Dharamshala — Tibetans in Tibet celebrated the 89th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in secret and in a less obvious way. Although the Chinese authorities tried to ban the celebration of His Holiness' birthday in Tibet, Tibetans took courage to show their unshakeable faith and love for their spiritual leader. One Tibetan neitzen wrote: "I cried many times when I heard your voice", and another wrote: "I wish you a long life from afar".

Dharamshala — The Chinese government has imposed a hardline policy on the Tibetan language for the past six decades, with the aim of eliminating Tibetan identity. The Chinese government, as well as Chinese companies like ByteDance, restricts the use of the Tibetan language, whenever they go live, Tibetans have to speak in Chinese, otherwise the Douying authorities will stop the Tibetan livestream, and many Tibetans expressed anger and helplessness at the ban on speaking Tibetan in Douying.

Dharamshala — The Chinese government has introduced a new law that will tighten control over all forms of information on the Internet, and which will come into force on August 1, 2024. This law will prevent people from freely sending messages, images, audio and video, and will force them to be very careful when sending information. Any information considered illegal by the Chinese authorities will be subject to arrest, torture and imprisonment.

Dharamshala — On World Music Day, Students for a Free Tibet-India (SFT) held an evening of solidarity with Tibetan musicians censored in Tibet, to show its solidarity with Tibetan singers and musicians who have been arrested, imprisoned and tortured by the Chinese authorities for exercising their freedom of expression by singing Tibetan songs, patriotic songs and songs about His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Dharamshala — Tibetans in exile around the world have organised prayers and solidarity events for those who died, were injured or lost family members in the devastating earthquake that struck Dingri County, Shigatse, Tibet, on January 7, 2025.

Bylakuppe — His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Bylakuppe, South India on Sunday. His Holiness said, "The Buddhist tradition emphasizes the use of reason and logic. By exercising discipline we learn to control our negative emotions. This isn’t just a matter of faith, but of using reason and discipline to bring about peace of mind within ourselves. This approach is unique to the teaching of the Buddha."