Last week, US President Joe Biden signed the 'Resolve Tibet Act', which states that China's ongoing occupation of Tibet must be resolved per international law peacefully and not through repression.
China has faced widespread allegations and international scrutiny regarding its human rights abuses, particularly concerning the treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
A memorial event for Tibetan freedom fighter Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, marking the anniversary of his unjust death in Chinese custody, was organized on Friday at the Gangkyi Tibetan Library in the North Indian hill town of Dharamshala.
Elders, young women, monks, and students of the Tibetan community, along with Indians, gathered in the Tibetan school, Chhota Shimla, to celebrate the 89th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama.
Tenzin Lakshay, spokesperson of Tibetan government in-exile expressed regret that the Tibetans living inside Tibet cannot celebrate his holiness's bithday due to the restrictions imposed by the Chinese government.
Preparations for the birthday festivities are in full swing, with an official function scheduled to take place at the main Tibetan temple, Tsuglagkhang, nestled in the heart of Dharamshala.
President of the Central Tibetan Administration of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Penpa Tsering Sikyong, expressed regret that Tibetans cannot celebrate the 89th birthday of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on July 6 in his birthplace due to China's restrictions.
The EU highlighted the vulnerability of religious, ethnic, and linguistic minorities, including Uyghurs and Tibetans, the negative impact of Hong Kong's new national security legislation on rights and freedoms, and the erosion of the region's autonomy.
The 71-page report - 'Educate the Masses to Change Their Minds: China's Coercive Relocation of Rural Tibetans,' details how participation in "whole-village relocation" programs in Tibet, in which entire villages are relocated, amounts to forced eviction in violation of international law.
In a resolute display of solidarity, exiled Tibetans gathered in Dharamshala on Friday, demanding the release of their revered spiritual leader, the 11th Panchen Lama, who they believe was abducted by China.