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Protests Rock USA During Xi Jinping Visit as Tibetans Challenge CCP
Protests Rock Washington as Xi Jinping Visits the United States Chinese President Xi Jinping’s September 2026 state visit to Washington brought not only diplomatic ceremonies and h…
Read more →The Tibetan Uprising of 1959: A Defiant Struggle for Freedom
Introduction March 10, 1959, remains a pivotal date in Tibetan history - a day that symbolizes the resilience of the Tibetan people in their fight against Chinese occupation. After…
Read more →No One is Safe under Authoritarian China: A New Report Finds
On April 15, 2024, Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD), a coalition of Chinese and international human rights non-governmental organizations, released its annual report, If I Dis…
Read more →World Uyghur Congress Advocates Urgent Action Against Uyghur Genocide at UN Event
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) marked a pivotal moment on 30 November 2023 at the United Nations (UN) event focused on utilizing the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to shed light …
Read more →Canadian Government Responds to Parliamentary Report on Human Rights in Tibet, Calls for Transparency and Multilateral Action
The Canadian Government issues an official response to the parliamentary report on Tibet, emphasizing the need for transparency, multilateral action, and the protection of human ri…
Read more →UN Expert Mary Lawlor Discloses Confidential Letter to China Regarding Nine Tibetan Environmental Defenders, Letter Now Made Public
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, has made a confidential letter addressed to China concerning the plight of nine Tibetan environmental defenders public…
Read more →EU Raises Dire Situation in Tibet and Xinjiang at UN Human Rights Council Session
During the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the European Union (EU) took a strong stance by addressing the "dire situation" in Tibet and Xinjiang,…
Read more →UN Experts demand China Transparency on Nine Imprisoned Tibetan Environmental Activists
The United Nations experts have called on the Chinese government to provide clarifications concerning the fate and well-being of nine Tibetan environmental human rights defenders c…
Read more →Former CTA PM Dr. Lobsang Sangay attends Asia 21 Young Leaders event in Japan
Source: Asia Society Dr. Lobsang Sangay, a former PM in the Central Tibetan Administration, attended the two-day meeting of Asia 21 young leaders in Tokyo which was hosted by Asia …
Read more →Tibetan student activist who hung a Tibetan Flag on the Acropolis cleared by a Greek court
Source: The Guardian A Greek court has acquitted activists who were accused of attempting to "pollute, damage, and distort" the Acropolis after they hung a banner there i…
Read more →Plight of Tibetan environmental rights defenders raised at 41st FIDH Congress
Source: ICT The plight of Tibetan environmental rights defenders was raised at an international gathering of human rights defenders in Paris this week, reported International Campa…
Read more →CCP propaganda machines prepare Tibet to ‘welcome’ 20th Party Congress
Lhasa: With Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Party Congress set to begin on October 16th, Chinese social media handles are replete with reports and pictures of events held in o…
Read more →Speakers call for HRC members to push for meaningful investigation on the ground in Tibet
Geneva: The UN Human Rights Council 51st side event was held yesterday at Geneva, Switzerland. The purpose of this event was to raise voices for Chinese government accountability a…
Read more →ICT highlights Tibet’s colonial schools, climate change and lack of freedom of expression at UNHRC
Washington, DC: International Campaign for Tibet, on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, delivered three statements at the 50th session of United Nation Human Right…
Read more →EU expresses “regret†on UN human rights chief’s limited access on visit to China.
The European Union has expressed “regret” that United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet could not secure full access to persecuted groups, individuals and de…
Read more →The China Nexus: Benedict Roger’s new book to hit stores in October
London: China Nexus: Thirty Years In and Around the Chinese Communist Party's Tyranny, a book by human rights activist and Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Watch Ben…
Read more →UN Human Rights Chief Urged China to Protect Linguistic, Religious and Cultural Identity of Tibetans
Geneva: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet concluded her six-day trip to China on Saturday, 28 May. The High Commissioner stressed the importance of protec…
Read more →US Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues meets with Tibetans in Nepal
Kathmandu: On her three-day visit to Nepal’s capital Kathmandu beginning May 20, US Under Secretary for Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Ms. Uzra Zeya, has paid a cour…
Read more →China targeting Hong Kong, Taiwan, Uyghur, Tibetan and Mongolian activists: Safeguard Defenders
Madrid: In its latest report on China’s transnational repression against people overseas, human rights NGO Safeguard Defenders reported that a US court has indicted four offi…
Read more →'Never Forget Tibet' excerpts to be screened at Human Rights Film Festival
Hague: Never Forget Tibet excerpts are to be screened at Human Rights Festival organized by Global Human Rights Defenders here today. International Campaign for Tibet Board member …
Read more →CHRD urges Chinese government to immediately end the practice of arbitrary detentions
Shanghai: Chinese human rights defenders (CHRD) report urged the Chinese government to immediately end the practice of arbitrary detention, particularly targeting those who are adv…
Read more →Tibet groups raise joint demands ahead of UN High Commissioner’s visit to China
60 human rights organisations, including prominent Uyghur, Tibetan, Hong Kong, and mainland Chinese groups, published a joint statement laying out the main expectations and core pr…
Read more →Tibetan Activist Chemi Lhamo to speak at Oslo Freedom Forum 2022
Oslo: Tibetan- Canadian activist and community organizer Chemi Lhamo will be a speaker at the 14th Oslo Freedom Forum 2022 to “emphasize the importance of advocating for a wo…
Read more →“China needs to know Tibet Belongs to the Tibetan peopleâ€: Enes Kanter receives Courage Award 2022
Geneva: Turkish-American professional basketball player and an outspoken human rights activist Enes Kanter Freedom received the 2022 Geneva summit Courage Award in recognition of h…
Read more →Favourite Tibet Reads Of 2023
2023 is over. As the year draws to a close, we asked researchers, activists and journalists to name their favourite Tibet reads of 2023 that left an impression on them. Here are th…
Read more →Statement of TRC on the 83rd birthday of His Holiness the Great Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Today, on this auspicious and joyous occasion of the eighty-seventh birthday of His Holiness the Great Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tibet Rights Collective joins millions of his…
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