Free Tibet’s research partner, Tibet Watch, has learned that Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk was detained last month ...

The Dalai Lama is one of the most significant and respected figures in Tibetan Buddhism. Despite no longer holding any political power within the Tibetan government in exile, he remains a figurehead ...

We write on behalf of UK-based Tibet groups and the thousands of Tibetan community members based in the UK ahead of your first crucial visit to China with a clear message: you must ensure human rights ...

Tibet groups in the UK have urged Foreign Secretary David Lammy to press his Chinese counterparts on Tibet prior to his departure to Beijing this week. David Lammy’s trip to China, his first as ...

In October 2024, a coalition of 15 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom and United States of America raised serious concerns at the United Nations General Assembly ...

Video message from a Tibetan petitioner exposes illegal sand mining and absence of consultation with local Tibetans in China’s petition system. A Tibetan petitioner has appealed the central Chinese ...

Thubten Yeshi, a Tibetan farmer and former political prisoner, passed away on 28 September in Lhasa at the age of 74. He spent 15 years, a quarter of his life, behind bars for staging a protest with ...

Gonmo Kyi, the sister of imprisoned Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi, has shared a new video talking about her efforts to raise her brother’s case with authorities. In the video, released 24 September ...

Tibet Watch has learned that Tibetan singer Palden was released in secret last month before the end of his three-year prison sentence. Palden was released on 25 September but still remains under the ...

China invaded Tibet in 1950. Inside its borders and across the world, Tibetans have never stopped believing Tibet is a nation. After more than 70 years of occupation, Tibetans still resist China’s ...

Since March 2009, more than 150 people are known to have set themselves on fire inside Tibet to protest against the repressive Chinese occupation. Self-immolation protests peaked in 2012 when more ...