Tibetans Face Persecution for Celebrating Dalai Lama’s Birthday

As the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday nears, global Tibetan communities prepare to celebrate, while Tibetans inside Tibet face grave risks for expressing reverence. According to the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), individuals in Tibet marking the occasion have faced arbitrary arrest, torture, and even fatal violence. A new ICT report, Celebrating in Fear, calls on the international community to press China to respect religious freedoms and halt repression. ICT urges the release of imprisoned Tibetans and demands renewed dialogue to resolve the Tibet-China conflict. The milestone birthday underscores the need for global solidarity with Tibetans under Chinese rule.