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The International Campaign for Tibet has learned of the death in police custody of Samten, a 25-year-old monk from Ditsa Geden Tashi Choedingling Monastery. Local sources suspect that he was beaten to death during interrogation by Chinese officials.
Tibet’s global freedom score is zero for the third year in a row, according to the Freedom in the World 2026 report released by the watchdog group Freedom House on 19 March, and Tibet remains “not free.”
The International Campaign for Tibet actively engaged in the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, where it highlighted ongoing human rights violations in Tibet and raised concerns regarding China’s assimilationist policies targeting Tibetan identity, language and culture.
Chinese state media reported extensively regarding the launch of Deepzang, a Tibetan large language model ostensibly intended to propagating China’s position and propaganda to entrench its narrative on Tibet.
EU Statement at the 61th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Item 4 – Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention
16 March 2026
On 12 March 2026, China’s National People’s Congress adopted a new law on “Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress” which advances policies aimed at assimilating Tibetans. According to analysis by the International Campaign for Tibet, the law legitimizes long-standing Chinese Communist Party policies promoting demographic and cultural homogenization under the banner of “ethnic unity.” It also marks a significant legal shift by explicitly moving away from the principle of preferential protections for so-called “ethnic minorities” previously enshrined in Chinese law.
As the world commemorates the 67th anniversary of the Tibetan national uprising against China’s unlawful annexation of their country, the International Campaign for Tibet calls on the international community to strengthen their support for the Tibetan people’s peaceful struggle.
The French government has once again voiced its concern over China’s coercive boarding school system in Tibet, warning of the risks it poses to the preservation of Tibetan language and culture and to the rights of Tibetan children.
In preparation for the 2026 G7 Summit in France on June 14 to 16, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) sent a letter to G7 Sherpas strongly urging them to explicitly reference Tibet in upcoming G7 discussions on China’s global role, foreign policy ambitions and adherence to international norms.
The International Campaign for Tibet mourns the loss of Tendzin Choegyal, the youngest brother of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who passed away today at his home in Dharamsala, India. He was 80 years old. Known popularly as Ngari Rinpoche, he was very close to the Dalai Lama and served him in various capacities.