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Mud-stained hope: Nepal’s flood survivors search for stability in shadow of loss
Inside the tin-thatched room, Nangsi Tamang smears the floor with the red clay. As the soil dries, she and her husband, Singhbir Tamang, will have a new home to stay in after their settlement in Khalte of Rasuwa got...
Delegation of International Campaign for Tibet Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile
Dharamshala: A delegation from the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on 19 October 2026. During the visit, the delegation met with Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang and Deputy Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, who provided an overview...
Tenzing Norgay: Apple TV Film Reveals His Untold Story
The new Tenzing Norgay Apple TV film explores how Apple TV’s Tenzing explores how Tenzing Norgay faced prejudice, The post Tenzing Norgay: Apple TV Film Reveals His Untold Story first appeared on Tibetan Frontline.
China Closes Tibetan Girls’ School After 21 Years, Raising Fears of Cultural Erasure
The closure of a respected school in Amdo’s Golog region has raised serious concerns about Tibetan-language education, girls’ The post China Closes Tibetan Girls’ School After 21 Years, Raising Fears of Cultural Erasure first appeared on Tibetan Frontline.
Three More Tibetan Schools Shut Down in Golog as China Tightens Its Grip on Tibetan-Language Education
An orphan school, a girls’ school and a village school are the latest to be closed in a widening campaign against privately run Tibetan schools Dharamshala, 17 October 2026: Chinese authorities have closed at least three privately run Tibetan...
Former Abbot of Ragya Monastery Sentenced to Five Years for Reportedly Performing Long-Life Prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The imprisonment of a senior lama and the forced closure of schools serving some 1,100 Tibetan students mark a further tightening of China’s restrictions on Tibetan religion, language and identity. Dharamshala, 19 October 2026: Chinese authorities have sentenced Khensur...
China: Three More Tibetan Schools Forcibly Closed as Tibetan-Language Education Faces Mounting Threat
According to the latest information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), Chinese authorities have forcibly closed at least three private Tibetan schools in the Golok (Ch: Guoluo) region of Amdo over the past three...
The Silent Reach of Chinese Intelligence in Taiwan
By Khedroob Thondup The story of a woman on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet who was stopped at a checkpoint and confronted with photographs of her participation in a reception at the Central Tibetan Administration’s (CTA) representative...
17th Karmapa to Visit Sikkim “Very Soon,” Accepts CM Tamang’s Invitation
By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 19 Oct: The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, has confirmed that he plans to visit Sikkim "very soon," accepting a renewed invitation extended directly by Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang during a recent high-level...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering Visits Germany, Holds Series of Meetings with Legislators and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Leadership
Berlin, Germany: On the final day of his official visit to Germany, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) concluded a series of high-level engagements in Berlin, meeting with German parliamentarians at the Bundestag and senior leadership...
Tenzing Norgay, a Tibetan outsider who summits Mt Everest, wins Sherpa respect
(TibetanReview.net, Oct18’26) –Apart from focusing on the expedition to conquer Mt Everest for the first time in human history, the Apple TV film Tenzing also turns the lens towards the famed mountaineer Tenzing Norgay’s personal struggles as a Tibetan...
A Conversation with Tara
Saurabh Chauhan* dwells on a collection of conversational poems on the highly popular Tibetan Buddhist deity Tara by Soumya Sambasivan, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who serves as Deputy Inspector General of Police for the Northern Range in...
Intriguing developments centred on the Himalayan redoubt of Tibet
There are signs that Gyaltsen Norbu, who was enthroned as the XIth Panchen Lama by China, is possibly not measuring up to the Chinese leadership’s requirements. China has long… The post Intriguing developments centred on the Himalayan redoubt of Tibet...
Thorough probe urged on arson attack on Office of Tibet in South Africa to rule out transnational repression
(TibetanReview.net, Oct17’26) – Following a second nighttime arson attack, which practically destroyed the building housing the office and residence of the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama located in South Africa’s capital Pretoria on Oct 14, the Desmond...
With Tibet buffer gone, China and Bhutan hold 16th round of talks to settle their border dispute
(TibetanReview.net, Oct17’26) – Like in the case of India, Bhutan never had a boundary – or a boundary dispute – with China, until the latter illegally annexed Tibet in the 1950s following an armed invasion of the militarily defenceless...
Why Tibetan Lamas in Exile Must Resist UFWD Exploitation
By Khedroob Thondup The question of whether Tibetan lamas living in exile should return to Tibet on invitations orchestrated by Beijing’s United Front Work Department (UFWD) is not a matter of mere travel. It is a test of political...
Former abbot of Ragya Monastery in Amdo sentenced to five years
Chinese security personnel re-arrested Tenpa Gyatso, the former abbot of Ragya Monastery in Domey (Amdo), earlier this year. He was recently sentenced to five years in prison and has been placed in a prison in Xining.
Chinese authorities force closure of Tibetan girls’ school in Amdo Golog
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 17: The Prairie Talent Girls’ School, also known as the Grassland Girls’ School or Snowland Grassland Girls’ School, was permanently closed on August 27, 2026, according to a post shared by the Sino-Tibet dialogue platform,...
"Tibetan Issue Will Remain Alive": Dalai Lama To NDTV
For most of the time, the Tibetan cause and the leader have been almost the same thing in the public mind. As he ages, the debate over what comes next has only grown louder
Narrow escape for Dalai Lama’s South Africa Representative in second nighttime arson attack in three months
(TibetanReview.net, Oct16’26) – The office and residence housing the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in South Africa’s capital Pretoria has been severely damaged in a life-threatening arson attack for the second time in three months on Oct...
ICT statement on the petrol-bomb attack on Office of Tibet in Pretoria
October 16, 2026 The International Campaign for Tibet strongly condemns the petrol-bomb attack on the Office of Tibet in Pretoria, South Africa. This violent assault, which targeted both the Office of Tibet’s workplace and residence, represents a dangerous escalation...
Stapled visa row prevents Arunachal weightlifter from crucial world championship meet in China
(TibetanReview.net, Oct16’26) – India has been forced to withdraw a weightlifter belonging to Arunachal Pradesh from the upcoming Senior World Weightlifting Championships to be held in Ningbo after Chinese authorities indicated that he would be issued a visa stapled...
International Campaign for Tibet launches rare new conversation series honoring the life and legacy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
October 16, 2026 Hosted by longtime Tibet advocate and ICT Chairman Richard Gere, Richard Gere In Conversation: Tibet and the Heart of Compassion is specially timed to commemorate the 19th anniversary of His Holiness receiving the Congressional Gold Medal,...
From Dharamshala to South Africa: Dalai Lama’s Spiritual Leadership Faces Growing Challenges Over Succession and Security
As Tibetan Buddhist leaders defend their religious authority against Chinese interference, repeated firebomb attacks on the Dalai Lama’s The post From Dharamshala to South Africa: Dalai Lama’s Spiritual Leadership Faces Growing Challenges Over Succession and Security first appeared on...
Department of Home Organises Eight-Day Capacity-Building Workshop for TSO Accountants
Dharamshala, 16 October 2026: The Department of Home, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), organised a TSO Accountants’ Capacity-Building Workshop for newly appointed and less-experienced accountants with fewer than five years of work experience from Tibetan Settlement Offices (TSOs) across India....
























