URGENT PROTEST & CANDLELIGHT VIGIL

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Outside the Chinese Embassy, London (49-51 Portland Place) Friday, 3rd July 2026 from 7pm – 9pm

Join members of the Tibetan community and supporters for an urgent peaceful protest and candlelight vigil outside the Chinese Embassy in London to honour the life of Lobga Rangzen, a Tibetan who died after an act of self-immolation in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 2 July 2026. This gathering is an act of remembrance and solidarity, drawing attention to continuing concerns over political, human rights, religious freedom, and the protection of Tibet’s cultural identity.

The vigil also comes in the wake of China’s Ethnic Unity Law, which entered into force on 1 July 2026. The law has been met with strong criticism from Tibetan and Uyghur organisations, parliamentarians, and human rights groups, who argue that it further entrenches state-led assimilation policies and threatens ...

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