People in Taiwan hold march to mark 1959 Tibetan uprising

People in Taiwan hold march to mark 1959 Tibetan uprising

Taipei, March 11, 2026 Around 300 people participated in an annual march in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, to mark the 1959 Tibetan uprising, with organisers warning that China’s “expansion of authoritarian rule will not stop in just one place,” local media reported. Chairman of the Tibet Religious Foundation, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, Kelsang Gyaltsen Bawa, said, “Tibet’s story is also a reminder to the world, especially Taiwan,” Central …

Tokyo Commemorates the 67th Anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan National Uprising

Tokyo Commemorates the 67th Anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan National Uprising Tokyo: On 8 March 2026, Tibetans and supporters in Japan gathered in Tokyo to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan Uprising, honouring the courage and resilience of the Tibetan people and calling for peace and freedom in Tibet. The day’s program began in the morning with a peaceful demonstration in front of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China …

Tibetans and Unbroken Cry of Tibet: Memory, Resistance, Weight of Silence

March 10 is a date that Tibetans carry with them wherever they go, returning each year with a quiet but persistent demand, to remember, to grieve, and to refuse to give up. It marks the uprising of 1959, when thousands of Tibetans gathered in defiance of the Chinese Communist Party’s tightening control over their homeland, their faith, and their way of life, standing up with little more than courage against a force far more powerful than themsel…