Tibetans and Tibet groups today urged UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to use her visit to China to raise human rights in Tibet, and “ensure that trade and access to Chinese markets do not ...
A Tibetan village leader has died after six months in detention, Tibet Watch has learned. Gonpo Namgyal died shortly after his release last month. Sources state that his body showed signs of torture.
Tibet is located to the southwest of China, also bordering India, Nepal, Myanmar (Burma) and Bhutan. Tibet’s three original provinces are U-Tsang, Kham and Amdo. The people in these regions all ...
“From a legal standpoint, Tibet has to this day not lost its statehood. It is an independent state under illegal occupation.” – Michael van Walt, lawyer and professor at the Institute for Advanced ...
For the last six years in a row, US think-tank Freedom House has ranked Tibet among the worst places in the world for civil rights and political freedom. Under the Chinese Communist Party, nobody is ...
Since the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) invasion in 1950, Tibetans have never stopped resisting the occupation. In the face of oppression and authoritarianism, with the deck stacked against them, ...
Pristine mountains, rolling pastures, spectacular glaciers and mighty rivers. All are located on the roof of the world. Tibet’s environment is precious for its beauty, but also to the Tibetan people ...
Since March 2009, more than 150 people are known to have set themselves on fire inside Tibet to protest against the repressive Chinese occupation. Self-immolation protests peaked in 2012 when more ...
Tibetan culture and identity is inseparably linked to Tibetan Buddhism. Religious practice and Buddhist principles are a part of daily life for most Tibetans. Monks and nuns play a key role in their ...
On the 10th of March 1959, after nearly a decade of repression by the occupying Chinese army, Tibetans in their thousands rose up in protest. They gathered in the streets of their capital Lhasa and ...
You’re an ally in the struggle for Tibetan freedom. Allyship means showing up for people time and time again. Here are 5 ways you can support world-leading research, campaigns and advocacy at Free ...
The Chinese government has a plan for Tibet’s children: if it gets its own way, the next generation will grow up loyal to the CCP, and strangers to Tibet. Thousands of Tibetans in Tibet are being ...