FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 21 February 2025 [Geneva] – As global concern grows for the one million Tibetan children housed in China’s colonial boarding school system in Tibet, [1] a coalition of over 140 global Tibet groups and more than... Read More

Over 140 Tibet groups – joined by 340,000 supporters – call on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to “Break the silence on Tibet’s residential boarding school crisis” DOWNLOAD THE LETTER HERE 14 February 2024 To: H.E. Volker Türk,... Read More

Joint Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the ‘Xiamen Gathering’ Crackdown Standing in solidarity with Human Rights Defenders in China International Tibet Network joins global civil society organisations to call for the release of Xu Zhiyong, a Chinese rights advocate... Read More

International Tibet Network mourns the passing of Gyalo Thondup, a titan in the Tibetan movement and the elder brother of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama. Gyalo Thondup la’s remarkable life was marked by his unwavering dedication to the Tibetan... Read More

X has increasingly become a space that amplifies extremist views that do not align with those of International Tibet Network and that represent a threat to democracy and human dignity. Furthermore, X is deprioritising any posts that link to content... Read More

On 22 December 2024, the Chinese government issued sanctions against the Canada Tibet Committee and five individual Tibetan human rights defenders. The sanctions appear to be issued as “countermeasures” in retaliation for the sanctions imposed by the government of Canada... Read More

UK Chancellor urged to challenge China on Tibet during her Visit Rachel Reeves set to visit China to ”revive” UK-China economic talks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9 January 2025 [LONDON] Ahead of UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ visit to... Read More

Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP Chancellor of the Exchequer 11 Downing Street London SW1A 2AB 9 January 2024 Dear Chancellor, We are writing to you on behalf of UK-based Tibet groups and thousands of Tibetans living in the UK. As... Read More

For Immediate Release, 7 January 2025 TIBET QUAKE VICTIMS NEED HELP, NOT HARM Tibetans and Tibet organisations around the world are deeply saddened by the devastating earthquake [1] that struck Chinese-occupied Tibet on 7 January 2025 [2]. At this critical... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11 December 2024 Tibetans and Tibet Activists Call On Nepal to Reject China’s Illegitimate Panchen Lama Visit Tibet activists worldwide have expressed alarm at reports[1] that Gyaltsen Norbu (CH: Gyaincain Norbu), Beijing’s illegitimate Panchen Lama, is due... Read More