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...

The report also noted the growing number of #WeChat #censorship & #surveillance incidents in #Tibet, including citing our research partner @tibetwatch.org on a Tibetan monk being arrested in Golok Prefecture, after criticising Chinese law on WeChat (May, 2024): tibetwatch.org/tibetan-monk... #微信

The State Dept's 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: China (inc. #HongKong, Macau, & #Tibet), published yesterday cites @turquoiseroof.org research www.state.gov/reports/2024... #TransnationalRepression You can read the original report on #iSoon here: turquoiseroof.org/spyware-as-a...

Despite Beijing's pushback, #Czech President Petr Pavel’s private meeting with the #DalaiLama resonated positively at home – reflecting a broader trend of strong public support for #Tibet and growing skepticism toward #China visegradinsight.eu/despite-beij...

How King Edward III cd stop China's mega embassy @lukedepulford Inside embassy grounds, this 'architectural gem' would in practice be Chinese - 'a plan that jeopardises our national security, our liberties, relnships w/ important allies + our heritage' www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

“When disaster happens, it’s the local #Tibetans that face the consequences,” said Lobsang Yangtso, an environmental researcher with the @tibetnetwork.bsky.social based in India.

China has announced that from next month, Tibetan will no longer be a subject in the annual National College Entrance Examination (高考 gaokao), China's most important test for high school students. According to the announcement (www.scio.gov.cn/live/2025/36...):

The curator should be very proud of the fact that it's unclear whether China objected these works because of the Tibet part, the Palestine part, the anti-genocide part or the support for indignenous people part

'[Tibetans] face a daily onslaught of erasure [but] We are kept alive by a civilization that stretches 1000s of years + a culture so beautiful that it permeates the world – not just through our scattered bodies but through our ideas, metaphysics + vision.' www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Crunch time for China's plans for a mega embassy in London - UK government issues ultimatum to China & all parties amid transparency and national security concerns. Deputy PM Rayner's letter gives PRC two weeks to address redacted drawings + failure to respond to Home Minister + Foreign Sec

'We were told about a scholar from China harassing an academic, on 1 occasion whispering into their ear 'We're watching you', and on another shouting and interrogating them about their personal history. We were told about research cancelled + funding denied'. ukctransparency.org/new-ukct-rep...

China deployed armed forces, round-the-clock checkpoints, conducted house-to-house searches, banned religious observances and intensified cyber attacks to prevent Tibetans from marking the Dalai Lama's birthday @tibetanreview.bsky.social reports on our findings www.tibetanreview.net/report-china...

Why is #Tibet so important to the Chinese Communist Party? 💡 Charles Parton OBE, Chief Adviser to the #ChinaObservatory, examines the CCP's tightening control over Tibetan society and sets out how foreign governments should respond 🔗 Read here: www.geostrategy.org....

Discussion with Telo Tulku Rinpoche on the deep historical and spiritual significance of the Dalai Lamas and the Tibetan Buddhist system of reincarnation in Mongolia and the Russian Buddhist republics - and China's intense pressure on the Tenth Bogd Lama in Mongolia www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbtg...

"As we celebrate the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday, the transition to female stewardship in Tibetan nunneries stands out as one of his quieter, more enduring legacies." Chawla Swati www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/...

Viewers in Australia can now watch this documentary with powerful footage from #Tibet exploring the story of the Panchen Lama and China's control over Tibet, w/ @jamyang.net on strategies of total surveillance www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/new...

This month, @tibetwatch.org reported on another planned hydropower dam for which authorities mobilised “ideological work” teams to pacify local opposition: tibetwatch.org/twenty-tibet...

This week we'll release our findings on China's military-grade response to the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday: Armed forces deployed across major Tibetan cities and religious sites House-to-house searches and mobile phone inspections Bans on traditional prayer ceremonies and incense burning

"We came to meet His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to show him our support for your cause—for you to have something that ... is actually a basic right: the #freedom to use your #language, practice your #religion, and preserve your #culture” Czech President Pavel www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqv0...