Posts tagged with: Tibet
International Tibet Network Statement on the Death of Liu Xiaobo 13 July 2017
International Tibet Network expresses profound grief at the death of Chinese dissident and Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo World governments must strongly and jointly condemn the inhumanity of China’s leadership, and increase pressure for Liu Xia and her brother to travel...
Concern for the whereabouts of lawyer Jiang Tianyong, defender of Tibetan and Chinese activists
20 December 2016, For Immediate Release Contacts: Tenzin Jigdal, International Coordinator (Tibetan, English) + 91 9882255516, jigdal@tibetnetwork.org Penghsuan Lee, East Asia Coordinator (Chinese, English) + 886 912545542, penghsuan@tibetnetwork.org [Taipei] International Tibet Network’s Secretariat expresses its deep concern at the...
World Water Day 2016: Concern for impact of China’s policies on Asia’s regional water security
22 March 2016 To: Foreign and Environment Ministers of the Governments of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam. cc Mrs Irina Bokova, Director General, UNESCO; UNFFCC Your Excellencies, We are writing to you on World...
Tibet Advocacy Coalition | UPR Mid-Term Assessment
In 2014, following China’s 2nd cycle Universal Periodic Review, China committed to comply with crucial recommendations spanning economic, cultural, and social rights, as well as non-derogable rights, such as freedom from torture. However, since the 2nd-cycle UPR, China has unleashed an increased...
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 Bid: Joint Open Letter to International Olympic Committee
Read in Spanish As Tibetans, Uyghurs, Southern Mongolians and Han Chinese we join together to urge you, International Olympic Committee members, not to award another Olympic Games to China. All of the people we represent have suffered as a result...
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche: Death in a Chinese Prison
Tibet movement mourns the passing of an innocent Tibetan hero, Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, who has died in a Chinese prison. International Tibet Network calls on world governments to help the family recover his body, and press China for a full...
Tibet campaigners launch global petition against Beijing Olympics bid; accuse IOC of “Skating on Thin Ice”
MEDIA RELEASE 1 June 2015 [For Immediate Use] Tibet campaigners launch global petition against Beijing Olympics bid; accuse IOC of “Skating on Thin Ice” IOC Evaluation Commission accepts China’s assurances regarding human rights but gives no details of “written assurances”...
Beijing’s Bid to host 2022 Winter Olympic Games | Media Statement
Media Release from International Tibet Network and Free Tibet 16 February 2015: Immediate Release Alistair Currie of Free Tibet, London, said: “In 2008, worldwide attention on repression in Tibet and the international campaign by Tibet activists served notice to the International Olympic...
We Stand With You: A Statement of Solidarity with Hong Kong Protesters from a Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian and Chinese
Contacts: email solidarityhongkong@gmail.com or call Tenzin Dorjee +1 (646) 724 0748, Yang Jianli +1 (857)472-9039, Enghebatu Togochog +1 (917) 698-4367, Dolkun Isa (Rebiya Kadeer contact) +49 89 54321999, Teng Biao + 1 617 396 6099 October 3 2014 As a Tibetan, Uyghur,...