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By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 7 August: Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of prominent Chinese pro-democracy activist Zhang Yi, following his formal arrest in occupied Tibet for displaying a photograph of the Dalai Lama.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 6 August: The Government of Nepal has called off the 17th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS), an international academic gathering that was scheduled to take place in Kathmandu from 23 to 29 August 2026. The sudden decision halted nearly four years of preparation for what was slated to be one of the largest gatherings of global Tibetology scholars, coming on the heels of sustained diplomatic pressure from Beijing.

The United States has added 43 Chinese companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, marking the largest single expansion of the blacklist since the law was enacted in 2021. The move brings the total number of listed entities to 187. The restrictions took effect on Aug. 3.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 3 Aug: Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to India for the BRICS Summit in September, the Chinese Embassy has reportedly urged Indian authorities to restrict media access for Tibetan and Falun Gong-linked news organisations, according to a report by ThePrint.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 17 July: China has taken another step toward shaping global artificial intelligence governance after 29 countries signed an agreement in Shanghai on Thursday establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (WAICO), an intergovernmental body headquartered in the Chinese financial hub.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 14 July: A study by Chinese geologists has raised fresh questions over the safety of China’s massive hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo in occupied Tibet, identifying an active fault beneath the construction site despite Beijing’s repeated assurances that the project meets the highest safety standards and would reduce disaster risks.

By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 24 June: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New Delhi on Tuesday, reaffirming the steady improvement in India-China relations and accepting Chinese President Xi Jinping’s invitation to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit later this month.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 18 June: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called on China to repeal its newly adopted “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,” warning that the legislation risks further restricting the fundamental rights of “ethnic minorities,” including Tibetans, ahead of its scheduled implementation on 1 July.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 1 March: China remains the world’s largest jailer of journalists for a record tenth consecutive year, since 2017, with growing transnational repression targeting journalism and the global right to information, according to the 2026 Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders(RSF) on 30 April 2026.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 14 April: India has categorically rejected China’s latest issuance of “standardised names” for geographical locations in its northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh(AP), calling them “mischievous attempts” and an effort at “introducing false claims and manufacturing baseless narratives,” which, it said, would not alter the fact that the state is an integral part of India.