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91,042 Voters Registered for 2026 Tibetan General Elections

A total of 91,042 voters have registered for the 2026 Tibetan elections. The EC also announced new guidelines and candidate disqualifications. Read more now.

US Technology Fuels Chinese Surveillance of Tibetans in Nepal

Silicon Valley tech is fueling China’s surveillance of Tibetans in Nepal, an AP investigation finds. Learn how US hardware aids transnational repression now.

Tibetan Activist Tsering Tso Sentenced to Prison Over Advocacy

Tibetan advocate Tsering Tso receives a one-year prison sentence for “social unrest.” Discover the details of her case, appeal, and history of activism here.

A Christmas Meditation: From the Manger to the Colosseum

The same story links the Nativity and the martyrs: those who seek to live according to conscience often face hostility. Support “Bitter Winter,” it is here to help them. The post A Christmas Meditation: From the Manger to the...

EC bars Tashi Topgyal from Sikyong election, announces 91,042 registered voters for 2026 elections

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 23: The Central Tibetan Administration’s (CTA) Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday announced that 91,042 Tibetans have been registered as voters for the upcoming 2026 general elections, while also declaring disciplinary action against Sikyong candidate Tashi...

What kind of unity do we actually need?

OPINION As candidates campaigning for the 2026 exile Tibetan elections vow to stand for what they call “unity”, Thupten Chakrishar* contends that what we need are leaders who understand that their job is not to make us the same,...

Season’s greetings from Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities (GATPM)

Dear Friends and Supporters, As the year draws to a close, we wish to express our sincere appreciation for your continued solidarity, encouragement, and support over the past year. In a rapidly shifting global environment – where human rights...

GATPM Welcomes EU’s Clear Human Rights Stand, Calls for Concrete Action in 2026

GATPM, London | 23 December 2025 The Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities (GATPM) strongly welcomes the Statement of the European Union Delegation to China on International Human Rights Day 2025, issued on 10 December in Beijing, as...

Would-be candidate barred from upcoming exile Tibetan elections for rule violations

(TibetanReview.net, Dec23’25) – The Central Tibetan Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has on Dec 23 barred Mr Tashi Topgyal, alias Tashi Topgyal Lugdzi, from voting or standing for election for the next five years for his...

EC Disqualifies Sikyong Candidate Tashi Topgyal for Five Years Over Multiple Charter Violations

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSHALA 23 Dec: ​​Tashi Topgyal, a Sikyong candidate in the 2026 Tibetan general election, has been disqualified by the Tibetan Election Commission (EC) from contesting the election and from exercising his voting rights for five years,...