UN experts warn of forced labor and threats to Tibetan culture
April 27, 2023
The International Campaign for Tibet welcomes the statement released today, April 27, 2023, by six independent UN Special Rapporteurs on the Chinese authorities' so-called "vocational training programs" for Tibetans.
Eastern Tibet: Wave of arrests over language rights, Dalai Lama images
September 20, 2021
The International Campaign for Tibet is deeply concerned about reports of a wave of detentions in eastern Tibet.
“Two sessions” meeting: assimilation in Tibet to continue
March 29, 2021
China recently held the annual “two sessions” of its national legislature, the National People’s Congress, and the political advisory body the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference from March 4 to 11, 2021.
Counter-espionage regulations force Tibetans to spy on Tibetans
March 15, 2021
The Tibet Autonomous Region recently issued regulations encouraging Tibetans to spy on each other and on foreigners in the name of China’s national security. The regulations, which tie into Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping’s “Overall National Security Outlook,” are further proof that the Chinese Communist Party has given up on co-opting Tibetans and is now focused on coercing and silencing them to maintain political control.
Tibetan Americans, Congressional leaders celebrate new Tibet law
February 16, 2021
Tibetan Americans joined with leaders from Congress today to celebrate a new law that has dramatically upgraded US support for the people of Tibet.
How China’s 13th Five Year Plan impacted its Tibet policy
November 3, 2020
This report looks at the 13th Five Year Plan as it relates to Tibet and how it has shaped Chinese policies toward the Tibetan people.
China to hold air defense alarm test in Lhasa Sept. 19
September 15, 2020
Amid growing tensions with India, China has said it will conduct an “air defense alarm” test in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on Sept. 19, 2020.
China political meetings focus on strengthening control in Tibet
June 4, 2020
This year’s two delayed and shortened political meetings of the Chinese government in Beijing saw a renewed focus on an “anti-separatism campaign” and “stability” and a call for “absolute loyalty” by the Tibetan people to Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party.
Major Chinese govt. meetings in Lhasa discuss religion, poverty and ‘Xi Jinping thoughts’
January 10, 2020
Just before the Two Sessions, China’s People’s Liberation Army carried out a major military exercise in Tibet early in the new year, in a disproportionate show of force that deployed new weapons to test “combat capability” in Tibet.
More than 30 Tibetans imprisoned after protests in Sershul
January 6, 2020
More than 30 Tibetan monks and laypeople were imprisoned for two weeks in a harsh crackdown in Sershul in eastern Tibet following the arrest of seven Tibetans there for protests in November.
New phase of expulsions at important Buddhist institute leads to rounding up of monks and nuns for “re-education”
July 15, 2019
While there has been a slow bleed of expulsions at Yachen Gar over the past few years, this year the authorities have intensified pressure on the important Buddhist center in Palyul county, Kardze, according to Tibetan sources.
Millions of Chinese students to be sent to “minority areas”; China doubles down on Tibet control during anniversary period
April 15, 2019
In a move reminiscent of China’s disastrous Cultural Revolution, millions of Chinese youth volunteers will be sent to rural areas across China, including “ethnic minority areas,” to “spread civilization,” according to international news agencies.
Alignment of Xinjiang, Tibet security forces underline China’s lockdown policies for Tibetans and Uyghurs
January 22, 2019
There is growing evidence that military and security officials in Xinjiang (known to Uyghurs as East Turkestan) are collaborating more closely with their counterparts in the border areas of Tibet and elsewhere, reflecting the Chinese leadership’s alignment of Tibet and Xinjiang and the importance of both regions to the Chinese government in fulfilling its strategic and economic objectives.