Indian ministers' presence at Dharamshala celebrations also draws Beijing's ire

The Tibetan Associations of New York and New Jersey held a two-day celebration marking the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama on July 5 and 6, with the main event taking place at Phuntsok Deshi Hall on July...

Dharamshala, 8 July 2025: Sikyong Penpa Tsering officially inaugurated the Year of Compassion Film Festival at Gold Cinema, Dharamshala, in front of a packed theatre of local Indian attendees. The two-day event, held on 8-9 July, is facilitated by...

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration has embarked on an official visit to Australia, where he is scheduled to engage with local officials and Tibetan communities over the course of a week. Departing from Delhi on...

Since Beijing imposed a national security law in Hong Kong in 2020, the city has seen the closure of independent media outlets, journalists jailed, newsrooms raided and government tax audits that appear to disproportionately target the media sector.

A conference in Beijing insisted that the regulations that came into force on May 1 should be strictly adhered to. The post China, Religions Told to Strictly Enforce New Rules on Dealing with Foreigners first appeared on Bitter Winter.

(TibetanReview.net, Jul08’25) – While China has sought to demonise the Dalai Lama for no real reason at all, condemning the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for greeting him on his 90th...

(TibetanReview.net, Jul08’25) – After Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China has targeted US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for having messaged greetings to the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday on Jul 6. Asked to comment on Rubio’s mesage...

OPINION Ashu Maan* sees China’s narrative behind its plan to appoint its own “reincarnation” of the 14th Dalai Lama – as in the case of the Panchen Lama before him – as a perfect synthesis of imperial control and...

The Dalai Lama on Sunday was seen wearing a cap embroidered with the word, “Team Taiwan” while watching a modern neo-techno performance of the traditional San Taizi (三太子) dance, as he celebrated his 9...