World

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.

By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA, 9 April: Battle for Tibet, PBS FRONTLINE’s investigative documentary directed by Gesbeen Mohammad, has been nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Hard News Report: Long Form category at the 47th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The winners will be announced at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City, with news categories on May 27 and documentary awards on May 28, 2026

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 20 March: China’s unveiling of its Tibetan large language model, DeepZang, in Lhasa earlier this week has drawn pushback from the Tibetan exile community, which disputes Beijing’s claim that the system is the “world’s first” of its kind.

DHARAMSALA, 10 Feb: The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has “designated Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Riley M. Barnes to serve concurrently as the US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues,” a spokesperson from the State Department said in response to a query requesting clarification on the appointment of the US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 3 Feb: Himachal Pradesh Police on Monday arrested a Chinese national in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala – the residence of the Dalai Lama- for allegedly staying in India without a valid visa. Preliminary investigations suggest that the suspect previously served in the Chinese police.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA 16 January: UK-based Tibetan organisations are set to participate in what may be the most significant—and potentially final—protest against the proposed Chinese embassy at Royal Mint Court in London. The protest will take place at the site on 17 January, ahead of the UK government’s expected approval of the controversial development on 20 January.

DHARAMSALA, 30 Oct: The annual “Rendez-vous Bundesplatz” light show in Bern, Switzerland — a 30-minute projection on the façade of the Federal Palace that takes spectators on a visual journey around the world — has removed its planned visual stop in Tibet, citing that the segment was “too political” to be displayed on the symbolically significant parliament building.

By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA 3 Oct: Human Rights First, a US-based human rights advocacy group, has announced that Oscar-nominated actor and longtime Tibet advocate Richard Gere will receive its inaugural Visionary Award. The honour recognises his lifelong commitment to defending the rights and dignity of oppressed people around the world.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 30 Sept: UN experts have raised serious concerns over the erasure of the name “Tibet” in French museums, declaring that such actions contribute to the sinicization of Tibetan heritage by the Chinese government and undermine the rights of the Tibetan people.