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France shuts down nine Chinese secret police stations amid growing transnational repression

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 19: French authorities have dismantled nine alleged clandestine Chinese police stations operating across the country, marking one of Europe’s most significant crackdowns on Beijing’s purported overseas surveillance and influence networks. According to reports, French counterintelligence...

Chief Justice Commissioner inaugurates new Local Justice Commission in Ladakh 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 19: In a development to strengthen grassroots democracy in the Tibetan exile setup, the Chief Justice Commissioner Yeshi Wangmo of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC), the highest judicial body of the Central Tibetan Administration...

Another Xi Jinping thought is made China’s official party doctrine

(TibetanReview.net, Jun19’26) – China’s ruling Communist Party has coined a new phrase to make Xi Jinping the country’s ideological Czar on Party Building, stressing governing the party with discipline and unified leadership, under him of course. In this connection,...

UN Rights Chief Urges China to Repeal Ethnic Unity Law

UN rights chief Volker Türk urged China to repeal its Ethnic Unity Law, warning it could restrict Tibetan language, religion and culture.

China Intensifies Crackdown in Hainan Tibetan Prefecture

Chinese authorities reportedly demolished Mani stone mounds, burned prayer flags and tightened controls across Hainan Tibetan Prefecture.

US lawmakers push for genocide review of China’s actions in Tibet

According to Phayul, Congressman John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, has joined as a co-sponsor of the bipartisan Tibet Atrocities Determination Act.

ETGE welcomes Uyghur Policy Act progress, calls for stronger US action on East Turkistan

According to the ETGE press release, the legislation, introduced by Senator John Curtis and co-sponsored by Senator Jeff Merkley, seeks to strengthen US support for Uyghurs through diplomatic engagement, foreign assistance initiatives, Uyghur-language training for Foreign Service Officers, and...

Dhondul Dorjee Assumes Charge as the New Secretary of Department of Security

Dharamshala: Secretary Dhondul Dorjee has formally assumed office as Secretary of the Department of Security under the Central Tibetan Administration, following his tenure as Secretary of the Department of Religion and Culture. A charge handover ceremony was held at...

Political Secretary Tashi Gyatso Shadrong Assumes Charge as Cabinet Secretary (Pro Tem)

Dharamshala: The Political Secretary of the Kashag, Tashi Gyatso Shadrong, has officially assumed charge as Cabinet Secretary (pro tem) of the Central Tibetan Administration. To mark the transfer of responsibilities, a handover ceremony was held at the Cabinet Secretariat....

Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Condoles the Demise of American Buddhist Scholar Professor Robert A.F. Thurman

Dharamshala, 18 June 2026: Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile extended her deepest condolences on demise of Professor Robert A. F. Thurman. In a letter to Nena Von Schlebrugge, the Speaker wrote, “We are deeply saddened by the...

China makes clear it disapproves of Western aid projects, influence in Nepal

(TibetanReview.net, Jun18’26) – China has on Jun 15 sought to drive home to visiting Nepali Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal the point that the West, especially the United States, should not be trusted whereas “good neighbour” China is always there...

Robert Thurman, top Buddhist scholar who espoused Tibetan culture, cause

(Aug 3, 1941 – Jun 16, 2026) OBITUARY (TibetanReview.net, Jun18’26) – Professor Robert AF Thurman, the first Westerner to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and who went on to become an...

ICT welcomes four Lodi Gyari Fellows for summer 2026 cohort

June 18, 2026 The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) is pleased to welcome four Lodi Gyari Fellows through the Washington Internship Program for Tibetan Americans (WIPTA) for the summer 2026 cohort. Representing the next generation of Tibetan American leaders,...

US House China Committee Chair Moolenar co-sponsors Tibet Atrocities Determination Act

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 18: Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party on Monday joined as a co-sponsor of the bipartisan Tibet Atrocities Determination Act, legislation that seeks a formal U.S. assessment of whether China’s treatment...

The Road That Shook the Himalayas: How Doklam Exposed Beijing’s Blueprint for the Chicken’s Neck

When Chinese engineering troops crossed into the disputed Doklam plateau on 16 June 2017 and began extending a road southward toward the Jampheri Ridge, they triggered a 73-day… The post The Road That Shook the Himalayas: How Doklam Exposed...

Remembering Kasur Chope Paljor Tsering: A Life of Service, Diplomacy and Dedication to the Tibetan People (1948–2026)

London | 18 June 2026 | Tsering Passang I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Kasur Chope Paljor Tsering-la on 11 June 2026. His life was one of remarkable service, unwavering dedication and steadfast commitment to...

US House China Panel Chair Backs Tibet Genocide Bill

US Rep. John Moolenaar cosponsored a Tibet bill seeking a State Department determination on genocide or crimes against humanity.

UN Human Rights Chief Calls on China to Repeal Ethnic Unity Law Ahead of 1 July Implementation

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 18 June: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called on China to repeal its newly adopted “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,” warning that the legislation risks further restricting the...

Why China's New Mega Dam On Brahmaputra Is Worrying India

China is building the world's largest hydroelectric dam in the lower parts of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, about 50 kilometres from the border with India.

Jigme Namgyal Assumes Charge as the New Secretary of Department of Religion and Culture

Dharamshala: Secretary Jigme Namgyal Namgyalkhang, who previously served as Secretary of the Department of Education, has officially taken charge as the Secretary of the Department of Religion and Culture of the Central Tibetan Administration. To commemorate the transfer of responsibilities,...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Condoles the Demise of American Buddhist Scholar Professor Robert A.F. Thurman

Dharamshala: On behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people, Sikyong Penpa Tsering expressed his deepest condolences to Nena Thurman and the Thurman family on the passing of Professor Robert A. F. Thurman. Professor Thurman was widely...

China Finds Pure Quartz in Tibet, Raising Chip Supply Stakes

Researchers say leucogranite in Tibet's Dinggye area could produce high-purity quartz for chip and solar manufacturing supply chains.

Tibetans Bid Farewell to Activist Lhasang Tsering

Tibetans bid farewell to Lhasang Tsering, a veteran independence activist, writer and poet who passed away on June 11 at age 74.

Robert Thurman, Tibet Advocate and Scholar, Passes Away at 84

ICT mourned Robert Thurman, a Tibetan Buddhist scholar and Tibet advocate who co-founded Tibet House US and received its Light of Truth award.

US House committee chair cosponsors Tibet genocide bill

(TibetanReview.net, Jun17’26) – Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the Select Committee on China, US House of Representatives, has on Jun 15 cosponsored the Tibet Atrocities Determination Act introduced earlier on Jun 2 by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Select...