Dharamshala — US Senators Jeff Merkley and Jim Risch introduce the Assuring the Future of Tibet Act (AFTA) in Senate, on Wednesday. The AFTA would recognise the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) as the legitimate representative of the Tibetan people, Support the Tibetan people’s right to self-determination, Affirm that resolving the Tibet-China dispute is a U.S. strategic interest and urge the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to address Tibetan aspirations for their distinct identity; Name the Gaden Phodrang Trust the sole authority to recognise Dalai Lamas, ensuring U.S. support endures beyond the 14th Dalai Lama.

Washington — U.S Senator Jacky Rosen,Jeff Merkley, John Curtis, and Jim Banks, introduced a Bipartisan Resolution on the China's “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law” in US Senate on June 24, 2026. The resolution condemns China’s "Ethnic Unity and Progress Law," which entered into force on 1 July 2026, and calls on Beijing to end abuses against ethnic and religious minorities, as well as campaigns of transnational repression affecting people in the United States.

Dharamshala — The Parliamentary Group for Tibet (PGT) in the Swiss Parliament has issued a strong protest against China’s new “Law on Ethnic Unity and Progress". They said, "This new ‘Law on Ethnic Unity and Progress’ is not about unity for the PRC, but about forced assimilation and the systematic eradication of Tibetan identity. For the Tibetan people and all peoples oppressed by the PRC, this is not an abstract political debate, but a struggle for cultural survival."

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