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In this edition: New report reveals coercive labor program in Tibet; Tibet raised at EU-China leaders’ virtual meeting; China elected to UN Human Rights Council but suffers another setback as criticism grows; ICT joins Global Day of Action against human rights violations in China; Seventh Tibet Work Forum promises more repression (…)

Takna Jigme Sangpo, who had been Tibet’s longest serving political prisoner, passed away in Switzerland on October 17, 2020.

The Chinese government says under its rule Tibetans have “become master of their own destiny,” and participate in government administration. But a new analysis shows that Tibetans are kept out of the most important leadership roles in their own homeland.

In the first edition in French of the Tibet Talks Europe, ICT’s EU Policy Director Vincent Metten interviewed French tibetologist Katia Buffetrille about her recent book and the current situation in Tibet.

The People’s Republic of China has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council at the UN General Assembly in New York today, but suffered a significant drop in votes.

On the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China yesterday, the International Campaign for Tibet joined in a series of protests to denounce the massive human rights violations in China as part of the “Global Day of Action.”

Ten Tibetans have received harsh prison sentences in a trial that reveals how China uses “anti-gang” measures to silence Tibetans and deny them fair trials, the International Campaign for Tibet finds in a new report.

On 1 October, the 71st anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, ICT and a number of other groups are organizing a demonstration in Brussels in order to call on the EU to take urgent and concrete action to hold China accountable for its serious human rights violations.

In this edition of the Tibet Talks Europe, Members of Parliaments discussed the Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi’s European tour and the EU-China leaders’ meeting and their implications for Tibet.

EU Statement at the 45th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Item 4 – Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention25 September 2020 (…) “On China, the EU continues to be gravely concerned about the existence of a large network of political re-education camps, widespread surveillance, and systemic restrictions on freedom of […]