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Tibet Is Dead to Washington?
Trump’s Beijing Visit Buries the Cause in Silence When US President Donald Trump touched down in Beijing on May 13, the first American president to visit China in nearly nine…
Read more →East Turkistan National Day & Uyghur Struggle for Self-Determination
Each year on November 12, the global Uyghur community unites to commemorate East Turkistan National Day. The day marks two historic moments of independence by the Uyghur people: th…
Read more →China Expands Missile Base in Tibet, Intensifying Regional Tensions and Threatening Asian Stability
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), October 24 — New satellite imagery has revealed alarming construction activity near Golmud in the so-called Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Q…
Read more →Global Resistance on China’s 76th National Day: Protests, Locations, and Digital Defiance
China marked its 76th National Day on October 1, 2025, commemorating the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949, the official celebrations in Beijing—complete with f…
Read more →Climate Dangers of China’s Hydropower Ambitions in Tibet Pose Grave Risks for Asia
China’s massive hydropower push in occupied Tibet is not about “green energy”—it’s about control. Behind Beijing’s propaganda of “developm…
Read more →China’s Charm Offensive Toward India: A Threat to Tibet’s Future?
Introduction: Why Tibet Should Be Concerned As Beijing pushes a fresh wave of diplomacy toward New Delhi amidst rising China–US tensions , Tibetans in exile are watching clos…
Read more →China’s Duplicity Exposed: Navigating Global Tensions with Deceptive Diplomacy
In the volatile geopolitical landscape of 2025, China’s actions reveal a calculated strategy of duplicity, as it balances charm offensives with aggressive expansionism. While…
Read more →China pressures Bangkok gallery to redact works on Uyghurs, Tibet and Hong Kong
A Bangkok exhibition on authoritarian governments has been partly censored after what organisers say was pressure from Beijing, with works about Tibet, Uyghur detainees and Hong Ko…
Read more →60 Years of Broken Promises: The Tibet Autonomous Region Has Nothing to Celebrate
On September 9, 2025 , the Chinese state will mark the 60th anniversary of what it calls the founding of the “Tibet Autonomous Region” (TAR). But for the Tibetan people…
Read more →India’s Diplomatic Tightrope: Balancing BRICS, RIC, Iran, Tibet, and Global Outreach Amid China’s Shadow
India is navigating a complex geopolitical landscape, walking a diplomatic tightrope with remarkable dexterity. As global alliances shift and tensions rise, New Delhi is strategica…
Read more →Red Flag Over Tibet: How China is Militarizing Tibetan Schools
In a recent and deeply concerning development, China’s ruling authorities have intensified their campaign to indoctrinate Tibetan youth by extending military-style “nat…
Read more →The Battle for Tibet’s Narrative: A Clash of Truth and Propaganda in Europe
In an unfolding diplomatic drama, Tibetan parliamentarians and Chinese “Tibetologists” are waging a battle for international hearts and minds in Europe. This clash refl…
Read more →China’s Propaganda Machine Intensifies: The Tibet International Communication Center and Its Global Manipulation Efforts
On September 2, 2024, China launched the Tibet International Communication Center in Lhasa, marking another aggressive step in its ongoing efforts to control the global narrative o…
Read more →French Museums Succumb to China’s Pressure to Rewrite History and Erase Cultural Identities
French Museums Yield to China’s Influence: A Threat to Historical Integrity As France seeks to implement laws to protect itself against foreign influence, it is becoming incr…
Read more →No One is Safe under Authoritarian China: A New Report Finds
On April 15, 2024, Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD), a coalition of Chinese and international human rights non-governmental organizations, released its annual report, If I Dis…
Read more →China Tightens Religious Regulations for Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Aiming to Sinicize Places of Worship: HRW
The Chinese government's latest move to tighten control over the religious practices of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region drew criticism from Human Rights Watch . Effective Februa…
Read more →Chinese Authorities Intensify Crackdown on Tibetan Students Outside Classes and Religious Activities During Winter Break
Source: Radio Free Asia Chinese authorities are stepping up efforts to enforce a ban on Tibetan students from participating in outside classes and engaging in religious activities …
Read more →Chinese Authorities Ban New Monks from Tibetan Buddhist Monastery Amid Tightened Religious Controls
Source: Radio Free Asia Chinese authorities have recently implemented a ban on the enrollment of new monks at the Khyungbum Lura Monastery located in Chamdo prefecture, eastern Tib…
Read more →China Censors Revelation of Declining Birth Rates Despite Boosting Policies, Facing Population Crisis
Source: Radio Free Asia China has taken measures to censor and delete an article revealing a significant decline in birth rates, despite its efforts to encourage population growth.…
Read more →Violent Clashes in San Francisco Amid APEC Summit Spark Police Inaction Concerns
Source: VOA In the wake of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to San Francisco for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, a series of violent clashes between pr…
Read more →Tibetan Exiles Testify on Chinese Human Rights Violations at Canadian Hearing
At the China Human Rights Forum in Ottawa organized by the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held on November 20, Chemi Lhamo, a member of the "Free Tibet Student Movement…
Read more →Tibet Advocacy Group Expresses Concern Over Absence of Tibet Discussion in Biden-Xi Meeting
In a statement released post the summit, the International Campaign for Tibet urges direct dialogue between the US and Tibetan representatives, citing ongoing human rights abuses i…
Read more →Chinese authorities imposes stringent controls, censorship on Tibetan Publishing Houses in Tibet
Source: Tibet Times The Tibetan publishing industry faces an alarming clampdown, with the Chinese government imposing stringent regulations and censorship on independent publishing…
Read more →Tibetan Youth Activists Hang Anti-China Banner Outside Moscone Center Ahead of APEC Summit
Activists from Students for a Free Tibet unfurled a banner from the roof of Moscone Center on Friday, denouncing Chinese President Xi Jinping as a "dictator" ahead of the…
Read more →APEC Summit Agenda Should Address Climate Change, Rights-Respecting Rule: Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders to press China's President Xi Jinping on human rights and to prioritize action on climat…
Read more →China conducts Military Training for students at Tibet University for Nationalities
Reports indicate that students at Tibet University for Nationalities, have been subjected to military-style training activities, including drills and exercises to “build a so…
Read more →Campaigners Seek to Lower Chinese Support on UN Human Rights Council Amid Uyghur Rights Concerns
In an effort to express ongoing global disapproval of China's human rights record, campaigners are working to reduce Chinese support in the upcoming UN human rights council ele…
Read more →Tibetan Community protests against Chinese Government at Majnu Ka Tilla ahead of G20 Summit
The Tibetan community staged a protest against the Chinese government at Majnu Ka Tilla in North Delhi, a day before the 18th G20 Summit commences in New Delhi. The protest, organi…
Read more →Dechen Prefecture Imposes Cultural Integration Measures in Tibetan Buddhist Temples, Raising Concerns Over Cultural Dilution
The Chinese authorities in Dechen (Diqing) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture have initiated enforce measures that are causing worries about the safeguarding of Tibetan Buddhist culture…
Read more →China`s highest wind farm power in Tibet raises environmental concerns
China's highest wind farm , situated in the ecologically sensitive Tibet, commenced power generation on August 3, 2023, according to China Three Gorges Corp, the operator of th…
Read more →We need to nurture a generation of informed & passionate advocates for Tibet: A Conversation with Tenzin Passang
In this interview, we explore the journey of Tenzin Passang La, a passionate Tibetan activist who serves as the National Director of Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) in India. She d…
Read more →Human Rights Day: Nobel Peace Prize: Tibet dying
December 10th to majority of the Tibetans is remembered as the day when Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. An award that helped internation…
Read more →We must continue our resistance, keep the Tibet issue alive: Tsering Passang on Tibetan Resistance Movement
Excerpts from our conversation with Tsering Passang la, Founder and Chair of Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities (GATPM), London, England. 1. Could you share the …
Read more →China’s Sinicization programme erasing the country’s fragile cultural diversity
Earlier this year, state-sanctioned Christian bodies in Qingdao city of eastern China established a first-of-its-kind committee to promote “sinicization of Christianity&rdquo…
Read more →Mekong Apocalypse
By Michael Buckley World Rivers Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday in September, which this year falls on September 24. ‘Celebrated’ is perhaps not the best choice …
Read more →On National Parks in Tibet
By Gabriel Laffitte For China, the elaborate creation of a national parks “system”, mostly in Tibet, is not an end in itself, but a means to other ends. The formal desi…
Read more →We Choose to Resist
10 March 2023 marked the sixty-fourth anniversary of a pivotal moment in Tibet's history. Thousands of people from the Kham countryside to the streets of Lhasa mobilized to pro…
Read more →Tibet & Losar 2023 : Looking Back and Ahead
The events of 2022 tested Tibet and Tibetans more than any other sovereign nations. China’s continued aggressive policy, coupled with Xi Jinping assertive control over the po…
Read more →Every Tibetan born after 1959 is born as an activist: Chemi Lhamo on her love for the Land of Snow, No Beijing 2022 protests and Tibetan Resilience
A human rights activist and community organiser, Chemi Lhamo is recognized in Canada’s national current affairs and news magazine Maclean’s Top 50 Power List of 2022. L…
Read more →Favourite Tibet Reads of 2022
2022 is almost over. As the year draws to a close, we asked researchers, activists and journalists to name their favourite Tibet reads of 2022 that left an impression on them. Here…
Read more →Chinese officials in Tibet who killed Tibetans and schemed the Galwan incident sanctioned
Introduction This International Human Rights Day, we Tibetans and all those who suffer and continue to suffer under the strict authoritarian Chinese Communist regime were given fur…
Read more →COP-PING IN, COP-PING OUT: CHINA HAS NOW LEFT THE ENVIRONMENT ROOM
This article was originally published in rukor.org. China is the leader of the developing world. So China says. China speaks up for all developing countries, from Cairo to Capetown…
Read more →On the occasion of Human Rights Day, why should we discuss Tibet?
By Tenzin Samphel An 81-year-old Tibetan named Taphun set himself on fire on March 27, 2022; it was the last known case of a person on a long list of Tibetans who have self-immolat…
Read more →Pah-Lak, a play we Tibetans must entertain to remember who we are
Tenzing Dhamdul, Research Associate FNVA, New Delhi The set-up: It was pouring cats and dogs in New Delhi but people came in scores including our Indian sisters and brothers who ma…
Read more →20th CCP Congress & Tibet: What are the Implications?
By Tenzin Samphel The 20th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is underway in Beijing. Ahead of the event, China had started reinforcing its tight control over occu…
Read more →The Book Xi Jinping doesn’t want you to read: Benedict Rogers on his new book, Tibet issue and how Dalai Lama has influenced him
Benedict Rogers is a human rights activist and writer. He is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Watch, Senior Analyst for East Asia at the international human rights o…
Read more →Tracking and Decoding China-appointed Panchen Lama Gyaltsen Norbu’s visits to Tibet
Tenzin Tseten and Lakshmi P His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, during his visit to Ladakh, was accorded a hero’s welcome. Hundreds gathered to welcome him as he reached Ladakh…
Read more →From Colonial Schools to DNA Collection: Time for a Fact-Finding Mission to Tibet
Tenzin Tseten and Lakshmi P Two key events that transpired last week have brought the attention of the world, albeit for a short time, on Tibet again. One when Michelle Bachelet, t…
Read more →China’s push for ‘Buddhism with Chinese Characteristics’ explained
By Tenzin Tseten and Lakshmi P The United Nations General Assembly has designated 22nd August as the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religi…
Read more →Bedding with Authoritarian Regimes: Is the West losing its Core Principles over Trade and short-term Gains?
By Tsering Passang(Founder and Chairman of Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities) The rugged mountains of remote Mustang, near the Nepal-Tibet border, was a perfect…
Read more →President Xi’s Odyssey from Savior to Satan towards Buddhism in Tibet & Tibetans Worldwide
By Tenzing Dhamdul Introduction President Xi Jinping coming to power in China brought much optimism especially among many Tibetans and the larger Buddhist community in China becaus…
Read more →The Chinese Communist Party’s Long-Standing Attempt to Erase Tibetan Language and Why They Will Not Succeed
In 2017, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said that the Chinese government must respect Tibetan culture and language . Speaking with the Times of India, His Holiness described how narro…
Read more →The Luminescence of the Moon Captured by Beijing, The Panchen Lama Conundrum
By T enzing Dhamdul Key Words Panchen Lama: The second highest lama in Tibet especially in the Gelugpa tradition. Gelugpa: One of the major sects in Tibetan Buddhism with its found…
Read more →China’s Policy of Preemption in Tibet: An Ominous Future?
Xi Jinping’s centennial goal of building a modern and socialist China, based on the ideas of national rejuvenation and national unity, has Tibet as its core driver in more wa…
Read more →The Return & the Rise of Self-Immolations: China’s Failed Policies & Propaganda in Tibet
“Someone who was a poster boy of assimilating with the Chinese system took his life in this overtly political protest. This makes Norbu’s self-immolation even more powe…
Read more →Education in Tibet: An Indoctrination Tool of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
Introduction In the month of July 2021, without giving any official reason, the Chinese authorities in Golog, eastern Tibet, ordered [1] to shut down a private Tibetan school, Seng…
Read more →The Spirit of the Panchsheel Agreement & the Need for Its Revival
India was among the first countries to recognize the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as an authorized government. The tone of the relationship between the two sides has vari…
Read more →Why Is Chinese Social Media Targeting Keanu Reeves?
We all remember when The Matrix released in the year 1999 and the world went absolutely crazy for Keanu Reeves. As time passed by, Keanu Reeves slowly became synonymous with words …
Read more →Tibet Brief 2021
Introduction “My message for the Chinese government is Free Tibet. Tibet belongs to Tibetans.” Enes Kanter Freedom is perhaps the one significant voice in 2021 that mad…
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