Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 7 (ANI): The Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) on Thursday held a silent protest in McLeodganj, Dharamshala, condemning China’s Ethnic Unity Law and urging the United Nations to respond to what it described as the cultural assimilation of Tibetans.

The women activists alleged that China’s so-called Ethnic Unity Law seeks to erase Tibetan language, culture, identity and heritage. Wearing black masks during the protest, they appealed to the international community to stand with Tibet and raise its voice against what they called cultural assimilation and repression in Tibet.

China’s so-called Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress was adopted by the National People’s Congress in March 2026 and came into effect on July 1, 2026. According to the protesters, a day after the law took effect, Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen died after self-immolating in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York in protest against China...