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... Read More

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... Read More

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process that involves a periodic review of the human rights records of all 193 UN Member States. The process provides an opportunity for all States to review what progress on human rights... Read More

To Honorable G20 Foreign Ministers, Re: China’s Colonial Boarding Schools in Tibet We, a coalition of over 125 Tibet-related rights groups, are writing to you ahead of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in New Delhi urging you to take firm... Read More

For Immediate Release UYGHUR, TIBETAN, HONGKONGER ACTIVISTS ISSUE PERSONAL PLEA TO OLYMPIC ATHLETES TO BOYCOTT BEIJING 2022 – CHINA’S ‘GENOCIDE GAMES’ Today, in a strong open letter, three young prominent female activists have called on Olympic athletes to boycott the... Read More

Dear Athletes, We know athletes are people of conscience, full of strong and positive ideals, and desires for freedom and human rights. And because of this we – a Tibetan, Uyghur, and Hongkonger – are calling on you to not... Read More

NBC, BBC, CBC, Sky, Discovery, and Eurosport among over 20 Broadcasters targeted by more than 200 Campaign Groups Today in a public letter [1],  a coalition of over 200 Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hong Kong, Taiwanese, Chinese Democracy and human... Read More

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

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

Live Online Briefing: Uncovering China’s Coronavirus Agenda: Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Chinese activists speak up WHAT: On World Health Day, Tuesday 7 April 2020, a panel of Chinese, Tibetan, and Uyghur rights leaders joined by Chinese-focused human rights experts will conduct... Read More