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Important Tibet religious event prohibited, organizers detained
Chinese police in northeastern Tibet have interfered in an important several days-long Buddhist ritual, the Kalachakra initiation ceremony, by stopping it and detaining the organizers.

CCP Tibet policies demand action, groups say in report to UN Human Rights Council
Ahead of the upcoming Universal Periodic Review of China in the UN Human Rights Council, the International Campaign for Tibet and the International Federation for Human Rights have submitted a report detailing systematic and widespread patterns of rights violations in Tibet.

Leading expert on Tibet’s boarding school system concludes visit to Europe
Tibetan scholar and educational sociologist Dr. Gyal Lo concluded earlier this month an advocacy tour to Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy, where he warned about the harmful impact of China’s assimilationist education policies in Tibet.

Tibet raised at UN Human Rights Council’s 53rd session
At the 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council currently underway in Geneva, the International Campaign for Tibet along with a number of countries has once again urged China to put an end to its systematic rights violations in Tibet.

Dalai Lama meets Tibetan ex-political prisoner
A Tibetan former political prisoner had an audience with the Dalai Lama this past weekend 15 years after he was arrested and tortured for making a documentary about China’s brutal occupation of Tibet.

European Council conclusions on China, 30 June 2023
European Council conclusions on EU strategy on China adopted on 30 June 2023.

“Penetrate blood and soul”–Tibetan kindergarteners taught to embrace CCP ideology
China’s authorities in Tibet are underscoring their intent to indoctrinate Tibetan children by implementing “national unity education” in a model kindergarten in Lhasa, according to Chinese state media reports from early June, 2023.

Dutch report on China’s intimidation practices overlooks at least 2,000 Tibetans, Uyghurs
The Tibetan community in the Netherlands has sent a letter to the Dutch Foreign Ministry calling for a new report investigating the influence and interference of the People’s Republic of China in the Netherlands.

Canadian parliamentarians urge sanctions over Tibet residential schools
Canadian parliamentarians in an international human rights subcommittee are calling for sanctions against Chinese government officials responsible for a coercive boarding school system that has separated the vast majority of Tibetan schoolchildren from their families, language and culture.

Truman-Reagan medal awarded to ICT leader
Bhuchung K. Tsering, head of research and monitoring at the International Campaign for Tibet, received the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom last week in Washington for his lifelong commitment to Tibetans suffering under Communist Chinese oppression.