Tibetan Review
China launches new demolitions at Larung Gar Buddhist centre as its ‘ethnic unity” law came into force
(TibetanReview.net, Jul18’26) – Apparently in order to implement its post-Ethnic Unity Law order, which officially came into force on Jul 1, China is reported to have launched a new round of demolitions at what was until not long ago...
Can AI Preserve a Homeland in Exile? Tibetan Memory in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
OPINION Ifrah Khalil Kawa* explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the preservation and transmission of Tibetan cultural memory across generations in exile, while also reflecting on the ethical questions surrounding digital archives, cultural stewardship, and community ownership of memory....
Lawmakers ask Belgian gov’t to take strong position on China’s assimilation policy
(TibetanReview.net, Jul17’26) – Members of the Belgian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee have on Jul 15 called on Brussels to take a strong stance against China’s recently adopted Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, warning it could further institutionalise...
39 Hong Kong, Tibetan, Uyghur, Taiwanese, other groups issue joint statement condemning China’s new ethnic assimilation law
(TibetanReview.net, Jul17’26) – As China’s so-called Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress continues to be criticized around the world for its merciless intent to assimilate the country’s ethnic minorities, 39 organisations representing Hong Kong, Tibetan, Uyghur, Taiwanese and...
EU paper sees China, with Russia, as challenge to its security, int’l rule-based order
(TibetanReview.net, Jul16’26) – The European Union has on Jul 13 accused China – along with Russia – of trying to “reshape the global order in line with their interests” and “fostering a return to a sphere-of-influence logic” in an...
China completes building a fifth new border defence village few km from Arunachal border
(TibetanReview.net, Jul16’26) – China said Jul 16 that it had recently completed the building of the last of five new national border defence villages in Tibet’s Metog country, located just a few kilometres from the Line of Actual Control...
Tibet at 91: The Unfinished Reckoning of a Civilization in Exile
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...
Sri Lankan Buddhist leaders mark Dalai Lama’s 91st birthday
(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...
The Next Dalai Lama: Faith, Power and the Contest for Legitimacy
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...
China trashes international law as 14 countries plus EU reject its expansive South China Sea claims
(TibetanReview.net, Jul13’26) – Fourteen countries, led by the United States, have on Jul 12 reaffirmed that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea have no legal basis under international law, marking the 10th anniversary of a landmark arbitration...















