Taipei — Human Rights Watch released a report on the Chinese government's forced relocations of Tibetans in Tibet on Tuesday and the report states, "the Chinese government is using extreme forms of pressure to coerce Tibetans to relocate their long-established villages. Since 2016, officials in the Tibet Autonomous Region have relocated or are currently relocating 500 villages with over 140,000 residents to new locations, often hundreds of kilometers away."

Dharamshala — His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet wrote to the new President of Taiwan, Lai Ching-te, congratulating him on his inauguration as Taiwan's 8th President and lauded the development of true democracy and freedom in Taiwan. His Holiness wishes him every success in meeting the challenges that lie ahead to fulfil the hopes and aspirations of the Taiwanese people.

Washingtong DC — The US State Department has issued a statement regarding the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet on the 29th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and Matthew Miller, the department spokesperson said:" We urge PRC authorities to immediately account for Gedhun Choekyi Nyima’s whereabouts and well-being and to allow him to fully exercise his human rights in line with the PRC’s international commitments."

Washingtong DC — CECC released 2023 Annual Report on human rights conditions and rule of law developments in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on May 10, 2024. The report states, "During the 2023 reporting year, Tibet remained one of the most closed-off areas in the world, with tight restrictions on communications into and out of the region. Chinese authorities continued to restrict contact between Tibetans in Tibetan areas of China and individuals or groups abroad, including by punishing or threatening to punish those found to have contact with Tibetans in exile."

Budapest – Tibetan activists protested against the Chinese President Xi Jinping when he arrived in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, on Thursday. The Tibetan activists and their allies were violently attacked and their banner torn in two by supporters of the Chinese government, but the Hungarian police refused to take any action against them, and instead chose to move the Tibetan protesters.

The map of the 2024 edition of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index. Photo: RSF

The 2024 World Press Freedom Index, released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), sheds light on the growing threat to press freedom worldwide, with political authorities emerging as the primary culprits.