Dharamshala — In recent years, the Chinese authorities tightened restrictions on social media activities, particularly live streaming and the uploading of videos in the Tibetan language. In Shigatse alone, the Chinese police arrested 97 Tibetans in the name of "Cybersecurity Law" in 2025. A Tibetan woman said: "All videos in Tibetan are banned, any video speaking in Tibetan is labelled as "illegal". Is speaking Tibetan illegal? It really makes me upset."

Dharamshala — The Chinese authorities prohibit Tibetans from creating logos featuring religious symbols or the Tibetan language. They have tightened restrictions on the use of the Tibetan language in daily life, as well as on Buddhist symbols on logos and signs. They have further restricted the publication of Tibetan books, arrested Tibetan publishers, and banned the display of Thangkas and wearing traditional Tibetan hats. The aim is to eliminate all aspects of Tibetan identity.

Dharamshala — Tibetan political prisoners Gangkye Drukpa Kyab and Tsering Dolma are in critical condition and their health has deteriorated in the Chinese prisons. They were sentenced to 14 and 8 years in prison respectively for writing on the 2008 Tibet uprising and staging peaceful protests against the Chinese communist Party(CCP). 

Dharamshala — To mark the 31st anniversary of the abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, Tibetan activists held protests in front of Chinese Consulates on May 17, 2026, in Canada, the US, Europe and India. They demanded the immediate release of the Panchen Lama and his family, who were abducted by the Chinese government in 1995.

Dharamshala — The Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) announced the final results of the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) election, on Wednesday. 17 of the 45 newly elected members of the 18th TPiE were first-time MPs. A total of 41,638 people voted in the election, out of a total of 91,073 registered voters.

Dharamshala — Around a hundred Tibetans gathered in Washington D.C. on Sunday to call on the US President to raise Tibetan issues with Chinese President Xi Jinping. These issues include the recently passed ‘Ethnic Unity Law’, human rights violations, the suppression of the Tibetan language, culture and religion, and the destruction of Tibet’s fragile environment.

Dharamshala — Reporter's Without Borders (RSF) released it's annual report of the World Press Freedom Index on Friday. The report said that state of Press Freedom is at its lowest point in the history of RFS index in 25 years and it is the “very serious”. China is the third worst for the press freedom and the world's largest prison for journalists with 113 detaining. The Chinese government uses surveillance, coercion, intimidation and harassment to keep independent journalists from reporting on issues it deems “sensitive”.

Dharamshala — European Parliament passed a resolution on Friday regarding the Chinese "Ethnic Unity and Progress" law. 439 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) denounced the Chinese "ethnic unity" law and called for its repeal.

Dharamshala — UN human rights bodies have expressed serious concerns regarding the “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress" of PRC. They said, “we observe that the newly adopted Law risks restricting the freedom of expression, the right to take part in cultural life, freedom of religion and belief, the rights of persons belonging to various communities, particularly children, to use their own language and conduct their own cultural practices, the right of all persons to quality education and training that fully respect their cultural identity, academic and artistic freedoms, and the right to freedom of assembly and association, as protected under international human rights treaties.”