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Former Hungarian MP Ferenc József Gelencsér Condemns China’s New Ethnic Unity Law, Warns of Forced Assimilation

Geneva: Ferenc József Gelencsér, Hungarian politician, Former member of Parliament, and leader of the Momentum Movement, has expressed deep concern over China’s newly adopted law promoting “unity and progress” among ethnic groups, warning that its true purpose is not...

Man With Tibetan Flag Dies After Setting Himself On Fire Outside UN

A man holding a Tibetan flag died after self-immolation outside the UN. Over 150 Tibetans have protested Beijing's rule similarly since 2009.

Man carrying Tibetan flag dies from severe burns near UN headquarters, police say

He was ​an ⁠Uber driver and went to the ‌scene with a Tibetan flag, local news site reports

Tibetan protester dies after setting himself on fire outside UN headquarters in New York City: Report

A 42-year-old Tibetan man, Lobga Rangzen, died after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York in an apparent protest against the "Chinese occupation." Carrying a Tibetan flag and a "CHINA OUT OF TIBET" slogan,...

Tibetan protester dies after setting himself on fire outside UN headquarters in New York City: Report

A 42-year-old Tibetan man, Lobga Rangzen, died after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York in an apparent protest against the "Chinese occupation." Carrying a Tibetan flag and a "CHINA OUT OF TIBET" slogan,...

Tibetan man self-immolates outside UN HQ a day after China enforces ethnic unity law

The man, identified as Lobga Rangzen, was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. The New York Police Department (NYPD) was alerted of the incident at around 6:30 pm local time, according to AFP. 

Tibetan Activist Self-Immolates Outside United Nations Headquarters in New York

A Tibetan man identified by community sources as Lobga Rangzen reportedly set himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Thursday evening, in what Tibetan sources described as a desperate act of protest for...

Tibetan protester sets himself on fire outside UN headquarters in New York City

A man, identified as Lobga Rangzen, set himself ablaze outside the UN headquarters in Manhattan, carrying a Tibetan flag in a suspected protest. Witnesses reported seeing him engulfed in flames before being quickly attended to by emergency services. He...

ICT joins Tibetans in protests urging global action against China’s new ethnic unity law

July 2, 2026 On July 1, 2026, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) offices in Washington, D.C., and Brussels joined Tibetan communities in demonstrations against China’s so-called Ethnic Unity and Progress Law (EUPL), which came into effect on Wednesday....

China’s ethnic assimilation law, branded as ‘Unity and Progress Law’, comes into force

(TibetanReview.net, Jul02’26) – Despite being criticized and condemned in the democratic world as a repressive assimilation move designed to homogenise the minority communities with penal enforcement, China has hailed its Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law as the country’s...