Dharamshala — Chinese authorities expelled Tibetan monks and nuns from the Larung Gar, in Sertar County, eastern Tibet, following a large-scale operation to demolish their living quarters that began on July 13, 2026. Furthermore, the authorities are imposing severe restrictions on the freedom of movement of monks and nuns, as well as on pilgrims and tourists to visit to the monastery. The demolitions took place following the implementation of China’s new law, so-called the “Law on Ethnic Unity and Progress.”

Dharamshala — The Chinese authorities have demolished thousands of residences of Tibetan monks and nuns in Larung Gar, the world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist institute, since 2001. The latest wave of demolitions began in mid-July and is set to destroy 1,060 dwellings of monks and nuns. These demolitions took place following the implementation of China’s new law, so-called the “Law on Ethnic Unity and Progress,” which came into effect on July 1, 2026.

Dharamshala — Chinese pro-democracy activist Zhang Yi, a leading figure in the 1989 pro-democracy movement, was arrested on July 1, 2026, allegedly for showing a photo of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to a Tibetan devotee at Sera Monastery in Lhasa.

Dharamshala — Chinese authorities forcefully shutdown a Tibetan School named Gangjong Ancient and Modern Sherig School on Wednesday, which was founded by Tulku Hungkar Dorjee Rinpoche, who was murdered by Chinese police last year. Over past two years, the Chinese government has prevented enroll of new Tibetan students at the Gangjong Ancient and Modern Sherig School, due to Hungkar Dorjee Rinpoche refuse to teach ideologies of the Chinese Communist Party.

Dharamshala — The Chinese Confucius Institutes, which have been banned and shut down in Europe, the United States, and Australia. These countries crticised that Confucius Institutes undermine academic freedom at the universities that host them, engage in industrial and military espionage, monitor Chinese students abroad, and attempt to promote the Chinese government’s political line on controversial issues such as Taiwan, human rights in China, and Tibet.

Dharamshala — Chinese authorities in northern Tibet destroyed large numbers of Mani stone piles (Dobang), prayer flags, and Lung-Ta (wind horses), which embody a spiritual tradition of carving mantras on stones and inscribing sacred mantras on colored cloth. This act not only violates religious freedom but also constitutes psychological torture for Tibetans who have long followed the custom of circumambulating Mani piles to accumulate merit and perform good deeds.