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

We are deeply saddened to hear of the loss of Tsewang Choegyal – TC – Tethong. As DIIR Kalon in 2000 TC Tethong was extremely supportive of the founding of International Tibet Network. We feel honoured to have worked with... Read More

24 February 2024: More than 1,000 Tibetans, including monks, have been arrested following protests against the building of a hydropower dam on the Drichu River [1] in Kham, Eastern Tibet [CH: ] Multiple non-violent protests have taken place with objection... Read More

We are Tibetan leaders and activists writing to address the media storm surrounding His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Language, culture, and context define how people view any given situation. For Tibetans who see the video clip of the Dalai Lama’s... 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

78% of Tibetan students aged 6 to 18 separated from their families and forced into China’s colonial boarding school system in Tibet UN human rights experts have raised urgent concern about China’s residential schools in Tibet, which are part of... 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

UN EXPERTS CALL ON CHINA TO RELEASE TIBETAN NOMAD, A-NYA SENDGRA Five UN experts [1] have called for China to drop charges against Tibetan nomad and environmental activist A-Nya Sendgra. [2] In a press statement released today, the experts expressed... Read More