News

 

 

Wall Street Journal: Campaigners hail “long-awaited victory for press freedoms”

Campaigners hail “long-awaited victory for press freedoms” as Wall Street Journal and Australia media ditch their partnerships with Chinese State media Attention continues to grow on other media outlets including Handelsblatt and the Los Angeles Times The Wall Street Journal... Read More

Global Call for Release of 12 Hong Kong Activists and Action from World Governments

‘Hong Kong 12’ detained for over 60 days for allegedly attempting to escape from Hong Kong   We, the undersigned, condemn the arrest and detention of the 12 Hongkonger activists who are currently being held in incommunicado detention in mainland... Read More

Votes in favour of China’s seat on the UN Human Rights Council down by 30%

Tibet Activists call for more UN Member States to join the growing move to hold China accountable Tibet rights activists have slammed UN Members for electing China to the UN Human Rights Council today in light of its ruthless crackdown... Read More

VoteNoChina: Tibet groups urge UN Member States to “Take a Stand”

Over 100 Tibet groups urge UN States to “take a stand” and ensure China is not elected to the top human rights body next week The catalogue of evidence of China’s brutal assault on human rights in Tibet, East Turkestan,... Read More

Open Letter to UN Member States – VoteNoChina

8 October 2020 To: The Member States of the UN General Assembly We the undersigned 115 global Tibet related groups – all committed to promoting and protecting the human rights of those living under Chinese rule – urge you to... Read More

Affected communities present International Olympic Committee officials with evidence of China’s extreme human rights abuses, and urge the Beijing 2022 Games be moved

Today a cross-movement coalition, representing Tibetan, Uyghur, Hongkonger, and Chinese Democracy groups, were invited to their first meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) representatives since 2002. [1][2] Activists joined to discuss the ongoing serious human rights violations facing those living... Read More

An open letter to: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, UN Member States

Global call for international human rights monitoring mechanisms on China An open letter to: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, UN Member States We, the undersigned organizations, join together to call for an international... Read More

Activists remind the IOC of past warnings of China’s human rights atrocities ahead of the Executive Committee meeting in Lausanne

CONTACTS: Dorjee Tseten, Students for a Free Tibet,  +1 6467533889 Frances Hui, We The Hongkongers, +1 425-245-4818 Mandie McKeown, International Tibet Network, +44 (0)7748158618 Zumretay Arkin, World Uyghur Congress, +4915733405314 Fengsuo Zhou, Tiananmen Survivor, +1 5103712098 Beijing Winter Olympics 2022:... Read More

Apple Issues Landmark New Human Rights Policy Following Pressure From Activists

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4 September 2020 CONTACTS: Pema Doma, Students for a Free TIbet | pemadoma@studentsforafreetibet.org +1 (617) 792-3606 Lobsang Gyatso, Tibet Action Institute | lobsang@tibetaction.net +91-9882407365 Mandie McKeown, International Tibet Network | mandie@tibetnetwork.org +44 7748158618 Apple Issues Landmark New... Read More