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Slogans of assimilation, false narratives greeted journalists on chaperoned tour of Tibet

(TibetanReview.net, Aug17’25) – In late Jun 2025, Chinese officials in Tibet gave a group of journalists and others a chaperoned tour of the region where media access is strictly controlled. Greeted by slogans urging ethnic unity and glorifying Chinese...

China’s Xinjiang-Tibet Railway to be Strategic; most costly and difficult in the world

(TibetanReview.net, Aug16’25) – The Xinjiang -Tibet Railway which China plans to begin building later this year will be the most expensive as well as technically the most difficult to build in the world by far, reported ejinsight.com Aug 15,...

US President Trump a factor in ongoing warming of Sino-India ties?

(TibetanReview.net, Aug16’25) – Partly seen as a result of US President Donald Trump’s mercurial tariff policies on them, China and India appear to have become friendlier and more cooperative in the normalization of their bilateral ties in recent times....

First batch of Dingri earthquake victims reportedly moved into new homes, with Oct deadline for the rest

(TibetanReview.net, Aug15’25) – While it is still not clear how many Tibetans affected by the devastating 7.1-magnitude earthquake, which hit Tibet’s Mt Everest county of Dingri, Shigatse City, on Jan 7 need to be rehoused, China’s official Xinhua news...

US annual report confirms serious rights abuses in Tibet; faulted for brevity, omissions

(TibetanReview.net, Aug15’25) – The US State Department’s 2024 Country Report on Human Rights, released on Aug 12, confirms ongoing and serious human rights abuses against the Tibetan people, including disappearances, torture, arbitrary arrest, and restrictions on religious freedom under...

China silent eight months since taking away Tibetan Buddhist head lama in religious crackdown

(TibetanReview.net, Aug14’25) – Chinese police in Sangchu (Chinese: Xiahe) county of Kanlho (Gannan) prefecture, Gansu Province, were stated to have taken away the acting head lama of a prominent local monastery in a night raid in Dec 2024. The...

Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday marked in an Australian state parliament house

(TibetanReview.net, Aug14’25) – The 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama was marked in the parliament house of the Australian state of Victoria on Aug 13, hosted by the Victorian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet in collaboration with The...

2026 exile Tibetan elections set for launch on Oct 1

(TibetanReview.net, Aug13’25) – The Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration at Dharamshala, India, has announced Aug 13 that the process for the next elections of the Sikyong and the Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE), both due in 2026,...

China to boycott Czech President for visiting the Dalai Lama in India

(TibetanReview.net, Aug13’25) – China said Aug 12 that it was suspending all diplomatic engagements with Czech President Petr Pavel, angered by his Jul 27 meeting with the Dalai Lama, which Beijing claims undermined its sovereignty and territorial integrity. China...

China claims Thai exhibition’s forced censorship of Tibet etc items proves its point

(TibetanReview.net, Aug12’25) – Emboldened by Thailand’s forced repatriation earlier this year of 40 Uyghur human rights fugitives under its pressure – and in the face of strong opposition from international human rights groups and UN rights experts – China...