Tibet This Week – 3rd January 2025

1. His Holiness the Dalai Lama Embarks on First Journey of the Year, Heads to Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement 2. Systematic Erasure of Tibetan Language Raises Alarms as Military Presence Intensifies at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy 3. CTA Mourns the Passing of Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh and Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter 4. Sikyong Penpa Tsering Congratulates Leaders of Japan's Parliamentary Tibet Support Group 5. Sikyong Penpa Tsering Condemns China’s Sanctions on Canada Tibet Committee as Transnational Repression 6. Education Department Launches Three-Day Leadership Conference for Tibetan School Heads 7. Estonian Delegation Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile 8. Office of Tibet Hosts Sino-Tibetan New Year Gathering in New York