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Tibetan advocacy group raises concerns over China’s Ethnic Unity Law in Australia

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) reported that the Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Group (V-TAG) Australia National Coordinator Tenzin Dhargyal and former coordinator Tenzin Norzin held a virtual meeting with Federal Member of Parliament Sarah Witty and her office staffer to...

India and China revive Himalayan trade at high-altitude pass

High in the eastern Himalayas, where yak caravans once carried silk and salt between empires, a border crossing closed by suspicion six years ago is stirring back to life. The Nathu La Pass, a remote border trading post connecting...

Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Concludes Tibet Advocacy Campaign with Meetings with Indian Union Ministers and Lawmakers

New Delhi, 31 July 2026: Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s delegation led by Deputy Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel successfully concluded its Tibet advocacy campaign in New Delhi, during which it met with 43 Indian lawmakers representing a wide range of political parties....

Viral ‘Beijing hit list’ targeting prominent Tibetans likely ‘fake’

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 31: A document circulating widely on social media, purportedly a confidential Chinese government directive ordering the surveillance of prominent Tibetans living overseas under China’s newly enacted so-called Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, is exhibiting...

More than 60 shave heads in New York to honour martyr Lobga Rangzen

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 31: More than 60 Tibetans living in exile participated in a symbolic head-shaving protest outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday to honour late Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen and renew calls...

China pressures Nepal over Tibetan studies conference as it expands control over Tibetology under new ethnic unity law

July 31, 2026 China has quietly pressed Nepal over an upcoming Tibetan studies conference in Kathmandu, just weeks after its new “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law” came into effect. This development is the latest sign that Beijing is expanding...

Tibetan Everest a new peak in US-China rivalry in drone technology?

(TibetanReview.net, Jul31’26) – China has established a dedicated high-altitude drone research and development centre in Tibet near Mount Everest, aiming to advance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology for border patrols, security, logistics, transport and emergency operations in extreme plateau...

China’s Panchen back in Tibet Autonomous Region to resume his ‘duties’

(TibetanReview.net, Jul31’26) – Gyaltsen Norbu, the “11th Panchen Lama” chosen and installed by China after abducting the Dalai Lama-recognized throne-holder Gedhun Choekyi Nyima with his family, is back in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) to “begin performing his official duties”,...

Tibetans Shave Heads Outside UN, Call for Action on Tibet

Tibetan activists shaved their heads outside the UN in New York, calling for international action after Pawo Lobga Rangzen’s self-immolation.

Restrictions Imposed on Pilgrims to Sacred Nyenpo Yurtse

Reported By Palden Translated By TenGyal The Chinese government has issued a directive restricting religious activities in Tibet’s sacred Nyenpo Yurtse mountain region, warning that any individuals or groups who stay without authorisation or undertake circumambulations on foot around...