Dharamshala — Tibetans and Tibet supporters across the globe commemorated the 66th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day in more than 20 countries and 60 cities, remembering the Tibetan martyrs, who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of Tibet. The younger generation reaffirmed their determination to fight for the Tibetan cause and protested against the Chinese government for the destruction of the Tibetan environment and monasteries, the assassination and imprisonment of Tibetans and the illegal invasion of Tibet in 1959.

Dharamshala — The Chinese government-backed individuals from China used fake Facebook, Instalgram and X accounts as if they were Tibetans in exile, defaming His Holiness the Dalai Lama, disrupting or dividing the Tibetan community in exile by writing posts in English and Tibetan.

Geneva – The United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk has expressed his concerns over China's education policies in Tibet, restrictions on freedom of expression and religion of Tibetans. China has forcibly placed over a million Tibetan children in Chinese colonial boarding schools and taught them only Chinese language and culture, with the aim of eliminating Tibetan identity.

Washington, D.C. – Freedom House released its "Freedom in the World 2024" report on Thursday and ranked Tibet among the world's least free countries with zero (0) in political and civil liberties. The report said that "In Tibet, the CCP aggressively defends its monopoly on political power, and any expression of support for selfdetermination is severely punished. As a result, Tibet is one of the least free places in the world, with an aggregate score that is even lower than China’s."

London — The British Museum has removed the Chinese word “Xizang” for Tibet and rewritten Tibet in its Silk Road exhibition. Tibetans in the UK and Tibetan activists have called on the museum to remove the word “Xizang” and write Tibet, as “Xizang” is a colonial term imposed by China to erase Tibet's true identity.

Geneva — Namkyi, a former political prisoner, shared her terrible experience of persecution by the Chinese authorities in 2015 at the 17th Geneva 2025 Summit for Human Rights and Democracy on Tuesday. She said, “This is not just the story of my life, but that of thousands of Tibetans. Millions of Tibetans inside Tibet still experience such suffering today.”