Dharamshala — Members of the European Parliament called on Chinese government to release Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet and reiterated their unwavering support for his release and disclose his whereabouts. Tibetans in New York and New Jersey organised a demonstration to raise awareness of the 11th Panchen Lama on the occasion of his 36th birthday. 

Dharamshala — UK-based National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has revealed that hackers are targeting Tibetan, Uyghur and Taiwanese groups in the overseas through apps and social media groups, who are advocating human rights and freedom for their own people at home. This is yet another example of China's transnational repression.

Dharamshala — His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written an appreciation letter to the organiser and participants of the event entitled "Freedom Trail" in Tawang, which commemorates the 66th anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's flight to India in 1959. The event aims to honor His Holiness's journey to India, but also to spread his message of peace, non-violence and compassion.

Washington, D.C. — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its annual report on the religious freedom around the world in 2024. It states, "in 2024, religious freedom conditions in China remained among the worst in the world. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping continued to lead efforts to update and enforce China’s “sinicization of religion” policy, which requires the complete loyalty and subordination of recognized religious groups to the CCP, its political ideology, and its policy agenda."

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