Dharamshala, July 5 -- As Tibetans the world prepare to celebrate the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama on July 6, the Tibet Action Institute has launched a new report titled "When they came to take our children," highlighting the threat posed by China's colonial boarding schools to the future of Tibet.

The report was released on Saturday in Dharamshala, coinciding with the birthday celebrations of the leader. It is going to present new evidence exposing how Tibetan children are subjected to abuse, neglect, indoctrination, and identity erasure in a vast network of Chinese government-run boarding schools and preschools in Tibet.

The lunch event is being attended by Tibetan leaders, including Sikyong/CTA President Penpa Tsering, as the...