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Homes of over 200 monks face demolition at Dza Sershul Monastery in Karze
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 27: Chinese authorities may have launched, or be preparing to carry out, a large-scale demolition drive targeting more than 200 residential homes belonging to monks at the historic Dza Sershul Monastery in Sershul County, Karze...
French football star Mbappé loses Chinese sponsors over Mao ‘dictator’ remark
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 27: French football star Kylian Mbappé has lost endorsement deals with at least three Chinese companies after remarks that appeared to refer to former Chinese leader Mao Zedong as a “dictator” sparked widespread backlash, prompting...
Tibet, Uyghur rights concerns raised in Geneva with China amid fears over minority freedoms
According to the CTA, in a statement, the Tibet Bureau expressed appreciation to the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) for addressing concerns related to Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and the possible impact of China’s ethnic unity legislation...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Launches “In His Presence: Reflections on His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s Global Engagement”
Dharamshala: Earlier this morning, Sikyong Penpa Tsering formally launched In His Presence: Reflections on His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s Global Engagements at the Kashag Secretariat of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in Dharamshala. The publication is part of...
Kalon Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi Attends Enthronement Ceremony of the 44th Sakya Trizin, Kyabgon Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche
Jaigaon, West Bengal: From 23 October to 7 November 2026, the Kalon of the Department of Religion and Culture, Central Tibetan Administration, Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi, undertook an official visit to attend the inauguration ceremony of Pal Sakya Thegchen Phuntsok...
Chinese Authorities Reportedly Target Over 200 Monks’ Homes at Historic Dza Sershul Monastery
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 27 Oct: Chinese authorities have reportedly launched a demolition drive targeting more than 200 residential quarters belonging to monks at the historic Dza Sershul Monastery in Sershul County within the Kardze region of Kham, eastern...
Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Addresses UTCV Gratitude Gala
Dharamshala: On October 26, 2026, Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang served as the chief guest at the Upper Tibetan Children’s Village (UTCV) Gratitude Gala Dinner. The event, organised by alumni from the Classes of 2001 (X) and 2003 (XII), honored...
CTA Delegation Led by Home Kalon Palden Dhondup Pays Courtesy Call on Hon’ble Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
Dharamshala: On 24 October 2026, Palden Dhondup, Kalon (Minister) of the Department of Home, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), accompanied by Subash Kumar, former Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand; Jamphel Lhundup, Secretary of the Gaden Phodrang Trust; Amerdeep, Consultant; Lhakpa Tsering,...
Chinese Authorities Reportedly Carrying Out Demolition Drive at Historic Dza Sershul Monastery in Eastern Tibet
Dharamshala, 27 October 2026: Chinese authorities may have begun, or may be in the process of carrying out, a large-scale demolition drive targeting more than 200 residential homes belonging to monks at the historic Dza Sershul Monastery (མདོ་ཁམས་རྫ་སེར་ཤུལ་དགོན་ཐེག་ཆེན་དར་རྒྱས་གླིང) in...
Switzerland Raises Tibet Human Rights Concerns in 19th Round of Bilateral Dialogue with China
Geneva, Switzerland, 26 October 2026: The Tibet Bureau in Geneva welcomes and expresses its sincere appreciation to the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) for raising concerns about the human rights situation in Tibet during the 19th round...
China’s Panchen presides over a symposium on promoting ‘ethnic unity’ in Ngari Prefecture
(TibetanReview.net, Oct26’26) – Gyaltsen Norbu, the “11th Panchen Lama” appointed by China to replace Gedhun Choekyi Nyima – who was kidnapped by it days after being recognized by the Dalai Lama in 1995 – has on Oct 17 presided...
Geluk monks seeking CTA elective political offices required to leave monastery
(TibetanReview.net, Oct26’26) – Top leaders of the Geluk order of Tibetan Buddhism, including the Gaden Throne-holder, have adopted a resolution this month which requires its monastic members to fully disaffiliate from their monasteries if they wish to contest for...
India says Chinese troops patrolling deviations disturb LAC after Arunachal face-offs
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 26: India on Friday said the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is periodically disturbed when Chinese forces deviate from established patrolling patterns, following an announcement by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) chief...
Dharamshala RTWA inaugurates statue honouring late Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 26: The Dharamshala Regional Tibetan Women’s Association (RTWA) on Monday inaugurated a 6.5-foot statue of the late Tibetan independence activist Lobga Rangzen at Lhagyal Ri, alongside memorials to fellow Tibetan martyrs Thupten Ngodup and Jamphel...
Gelug International Foundation bars monks from contesting presidential, parliamentary elections
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 26: Gelug International Foundation, the highest organisational body of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, one of the five recognised religious sects, has unanimously passed a resolution to bar monks belonging to its affiliated monasteries...
China calls border patrols ‘normal’ amid India’s charge of deviations
China on Monday defended its border patrols as “normal” activities to safeguard its territorial sovereignty, urging India to work with it to maintain peace along the disputed boundary amid differences over patrolling patterns. “China strictly abides by the relevant...
Tibetan community in Japan welcomes new board, reaffirms cooperation with Office of Tibet
The Tibetan Community Japan (TCJ) has formally transitioned to a new board following a handover ceremony presided over by Lobsang Choedak, Representative of the Office of Tibet Japan and East Asia, at the Tibet House office on Sunday, according...
Condolence Statement from the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile
Dharamshala: The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile expresses its deep solidarity upon learning of the tragic news of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the Nagchu’s Drachen region of Tibet on the night of 22 October 2026, at approximately 10:33 p.m. Tibet...
Tibetan activist Lobsang Rangzen, who died by self-immolation in New York, honoured with statue in Dharamshala over protest against China’s new law
Tenzin Kunsel, president of the Regional Tibetan Women’s Association, organized the statue inauguration in Dharamshala. The statue is dedicated to Lobsang Rangzen, who self-immolated outside the United Nations. His act protested against China’s new Ethnic Unity and Progress Law,...
Why an Unsettled India–China Border Will Remain a Permanent Fault Line
By Khedroob Thondup The unsettled India–China border is not a problem waiting for a clever diplomatic solution. It is a structural friction point, engineered and sustained by Beijing’s long‑term strategy of salami slicing — the incremental nibbling away of...
Education Kalon Urgen Tenzin Concludes Extended Official Visits to Tibetan Schools Across India
Selakui: Education Kalon of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Urgen Tenzin, accompanied by Education Secretary Karma Choeying and Jamyang Wangyal, Head of the Modern Education and Counselling Section of the Department of Education, visited Tibetan schools and educational institutions...
China’s Air Force Faces Limitations on the Tibetan Plateau : IAF Chief
IAF chief says China’s Airforce high-altitude airbases in Tibet affect its military operations, while rising tensions in the The post China’s Air Force Faces Limitations on the Tibetan Plateau : IAF Chief first appeared on Tibetan Frontline.
The Mountains Are Still Shaking — But Beijing Fears Tibetan Solidarity More Than Aftershocks
By Khedroob Thondup When the earthquake struck eastern Tibet, the first tremor was geological. The second was political. As homes collapsed and families dug through rubble with bare hands, Tibetans across the plateau did what they have always done...
Tibet Earthquake Today: Magnitude 5.9 Quake Strikes China’s Tibet Region Days After Previous 7.0 Earthquake – Check Epicentre, Affected Areas and More...
This evening, China’s Tibet region was pounded with an intense earthquake of 5.9 magnitude according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. According to seismologists, it happened at a depth of 10 kilometres. The quake happened just days after the...
33 more earn Tibetan Buddhists’ top Gelug school degree for nuns
(TibetanReview.net, Oct25’26) – Thirty-three more Tibetan Buddhist nuns from five nunneries in India and Nepal have joined the rank of geshemas this year since the scholarly programme was launched on the initiative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in...

























