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All posts by: Mandie McKeown

Over 220 groups urgently demand UN High Commissioner immediately postpone her visit to China

Activists warn the upcoming visit risks aiding Beijing’s attempts to whitewash repression against Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hongkongers, Southern Mongolians, and others We, a coalition of over 220 Tibetan, Uyghur, Hongkonger, Southern Mongolian, and Chinese democracy groups, are demanding the High Commissioner... Read More

Tibet groups join with Hong Kong, Uyghur, Chinese and international NGOs to raise joint demands ahead of UN High Commissioner’s visit to China

High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet must ensure her announced UN visit is credible, unfettered and meaningful, and that it is preceded by the prompt release of the much-awaited UN report on serious violations in Xinjiang, the Uyghur region. 60 human rights... Read More

We Stand With Ukraine: Statement of Solidarity from the Tibetan Freedom Movement

For Immediate Release: 26 February 2022 #StandWithUkraine: Statement of Solidarity from the Tibetan Freedom Movement   International Tibet Network, a global coalition of over 125 civil society organisations working for an end to the occupation of Tibet, stands in solidarity... Read More

Media Release: Activists Urge Athletes to Boycott Beijing 2022

For Immediate Release UYGHUR, TIBETAN, HONGKONGER ACTIVISTS ISSUE PERSONAL PLEA TO OLYMPIC ATHLETES TO BOYCOTT BEIJING 2022 – CHINA’S ‘GENOCIDE GAMES’ Today, in a strong open letter, three young prominent female activists have called on Olympic athletes to boycott the... Read More

Athletes Wanted: Don’t Go To The Genocide Games

Dear Athletes, We know athletes are people of conscience, full of strong and positive ideals, and desires for freedom and human rights. And because of this we – a Tibetan, Uyghur, and Hongkonger – are calling on you to not... Read More

Open letter to the European Union Leaders: Boycott Beijing 2022

Dear High Representative and European Union Foreign Ministers, RE: Joint diplomatic boycott action of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics We are a coalition of over 250 global campaign groups representing Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hongkongers, Chinese, Southern Mongolians, Taiwanese, and other affected and... Read More

G20 – Boycott of Beijing 2022

Open letter to G20 ahead of G20 Summit on 30-31 October 2021 To H.E. Mario Draghi, Prime Minister of Italy in the capacity as president of the G20 RE: Joint diplomatic boycott action of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics We,... Read More

ACTIVISTS TURN SIGHTS TO OLYMPIC BROADCASTERS IN PROTEST OVER PLAN TO AIR BEIJING 2022 OLYMPICS – 
CHINA’S ‘GENOCIDE GAMES’

NBC, BBC, CBC, Sky, Discovery, and Eurosport among over 20 Broadcasters targeted by more than 200 Campaign Groups Today in a public letter [1],  a coalition of over 200 Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hong Kong, Taiwanese, Chinese Democracy and human... Read More

Remembering Tenzin Delek Rinpoche

Today we mark eight years since the untimely death of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, a highly respected Tibetan lama known for his advocacy for Tibetan communities and the environment. Tenzin Delek died under mysterious circumstances in a Chinese prison after spending... Read More

Rights Groups welcome unprecedented action by politicians calling for a coordinated boycott of Beijing 2022 Olympics

Impacted Communities cite China’s Uyghur Genocide as a ‘Red Line’ and urge Governments, Sponsors, Athletes, and National Olympic Committees to Denounce China’s Crimes Against Humanity and Pledge Not to Attend the Games   [London] Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hong Kong,... Read More