New York, USA — The Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RYTC) of New York and New Jersey, USA, organized a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Consulate in New York to commemorate the peaceful uprising of the Tibetan people in Lhasa on September 27, 1987.

Geneva, Switzerland — Tibetans in Switzerland and Liechtenstein staged a peaceful march to raise the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet at the ongoing 48th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Bern, Switzerland — Several Tibetan associations in Switzerland submitted a petition calling on the Swiss government to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and not send official Swiss representatives to the city. The petition has 7,788 signatures and is supported by Swiss parliamentarians Fabian Molina and Nicolas Walder, among others.

Dharamshala, India — “We should reduce and eliminate weapons, and pay more attention to our inner peace, which is based on compassion, altruism. We must live side by side, and in this way we can truly build a world of peace and happiness,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama said as he shared his thoughts on Our Happiness, Our Health, Our Future with students and faculty of Monmouth University, USA.

Dharamshala, India — His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, congratulated Justin Trudeau for being re-elected as Prime Minister of Canada for a third term in the national election. He also offered prayers and good wishes for Trudeau's success in meeting the challenges ahead and fulfilling the aspirations of the Canadian people.

Dharamshala, India — A young Tibetan woman, Tenzin Zomkey, has won the Miss Grand Belgium 2021 competition after competing against stunning beauties from across the country for the national crown. She will represent Belgium at the Miss Grand International 2021 competition in Phuket, Thailand.