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China accused of torture and cover-up after Tibetan monk dies in custody

A young Tibetan monk's death in custody under suspicious circumstances has sparked outrage, with rights groups alleging torture and Chinese authorities accused of a cover-up. Samten's death, officially attributed to sudden illness, follows a crackdown on monasteries, including expulsions of young monks and raids to remove Dalai Lama images.

The Times of India

‘The Tibetan Book of the Dead’ is actually not just about death

You’ve seen it in bookstores – the metallic turquoise spine peeking out from the shelf under “Eastern Religions.” Or, perhaps, another of its more understated editions rendered in muted tones. It is “The Tibetan Book of the Dead,” arguably the most well-known Tibetan Buddhist text outside Tibet.

The Conversation

China’s rubber-stamp parliament set to approve ‘ethnic unity’ law

New legislation will require schools to use Mandarin by default, taking priority over minority ethnic languages such as Tibetan, Uyghur and Mongolian

The Guardian - UK

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The Last of Earth by Deepa Anappara review – into Tibet’s ‘Forbidden Kingdom’

The follow-up to Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line explores the history of colonial exploration through a perilous 19th-century odyssey

The Guardian - UK

7 Places Outside India Mentioned in the Mahabharata That Will Surprise You

“यदिहास्ति तदन्यत्र, यन्नेहास्ति न तत् क्वचित्।” Whatever is found here may be found elsewhere. What is not found here is nowhere else. When most of us think about the Mahabharata, we imagine Hastinapur, Kurukshetra, and the banks of the Ganga. We picture royal courts, forest exile, and the great war…

Times Life

Vanishing lakes in Tibet may have triggered earthquakes by awakening faults in Earth's crust

Shrinking lakes in Tibet likely woke up long-dormant tectonic faults, a new study finds. The findings strengthen the link between climate change and earthquakes

LiveScience

Podcast: student poverty, kids and social media, a French woman in Tibet

Community meals for students in France, who are increasingly facing hardship. Kids react to France's proposed social media ban for the under-15s. And the French explorer who became the first Western woman to travel to deepest Tibet.

Radio France Internationale

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Why Millions Feel Drawn to the Panch Kailash Yatra on Maha Shivratri

Maha Shivratri 2026 is more than a night of fasting and prayers. For countless devotees, it awakens an inner calling to move closer to Lord Shiva himself. Based on lived pilgrim experiences and ancient belief, the Himalayas are seen as a living spiritual space where Shiva’s presence is deeply felt.…

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Dalai Lama expresses ‘gratitude’ for first Grammy as award angers China

The 90-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader says first Grammy award is ‘recognition of shared responsibility’

The Independent UK

‘Not a religious person’: China firmly opposes Grammy award to Dalai Lama

China on Monday criticised the Grammy Award conferred on the Dalai Lama, stating that it “firmly opposes” the Tibetan spiritual leader using the international recognition to carry out what it described as “anti-China activities.”

The Times of India

State of Statelessness review – Dalai Lama presides over intimate dramas about Tibetans’ life of exile

Tibetan directors, who all live outside Tibet, deliver a quartet of films that explore the pain of separation and migration

The Guardian - UK

PHOTO ESSAY: Under watch by Chinese tech, the Tibetan community in Nepal is slowly suffocating

In Nepal, the unseen eye has changed Tibetan life.

The Independent UK

US tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees are paying the price

Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology

The Independent UK

Richard Gere: How His 1993 Speech Led to a 20-Year Ban From the Oscars

Richard Gere has recently spoken about his 1993 Oscars speech, in which he addressed China's human rights abuses in Tibet, that led to his 20-year ban from the Academy Awards.

International Business Times UK

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The Independent UK

Richard Gere makes rare comment on 20-year Oscars ban over controversial Tibet comments

Actor is executive producer of a new documentary about the Dalai Lama

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Richard Gere Finally Speaks Out On Being Banned From The Oscars For Two Decades

Richard Gere, who was branded as “arrogant” by the show’s organizers, seemed to have no regrets about the move that got him banned from the Oscars for 20 years.

The Guardian - UK

This Nepal village has survived for 1,000 years. Now recurring floods threaten its future

Til, the remotest of three villages in the Limi valley on the Tibetan border, was already wrestling with a dwindling population but a series of natural disasters has led many to consider where their future should be

The Guardian - UK

New bridge in south-west China collapses into mountainside

No casualties reported after section of 758-metre structure helping to link Sichuan province to Tibet falls to pieces

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The Independent UK

China punishes officials over fireworks publicity stunt in ecologically fragile Tibet plateau

Fireworks affected about 30 hectares of grassland, leaving behind plastic debris and firework remnants that were ‘not thoroughly cleaned’

LiveScience

Shapeshifting 'braided river' in Tibet is the highest in the world, and is becoming increasingly unstable — Earth from space

A 2025 satellite photo shows a particularly complex section of the Yarlung Zangbo River as it twists its way through the Tibetan Plateau. This part of the "braided" waterway has experienced drastic visual changes over recent decades, which could soon be accentuated by climate change.

The Guardian - AU

Non-stop snow, instant noodles and yaks: tales of being trapped on Everest

More than 1,000 people were stuck in mountain hiking areas for days, sparking extensive rescue efforts by local authorities and villagers

The Independent UK

Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during China's national holiday

Rescue workers are helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at a tourist camp on Mount Everest in Tibet

The Guardian - UK

‘She didn’t realise how dangerous it was’: London-bound student held in China over Tibet support

Zhang Yadi was due to begin a degree in the UK but the activist vanished on holiday amid tensions over Dalai Lama

International Business Times

India Plans Mega-dam To Counter China Water Fears

On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam -- India's latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water.

The Conversation

Tibetan Buddhist nuns are getting advanced degrees − and the Dalai Lama played a major role in that shift

In August 2025, 161 Tibetan Buddhist nuns from religious institutions across India and Nepal – a record number – gathered at the Dolma Ling Nunnery in northern India to take various levels of the “geshema” examination. These exams are in preparation for one day receiving the geshema degree, comparable with…

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