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News · 02 Nov

Global Parliamentarians and Uyghur Advocates Convene in Tokyo to Address Uyghur Rights and Human Rights Abuses

The "International Uyghur Forum: Global Parliamentarian Convention" took place in Tokyo, Japan, from October 30 to 31, 2023, bringing together parliamentarians, Uyghur ri…

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News · 25 July

Chinese Authorities Disrespect Religious Sites in Tibet and East Turkistan, Prioritizing Tourist Access over Spiritual Rights

Chinese authorities are showing a shocking disregard for the religious rights and cultural heritage of Tibetans and Uyghurs in East Turkistan (Xinjiang). Reports indicate that reli…

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News · 16 May

CCP Oppression of Religious Freedom in Tibet Exposed in 2022 US State Department Report

In the recently released 2022 Report on International Religious Freedom, China's treatment of religious minorities in Tibet has come under sharp criticism. The report, compiled…

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News · 03 May

USCIRF Report Exposes China`s Religious Repression in Tibet Amidst Growing Human Rights Concerns

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released a new report highlighting the deteriorating religious freedom conditions in China in 2022. The report foc…

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News · 15 Dec

Democracies should be committed to pressing for an investigation into Chinese government crimes against humanity: Sophie Richardson

Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC) held a hearing on two decades of Human Rights abuse and defense in China on December 13, 2022 with witnesses, Teng Biao, Hauser H…

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News · 17 Nov 2022

China Commission urges Biden administration and US Congress to work toward resolving China-Tibet conflict

Source: China Commission Congressional-Executive Commission on China in its most recent annual report has urged both the Biden administration and the US Congress to push for a solu…

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News · 17 Oct 2022

20th CPC: Xi Jinping skips Tibet, Xinjiang in his speech

Source: Reuters China’s 20th Communist Party Congress began on Sunday, with Xi Jinping poised to clinch his third five-year stint in charge. Xi opened the week-long, twice-a-…

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News · 07 Oct 2022

UN rejects debate on China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims

Source: Reuters Geneva: The UN rights council on Thursday voted down a Western-led motion to hold a debate about alleged human rights abuses by China against Uyghurs and other Musl…

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News · 19 Sep 2022

Call for independent UN commission to investigate human rights abuse by China in Xinjiang

Western powers are weighing the risk of a potential defeat if they table a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council calling for an independent commission to investigate alleged hu…

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News · 12 Sep 2022

UN Human Rights Council 51st session to start on Monday: members to consider taking action against China’s Xinjiang issue

Multiple members of the UN Human Rights Council are considering bringing action against China over its treatment of Uyghur Muslims, Reuters reported. Members of the UN committee ar…

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News · 1 September 2022

UN report accuses China for ‘crime against humanity’ in Xinjiang

The UN has accused China of "serious human rights violations" in a long-awaited report into allegations of abuse in Xinjiang province. China had urged the UN not to relea…

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News · 25 August 2022

COVID19: Wang Junzheng visits Lhasa to 'supervise epidemic prevention work'

Lhasa: According to Chinese media reports , Wang Junzheng, party secretary of the Tibet autonomous region, paid a visit to Lhasa to “direct, supervise and inspect the epidemi…

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News · 27 July 2022

Free Tibet urges UK government to ban Chen Quanguo

United Kingdom based organization Free Tibet's latest campaign is imploring public to take action and sign a petition to the Foreign Secretary, demanding that Chen is banned fr…

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News · 23 July 2022

Xi Jinping's Xinjiang visit signals no change in China's Uyghur policy

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping's two-day visit to Xinjiang, where he was criticised for actions against Uyghur Muslims, signals no change in his Uyghur policy. "Xi&…

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News · 02 July 2022

“Religious persecution is a hallmark of the CCP”: David Alton at IRF Summit 2022

Washington DC: Speaking at the Washington International religious freedom Summit, human rights activist David Alton said that “Religious persecution is a hallmark of the CCP.…

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News · 24 June 2022

'No platform for the CCP’s genocidal crimes' - Activists interrupt Chinese Ambassador’s speech in UTS Sydney

Sydney : Minutes into an address at the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney, Chinese Ambassador to Australia Mr Xiao Qian was interrupted by …

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News · 3 June 2022

PRC continues to commit genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs: USCIRF Report

Washington DC: The Chinese government continued to vigorously implement its “sinicization of religion” policy and demand that religious groups and adherents support the…

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News · 21-May-22

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet’s China visit confirmed, including Xinjiang But Tibet is excluded

The UN human rights chief will imminently visit China for “six to seven days”, with her Geneva office confirming the trip after years of negotiations. Michelle Bachelet…

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News · 11-May-22

NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom to speak at religious freedom summit

An international religious freedom summit in June will feature as a speaker NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, who has been censored for his outspoken criticism of the league’s …

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Report · 02 Nov

China’s Sinicization programme erasing the country’s fragile cultural diversity

Earlier this year, state-sanctioned Christian bodies in Qingdao city of eastern China established a first-of-its-kind committee to promote “sinicization of Christianity&rdquo…

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Report · 6 February 2023

Mass Protest Rally by pan-Europe Tibetans in Rome this March

By Tenzin Kunga, Advocacy Officer, Free Tibet Large contingents of Tibetans living across Europe will gather in Italy’s historic capital city on 10th March to mark the 64th a…

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Report · 30 August 2022

Looking Back at the Outgoing UN Rights Chief’s Uncertain Tibet Legacy

By Tenzin Samphel and Lakshmi P Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and head of the office is set to step down after her term ends on August 31…

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Report · 17 July 2022

The Cries of Self-Immolation by Tibetans Echo Repression and Oppression by Beijing

By Tenzing Dhamdul Research Associate, FNVA Prologue: We humans are capable of great things, when we work together. However not all phenomenon leads to a morally good conclusion in…

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Report · 28 June 2022

What Chinese Media Coverage of Michelle Bachelet’s China Visit Tells Us

The visit of the United Nations Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet to China was a golden chance to probe the human rights situation in areas like Xinjiang and Tibet and to hold it acco…

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Report · 9 June 2022

Bedding with Authoritarian Regimes: Is the West losing its Core Principles over Trade and short-term Gains?

By Tsering Passang(Founder and Chairman of Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities) The rugged mountains of remote Mustang, near the Nepal-Tibet border, was a perfect…

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Report · 7 June 2022

President Xi’s Odyssey from Savior to Satan towards Buddhism in Tibet & Tibetans Worldwide

By Tenzing Dhamdul Introduction President Xi Jinping coming to power in China brought much optimism especially among many Tibetans and the larger Buddhist community in China becaus…

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