On 4^th January 2022, under the leadership of RTYC NYNJ a protest rally was organized in front of the Chinese Consulate Office in New York. TYC President Mr. Gonpo Dhundup, TYC Joint Secretary Mr. Tsewang Rabgyal and TYC Cultural Secretary Mr. Yeshi Chomphel joined the protest rally.

Mr. Gonpo Dhundup delivered a speech in front of the Chinese Consulate Office, objecting IOC’s decision to host Winter Olympics in Beijing, China and turning a blind eye to all the atrocities committed by the CCP. He also condemned CCP for their repressive policies in Tibet and other occupied nations.

After the speech, the protestors marched towards NBC headquarters to object their decision to live telecast the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Tibetans and Tibet supporters held a candlelight vigil in Dharamsala to express solidarity with the critical situation in Kham Drago after the Chinese authorities destroyed a 99 feet high Buddha statue.

A 99-foot statue of Buddha, built with a financial contribution of 4,000,000 Yuan from local Tibetans in Drago, in the Kardze region in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham along with 45 huge prayer wheels erected near Drago Monastery were also destroyed by the Chinese authorities on 12^th December 2021.

Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC), Dharamsala, and Student for a Free Tibet (SFT)-India has jointly organized the candlelight vigil to make a strong case of  China’s “continued disregard and desecration of the religion of the Tibetan people, their culture and their custom.”

Many local Tibetans joined the vigil to express their solidarity with the people of Drago. After the vigil, Mr. Sonam Tsering, General Secretary of TYC gave a talk highlighting the severe restrictions on basic human freedoms, arbitrary arrests, incommunicado detentions, torture, and unnatural deaths that have all become the traits of Chinese rule in Tibet. He also mentioned how China’s policy of Sinicization has caused an assault on all the Tibetan national identities, most notably their language, religion, and culture, and that the Chinese government accelerated policies that reduce Tibetans as a proportion of the population and undermine their cultural and religious identity by 2020.

He concluded by calling on the governments around the world for strong, collective, and immediate action to send a clear message to China and boycott the Beijing winter Olympic 2022 games.

Tibetan Youth Congress along with RTYC Dharamshala organized a Basketball Match at Central Institute for Higher Studies, Sarah to extend our heartfelt Thank You to Enes Kanter for resisting CCP’s authority and speaking about genocide, rape, torture, and murder by CCP on 30^th October 2021.

The basketball match was played between members of the Tibetan Youth Congress and Students of the Central Institute for Higher Studies, Sarah. With just a slight difference in the score, the trophy was won by members of TYC. The edited video of the Thank You Enes Kanter Basketball Match posted on our social media was later reposted by Enes Kanter on his official social media platform.

After the match, TYC President Mr. Gonpo Dhundup expressed gratitude to the professional basketball player Enes Kanter of Boston Celtics, National Basketball Association for his invaluable support for the cause of Tibet and urged for his continued support.

Tibetan Youth Congress in collaboration with Bharat Tibbat Sanyog Manch and the Voice for the Voiceless launched a year-long Martyr Memorial Project, in memory of all the 159 martyrs who selflessly set themselves on fire for the cause of Tibet and to stand in solidarity with all their family and loved ones.

The Martyr Memorial Project aims to organize protest events on all the dates of the self-immolations as a mark of remembrance and solidarity with the self-immolator across 127 nations. This year-long project also aims at creating awareness on the critical situation inside Tibet and the need for urgency for action by the international communities.

The launch event was held on 12^th October 2022 at the Imperial Heights Clarks Inn Hotel, Kanyara. Shri. Indresh Kumar, RSS member and founder of BTSM and Shri. Pankaj Goyal, General Secretary of BTSM graced the event with BTSM representatives from 40 different chapters.

Tibetan Youth Congress Speaking Tour for the year 2019-2020 began by visiting the Tibetan Sweater sellers located across India and bringing them closer to the Tibetan Freedom Movement by giving talks on the roles and responsibilities of being Tibetan and the legacies and relevance of the Tibetan Youth Congress. During this Speaking Tour, Tibetan Youth Congress also focused on raising funds for the 50th Year founding anniversary of the Tibetan Youth Congress in 2020. 

Tibetan Youth Congress President Gonpo Dhundup and Information Secretary Lhamo la visited all the Tibetan Traders Associations in Rajasthan. Likewise, Vice-President Lobsang Tsering and Accountant Tsamchoe visited and covered areas around Maharastra, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Orissa. Sonam Tsering, General Secretary of TYC, and Tenzin Norzom, Researcher covered the state of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal. Joint Secretary Tsewang Rabgyal la and Cultural Secretary Yeshi Choephel la visited Gujurat, Maharastra, and Telangana. 

With Tibetan Youth Leadership Training and Social Service Programs ahead of us, TYC regrouped the members for the Speaking Tour. Gonpo Dhundup, President of TYC visited Winter sweater shops around Delhi while Vice President Lobsang Tsering and Information Secretary Lhamo covered the shops in Jharkhand. Joint Secretary Tsewang Rabgyal and Tibetan Researcher Ngawang Yarphel visited Tibetan shops around Haryana and Punjab. 

The Speaking Tour and FundRaising drive for the 50th Year Golden Jubilee celebration was a grand success and we’d like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to everyone who has supported us.

The celebration of the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan Youth Congress is an occasion to look back, reminisce and reassess its achievements. The 49th founding anniversary of the Tibetan Youth Congress started with the meeting of the Organizing Committee for the 50th Year Golden Jubilee Celebration. This is the first meeting of the Organizing Committee of the 50th Year Founding anniversary celebration. 

The members of the Organizing Committee include TYC Former Centrex (Sonam Tsering la, Topgyal la, Sherab Woeser la, Tsultrim Dorjee la, Ngawang Lobsang la, Tashi Targyal la) and RTYC Executives ( Lodoe Palden la, Tenzin Choedar la, Tharchin la and Rinchen Lhamo la). 

On 1st October 2019, TYC activists staged an aggressive campaign at the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi to condemn the 70th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. More than 50 activists stormed the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi to protest against the repressive and authoritarian policies in Tibet under Chinese rule. The protestors were immediately arrested and were taken into custody at Mandir Marg Police Station and released at 6 PM on the same day. 

Tibetan Youth Congress organized a solidarity march for Hong Kong from Connaught Place to Jantar Mantar on 30th August 2019 in New Delhi. Around three hundred activists were seen wearing black clothes and holding umbrellas with different slogans, in support of the anti-government protests in Hong Kong.   

The protest march was graced by Mr. Vijay Kranti, a journalist and long-time supporter of the Free Tibet Movement, and Dr. Kovind, Co-founder of the Go Green organization. TYC also successfully handed a letter stating four of our demands for the solidarity march to the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi.