Dharamshala — Tibetan-Americans including 82-year-old Dorjee Gyalpo began their "Peace Walk for a Free Tibet" from Saint Paul, the Capital city of Minnesota to Chicago, on August 5, 2026. They will arrive at the Chicago Chinese Consulate on the 49th day after Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen's self-immolation outside the United Nations, NY. The Peace walk is to honor Pawo Lobga Rangzen and amplify his final call for Tibetan independence and raise awareness on critical situation in Tibet.

Dharamshala — Tibetan Women’s Association held a Silent Protest to protest against the UNO’s silence on the Tibetan martyr Lobga Rangzen’s self-immolation in front of UN headquarters in New York and demanded justice for Lobga Rangzen. They call on UN, governments, Tibet supporters, and democracy advocates to hold China accountable for the repression that drove Lobga Rangzen to self-immolation and call on China to repeal the so-called "Ethnic Unity Law".

Dharamshala — Tibetans carried the the coffins of over 170 Tibetan self-immolators from Jackson Heights to UN headquarters in New York and along with them marched by hundreds of Tibetans and they protested against the China's illegal occupation of Tibet, implmenting oppressive policies in Tibet, particular China's genocide law (Ethic Unity Law) and demand freedom for Tibet.

Dharamshala — Hundreds of Tibetans and Tibet supporters including Richard Gere, gathered at Time Square, NY, to honor Tibetan Independence Activist Lobga Rangzen and protest against China’s Genocidal “Ethnic Unity Progress Law”. young Tibetans performed die-in action representing 171 Tibetan self-immolators, who sacrificed their lives for a free and independent Tibet and call for return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet. Jigme Ugen said,"Do not mistake our non-violence for weakness. Do not mistake our patience for surrender. We are peaceful people, but we are not defeated people."

Dharamshala — More than 60 Tibetans shaved their heads in solidarity with Tibetan martyr Lobga Rangzen and all those who have sacrificed their lives for a free Tibet; Lobga Rangzen had set himself on fire in front of the United Nations headquarters to protest against China's illegal occupation of Tibet, its oppressive actions in the region, and the genocidal policies implementing in Tibet.

Dharamshala — Shilong-led northeast India Tibetan People's Movement held a press conference at the Guwahatu Press Club, to address the ongoing human rights crisis in Tibet, which led to the self-immolation of Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen, in front of UN headquarters in New York, on July 2, 2026. They told the media about who is Tibetan independent activist Lobga Rangzen and why he self-immolated in front of UN headquarters in New York. They further recalled China's invasion of Tibet and denounced the Chinese government's eradication of Tibetan language, identity, culture, and religion in the name of so-called China's “Law on Ethnic Unity and Progress"; finally they rejected the law by tearing the law paper, in front of reporters.