Tibet Watch

Tibet Watch researchers collect information from a network of brave individuals committed to ensuring that the world hears the truth about China's repression, and Tibetan resistance. #Tibet #China #CCP #HumanRights tibetwatch.org/news

Tibetan artist Loten Namling will present a unique concert of the songs of Milarepa and the Sixth Dalai Lama in #Venice Sunday 14 March - presented by @freetibetorg at 7 pm

China approves 'ethnic unity' law requiring minorities to learn Mandarin bbc.in/4up957P

The PLA purges under Xi Jinping are far more extensive than previously understood: new dataset published by @ChinaPowerCSIS chinapower.csis.org/china-pla-mili…

Tsering Woeser @degewa is the eyewitness, preserving the 'hidden geography and history' of #Tibet that the CCP wishes to ban and erase from people’s memory. Review of new book 'Oceans as much as rain' by Kamila Hladikova #Ocean_As_Much_As_Rain_-_Stories_Lyrical_Prose_and_Poems_from_Tibet_By_Tsering_Woeser_Book_Review_by_Kamila_Hladikova" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">highpeakspureearth.com/ocean-as-much-…

...Black boots (soldiers) fill the roads everywhere, and the free and spirited herdsmen of the past are nowhere to be seen. Even the very breathing of Tibetans seems to be under constant surveillance by the Chinese Communist government.” 2/2

Chinese military were out in force in Hongyuan, Ngaba, #Tibet on 10 March anniversary of Uprising Day, according to videos posted by Chinese netizens. One said: "This was once a tranquil town on the grasslands, but is now a living hell after wave after wave of crackdowns 1/2

The emotional long life prayer ceremony was attended by former Tibetan political prisoners who now live all over the world, including Sangdrol and the 'Drapchi singing nuns', whose sentences were extended after singing in their cells 3/3 dalailama.com/news/prayers-f…

'When we hear your voice, our eyes fill with tears. There is no one else like you who has encouraged combining traditional knowledge with modern science to teach compassion. We pray to be your disciples now and in the future.” 2/3

In a moving message to 'Protector of the Snow Land' @DalaiLama, former political prisoner Ngawang Sangdrol read a letter from #Tibet, appealing for his swift return to Tibet, saying that without him, Tibet is 'empty' : youtube.com/watch?v=EwiSbY… 1/3

London launch of long anticipated @degewa new book 'Ocean, As Much As Rain: Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from #Tibet' with Fiona Sze-Lorrain and Dechen Pemba : soas.ac.uk/about/event/bo…

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama granted an audience to representatives of eight monasteries connected to the late Ngari Rinpoche, as well as nearly 800 devotees, well-wishers, and monks from across the world, in Dharamshala on 25 February 2026. Video Courtesy: Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Tibetans expressed distress, with one saying online: “The government claims every citizen has freedom of religious belief. If that’s true, why are children not allowed to go to monasteries?” 4/4

The new signs reinforce a Chinese government policy that forbids children under 18 from joining monasteries or receiving even informal language classes from monks 3/4

Public signage newly displayed at Tibetan Buddhist monasteries ahead of the Tibetan New Year (Losar) period last week prohibits children under 18 from even entering the temple during the holiday period. New @TibetWatch report tibetwatch.org/closing-the-te… 1/4

Radio Free Asia has resumed broadcasts to people in China and its #Tibet service is back - although not fully - after Trump admin cuts last year largely forced the US-funded outlet to cease operations theguardian.com/world/2026/feb…

...as part of an intensified campaign to suppress identity + culture, recognising that those who articulate collective memory, values + lived experience pose a particular challenge to the state’s efforts to reshape #Tibetan society along CCP-defined lines 2/2

Popular Tibetan singer Asang, who shared a song called Prince of Peace during the Dalai Lama’s birthday period last July, has posted a video that demonstrates he has been released from a period of detention. The Chinese authorities are increasingly targeting Tibetan artists 1/2

Prominent Tibetan environmental defender and community leader A-nya Sengdra has been released from prison after an extended 7 year prison sentence, suffering from kidney problems and poor vision. Tibet Watch report: tibetwatch.org/environmental-…

His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s youngest brother, Ngari Rinpoche, has passed away at the age of 80, bringing deep sorrow to the Tibetan community. Born Tenzin Choegyal, he was respected spiritual figure and dedicated public servant, he devoted his life to the service of Tibet.