China invaded Tibet in 1950. Inside its borders and across the world, Tibetans have never stopped believing Tibet is a nation. After more than 70 years of occupation, Tibetans still resist China’s ...

For the last six years in a row, US think-tank Freedom House has ranked Tibet among the worst places in the world for civil rights and political freedom. Under the Chinese Communist Party, nobody is ...

Green transport in one place should not come at the cost of environmental and social damage in another. For the people of Tibet, this is a real threat with the extraction of lithium for use in ...

“From a legal standpoint, Tibet has to this day not lost its statehood. It is an independent state under illegal occupation.” – Michael van Walt, lawyer and professor at the Institute for Advanced ...

Below are a selection of case studies of individuals who have suffered human rights abuses at the hand of China’s regime. Many of them have been imprisoned and some remain in prison, died whilst in ...

Pristine mountains, rolling pastures, spectacular glaciers and mighty rivers. All are located on the roof of the world. Tibet’s environment is precious for its beauty, but also to the Tibetan people ...

The Chinese government has a plan for Tibet’s children: if it gets its own way, the next generation will grow up loyal to the CCP, and strangers to Tibet. Thousands of Tibetans in Tibet are being ...

China is very aware of the strength of the movement for Tibet’s freedom. Inside Tibet, it uses repression and violence to try to silence that movement. Outside of China, it uses propaganda. These are ...

On the 10th of March 1959, after nearly a decade of repression by the occupying Chinese army, Tibetans in their thousands rose up in protest. They gathered in the streets of their capital Lhasa and ...

The 14th Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and the Tibetan people. In the past, Dalai Lamas have also served as the political leaders of Tibet. The current Dalai Lama was exiled ...

We are Free Tibet, and we stand with Tibetans around the world. For their homeland, for their future and against China’s brutal occupation.

Tibet is located to the southwest of China, also bordering India, Nepal, Myanmar (Burma) and Bhutan. Tibet’s three original provinces are U-Tsang, Kham and Amdo. The people in these regions all ...