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ICT and FIDH ask EU to urge for Access to Tibet as it observes 2018 EU-China Tourism Year

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ICT and FIDH ask EU to urge for Access to Tibet as it observes 2018 EU-China Tourism Year

On the occasion of the 2018 EU-China Tourism Year (ECTY), which was launched in January in Venice, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) have written to the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and to the European Union High Representative, Federica Mogherini, to express a number of concerns in relation to the promotion of tourism in Tibet.

German MPs call for release of Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk

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German MPs call for release of Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk

Two members of the German Parliament (The Bundestag), have called for the release of detained Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk, who currently awaits the outcome of his trial in Yulshul (Chinese: Yushu) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (the Tibetan area of Kham in Qinghai Province).

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Xi Jinping cements grip on power at Party Congress: new leaders revealed and their influence on Tibet policy

China’s 19th Party Congress came to a close last week, revealing a new leadership committee and breaking with tradition by not including a clear successor to Party Secretary and President Xi Jinping. The new configuration cements Xi Jinping’s grip on power for the next five years and potentially beyond, with Xi’s ideology approved for incorporation into the Party Constitution as ‘Xi Jinping thought’

On eve of Germany’s Elections, Political Parties commit to support Dalai Lama and Tibet

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On eve of Germany’s Elections, Political Parties commit to support Dalai Lama and Tibet

Ahead of the 2017 Federal German Election scheduled for Sunday, 24 September, political parties currently represented in the parliament, the Bundestag, responded to questions on Tibet posed to them by the International Campaign for Tibet Germany, the Tibet Initiative Germany and the Association of Tibetans in Germany.

EU Statement at UNHRC36: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention

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EU Statement at UNHRC36: Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention

EU Statement at the 36th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Item 4 – Human Rights situation that require the Council’s attention 19 September 2017 (…) While acknowledging the progress made on a number of areas of social and economic rights, including in poverty reduction, the EU calls for China to abide by […]

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China’s revised religious regulations threaten survival of Tibetan Buddhism

Revised Chinese government regulations on religion consolidate far-reaching powers of the Communist Party state over people’s lives and beliefs, and are a further threat to the continued survival of Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet. The revised rules on religious activity, issued by the Chinese State Council on September 7, 2017, conflate peaceful religious practice with ‘threats’ […]