International Campaign for Tibet

China in Tibet: A Brutal Occupation

For centuries Tibet, a high altitude plateau between China and India, remained remote from the rest of the world with a widely dispersed population of nomads, farmers, monks and traders. Tibet had its own national flag, its own currency, a distinct culture and religion, and controlled its own affairs. »continue

Tibet's History, Politics, and Legal Situation

Major Issues that Affect Tibet Today

Implementation of Chinese policies to settle Tibetan nomads, and to resettle Tibetans in towns and villages, are now threatening their way of life.

Videos

Why Are We Silent? PSA
ICT Public Service Announcement featuring Richard Gere, Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts, Sting, Adam Yauch, Alanis Morissette and others.

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the leader of the Tibetan nation and people, fled Tibet from Chinese aggression into exile in 1959. In the tradition of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, he has become one of the world's great exponents of non-violence. For this, he has won the admiration of the world and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. »continue

» Dalai Lama's Nobel Lecture

» The Five Point Peace Plan

» Guidelines for Future Tibet Policy

ICT Publications

Refugee Report: Dangerous Crossing - 2007-2008 Update

Two new ICT reports document the dangers for Tibetans in Nepal due to the Chinese government's focus on Tibetan issues in its relations with the Nepalese government, and shifting internal politics in Nepal.
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A Great Mountain Burned by Fire: China’s Crackdown in Tibet

March 10, 2009, marks the 50th anniversary of the National Uprising and the first anniversary of an unprecedented wave of overwhelmingly peaceful protests that swept across the Tibetan plateau, to be met by a brutal crackdown. »continue

Tibet Brief - Edition 19 - December 2009

1. International parliamentarians call for debate on Tibetan environment at COP15
2. Concerted parliamentary action outcome of Rome WPCT
3. Update on the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue
4. China hearing at EP Human Rights Sub-Committee
5. European Parliament passes resolution on minority rights and use of death penalty in China

Tibet Brief - Edition 18 - November 2009

1. Lhasa executions condemned by EU and UK
2. World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet in Rome
3. Representative of EU’s Economic & Social Committee visits Dharamsala, India
4. New ICT Report: “Like Gold that Fears no Fire: New Writing from Tibet”