Dharamshala — Chinese authorities have re-arrested Tibetan singer A-sang after briefly releasing him in August 2025. He had been arrested in early July after singing a praise song to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, entitled ‘Prince of Peace’, on the occasion of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday in July 2025.
China enforces brainwashing policies on Tibetan children in boarding schools
Dharamshala —The Chinese authorities in central Tibet are brainwashing Tibetan children in the Chinese colonial-style boarding schools, taking them to the Chinese military museum, imposing the ideas of Chinese leaders on them and forcing them to undergo military training. These activities are clearly aimed at depriving Tibetan children of their Tibetan identity, religion and culture.
China emptying Tibetan mountains while building railway from Chengdu to Lhasa
Dharamshala — While constructing the railway line connecting Chengdu to Lhasa, the Chinese emptied the Tibetan mountains and transported tons of minerals by truck during the night, forbidding Tibetans from approaching the mountains for fear that they would discover their secret. They dug up five mountains in a single village. How many mountains did they dig, and how many more will they dig to extract minerals from Tibet during the construction of the 1,629 km railway line connecting Chengdu to Lhasa, Tibet?
China authorities continues to force Tibetan children into military training
Dharamshala — Chinese authorities in central Tibet continue to force Tibetan children to undergo military training in the name of "education for the national defence". Children aged five to eleven are forced to run long distances, climb mountains, jump over high barriers, and perform other training exercises.
China automatically replaces “Tibet” with “Xizang” or removes any mention of Tibet
Dharamshala — The Chinese government has officially renamed Tibet to so-called “Xizang” in order to erase Tibet from the present world and history. “When you write Tibet on social media, the word Tibet is automatically replaced with ‘Xizang’ or deleted,” said a Tibetan writer from Tibet. This move further intensifies the suppression of Tibet and its identity.
China Further Tightens Restrictions in Tibet Ahead of National Holiday
Dharamshala — The National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays will last from Wednesday to October 8, 2025 throughout China. Several state-controlled media outlets have claimed that this extended holiday period allows Chinese citizens to enjoy eight days off to travel and relax. However, in contrast, stricter restrictions were immediately imposed in the occupied territories, particularly in Tibet, East Turkistan, and Inner Mongolia, under pretexts such as illegal driving, lack of driver's licenses, or overloading vehicles with passengers.
When the fireworks set off on Mountain, it felt like earthquake: local Tibetans
Dharamshala — Local Tibetans from the Ralung area in Gyangze County, Shigatse, Tibet, described their fear and terror when the Chinese artist's toxic fireworks were set off on the snow-covered, pristine mountain in their region. They said: “When the fireworks were set off, I felt like there was an earthquake, my whole body was shaking. The smell in the air was extremely acrid and my eyes were burning.”