Tibetan Review
China sparks controversy at Nepal international event by insisting Mt Everest is ‘Chomolungma’
(TibetanReview.net, May17’25) – To the rest of the world the highest peak in the world is Mt Everest. To Nepal, on whose northern border its southern part rises, it is Sagarmatha. And to Tibet, on whose southern border its...
China launches vigil in Lhasa for independence, terror activities after rare pub brawl
(TibetanReview.net, May16’25) – Police in Tibet’s capital Lhasa, known for tight security, have handed administrative penalties on dozens of people involved in a rare brawl in front of a pub on May 7 early morning, reported the scmp.com May...
China accuses Taiwan of ‘de-Sinicization’ move, sounds familiar?
(TibetanReview.net, May16’25) – In a twist of fate, China has condemned alleged attempts by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities to push “de-Sinicization” and sever the historical and cultural ties between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. However,...
Buddhist nations urged to speak up ahead of China’s 30-year Panchen Lama abduction, disappearance
(TibetanReview.net, May15’25) – Human Rights Watch has on May 15 reiterated its call on China to release the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his parents, ahead of the completion of 30 years since it abducted them on...
China rejects India’s criticism of its renaming of Arunachal place names
(TibetanReview.net, May15’25) – China has on May 14 doubled down on its latest renaming of places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, insisting that the territory belongs to it on account of its claim over Tibet. Zangnan is...
China again reasserts Tibet claim by renaming 27 place names in Arunachal
(TibetanReview.net, May14’25) – To again reassert its point of Tibet being part of it since ancient times, China has, for the fifth time since 2017, brought out a new list of its own names for more places in the...
India bans X accounts of China’s top state media outlets for spreading fake news
(TibetanReview.net, May14’25) – India has on May 14 blocked China’s nationalist mouthpieces Global Times and state news agency Xinhua on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) for spreading fake news on its Operation Sindoor military reprisal action against...
Death reported of grief-stricken mother of Tulku Hungkar Dorje, victim of China’s transnational repression
(TibetanReview.net, May13’25) – The grief-stricken mother of a highly respected Tibetan religious figure in Golog prefecture of Qinghai province who died in Vietnam late March this year, a victim of China’s transnational repression, has breathed her last early this month,...
New Pope expresses solidarity with jailed journalists
(TibetanReview.net, May13’25) – In his first address to members of the media at the Vatican, newly elected Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists. He expressed solidarity with journalists who were jailed “for seeking and...
No casualties reported as 5.5-magntiude earthquake jolts southwest Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, May12’25) – An earthquake of what China said was of 5.5-magnitutde has struck early this morning an area in Tibet that was previously hit also by the devastating 6.8-magnitude earthquake of Jan 7 this year, according to Chinese...














