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On the 66th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetans’ national uprising against China’s illegal occupation of their country, the International Campaign for Tibet calls on the international community to strengthen their support to the Tibetan people’s peaceful struggle, including by pressuring the Chinese government to resume dialogue with the Tibetan leadership to resolve the Tibet China […]
ICT echoes criticism by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, regarding the human rights situation in Tibet. In his Global Update before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva today, Türk expressed that he is “concerned about the impact of education policy and the restriction of freedom of expression and religion in the Tibet Autonomous Region.”
Kasur Gyalo Thondup, one of the prime figures in modern Tibetan history and the second eldest brother of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, passed away today at his home in Kalimpong, India. He was 97 years old.
The European Parliament’s Friends of Tibet group held on 29 January its first meeting following last year’s European elections, marking a significant step forward in continued support for Tibet within the European Union. Convened by Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Dainus Žalimas (Renew, Lithuania), the meeting brought together MEPs or their assistants from various […]
This report about the earthquake that hit western Tibet early January sheds light on the unsung heroes, explores critical yet unreported details, and examines potential future risks and the broader implications for Tibet and its people.
During the just concluded annual meetings of the People’s Congress and the Political Consultative Conference of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Chinese authorities announced the “election” of new leaders for the TAR government and the People’s Congress while vowing to strengthen work “for closer unity around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core” in the coming years.
The International Campaign for Tibet welcomes a statement by several UN human rights experts, whose comments included a discussion of the cases of nine missing Tibetans.
The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) expresses its deep sorrow following the powerful earthquake that struck the Shigatse region in Tibet on 7 January 2025.
Two ICT representatives were able to take part in a colloquium in the French Senate in Paris on 3 December focusing on the issue of water management in the Himalayas and in particular in Tibet.
In a statement delivered at the 17th UN Forum on Minority Issues in Geneva, the International Campaign for Tibet expressed its deep concern over the Chinese government’s systematic erasure of the Tibetan people’s identity through its education policies. The two-day Forum, held on 28-29 November 2024, focused this year on the topic of “Minority representation […]