Tokyo — The 9th World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet (WPCT) commenced on Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan. “The PRC's occupation of Tibet is illegal, it was never legal, and Tibetans have every right to self-determination. Therefore, I call on legislators around the world to pass laws, to recognise Tibet as an occupied land and not as provinces of China,” said Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita of the US House of Representatives.

Dharamshala — Top officials from the US and EU expressed their concerns about a missing Tibetan Buddhist monk who disappeared three years ago, calling on the government of the People's Republic of China to reveal his whereabouts and release him, along with his family and teacher.

Dharamshala — on the 30th anniversary of the Panchen Lama's disappearance, Tibetans and supporters in India, the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Belgium, Britain, Netherlands, Australia, Italy and Switzerland protested against the Chinese government's abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama in Tibet in 1995, and call on the Chinese government to release him and his family member.

Geneva — On the 30th anniversary of the abduction and disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet. The Swiss parliamentarians of the Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet asked the Swiss government to demand the Chinese government immediately reveal the whereabouts of Gendun Choeki Nyima and his family.

New York — Human Rights Watch calls on the Chinese government to release the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima of Tibet and his parents, who were forcibly abducted by Chinese authorities on May 17, 1995. This year marks the 30th anniversary of their disappearance.

Washington DC — Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration is holding official talks with US official and key members of the U.S. Congress, seeking their support in the face of recent US budget cuts to Tibetan programs in exile. He also addressed Tibetans in the U.S, saying: "As one of two key components of the Middle Way Approach, it is vital that we bolster our efforts to assert Tibet’s historical independence as a foundation for our political legitimacy.”