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China accused of silencing SOAS-bound student over Tibet advocacy
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Zhang had been preparing to begin a Master's program in Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in September 2025 on a prestigious scholarship. Zhang's disappearance has sparked deep concern among academics, activists, and human rights defende
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UN experts reject China's meddling in the Dalai Lama's reincarnation proce
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Five UN experts condemned China's interference in the Dalai Lama's succession, saying the decision belongs to the Dalai Lama, Tibetans, and the Buddhist community. They called for governments to reject Beijing's candidate, safeguard religious freedom, and apply targeted sanctions, highlig
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147 Tibet rights groups condemn China's crackdown, demand activist's relea
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A coalition of Tibet-focused organisations condemned China's crackdown on Tibetan activists, including A-Nya Sengdra, whose prison term was extended to February 2026. Rights groups highlighted worsening conditions, harassment of cultural and environmental defenders, and urged international a
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Tibetan leader Penpa Tsering rejects Beijing's claim over the Dalai Lama's
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking at the 65th anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day in the courtyard of the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamshala, Tsering said Beijing has "no legitimate right whatsoever" to interfere in the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist practice of recognising reincarnations, as reported by Phayul.
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Xi Jinping visits Lhasa ahead of 60th anniversary of Tibet Autonomous Regi
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Lhasa on 20 August 2025, marking his first visit since 2021, ahead of the 60th anniversary of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
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90 Tibetan children's paintings displayed in Dharamshala restaurants to ce
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The exhibition, titled "Dear Kundun" - Tibetan Children's Art Exhibition, was inaugurated on Sunday by the Tibet Fund and Khadhok, a Tibetan Artists' organisation. The event features artworks and heartfelt messages in tribute to the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama.
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Tibetan government-in-exile celebrates 79th Indian Independence Day, expre
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Tharlam Dolma Changra, the officiating Sikyong (president) of the Tibetan government-in-exile, hoisted the Indian national flag and extended gratitude to the Government and people of India on the occasion. The celebration saw members of the Tibetan community holding both Indian and Tibetan f
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Tibetan Government-in-Exile remembers monk who self-immolated protesting C
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the Tibetan government-in-exile, remembered self-immolator monk Tsewang Norbu, a 29-year-old Tibetan who set himself on fire on 15 August 2011 in protest against Chinese repression in Tibet.
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Bangkok Arts and Cultural Centre censors Tibetan, Uyghur works after Chine
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The works that were removed were part of an exhibition titled Constellation of Complicity: Visualising the Global Machinery of Authoritarian Solidarity, which featured ten artists and was curated by the Myanmar Peace Museum.
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Indian Army's Surya Spiti Bike rally flagged off from Shimla: 78 riders to
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Surya Spiti Bike Rally, organised by the Indian Army in collaboration with civilian riders, was flagged off Tuesday from Jutogh Cantonment in Shimla, marking the start of August 12-15 expedition to celebrate India's 79th Independence Day at the Indo-China border in Spiti.
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China to drop Tibetan as core subject in university entrance exams, sparki
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Beijing's push to intensify Sinicization across the Tibetan Plateau has taken a significant step forward, with the Communist Party of China's top Tibetan leader announcing that the Tibetan language will no longer be a core subject in the region's national college entrance examination for mos
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New dam project may weaponise water flow to China's advantage: Report
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The project cropped up after India held in abeyance the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and amid complicated border disputes with China.
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