Tibetan whistleblower detained by Chinese police
A 29-year-old Tibetan environmental whistleblower from Ngaba is currently under detention for his exposé on Chinese social media of illegal sand and gravel mining in his native Tsaruma hometown.
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Young Tibetan speaks out against illegal mining in video statement
In a brave act that highlights the challenges of environmental stewardship in Tibet under Chinese rule, a young Tibetan whistleblower from the Tibetan town of Ngaba has taken to WeChat, China’s ubiquitous social media platform, to expose the ecological devastation occurring in his native Tsaruma hometown.
Surveillance in Tibet: ICT delivers remarks at 6th International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance Ministerial Conference in Berlin
Kai Mueller, Executive Director of ICT Germany, addressed the 6th International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance Ministerial Conference in Berlin last week, raising the dystopian proportions of surveillance in Tibet, particularly in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries.
Chinese court rules in favor of Lhasa Public Security Bureau against Gonpo Kyi
For more than two years, a Tibetan woman named Gonpo Kyi has been seeking the release of her falsely accused brother, Dorjee Tashi. Last month a Chinese court ruled against her, putting justice for her younger brother even further out of reach.
“Unfortunate clumsiness”: Musée du Quai Branly to stop using the term “Xizang” to refer to Tibet
The president of the Musée du Quai Branly confirms that the term “Xizang” used by Beijing in place of “Tibet” will be withdrawn from its public catalogs and cartels by the end of October. The museum had been using the term internally since 2018.
« Malheureuse maladresse » : le Quai Branly cessera d’utiliser le terme « Xizang » pour parler du Tibet
Le président du musée du Quai Branly a confirmé lors d’une rencontre avec ICT et ses partenaires FIDH et LDH que le terme « Xizang » utilisé par Pékin à la place de « Tibet » sera retiré de ses catalogues publics et de ses cartels d’ici fin octobre.
Tibetans and activists call for Tibet Intergroup at the European Parliament
This week a group of determined Tibetans and Tibet activists from six countries in Europe participated in the Tibetan Empowerment Days. The event, organized by the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) from September 23-26, brought together 12 Tibetans and Tibet activists from six European countries – Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands – to Brussels.
Tibetan rights advocates on school closures in Tibet at UN Human Rights Council
Tibetans and Tibet supporters took the stage at a United Nations Human Rights Council side event in Geneva yesterday, testifying about China’s suppression of the Tibetan language and the recent school closures in Tibet.
China launches new propaganda center in Lhasa
In the latest escalation of China’s efforts to control the narrative on Tibet, a new propaganda center called the “Tibet International Communication Center” was launched in Lhasa on 2 September 2024.
International Campaign for Tibet hosts panel at World Water Week 2024
The International Campaign for Tibet hosted a special panel at World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden this month, on the threat to Tibet’s water and Tibet’s potential to unlocking regional peace and prosperity.