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
Darchen Resettlement Site
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

17 June, 2010
Dangerous Crossing 2009 update

In 2009, the situation for Tibetans deteriorated further in Nepal as the Chinese sought to block protests about repression in Tibet. Border security was still tight following the crackdown in Tibet as a result of unrest that swept the plateau from March, 2008, and numbers of Tibetans escaping into exile were low compared to previous years although higher than in 2008. »continue

18 May, 2010
A 'Raging Storm'

There has been a vibrant literary and cultural resurgence in Tibet since Spring 2008 when protests against government policy and in support of the Dalai Lama swept across the plateau. Writers, using print and the internet, who are often fluent in Chinese as well as Tibetan, in Xining and other areas of Amdo (now part of Qinghai province) have been at the forefront. »continue

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Tibet Briefs

Dalai Lama and President Obama at the White House
20 April, 2010
Tibet Brief - Edition 21 - April 2010

1. Meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama
2. 10 March statement by the Dalai Lama
3. Summary of recent protests in Eastern Tibet
4. Polish NGO raises case of Panchen Lama at the UN
5. Visit of the European Economic and Social Committee to Dharamsala
6. National and European Parliamentary Initiatives on Tibet

Gyari Gyaltsen
Tibet Brief - Edition 20 – February 2010

1. 9th round of Sino-Tibetan dialogue
2. Top-level meeting in Beijing sets strategy on Tibet
3. President Obama to meet Dalai Lama
4. China Jails Tibetan Filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen for 6 Years

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