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Thuten Kesang: Obituary

We are deeply saddened to hear of the loss of Thuten Kesang, a cherished member of International Tibet Network. Thuten la served as a member of International Tibet [Support] Network founding Steering Committee in 2000 and remained a devoted and... Read More

Joint Open Letter to Snickers: Drop Beijing 2022

Dear Mr Grant F. Reid We, a coalition of over 200 global campaign groups, are writing to follow up on an unanswered letter sent to you in January 2021. Our growing coalition is again raising serious concerns that Mars Wrigley’s brand... Read More

We Stand With Burma: Solidarity Message from Tibet Network

30 March 2021 International Tibet Network, together with the undersigned organisations and supporters, express extreme concern about the recent military coup and violent crackdown in Burma [1] which aim to dismantle a democratically elected government. Since 1 February, the Burmese... Read More

A Human Rights Approach to US-China Policy

A Joint NGO letter to the Biden Administration Dear President Biden On behalf of 24 organizations and individuals devoted to improving respect for human rights in China, we write to urge your administration to make human rights a priority in... Read More

Media Release: Rights Groups call on Governments to Boycott Beijing 2022

Over 180 Rights Groups and Activists call on Governments to Boycott Beijing 2022 Activists warn anything less will be an endorsement of China’s blatant disregard for civil and human rights The IOC has failed to uphold ‘Olympic Values’ so far,... Read More

Beijing 2022 Olympics: Joint Open Letter to Foreign Governments

URGENTLY COMMIT TO A GOVERNMENT BOYCOTT OF THE 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS IN BEIJING Dear World Leaders We, a coalition of over 180 groups, jointly call on governments to commit to a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games... Read More

Weekly Tibet News and Information Digest 2021

29 January 2020 1. Tibet Specific 2. Human Rights Related [including Opinion] 3. China: Manipulation, Soft Power, Propaganda & Counter Reports [including Opinion] 4. Digital Security 5. Bigger Picture, Solidarity and Sanity; Blogs, Books and Resources to help activists Tibet... Read More

Tibetan rights activist Tashi Wangchuk released after five years in prison

Campaigners express concern for his safety and the five years deprivation of political rights that begins now Chinese lawyer Liang Xiaojun today tweeted news that Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk was taken to his family in Trindu county in Kham... Read More

Hong Kong: Human Rights Groups Condemn Mass Arrests

We, the undersigned 35* groups and organizations dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights, condemn the arrests of over 50 pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong. The arrests symbolize the ongoing weaponization of law to undermine the democratic aspirations and rights... Read More

Apple Suppressing Human Rights Critics, Shareholders Warn

MEDIA RELEASE: 18 December 2020 Apple has failed to enact the human rights policy it introduced in August, and has suppressed a shareholder proposal raising human rights concerns, according to a coalition of shareholders, campaigners and Tibetan, Uyghur and Hongkonger... Read More