U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern Joins Vigil Honouring Tibetan Self-Immolation at the United Nations
U.S. Representative Jim McGovern, Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and one of the longest-serving supporters of the Tibetan cause in the U.S. Congress, joined members of the Tibetan community at the United Nations headquarters in New York to honour the memory of Loga Sangpo following his self-immolation on July 26.
Beijing’s Long Shadow Reaches Kathmandu: China Seeks to Police Tibetan Scholarship Beyond Its Borders
As Nepal prepares to host one of the world's most important gatherings of Tibetan scholars, Beijing has once again demonstrated that, for the Chinese Communist Party, even the academic study of Tibet has become a political battlefield.
China’s Military Classrooms Come to Tibet: Children in Nyingtri Drawn Deeper into Beijing’s Machinery...
The children attending the Nyingtri Summer Youth Military Camp are too young to understand the larger political forces surrounding them. Yet the lessons they receive today through drills, patriotic ceremonies, revolutionary narratives and military symbolism may shape how they view themselves and their homeland for decades to come.
China’s Economy Stumbles to Its Weakest Growth Since 2022 as Structural Fault Lines Deepen
For years, the Chinese Communist Party has portrayed China as an unstoppable economic engine capable of weathering every global crisis. Yet the latest figures reveal a more fragile reality.
Demolitions, Closures and Displacement Deepen Fears for Tibet’s Buddhist Heritage: Larung Gar
Chinese authorities have reportedly begun another major demolition campaign at Larung Gar, one of the most influential Tibetan Buddhist educational communities in the world, amid a wider pattern of closures, expulsions, monument destruction and infrastructure projects affecting religious and cultural sites across Tibetan regions.
China’s Digital Propaganda Revolution: The Digital Battle for Tibet Has Begun
On 17 June 2026, more than 300 media professionals, government officials and academics gathered in Lhasa for the Second Xizang International Communication Conference, a high-level forum dedicated to "improving" China's international messaging on Tibet
Questions Raised as Tibetan Singer Dechen Shak-Dagsay Prepares for China Concert
Dechen Shak-Dagsay is internationally respected for preserving Tibetan Buddhist music and introducing Tibetan spiritual traditions to audiences around the world. However, her appearances in China have sparked debate in the past. Critics argue that performances by well-known Tibetan artists can be incorporated into official narratives portraying Tibet as culturally vibrant and harmonious under Chinese rule, even as reports continue to document restrictions on religious practice, language education, and cultural expression.
Chinese Activists Voice Support for Lobga Rangzen, Call for a Free Tibet
A video shared online has drawn attention after a group of Chinese-speaking activists publicly expressed support for Lobga Rangzen, the Tibetan who self-immolated earlier this month in protest against Chinese rule over Tibet. Holding his photograph, the participants called for “Justice for Lobga Rangzen,” while chanting “Free Tibet” and “Free China.”
The Tibetan Book China Didn’t Want Published
Some books become famous because they are widely read.Others become important because they are difficult to find.This manuscript belongs to the second category.Its greatest story may not simply be what is written on its pages, but the fact that, even today, those pages cannot yet be openly shared in the homeland that inspired them.
China’s AI Narrative Offensive on Tibet Signals a New Era of Digital Propaganda
On 17 June 2026, more than 300 media professionals, government officials and academics gathered in Lhasa for the Second Xizang International Communication Conference, a high-level forum dedicated to improving China's international messaging on Tibet. The conference, reported by the South China Morning Post, brought together Chinese state media representatives, propaganda officials and communication experts to discuss how artificial intelligence, recommendation algorithms and digital platforms could help Beijing reshape global perceptions of Tibet.