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Tibet in the 59th UN Human Rights Council: the Dalai Lama’s succession, religious freedom and hydropower

July 31, 2025 Geneva/Berlin, 29 July 2025 – The 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC59) was held from 16 June to 9 July was marked by urgent discussions on intensifying global crises, including armed...

By building the world’s biggest dam, China hopes to control more than just its water supply

The Motuo hydropower project will be four times the size of the gigantic Three Gorges dam, the next biggest hydropower project in the world.

8 stunning hill stations in India for the Independence Day long weekend

Independence Day this year falls on a Friday, which means long weekend for working professionals. If you are looking for a short escape from the daily grind to a quieter and cooler place, head for the hills. Here are...

Sacred Piprahwa relics linked to Buddha returned to India following auction

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 31: A rare collection of sacred jewels linked to Buddha’s mortal remains has returned to India after 127 years, following diplomatic pressure, legal threats, and global condemnation of a planned auction by Sotheby’s. Known as the...

China’s Yarlung Tsangpo mega-dam: A gamble, assimilation tool, strategic weapon, and development project

(TibetanReview.net, Jul31’25) – China’s $167 billion mega-dam in Tibet is more than anything else a tool to assimilate Tibet through economic integration and infrastructure dominance, reinforced by its potential to revive the country’s ailing economy and as a weapon...

Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Attends Closing of Summer Cultural Immersion Programme at TIPA

Dharamshala: Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang attended the closing ceremony of the cultural immersion summer course at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) as the Chief Guest on 31 July 2025. The month-long program, which began on 1...

Two Tibetan men jailed for Dalai Lama tribute as China deepens religious repression

Chinese authorities have arbitrarily detained two young Tibetan men, Tsukte (popularly known as Asang) and Pelkyong, for performing a cover of a song in honor of the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday, in yet another instance of cultural suppression in...

Shimla Tibetans Donate ₹1.67 Lakh for Mandi Cloudburst Victims

Shimla's Tibetan community donates ₹1.67 lakh as solidarity gesture to support victims of devastating Mandi cloudburst disaster.

Shashi Bhushan Kumar Singh appointed Delhi Police Commissioner

Singh, an alumnus of Sainik School Tilaiya (Hazaribagh, Jharkhand), has held critical positions in the national Capital and other Union territories

China: End Incommunicado Detention of Tibetans in Ngaba County 

Chinese authorities have arbitrarily detained two young Tibetans, Tsukte (popularly known as Asang) and Pelkyong, after they performed a cover of a song honoring the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday earlier this month. Their whereabouts remain unknown weeks after their...