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

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...

#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...

China's reckless space ambitions poison #Tibet as rocket crashes in nomadic grasslands of Amdo, triggering massive fire: www.tribuneindia.com/news/amdo/ch...

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...

'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...

Friends in #London : launch of new report at Int Centre for Sustainability on unfolding climate crisis in #Tibet by @jppjagannath1 , highlighting its far-reaching human, environmental, and geopolitical implications: eventbrite.co.uk/e/whither-ti...

Election dates for Sikyong + #Tibetan Parliament in exile announced by CTA in Dharamsala, warning of risks of disinfo + fake news tibet.net/central-elec...

'#Tibet must no longer remain the blind spot of global environmental governance as the crisis unfolding on the Roof of the World is already shaping the future of water, food + energy security across the Indo‑Pacific and beyond' @ISDP_Sweden www.tibetanreview.net/ahead-of-cop...

UN rights experts call #Vietnam + #China to account for suspicious death, cremation + obstruction of justice in the case of the revered senior Tibetan Buddhist leader, Tulku Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas... + spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

#Tibet Film Festival #London is back - 28/10 + 1/2/11 www.tibetfilmfestival.org/london2025 w/ screenings inc State and Statelessness, UK premieres of 'My Sweet Pala' + 'Mola - A Tibetan Tale of Love and Loss'

#China govt efforts to legislate "ethnic unity" doesn't protect existing #humanrights. Rather, it sets up even more #arbitrarydetentions on baseless charges of "splittism," "separatism"; runs contrary to intl law obligations, including #CERD. @chrdnet.bsky.social npcobserver.com/legislation/...

UN Cultural Rights Rapporteur challenges #China over disappearance of the word #Tibet from exhibitions at French museums, saying that this deliberate erasure directly compromises Tibetan rights to "cultural heritage and self-determination" spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

Zhang Yadi: "I don’t think she expected this heavy charge, because we are not advocating for separatism". London-bound international #Chinese student held in #China for #Tibet support www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

UK #Tibetans + @freetibetorg.bsky.social supporters gathered at the White Cube gallery in #London to protest #Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang's damaging fireworks display in #Tibet - @TheArtNewspaper : www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/30/p...

This is yet another story about authoritarianism — but one that hits a little different. Phurba is resilience incarnate, a person born for these times. And his tale is bonkers. I hope you enjoy reading it as much we did reporting it. Gift link: www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...

Outdoor clothing brand Archteryx forced to apologise for its fireworks display in #Tibet w/ a Chinese artist- in complete contradiction to the brand's claims of commitment to conservation - after facing backlash for its potential impacts on the fragile ecosystem: edition.cnn.com/2025/09/22/w...

Gifted Chinese international student 22-year-old Zhang Yadi ( @TaraFreesoul), who lived in France + was dedicated to sharing #Tibetan culture, was detained in China on July 30 while visiting her family. No contact with her family for 47+ days. Her lawyer was also detained though now released

#China has launched a pilot program deploying #PLA soldiers in state-run boarding schools in Nagchu, #Tibet. The programme targets children as young as 4, with 13 veterans across 7 schools teaching military training + political education - our report: tibetwatch.org/china-deploy...

A cultural centre in the U.S. state of Indiana demonstrates how the authority of #Tibet’s spiritual leader has gained new forms of strength in exile, says @timothyagrose.bsky.social thediplomat.com/2025/09/how-...

The #DalaiLama: “I’ve been through lots of ups and downs, but these have not affected my health, or my determination, whatever the Chinese may say, to go where my karma takes me. In China proper there are growing numbers of people taking an interest in Buddhism. 1/2

New report reveals a coordinated campaign targeting #Tibetan #Buddhist institutions during the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday year. Senior monks disappeared, monasteries raided, and surveillance intensified across #Tibet. Full report: tibetwatch.org/coordinated-...

As part of a consortium of researchers and journalists, I spent the better part of a year digging into leaked documents from Chinese security company Geedge, which plays a pivotal role exporting the Great Firewall around the world: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/15c699a...

Scientists suggest satellite data shows that the monsoon may have crossed the Himalayas into Tibet this year — an extraordinary event, as the mountains usually block it. If true, it could reshape how we understand future South Asian climate dynamics. www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...

New legal bombshell for #Chinese embassy #London - top UK lawyer says it would be 'unlawful' for the government to grant planning permission www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The protests in Nepal, and the governments violent repression of them, are an increasingly important story right now. @globalvoices.org has reporting from Nepal on the "Nepo Kid" movement, including what the "international media" are getting wrong

Important investigation by @dakekang.bsky.social @apnews.com American tech companies to a large degree designed and built China’s surveillance state, playing a far greater role in enabling human rights abuses than previously known apnews.com/article/chin... 1/4

New film from @tibetonlinetv tells the story of the #DalaiLama's role enriching and reconciling communities of all faiths in #Ladakh www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3W0... , including Muslim + Christian leaders speaking of their trust and faith in him

This briefing, based on research by @tibetwatch.org, ICT, & TCHRD, documents the stark reality of religious persecution in Tibet, presenting 22 cases of #Tibetans who have been tortured, imprisoned, or disappeared simply for acknowledging the Dalai Lama tibetnetwork.org/religious-cr...

Tulku Palden Wangyal, 53, head lama of the Choegyal monasteries in Chamdo, #Tibet, has died in prison following torture, according to the CTA. He was well known for promoting Tibetan culture + taught the importance of unity + reconciliation tibet.net/head-lama-of...

#Tibet-Himalayan conference begins in Dharamsala involving royal lineages, communities, scholars + students from across the #Himalayas. Representatives from Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur could not attend due to road disruptions caused by recent heavy rainfall tibet.net/five-day-tib...

#China's plans for #Tibet revealed by #Lhasa visit of #XiJinping + Wang Huning; analysis by @GabrielLafitte rukor.org/obedience/ 1/7

Happy 65th Tibetan Democracy Day.

@tibetwatch.org, which has monitored this case extensively, said Dorje Tashi’s imprisonment exemplifies the lack of legal protections in Tibet and urged the international community to press China for accountability. www.phayul.com/2025/09/01/5...

🗓️Don't miss our webinar on Thursday! Climate Crisis in Tibet – Part V: Population Politics of Tibet: What Does It Mean to Social and Environmental Conditions? We look forward to the discussion! www.isdp.eu/event/climat... @freetibet.org @tibetwatch.org @turquoiseroof.org

The PRC speaks of “China” as if it were a fixed, eternal nation with a continuous identity stretching back thousands of years. That is modern political fiction. #Tibet was not always part of China. Neither was Xinjiang and #Taiwan. www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

After #XiJinping left #Lhasa, Dorje Tashi's sister Gonmo Kyi was released from detention at the Yak Hotel + received medical examination and treatment. The impact of her fall caused damage to her joints and other medical problems. Update: tibetwatch.org/tibetan-woma...

Title: The Environmental Impact Assessment and Approval Documents for the Yaxia Hydropower Project Are State Secrets. Author: Yan Senlin. Published: August 27, 2025. Source: WeChat Official Account "Wuwowumu." (archived by @chinadigitaltimes.net) chinadigitaltimes.net/chinese/7207... #国家机密 #西藏

Detained for 8 months for making a rare public appeal on social media about pollution to a #Tibetan river, Tsowo (Tsongon) Tsering was released last month looking emaciated and in poor health. 1/4

#Tibetan community leader and environmental defender A-Nya Sengdra has had his 7 year sentence extended, and there are serious concerns for his health in prison. Tibet Watch report tibetwatch.org/sentence-ext... 1/3

During his stay in #Ladakh after his 90th birthday celebrations, the #DalaiLama granted audiences to more than 20,000 people including Indians, foreigners, Ladakhis, and Tibetans in Leh and Zanskar over a span of 38 days. He also gave teachings attended by over 50,000 devotees. dalailama.com

#China’s oppression in monasteries in #Tibet at the time of the #DalaiLama’s 90th birthday last month was so severe that a respected scholar monk in Tsolho, Amdo, committed suicide at the monastery on August 18. Report: tibetwatch.org/scholar-monk...

🚨 #HongKong: RSF + 72 rights & press freedom groups urge UK PM Keir Starmer to act for British publisher #JimmyLai. After 1,680+ days in detention, his health is rapidly declining & every day raises the risk he may die in prison. UK must demand his release! bit.ly/free-jimmy-lai

China on the back foot? after the #DalaiLama receives global acclaim on his 90th birthday in exile in #India, Xi Jinping arrives in Lhasa for a highly choreographed, N Korean style show of 'unity' amid heavy security

Gonmo Kyi was injured after jumping from a hotel window in Lhasa while detained by police for trying to visit her imprisoned brother Dorje Tashi. This happened as Xi Jinping arrived in Lhasa today for the 60th anniversary of the TAR. Our report: tibetwatch.org/tibetan-woma...

Analysis of future #Tibet by @GabrielLafitte w/ @dundhamdul for @ForFnva - its often overlooked strategic significance, a new assimilation exam, transformation of landscapes via urbanisation www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzvA... focused on tibetwatch.org/future-tibet...

“China has effectively closed Tibet off to foreign journalists. Some journalists have resorted to traveling there undercover in order to hear directly from #Tibetans, as was the case for journalists working on the recent PBS documentary “Battle for Tibet” @savetibet.org savetibet.org/much-reduced...