Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 16: More than 300 Tibetans living in Taiwan, joined by human rights advocates and supporters, gathered at Taipei’s Liberty Square on Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen and denounce...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 16: The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into allegations that security personnel at the Chinese Embassy in London brandished high-voltage stun batons—classified as prohibited weapons under UK law—to threaten peaceful Tibetan demonstrators during a...

Chinese authorities have reportedly demolished a centuries-old fortress in Tibet's eastern Gyalrong region, triggering widespread criticism from Tibetans in exile and raising concerns over the preservation of the region's cultural heritage.

By Khedroob Thondup The recent self‑immolation of a Tibetan activist in front of the United Nations headquarters was not just a tragic act of desperation; it was a searing reminder of a struggle the world had allowed to fade into...

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 16 July: The demolition of a historic stone fortress in Tibet's eastern Gyalrong region by Chinese authorities has drawn criticism from Tibetans, who say it has heightened concerns over the preservation of Tibetan cultural heritage...

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 16 July: European lawmakers have intensified their opposition to China's “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress”, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said in a report on 10 July,  with Members of the European Parliament (MEPs),...

China's newly enforced Ethnic Unity and Progress Law has drawn sharp criticism from Uyghur activists, who argue that it institutionalises forced assimilation and further threatens the identity, language and culture of non-Han ethnic communities.

SFT-Itanagar held a candlelight vigil in tribute to Lobga Rangzen after his July 2 self-immolation outside the UN Headquarters in New York, as China’s Ethnic Unity Law took effect.

Mandi, Himachal Pradesh: Following the completion of his official assessment visits to Tibetan communities in Kullu and Manali, Sikyong Penpa Tsering continued his official assessment tour to Pandoh Tashiling Tibetan Settlement en route to Mandi on 15 July 2026....

OPINION As China makes its move to assimilate Tibet, including by nationalizing the Dalai Lama reincarnation recognition process, the question is, does the rest of the world see a geopolitical calculation to be managed, or a shared human responsibility...

(TibetanReview.net, Jul15’26) – Senior Buddhist clergy from Sri Lanka’s three Nikayas (orders or fraternities) have held on Jul 8 a Maha Sangha Forum to commemorate the 91st birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet...

July 15, 2026 China’s Second Tibet International Communication Conference, convened in Lhasa on June 16, 2026, represents a significant escalation in the Chinese state’s efforts to institutionalize and technologize its official narrative on Tibet, as provisioned in the new...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 15: The exile Tibetan government, officially known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), and the Washington-based advocacy group, International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), expressed profound sorrow over the passing of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, remembering...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 15: Chinese authorities have been captured in widely shared social media videos demolishing an ancient fortress in Tibet’s eastern Gyalrong region, prompting concern among exile Tibetans who view the destruction as another blow to the preservation of...

Nineteen Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel, who had lost contact with their base from a forward area outpost during flash floods since Sunday in Kurung Kumey district, have reached the base camp.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed concerns towards Thailand over the possible deportation of four Chinese dissidents, with the rights group warning that Beijing is intensifying pressure on Bangkok to return political critics despite the risk of persecution.

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 15 July: Members of the Students for a Free Tibet (SFT)-Itanagar chapter in Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian border state claimed by China as part of "South Tibet" held a candlelight vigil on Monday to honour...

By Khedroob Thondup China’s new “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law” is not a benign framework for harmony but a legal codification of assimilation, directly undermining the viability of the Middle Way Approach by criminalizing cultural distinctiveness and foreclosing genuine autonomy...

By Khedroob Thondup | European Times There is a painful truth that Tibetans must face. Those who still believe the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will one day grant Tibet genuine autonomy are clinging to a mirage. The CCP’s record...

Kullu: On 13 and 14 July 2026, Sikyong Penpa Tsering concluded a two-day official assessment visit to the Tibetan settlements in Kullu-Manali. Throughout the visit, Sikyong was accompanied by Kullu-Manali Tibetan Settlement Officer Tenzin Tsultem, Office Secretary Tsering Yangchen,...

OPINION While the Dalai Lama succession question sits right at the center of China’s quest to redefine and remake Tibet in its own image, spiritual legitimacy can’t be granted by government order; states can compete for influence, but the...

The United States has reaffirmed its longstanding support for the fundamental rights and aspirations of the Tibetan people, renewing its call for China to resume direct dialogue with the Dalai Lama and democratically elected Tibetan leaders amid mounting concern...

July 14, 2026 The International Campaign for Tibet extends its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Senator Lindsey Graham following his death. A friend of the Tibetan people, Senator Graham met with His Holiness the Dalai...

On July 6, 2026, an old man in maroon robes sat before long-life prayers and khata scarves in Leh, India, marking 91 years on this earth. He has no army, no seat at the United Nations, no territory he...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 14: Torrential rainfall reportedly triggered flash floods in Sangchu County in Tibet’s Amdo region on Sunday evening, causing widespread destruction in and around Labrang Monastery and several surrounding Tibetan communities, according to Dharamshala-based Tibet Radio....