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Political theatre of Chinese Panchen ceremony demonstrates China’s priorities in counter-influence campaign against the Dalai Lama. Report: tibetwatch.org/beijing-rehe...
Beijing Rehearses Control of Tibetan Reincarnation
Political theatre of Chinese Panchen ceremony demonstrates China’s priorities in counter-influence campaign against the Dalai Lama.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Political theatre of Chinese Panchen ceremony demonstrates China’s priorities in counter-influence campaign against the Dalai Lama. Report: tibetwatch.org/beijing-rehe...
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Today’s verdict against British citizen Jimmy Lai is more than a legal failure; it is a cruel act of state repression that reverberates across every territory controlled by Beijing, from Lhasa to Urumqi.
We stand in unbreakable solidarity with Jimmy Lai.
#FreeJimmyLai #StandWithHongKong
We stand in unbreakable solidarity with Jimmy Lai.
#FreeJimmyLai #StandWithHongKong
December 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Today’s verdict against British citizen Jimmy Lai is more than a legal failure; it is a cruel act of state repression that reverberates across every territory controlled by Beijing, from Lhasa to Urumqi.
We stand in unbreakable solidarity with Jimmy Lai.
#FreeJimmyLai #StandWithHongKong
We stand in unbreakable solidarity with Jimmy Lai.
#FreeJimmyLai #StandWithHongKong
While China complains, a successful conference on the life of the Sixth Dalai Lama - who was born in Tawang - only further fortifies Arunachal Pradesh’s place in India’s Buddhist legacy, says @VijayKranti6 www.tibetanreview.net/first-intl-c... @TibetanReview
First Int’l conference on the 6th Dalai Lama: India’s fitting response to China’s aggression on Arunachal Pradesh - Tibetan Review
OPINION Vijay Kranti* condemns China’s criticism of the first international conference on the Sixth Dalai Lama of Tibet – which was held in Arunachal Pradesh recently – as a baseless justification of ...
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December 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
While China complains, a successful conference on the life of the Sixth Dalai Lama - who was born in Tawang - only further fortifies Arunachal Pradesh’s place in India’s Buddhist legacy, says @VijayKranti6 www.tibetanreview.net/first-intl-c... @TibetanReview
Prominent Tibetan Buddhist reincarnate lama and educator from Amdo detained and his vocational school abruptly closed, with families instructed to collect their children immediately. Report: tibetwatch.org/prominent-bu...
Prominent Buddhist Lama and educator detained; school forced to close
A prominent Tibetan Buddhist leader and educator from Amdo has been detained and ‘disappeared’, and his vocational school abruptly closed, with families instructed to collect their children immediatel...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Prominent Tibetan Buddhist reincarnate lama and educator from Amdo detained and his vocational school abruptly closed, with families instructed to collect their children immediately. Report: tibetwatch.org/prominent-bu...
'By writing that “they may take our bodies, but they cannot take the mind that refuses to believe in lies,” Shokdung relocates resistance into the moral and intellectual realm' - review by Rinzin Namgyal, FNVA fnvaworld.org/the-division...
The Division of Heaven and Earth: On Tibet’s Peaceful Revolution - fnvaworld.org
Shokdung’s The Division of Heaven and Earth is one of the most intellectually bold and politically provocative pieces of writing to emerge from contemporary Tibet. Written in the tense period after th...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
'By writing that “they may take our bodies, but they cannot take the mind that refuses to believe in lies,” Shokdung relocates resistance into the moral and intellectual realm' - review by Rinzin Namgyal, FNVA fnvaworld.org/the-division...
Today, 36 years ago, His Holiness the Dalai Lama received the #NobelPeacePrize in honour of his advocacy of peaceful solutions based on tolerance and mutual respect to preserve Tibet's culture, religion + identity. 1/6
December 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Today, 36 years ago, His Holiness the Dalai Lama received the #NobelPeacePrize in honour of his advocacy of peaceful solutions based on tolerance and mutual respect to preserve Tibet's culture, religion + identity. 1/6
On #HumanRightsDay we stand with #Tibetans who face intensified oppression and injustice in #China's increasingly coordinated campaign of surveillance and suppression targeting Tibetan Buddhist institutions, leaders +civil society 1/6
December 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
On #HumanRightsDay we stand with #Tibetans who face intensified oppression and injustice in #China's increasingly coordinated campaign of surveillance and suppression targeting Tibetan Buddhist institutions, leaders +civil society 1/6
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A WSJ analysis of satellite images shows clear evidence of the Chinese military’s expanding footprint through a network of facilities that dot the Tibetan plateau.
Chinese Forces Battle Dizzying Altitudes to Expand Military Footprint
A Wall Street Journal analysis of more than 100 satellite images shows clear evidence of the country’s expanding air power and reach.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A WSJ analysis of satellite images shows clear evidence of the Chinese military’s expanding footprint through a network of facilities that dot the Tibetan plateau.
Fears of espionage + interrogation as new Chinese embassy on historic site in #London looks set for approval - report citing @freetibetorg Tenzin Rabga Tashi : abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Mystery floor plans stoke espionage fears as UK faces its China reckoning
Underneath central London cables carrying vital financial information run and soon China's new embassy, which has redacted floor plans, could sit atop them.
abc.net.au
December 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Fears of espionage + interrogation as new Chinese embassy on historic site in #London looks set for approval - report citing @freetibetorg Tenzin Rabga Tashi : abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Congratulations @Gesh_Mo + team for winning Foreign Press Association London culture and arts award for ITV #BattleforTibet documentary. In her acceptance speech, Gesbeen Mohammad acknowledged how difficult it was to make, given dangers of filming in #Tibet + #China's TNR
December 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Congratulations @Gesh_Mo + team for winning Foreign Press Association London culture and arts award for ITV #BattleforTibet documentary. In her acceptance speech, Gesbeen Mohammad acknowledged how difficult it was to make, given dangers of filming in #Tibet + #China's TNR
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#Nepal Police have cleared TOB (Tibetan Original Brother/Blood) of involvement in vandalism during the Sept Gen Z protests in #Kathmandu. After questioning members, including Tenzing Dawa Lama, authorities concluded the group had no role in the incidents.
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Nepali police debunks myth about ‘Free Tibet’ involvement in Gen Z protest, violence - Tibetan Review
(TibetanReview.net, Nov28’25) – Nepali Police have given a clean chit to a group called TOB (Tibetan Original Brother/Blood) for their alleged link to either pro-Tibetan activities or vandalism during...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#Nepal Police have cleared TOB (Tibetan Original Brother/Blood) of involvement in vandalism during the Sept Gen Z protests in #Kathmandu. After questioning members, including Tenzing Dawa Lama, authorities concluded the group had no role in the incidents.
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Investigation by The Times uncovers the harrowing ordeal of two men arrested at the border with Nepal + held w/o trial in Drapchi prison, #Lhasa. Rapke was denied access to basic medical care until he started vomiting blood and is still haunted by the ordeal www.thetimes.com/world/asia/a...
How a hunt for ‘Himalayan viagra’ laid bare China’s iron grip on Tibet
A man detained for months after being found searching for a valuable fungus tells of his harrowing experience at the hands of Beijing’s ruthless security forces
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Investigation by The Times uncovers the harrowing ordeal of two men arrested at the border with Nepal + held w/o trial in Drapchi prison, #Lhasa. Rapke was denied access to basic medical care until he started vomiting blood and is still haunted by the ordeal www.thetimes.com/world/asia/a...
According to new information received by Tibet Watch, prominent Tibetan businessman Dorje Tashi has been beaten, apparently by other inmates, on two separate occasions at Chushur (Chinese: Qushui) Prison in Lhasa. Report: tibetwatch.org/imprisoned-t...
Imprisoned Tibetan businessman Dorje Tashi injured in Chinese prison
As family visits blocked, new evidence of coordinated violence against high-profile prisoner
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November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
According to new information received by Tibet Watch, prominent Tibetan businessman Dorje Tashi has been beaten, apparently by other inmates, on two separate occasions at Chushur (Chinese: Qushui) Prison in Lhasa. Report: tibetwatch.org/imprisoned-t...
Video of insightful discussion into the enduring impact of the Dalai Lama on compassion, reincarnation and geopolitics at @UniWestminster now online, including discussion of Tibet Watch trustee @NitashaKaul with Kalu Rinpoche www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... @dibyeshanand
CSD International Conference on the Legacy of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama - YouTube
An international conference, hosted by the Centre for the Study of Democracy, exploring the enduring impact of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on compassion...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Video of insightful discussion into the enduring impact of the Dalai Lama on compassion, reincarnation and geopolitics at @UniWestminster now online, including discussion of Tibet Watch trustee @NitashaKaul with Kalu Rinpoche www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... @dibyeshanand
More than 6000 people gathered at the main Tibetan temple today to express gratitude to His Holiness the Dalai Lama for his kindness, beginning with his assumption of the spiritual and temporal leadership of Tibet on 17th November 1950 — 75 years ago today www.dalailama.com/news/celebra...
The Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama | The 14th Dalai Lama
The Official Website of The Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
www.dalailama.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
More than 6000 people gathered at the main Tibetan temple today to express gratitude to His Holiness the Dalai Lama for his kindness, beginning with his assumption of the spiritual and temporal leadership of Tibet on 17th November 1950 — 75 years ago today www.dalailama.com/news/celebra...
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The 75th anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s assumption of spiritual and temporal leadership of #Tibet was marked today at the Tsuglakhang in #Dharamshala as part of yearlong celebrations worldwide of his 90th birthday.
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Dalai Lama’s 75-year leadership of Tibet marked with celebrations of gratitude - Tibetan Review
(TibetanReview.net, Nov17’25) – The 75th anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s assumption of spiritual and temporal leadership of Tibet was marked today at the Tsuglakhang in Dharamshala as par...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The 75th anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s assumption of spiritual and temporal leadership of #Tibet was marked today at the Tsuglakhang in #Dharamshala as part of yearlong celebrations worldwide of his 90th birthday.
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The Dalai Lama welcomes @NEDemocracy
medal to Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Panchen Lama, disappeared since 1995, and remains hopeful that he will be able to live a life of dignity + freedom
medal to Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Panchen Lama, disappeared since 1995, and remains hopeful that he will be able to live a life of dignity + freedom
November 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The Dalai Lama welcomes @NEDemocracy
medal to Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Panchen Lama, disappeared since 1995, and remains hopeful that he will be able to live a life of dignity + freedom
medal to Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Panchen Lama, disappeared since 1995, and remains hopeful that he will be able to live a life of dignity + freedom
China is weaponising sacred Buddhist rituals for political control. In October, Beijing's appointed Panchen Lama led a Kalachakra empowerment at Tashi Lhunpo monastery—one of Tibetan Buddhism's most sacred ceremonies. Tibet Watch report explores what this means: tibetwatch.org/setting-a-re...
Setting a Religious Trap
On 9-12 October, Gyaltsen Norbu, Beijing’s appointed 11th Panchen Lama, led a four-day Kalachakra empowerment - one of the most sacred initiations in Tibetan Buddhist practice - at Tashi Lhunpo monast...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
China is weaponising sacred Buddhist rituals for political control. In October, Beijing's appointed Panchen Lama led a Kalachakra empowerment at Tashi Lhunpo monastery—one of Tibetan Buddhism's most sacred ceremonies. Tibet Watch report explores what this means: tibetwatch.org/setting-a-re...
Join the conversation - tomorrow, University of Westminster, #London: 'The Legacy of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama in a Contested World: Compassion, Reincarnation, and Geopolitics' westminster.ac.uk/events/the-l...
The Legacy of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama in a Contested World: Compassion, Reincarnation, and Geopolitics
westminster.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Join the conversation - tomorrow, University of Westminster, #London: 'The Legacy of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama in a Contested World: Compassion, Reincarnation, and Geopolitics' westminster.ac.uk/events/the-l...
#China's Five Year Plan - that runs from 2026 to 2030 locks #Tibet into China as never before. Xi Jinping prioritises the Yarlung Tsangpo mega hydro project + Sichuan-Tibet railway. Gabriel Lafitte analysis at rukor.org/a-plan-of-at...
PLANNING A PLAN OF ATTACK – Rukor
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October 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#China's Five Year Plan - that runs from 2026 to 2030 locks #Tibet into China as never before. Xi Jinping prioritises the Yarlung Tsangpo mega hydro project + Sichuan-Tibet railway. Gabriel Lafitte analysis at rukor.org/a-plan-of-at...
#Tibet should be framed as global priority for its strategic + environmental significance, should have more visibility on multilateral platforms as a part of Indo-Pacific narrative - new report by Jagannath Panda w/contributions from Gabriel Lafitte, Dechen Palmo www.isdp.eu/wp-content/u...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
#Tibet should be framed as global priority for its strategic + environmental significance, should have more visibility on multilateral platforms as a part of Indo-Pacific narrative - new report by Jagannath Panda w/contributions from Gabriel Lafitte, Dechen Palmo www.isdp.eu/wp-content/u...
China's reckless space ambitions poison #Tibet as rocket crashes in nomadic grasslands of Amdo, triggering massive fire: www.tribuneindia.com/news/amdo/ch...
Chinas reckless space ambitions poison Tibet again as Chinese rocket debris sparks toxic disaster - The Tribune
Video clips circulating online show flaming debris crashing into open fields as dense orange fumes rise into the air, with Tibetan voices in the background expressing alarm. One person can be heard sh...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
China's reckless space ambitions poison #Tibet as rocket crashes in nomadic grasslands of Amdo, triggering massive fire: www.tribuneindia.com/news/amdo/ch...
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Read Benno Weiner's @bennoweiner.bsky.social review of the banned Tibetan novel, now in English, "The Red Wind Howls": chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...
September 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Read Benno Weiner's @bennoweiner.bsky.social review of the banned Tibetan novel, now in English, "The Red Wind Howls": chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...
Shapeshifting 'braided river' in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstable — Earth from space www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Shapeshifting 'braided river' in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstable — Earth from space
A 2025 satellite photo shows a particularly complex section of the Yarlung Zangbo River as it twists its way through the Tibetan Plateau. This part of the "braided" waterway has experienced drastic vi...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Shapeshifting 'braided river' in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstable — Earth from space www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
'Voice of the Disappeared', a rights collective initiated by #Tibet supporters in the UK, has produced a vivid graphic story 'The Message' telling the tale of a #Tibetan couple who face the wrath of the Chinese Party state - now available online www.youtube.com/watch?featur...
The message
YouTube video by voice disappeared
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October 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
'Voice of the Disappeared', a rights collective initiated by #Tibet supporters in the UK, has produced a vivid graphic story 'The Message' telling the tale of a #Tibetan couple who face the wrath of the Chinese Party state - now available online www.youtube.com/watch?featur...