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ICT honors Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi with Light of Truth Award recognizing a lifelong commitment to Tibet
The International Campaign for Tibet presented the Light of Truth Award to Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi for her career long commitment to the people of Tibet and bringing light to the cause.

China’s intensive hydropower dams threaten millions in Tibet and Asia
A new International Campaign for Tibet report finds China’s rapid hydropower dam scheme is causing irreparable damage to the Tibetan civilization, the environment, downstream nations, and the climate. Its agenda disregards the human impact, the science, and worsening climate change hydropower brings.

Les projets intensifs de barrages hydroélectriques chinois menacent des millions de personnes au Tibet et en Asie
Un nouveau rapport d’International Campaign for Tibet révèle comment le programme de construction intensive de barrages hydroélectriques de la Chine cause des dommages irréparables à la civilisation tibétaine, à l’environnement, aux pays en aval et au climat.

Chinese hydropower Damming Tibet’s culture, community and environment
The People’s Republic of China’s hydropower and dam projects are increasingly leading to massive human rights violations and environmental damage in Tibet. Since Asia’s largest rivers originate in the Tibetan plateau, the construction of hydroelectric dams in Tibet also threaten the water supply, livelihoods and health of up to 1.8 billion people across China, South and Southeast Asia.

Tibetan environmentalist Karma Samdrup released after a decade and a half in prison
Prominent Tibetan environmentalist and philanthropist, Karma Samdrup, who has been serving a 15 year prison sentence, has been released upon completion of term.

Seeking to counter Tibetan outreach, China sends propaganda team to Europe
Tibetan parliamentarians have been busy in Europe this month, where they’ve working to garner support for Tibet with visits to Latvia and Estonia, among other countries.

Tibetan language rights activist Tashi Wangchuk detained again for “slanderous” videos on Chinese TikTok
Chinese authorities detained prominent Tibetan language rights activist Tashi Wangchuk on 20 October 2024, for his language rights activism on Chinese social media platforms.

Event: “Asie sous influence, Asie en résistance” – 30 November 2024
ICT will be present at the event “Asie sous influence, Asie en résistance” taking place in Paris on 30 November.

Monastic schools in Ngaba targeted amid crackdown on Tibetan-language education
In yet another assault on Tibetan language in eastern Tibet, Chinese authorities have forcibly removed younger monks from the Taktsang Lhamo Monastic School and pressed them into state-run schools over recent months.

Tibetan whistleblower detained by Chinese police
A 29-year-old Tibetan environmental whistleblower from Ngaba is currently under detention for his exposé on Chinese social media of illegal sand and gravel mining in his native Tsaruma hometown.