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February 29, 2016 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

Thousands of Tibetans gather across Tibet to mark prayer festival; lockdown of TAR to foreign tourists

Last week, Tibetans across Tibet marked the last day of an important religious festival, gathering in the thousands at monasteries despite the deployment of large numbers of uniformed and plainclothes paramilitary police. Meanwhile, the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) closes to foreigners until the end of March, an annual lockdown coinciding with the March 10 anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising in 1959.

February 18, 2016 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

Tightening of an invisible net: new security measures in eastern Tibet heighten surveillance, control

New systematic and long-term security measures are being rolled out in the eastern Tibetan areas of Kham and Amdo as part of an intensified control agenda set at the highest levels in Beijing and in line with a ‘counter-terror’ campaign.

January 20, 2016 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

Hotel restaurant closed down by authorities after staff threatened with fine for speaking Tibetan

Following an outcry on social media, the local authorities in Rebkong (Chinese: Tongren), Tibet, have closed down a Chinese hotel after management threatened staff with a large fine if they spoke Tibetan.

January 8, 2016 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

China’s first counter-terror law and its implications for Tibet

China has passed its first counter-terror law, rejecting concerns from international governments that draconian measures in the name of national security are being used to crack down on Tibetans, Uyghurs and Chinese civil society and to undermine religious freedom.

December 18, 2015 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

European Parliament report on EU-China relations deplores deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet and China

Brussels, 18 December 2015 – A major debate in the European Parliament on Tuesday (December 15) was followed by the adoption of a report by more than 500 MEPs expressing serious concern on human rights in Tibet and China.

December 10, 2015 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

U.N. Committee against Torture calls China to account for ‘deeply entrenched’ torture and ill-treatment

The U.N. Committee against Torture has condemned China’s record of maltreatment in an unusually long and detailed report that raises serious questions about the way the Chinese Party state operates.

November 11, 2015 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

EU Special Representative for Human Rights visits China

Press Release from the EEAS following the visit of the EU Special Representative for Human Rights Stavros Lambrinidis to China from 9-14 November 2015.

October 23, 2015 ・ International Campaign for TibetNews

European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights Holds Exchange of Views on Tibet

An exchange of views on the human rights situation in Tibet was held on 22 October in Brussels by the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights.

September 21, 2015 ・ European UnionNews

EU Statement at UNHRC30: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention

EU Statement at the 30th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on 21 September 2015.

September 21, 2015 ・ The DiplomatNews

Is the Czech Republic China’s New ‘Bridge to Europe’?

The Czech Republic is drawing closer to China. Is this a new normal or a temporary golden age? The label of China’s “bridge to Europe” has become something of a holy grail. Though no one clearly knows what that would entail, the phrase became hyped during the acceleration of Chinese relations with the Central and […]

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