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 to attend the 9th South China Sea Buddhism Roundtable Conference in Nepal. 139 global Tibet…

Today we mark the 35th anniversary of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s Nobel Peace Prize award. In 1989 His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for advocating peaceful solutions based upon tolerance and mutual respect in order to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of his people.” Thirty-five years…

Tsongon Tsering, a resident of Tsaruma village in Kakhog County, Ngaba, Amdo, was sentenced to eight months in prison on 27 October by the Qiongxi County People’s Court on charges of “disrupting social order.” On 14 October, Tsongon Tsering posted a five-minute video on WeChat that accused Anhui Xianhe Construction Engineering Co. of causing extensive…

Karma Samdrup, a prominent Tibetan environmental rights defender, has been released after serving a 15-year prison sentence. He was first detained in January 2010. Karma Samdrup founded the award-winning Three Rivers Environmental Protection Group and played a major role in protecting Tibet’s fragile ecosystem. His detention followed unsuccessful efforts to secure the release of his…

Mass Trial in Hong Kong: Beijing’s Attempt to Silence Dissent International Tibet Network strongly condemns the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong. On Tuesday 19 November, 45 Hong Konger Democrats received prison sentences of up to 10 years on baseless ‘national security’ charges that further expose the deteriorating human rights situation in Hong…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 October, 2024 Over 140 global Tibet groups call on Musee Guimet to stop ‘endorsing China’s colonisation of Tibet’ [Paris] A top French museum in Paris is under fire for censoring the identity and cultural history of Tibet and endorsing China’s occupation of Tibet by rewriting history and replacing the word Tibet…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 October, 2024 In a historic move, 15 UN member states [1], including Australia, Canada, Japan, the UK, and the United States, delivered a groundbreaking joint statement at the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee [2] expressing serious concern about “credible reports detailing human rights abuses in Tibet.” China’s abuses in Tibet haven’t…

Dr. Yannick Lintz, President Musée Guimet 6 Pl. d’Iéna, 75116 Paris, France 23 October 2024 Dear Dr. Yannick Lintz We are a coalition of over 140 global Tibet-related organisations, representing the collective voice for the Tibetan people and their struggle for freedom. We are writing to you today to raise the important matter of how…

Dear Foreign Secretary, We write on behalf of UK-based Tibet groups and the thousands of Tibetan community members based in the UK ahead of your first crucial visit to China with a clear message: you must ensure human rights and Tibet remain at the top of the agenda for the UK government. Your meeting takes...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 September 2024 Thirteen UN human rights experts [1] have today made public their concerns about the construction of the Kamtok (Ch: Gangtuo) hydroelectric dam on the Drichu River (Ch: Cháng Jiāng / commonly known as Yangtze) in Tibet, warning of “dire and irreversible environmental and climate impacts” and “irreversible destruction of…