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Xizang marks 75th anniversary of peaceful liberation; experts gather in Lhasa to review regional development

BEIJING, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Xizang Autonomous Region (XAR) in Southwest China celebrated the 75th anniversary of its peaceful liberation on Saturday, with scholars and experts gathering in Lhasa for an international symposium to discuss the historic significance of the peaceful liberation and the region's remarkable transformation over the…

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Witness to History: Along the 18th Army's historic route into Xizang, villages, bridges and families carry forward memories of unity

BEIJING, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 23, 1951, the Agreement of the Central People's Government and the Local Government of Xizang on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Xizang ("17-Article Agreement" for short) was signed in Beijing, marking the peaceful liberation of Xizang. Before that, the 18th Army…

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China ‘secretly sentences’ Tibetan monk to 7 years, raises rights concerns

A Tibetan monk detained in Lhasa in 2021 was secretly sentenced to seven years in prison by Chinese authorities, according to a report by Tibet Times (TT), cited by ANI, raising fresh concerns over alleged rights violations in Tibet.

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Xi Jinping becomes first Chinese president to attend controversial anniversary celebrations in Tibet

His visit marks 60 years of China’s rule as Tibetans abroad call it an attempt to whitewash repression

The Independent UK

Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Tibet as 60 years of Chinese rule celebrated

State media reports Chinese leader’s arrival in Tibet was greeted with people waving bouquets of flowers and dancing.

Al Jazeera

Tibetans want more autonomy, not freedom or political separation from China: Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama reiterates call for autonomy, not separation from China. Wishes to revisit Lhasa but prefers to live in Dharamshala. China rejects remarks, accuses him of being a “splittist”. Dalai Lama open to talks with China, but wants to remain in India. He will travel to Sikkim, Karnataka, Bodh Gaya…

The Hindu

How China uses zero-Covid policy to crack down on Tibetans

There has been a widespread outcry from the residents of Lhasa, the capital of the Chinese autonomous region of Tibet, about how local authorities are managing a Covid-19 lockdown instated on August 9. Many people have gone online to post videos showing crowded quarantine centres, which they have nicknamed 'pigsties'.…

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Parts of China's Hainan extend COVID lockdown, Lhasa in Tibet tightens curbs

(This Aug 11 story refiles to add dropped word 'million' in paragraph 5)

Reuters

Tibet's armed resistance to Chinese invasion

Part 6: The Tibetan resistance continues, and thwarts a genocide

Reason

Tibet's armed resistance to Chinese invasion

Part 5: 1959, Lhasa, and the Momentous Day

Reason

Tibet's armed resistance to Chinese invasion

Part 4: 1958—the Chushi Gangdruk unify the uprising

Reason

Tibet's armed resistance to Chinese invasion

Part 3: Eastern Tibet is liberated 1956-57

Reason

Tibet's Armed Resistance to Chinese Invasion

Part 2: Communist orders for gun registration lead to revolt.

Reason

Tibet's Armed Resistance to Chinese Invasion

Part 1: The feckless Tibetan government fails to prepare.

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The Independent UK

This time, Tibet stands silent as Olympics return to China

Ahead of the Beijing summer Olympics 14 years ago, Tibet was on fire

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