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Open Letter to UN Human Rights Commissioner: #StandWithLarungGar in Tibet

As Tibetans and Tibet campaigners, we are gravely concerned by the damage and destruction being caused by the Chinese authorities at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, one of the largest and most respected Buddhist institutions in the world, and home to... Read More

Open Letter to BRICS Leaders 2016

To: President Michel Temer of Brazil President Valdimir Putin of Russia Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India President Jacob Zuma, South Africa 7 October 2016 Your Excellencies, As concerned citizens of BRICS countries, we are writing to ask you to... Read More

Open Letter to G20 Leaders

Open Letter to G20 Leaders attending the 2016 G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China from Chinese, Tibetan, Uyghur, Hong Kong, and Southern Mongolian democracy and rights movement leaders For Immediate Release, 31 August 2016 2016’s G20 Summit will take place during a... Read More

7th International TSG Conference – extra events

International Tibet Network has arranged a few additional activities before and after the 7th International TSG Conference, which all participants are warmly invited to take part in if their travel plans permit. Wednesday 7 September: Pre-Conference Workshops from 3 – 6pm. There... Read More

Indian MPs Pledge to Help Save Tibet’s Rivers, Asia’s Lifeline

For Immediate Release July 22, 2016 Contact Persons: Jyotsna Sarah George (Students for a Free Tibet-India) – +91 8894933740 Dolma Yangchen (Tibetan Women’s Association) – +91 8351807472 Dr.Manoj Kumar (India Tibet -Friendship Association) – +91 9891195001 Nyima Lhamo (International Tibet... Read More

Yeshe Choedron awarded the inaugural ‘Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Medal of Courage’

  For Immediate Release: 12 July 2016 Contacts: Dhardon Sharling – Co-Chair, International Tibet Network: +91-9418791189                         Dolma Yangchen – President, Tibetan Women’s Association: +91-8351807472          ... Read More

2016 Steering Committee Election Candidates

Where there is more than one candidate, they are listed alphabetically by family name. Cast your vote (only in your region) by emailing mail@tibetnetwork.org by FRIDAY 8 July. You may have as many votes as there are seats in your region.... Read More

World Water Day 2016: Concern for impact of China’s policies on Asia’s regional water security

22 March 2016 To: Foreign and Environment Ministers of the Governments of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam. cc Mrs Irina Bokova, Director General, UNESCO; UNFFCC Your Excellencies, We are writing to you on World... Read More

Americas Regional Meeting 2016

International Tibet Network’s 2016 Americas Regional Meeting took place at the offices of National Endowment for Democracy, Washington D.C. from 26 – 28 February inclusive. 35 participants, representing 18 organizations from 5 countries met for almost 3 days of discussions, debate and deliberation. Resources... Read More

Tibet Campaigners call sentencing of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang a grave injustice

22 December 2015, for immediate release Contacts: Tenzin Jigdal (Tibetan, English) + 91 9882255516 Penghsuan Lee (Chinese, English) + 886 912545542 International Tibet Network’s Secretariat expressed deep concern today at the verdict of Pu Zhiqiang, prominent Chinese human rights lawyer... Read More