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The Board of International Campaign for Tibet Europe is grateful about the active participation in our recent initiative aimed at engaging European election candidates on their views regarding China’s interference in European democracies, and their support for Tibet.
In a new report, the International Campaign for Tibet shows how the Buddhist Association of China (BAC), a supposedly non-political organization, is becoming a key instrument in the Chinese Communist Party’s strategy to assimilate and transform Tibetan Buddhism
Days ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s forthcoming visit to France, ICT and others are calling on President Emmanuel Macron to place the issue of human rights – particularly in Tibet – at the heart of his discussions with his Chinese interlocutor.
Two months ago, on 14 February, over 100 Tibetans gathered at the local government office in Derge (Chinese: Dege) county, Kardze (Ganzi) Tibet Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan to peacefully express their opposition to the planned Kamtok (Gangtuo) hydropower project that will submerge and affect at least two villages and six monasteries.[1] In video footage of […]
Today, the Panchen Lama, one of the most important leaders in Tibetan Buddhism, turns 35. But given his continued detention by Chinese authorities since 1995, rather than being able to celebrate this milestone birthday with him, his followers and supporters around the globe are using the opportunity to demand that China’s government free him. Gedhun […]
Today in Brussels, the campaign “Europe for Tibet” was launched during a meeting with members of the European Parliament (MEPs).
EU Statement at the 54th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Item 4 – Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention
20 March 2024
The just-concluded annual Chinese political meetings known as the Two Sessions have shown that President Xi Jinping and his administration are turning China into an increasingly ideological security state and continuing their plans to “Sinicize” Tibetan Buddhism, as well as all other aspects of Tibetan life.
Sixty-five years ago, the people of Tibet rose up. Their courageous spirit continues to guide the Tibetan movement today.
Chinese authorities have reportedly made mass arrests in Eastern Tibet amid major protests against a massive dam project that would force two villages to vacate and destroy several Buddhist monasteries and ancient murals.