Over 40 Tibetan Youth Congress Activists Detained Outside Chinese Embassy in Delhi

Over 40 members of the Tibetan Youth Congress were detained by the Delhi Police on Thursday, October 1, 2026, after staging a protest outside the Chinese Embassy. The demonstration was organized to voice opposition against the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

Following the protest outside the embassy premises in Delhi, police personnel took the activists into custody and moved them to the Mandir Marg police station.

The demonstration coincided with China's official founding day, which is observed annually on October 1. During the gathering, the Tibetan Youth Congress condemned what it described as the continued assertion of Chinese sovereignty and political control over Tibet, East Turkistan, Southern Mongolia, and Manchuria.

In a statement issued regarding the protest, the Tibetan group stated, “Tibet is never part of China and will never be. Forced invasion and resultant incorporation of erstwhile Independent state of Tibet, and other nation like East Turkistan, Southern Mongolia and Manchuria mark new assault on freedom in general, particularly, its colonialist practice of territorial invasion and border incursion on other neighbouring state reflects imperialist intent of Chinese state existence.”

The organization also emphasized its resolve regarding self-determination, adding, “No any measure and its colonial law as well as policies will succeed in erasure of Tibetan’s distinct national historical claims, identity and will to determine their own political future.”