Tibet This Week: 29 June to 5 July 2026 BDL MEDIA | July 6, 2026 | Tibet This Week (TTW) is a weekly news collection of articles and Tibet-related news on His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, current situations inside Tibet, Tibetans in exile, the Worldwide Tibetan Movement, and others published on various websites. Tibetans in Exile Parliamentarians Choedak Gyatso and Gonpo Dhundup Call on Chief Secretary and Director General of Police of the Union Territory of Ladakh Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Addresses International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Relations Health Kalon Graced the Closing Ceremony of Inter-TCV Basketball Tournament Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses Closing Ceremony of the International Conference on Sino-Tibet Relations in Dharamshala Parliamentarian Choedak Gyatso and Parliamentarian Gonpo Dhundup Visit the Camps of Sonamling Settlement, New Settlements of Maque and Chushul Parliamentarians Choedak Gyatso and Gonpo Dhondup Visit Schools and Elder Home in Ladakh Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet Condemns China’s New “Ethnic Unity Law” Parliamentarians Karma Gelek and Dr. Rigzin Lhundup Visit Dalhousie Phuntsokling Tibetan Settlement Prayer Service Honours Former Japan Representative Chope Paljor Tsering in Tokyo Parliamentarians Choedak Gyatso and Gonpo Dhondup Engage with Members of Sonamling Tibetan Settlement Czech Lawmakers Condemn China’s New Ethnic Unity Law; Warn It Amounts to “Cultural Genocide” Against Tibetans Tibet Events Held in Hiroshima and Okayama to Mark the Universal Prayer Day in Japan Italian Parliamentarians Sound Alarm Over China’s Ethnic Unity Law, Warn of “Existential Threat” to Tibetan Culture Sikyong Penpa Tsering Issues Urgent Global Appeal Over China’s New “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law” U.S. Senate Introduces Bipartisan Resolution on the “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law” Office of Tibet, London, Strongly Condemns China’s So-called Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, Calls for its Immediate Repeal German Foreign Ministry Voices ‘Great Concern’ Over China’s Ethnic Unity Law and Risk of Transnational Repression UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Tibet Condemns China’s ‘Ethnic Unity and Progress Law’ as an Instrument of Forced Assimilation Kyabje Kundeling Rinpoche Participates in Tibet Lobby Day at the Australian Parliament Kyabje Ling Choktrul Rinpoche Bestows Lojong Teachings and Confers Avalokiteshvara Initiation in Basel MPs Choedak Gyatso and Gonpo Dhundup Visit Samedh, Sumdoe, and Chumur in Ladakh 32nd TVHA Governing Body Meeting Reviews Key Administrative and Development Matters Sikyong Penpa Tsering Attends the Grand Commemorative Ceremony of the 700th Birth Anniversary of the Lhodrak Drupchen Namkha Gyaltsen Speaker Dolma Tsering Tsering Teykhang to Visit Ladakh Odisha Phuntsokling Ghoton Organising Committee Conducts Blood Donation Campaign in Observance of the “Year of Compassion” German Parliamentary State Secretary Michael Brand Urges Repeal of China’s “Ethnic Unity Law,” Warns of Threat to Tibetan Ancient Cultures Japanese Parliamentarians and Representatives of Minority Nationals Condemned China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Law in Tokyo Kalon Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi Attends Opening of the Fourth Cultural Immersion Summer Course at TIPA Home Kalon Palden Dhondup Attends 55th Working Committee Meeting of Tibetan Youth Congress Chief Justice Commissioner Yeshi Wangmo to Embark on Official Visit to Ladakh Central Tibetan Administration Conducts Introduction and Orientation on the Institutional Development Index and Data Management Programme for Senior Leadership Former Hungarian MP Ferenc József Gelencsér Condemns China’s New Ethnic Unity Law, Warns of Forced Assimilation Protest Held Outside Chinese Embassy in Berlin Against China’s New Ethnic Unity Law Geneva Lawmaker Condemns China’s Ethnic Unity Law as “A Dark Day” for Cultural Diversity Peaceful Demonstration in Switzerland Calls for Repeal of China’s “Ethnic Unity Law” Tibetan Community in Austria Holds Peaceful Protest in Vienna Against China’s New Ethnic Unity Law Hundreds Across Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain Call for Repeal of China’s New Ethnic Unity Law Sikyong Penpa Tsering Embarks on Official Visit to Ladakh; Will Attend Closing of ‘Year of Compassion’ and His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 91st Birthday Celebration Australian MPs Condemn China’s Ethnic Unity Law, Urge Government to Put Tibetan Survival Before China Relations Rajpur Tibetan Women’s Centre Holds Official Handover of Management Responsibilities to Newly Appointed Manager Brussels Marks His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 91st Birthday and the Closing of the Year of Compassion Education Kalon Addresses Sherig Excellence Scholarship Recipients During the Unlocking Potential Programme The Netherlands Tibetan Community Celebrates 91st Birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Amsterdam A Lasting Tribute to His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Allée du Tibet Inaugurated and Foundation Stone Laid for France’s First Public Stupa Coordinator Thupten Tsering Attends Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States in Paris and Meets Ambassador Charles Kushner Click below to access Tibet-related news and coverage from other media outlets No need for immediate shift in Middle Way Policy: CTA President Rosen, Curtis, Merkley, Banks Introduce Resolution Condemning Chinese Suppression of Ethnic Minorities Rosen, Curtis, Merkley, Banks Introduce Resolution Condemning Chinese Suppression of Ethnic Minorities China’s “Unity” Law Is a Blueprint for Erasing Tibet International opposition mounts against China’s new ethnic unity law as CTA urges coordinated action Baltic state lawmakers condemn China’s ethnic assimilation law, as 151 Tibet groups urge 14 foreign ministers to intervene Exile Tibetans condemn China’s ‘Ethnic Unity Law’ as threat to Tibetan identity China’s new ethnic unity law legalising cultural ‘erasure,’ Tibetan and Uyghur minorities warn at UN Can China target critics abroad with its new ‘ethnic unity’ law? China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Law is proving to be the last straw to the Tibetans Protester with Tibetan flag fatally sets himself on fire outside UN headquarters in NYC: sources Man with Tibetan flag dies after setting himself on fire in front of UN’s New York headquarters Tibetan man dies after setting himself on fire near UN headquarters, activists say Tibet-Born Man Dies Outside U.N. After Appearing to Set Himself on Fire Behind China’s ‘Ethnic Unity’ law lies a campaign to erase Tibet Tibetan man dies after self-immolation near UN headquarters, activists say China’s new ethnic unity law legalising cultural ‘erasure,’ Tibetan and Uyghur minorities warn at UN Tibetan Man Dies After Self-Immolation Protest in New York Man holding Tibetan flag dies after setting himself on fire outside UN Tibetan man dies after setting himself on fire outside UN in New York, activists say ‘Human life is precious’: Tibet leader expresses grief over man’s self-immolation in US Self-Immolation outside UN draws fresh attention to Tibet China’s new law escalates Beijing’s strategic assault on the Tibetan Buddhist world