New Delhi — Bharat-Tibet Sahayog Manch National Council held a momentous meeting in Sonipat, Haryana and they adopted five-point resolution, condemning China's actions aimed at eliminating Tibetan identity through a systematic campaign of Sinicisation, China's interference in the selection of the next Dalai Lama and China's expansionist policies.
Tibetan MPs urge India to recognise Tibet as an occupied nation
New Delhi — A delegation from the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile led by Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel in New Delhi to raise Tibetan issues and urge Indian MPs to "recognise Tibet as an occupied nation, acknowledge Tibet's independent and sovereign past backed by historical evidence, and affirm the Tibetan people's right to self-determination under international law".
Sikkim MP DT Lepcha urges Central government to call India-Tibet border, not China
New Delhi — During the monsoon session of Indian Parliament, Sikkim MP Dorjee Tshering Lepcha urged the Central Government to call the India-Tibet border, not the India-China border, as a 1400 km long border running from Leh Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh and crossing Sikkim shares the border with Tibet, not China and he also called on the government to instruct all agencies, including the Army, GREF, BRO and other central government agencies, to use this name.
Tibetans express their deep gratitude to US lawmakers for support for the Resolve Tibet Act
Washington DC — The Central Tibetan Administration and Tibetans around the world held events to express their gratitude to Representatives Jim McGovern and Michael McCaul, and Senators Todd Young and Jeff Markley for sponsoring the Resolve Tibet Act and to all U.S. lawmakers for supporting and passing the Act, as well as President Joe Biden for signing it into law. Sikyong Penpa Tsering expressed gratitude to US legislators in person for their support of the Resolve Tibet Act in Washington DC.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulates Presidents of European Parliament and European Commission
New York — His Holiness the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibet, has written individually to Roberta Metsola and Ursula von der Leyen to congratulate them on their recent re-election as President of the European Parliament and President of the European Commission respectively. His Holiness wishes them both every success in ensuring that the European Union remains a strong model for others to follow.
Court issues arrest warrant for Xi Jinping for crimes against humanity in Tibet
Hague — The judges of the Court of Citizens of the World recently held a ‘tribunal on China’ and the Court found sufficient legal grounds to charge the criminal Xi Jinping with crimes against humanity in Tibet; the forcible transfer of Tibetan children; imprisonment or other serious deprivations of physical liberty; and persecution of the Tibetan population. Therefore, the court has issued an arrest warrant for Chinese President Xi Jinping.
President Biden signs Resolve Tibet Act into law, call on China to resume dialogue
Washington, D.C. — US President Joe Biden signed the "Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act" into law on July 12, 2024. The law urges Chinese governement to resume the diolague with representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, democratically elected leaders of the Tibetan community, without preconditions. It also states, "claims made by officials of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party that Tibet has been a part of China since ancient times are historically inaccurate."