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 — The Chinese authorities detained two Tibetan monks from the Chukha-Ma monastery in Machu County, Kanlho, north-eastern Tibet, in early 2025.

Dharamshala — Tibet TV, Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration hosted screening of six documentary films including “A Buddhist Scientist,” “A Wisdom for the World”, "The Kinship, Traditions of Compassion”, “The Dalai Lama’s Touch”, “Wisdom of Debate”, and “Under the Dalai Lama’s Wings: Guardians of the Shelduck”, to celebrate the Year of Compassion and the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Dharamshala — His Holiness the Dalai Lama offers greeting and prayer to every member of global Buddhist family, on occasion of Buddha Purnima. He urged the followers of the Buddha to be 21st-century Buddhists: to discover what the teachings truly mean and to put them into practice.

Dharamshala — Tibetans inside Tibet and Exile celebrated Tibetan Calligraphy Day, on April 30, 2026, to promote the art of Tibetan script and language preservation. The day is designed to encourage interest in fine handwriting and preserve traditional Tibetan writing styles. The celebration includes demonstrations of different scripts such as Tsugring, Tsugma, Chuyig and telling the history of Tibetan calligraphy.

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.”