, has been recognized on the prestigious BBC "100 Women" list for her remarkable ef…

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News · 30 Jan

Tibetans in Exile express solidarity with climate activist Sonam Wangchuk

Tibetans, Ladakhis, and local Indians gathered in Dharamshala's Mcleod Ganj Square to show their support for climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's ongoing fast for Climate Chan…

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News · 03 Oct 2022

Study stated huge rise in surface temperature of 160 Tibetan Plateau since 1978

Source: Tibetan Review The annual surface temperature of 160 lakes (each with an area of more than 40kms) across the Tibetan Plateau had increased significantly in the period of 19…

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News · 08 Sep 2022

Chinese Ignorance of Climate Crisis Responsible for Tibet’s Water Scarcity

The climate crisis in Tibet has gotten worse over time. China's illegal takeover of Tibetan land has forced the nation to lose its essence and face degradation in various areas…

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News · 31 Aug 2022

China’s Tibet-Nepal Rail line project: Concerns

The construction of Tibet-Nepal Railway line is underway and reports suggest that just 121km (75 miles) of track remains to be built. The railway would cross the Himalayas from the…

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News · 12 August 2022

China relocates another batch of over 300 Tibetans from north to South Tibet

A Tibetan Review report has suggested that a new batch of more than 300 residents have left their hometown in Doima Township of Tsonyi (Chinese: Shuanghu) County in northern Tibet&…

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News · 8 August 2022

China's increasing ground temperature behind its obsession with Tibet?

China's average ground temperatures are thought to have risen significantly more quickly than the global average over the past 70 years and will continue to be "significan…

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News · 05 July 2022

Study suggests melting Tibetan glaciers could unleash potentially dangerous bacteria on downstream countries

Lhasa: According to a report, one big reason why China should be concerned about global warming is that melting of glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau could release hundreds of new, po…

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News · 29 June 2022

ICT highlights Tibet’s colonial schools, climate change and lack of freedom of expression at UNHRC

Washington, DC: International Campaign for Tibet, on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, delivered three statements at the 50th session of United Nation Human Right…

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News · 10 June 2022

Study says marked atmospheric warming has changed the balance of ‘Asian water tower’

Lhasa: An article published this week in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment says that the Tibetan region has gotten out of balance between solid water in glaciers a…

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News · 17-May-22

Climate change in the 17th century may have endangered a Tibetan monarchy

Researchers believe that declining temperatures contributed to the demise of a Tibetan state in the 17th century. The Guge kingdom was created near the end of the 10th century in w…

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Report · 3 June 2023

Tibet Climate Crisis

THIS IS THE STORY OF TIBET The story of how the Rooftop of the world, presently under unlawful Chinese occupation is being exploited and its pristine, fragile ecosystem is being de…

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