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For more than two years, a Tibetan woman named Gonpo Kyi has been seeking the release of her falsely accused brother, Dorjee Tashi. Last month a Chinese court ruled against her, putting justice for her younger brother even further out of reach.

The president of the Musée du Quai Branly confirms that the term “Xizang” used by Beijing in place of “Tibet” will be withdrawn from its public catalogs and cartels by the end of October. The museum had been using the term internally since 2018.

Le président du musée du Quai Branly a confirmé lors d’une rencontre avec ICT et ses partenaires FIDH et LDH que le terme « Xizang » utilisé par Pékin à la place de « Tibet » sera retiré de ses catalogues publics et de ses cartels d’ici fin octobre.

This week a group of determined Tibetans and Tibet activists from six countries in Europe participated in the Tibetan Empowerment Days. The event, organized by the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) from September 23-26, brought together 12 Tibetans and Tibet activists from six European countries – Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands – to Brussels.

EU Statement at the 57th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council – Item 4 – Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention
24 September 2024

Tibetans and Tibet supporters took the stage at a United Nations Human Rights Council side event in Geneva yesterday, testifying about China’s suppression of the Tibetan language and the recent school closures in Tibet.

In the latest escalation of China’s efforts to control the narrative on Tibet, a new propaganda center called the “Tibet International Communication Center” was launched in Lhasa on 2 September 2024.

A powerful letter published today by 13 independent UN Human Rights Special Procedures expressed “deep concern” regarding the Chinese government plans to build the Kamtok dam in the Tibetan region of Derge.

The International Campaign for Tibet hosted a special panel at World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden this month, on the threat to Tibet’s water and Tibet’s potential to unlocking regional peace and prosperity.

The Chinese government has demolished the 135-year-old Atsok Monastery in northern Tibet to make way for the construction of a hydroelectric dam. The monastery had previously enjoyed protected status as a cultural heritage site, but this status was unilaterally revoked by Chinese authorities in order to push the demolition forward.