July 3, 2026 Lobga Rangzen was a beautiful person. Others have already said it, but they were the first words that came to my mind too: kind, dedicated, determined. I can hardly believe what has just happened. I can only imagine the overwhelming mix of emotions that those who knew him best—who worked alongside...
For Immediate Release 4 July, 2026 Contacts:Tenzin Rabga Tashi, Free Tibet: [email protected] Yoko, Tibet Action Institute: [email protected] Rise in PRC’s Transnational Repression On Display at London Tibet Protest China Embassy Personnel Brandish Live Stun Batons As Suspected PRC Agent Provokes Crowd London, 4 July 2026: For the first time ever recorded, UK Chinese Embassy security...
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 3, 2026 Statement by Tibet Action Institute on the Self-Immolation Protest by Lobsang Palden (also known as Lobga Rangzen) Tibet Action Institute is deeply saddened by the passing of long-time Tibetan independence advocate Lobsang Palden (known as Lobga Rangzen) after his self-immolation protest outside the United Nations in New York City on...
KENJI KAWASE July 1, 2026 12:55 JST TOKYO — A new law for “ethnic unity” took effect in China on Wednesday, raising concerns among Beijing’s critics about renewed pressure on the country’s minority communities as well as how the legislation’s claims of extraterritorial jurisdiction might be applied. The “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,”...
