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 on eight former and current senior Chinese officials known to be responsible for grave human…

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 China, UK-based Tibetans and Tibet groups called on Rachel Reeves to use her meetings with…

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 you prepare to travel to China, we urge you to ensure that trade and access…

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 moment, the safety and welfare of those affected by the earthquake must be given full…

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…