October 16, 2025 The International Campaign for Tibet’s (ICT) long-time Board Chairman, renowned philanthropist, humanitarian and actor Richard Gere, has been honored as the inaugural recipient of the Human Rights First (HRF) Visionary Award. HRF presented the award to...

October 9, 2025 More than 200 activists, scholars, Congressional staff, and movement leaders gathered in Washington, DC on September 30 for “Faith Under Siege,” a conference on religious persecution and oppression in the People’s Republic of China. ICT President...

At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), held in Geneva from 8 September to 8 October 2025, the situation in Tibet was a focal point of concern among governments and civil society organizations commenting...

September 30, 2025 On September 19, 2025, Canadian outdoor apparel brand Arc’teryx, in collaboration with Chinese pyrotechnic artist Cai Guo-Qiang, staged a promotional fireworks display titled "Rising Dragon" at over 5,500 meters (18,000 feet) in Tibet’s pristine mountains. The...

September 29, 2025 Brussels – Eleven young Tibetans and Tibet supporters from across Europe gathered in Brussels last week for the 2025 edition of the Tibetan Empowerment Days, a training and advocacy program coordinated by the International Campaign for...

September 17, 2025 ICT has been closely watching the on-going unrest in Nepal with sorrow and concern. It is gut-wrenching to watch the loss of life and widespread violence. There has long been a connection between the people of...

September 15, 2025 The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) strongly welcomes the formal “Communication” made public over the weekend by United Nations special rapporteurs and working groups to the Chinese government addressing Beijing’s interference in the succession of the...

September 10, 2025 This week the Associated Press has posted multiple stories about business relationships between American tech firms and the Chinese surveillance state. ICT makes the following statement in response to this reporting. The post ICT statement on...

September 5, 2025 For the second year, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) hosted a session at Stockholm World Water Week, where the theme was “Water for Climate Action”. The event brought together dignitaries, UN officials, Indigenous representatives, policy...

September 5, 2025 The Rowell Fund for Tibet is now accepting applications for its 2026 grant cycle. This fund supports Tibetans who can make a significant impact in their communities or reach an international audience in the fields of...

September 3, 2025 Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Sen. John Curtis (R-NV) sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on the Secretary to appoint a Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issue as soon as possible. The...

September 2, 2025 In early August, Chinese authorities released popular young Tibetan singer, A-Sang, according to a source who is close to the singer. However, after his release, local public security officials placed him under constant surveillance and are...

August 27, 2025 On August 18, 2025, Shersang Gyatso, a 52-year-old senior leader at Tsang Monastery, took his own life after facing Chinese authorities’ intense scrutiny, intimidation, and repressive intrusions into his monastic community. His death followed heightened state...

August 22, 2025 During state-orchestrated celebrations for Xi Jinping’s second visit to Lhasa, marking the Tibet Autonomous Region’s 60th anniversary, Chinese authorities deployed significant security forces to project stability and harmony. The post Tibetan activists face intense scrutiny during...

August 20, 2025 Amid tightened security and increased repression, on August 20, Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, to attend a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the so called "Tibet...

August 14, 2025 As in previous years, the State Department’s 2024 Country Report on Human Rights Practices for Tibet confirms ongoing and serious human rights abuses against the Tibetan people, including disappearances, torture, arbitrary arrest, and restrictions on religious...

August 6, 2025 September 9, 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of an entity labeled as “Tibet Autonomous Region” (TAR), a province-level administrative division in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) which encompasses merely roughly half of...

July 31, 2025 Geneva/Berlin, 29 July 2025 – The 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC59) was held from 16 June to 9 July was marked by urgent discussions on intensifying global crises, including armed...

July 28, 2025 Yesterday, in Leh, Ladakh, President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel was received in a special audience by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and held meetings with Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Sikyong Penpa Tsering and other...

July 23, 2025 On July 8th, the Chinese government released Tibetan environmental activist Tsongon Tsering, a 30-year-old Tibetan from Tsaruma (ཚ་རུ་མ། , Chinese: Chá’ěrmǎ) Township, Kyungchu (ཁྱུང་མཆུ།, Ch: Hongyuan) County, Ngaba and Qiang Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (TAP), Sichuan,[1] who...

July 23, 2025 The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) is pleased to announce the completion of the 2025 Tibetan Youth Leadership Program (TYLP). From July 12 to 19, ICT welcomed 12 Tibetan American college students from across the United...

July 22, 2025 In recent days, two senior officials handpicked by the Chinese Communist Party to head the leadership in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have been prosecuted for misuse of funds exposing the deep ties between corruption and...

July 18, 2025 As we approach the upcoming EU-China Summit in Beijing on July 24, marking 50 years of diplomatic relations, a coalition of civil society organizations including the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has urged the EU to...

July 15, 2025 On July 14, the US Senate unanimously approved a resolution commemorating the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday on July 6th as a Day of Compassion and reinforcing longstanding US bipartisan support for the Tibetan people. The post...

July 11, 2025 As thousands of Tibetans and supporters around the world gathered to celebrate the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on July 6, major commemorations took place in Dharamsala, India — the seat of the...

July 9, 2025 The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) is pleased to announce that Ryan Fioresi will be the Executive Director of ICT’s US office. He assumed the position on July 8, 2025. The post International Campaign for Tibet...

July 4, 2025 The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) welcomes the op-ed published today in EUobserver, signed by 34 Members of the European Parliament from 15 EU countries, urging China not to interfere in the selection of the next...

July 4, 2025 On the occasion of the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the International Board of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has adopted a resolution today in Paris, reaffirming its commitment to...

July 2, 2025 In what is a matter of relief to millions of Tibetan Buddhist devotees and supporters, the 14th Dalai Lama on July 2, 2025 made public a statement affirming the continuation of the institution of Dalai Lama....

June 27, 2025 At a high-level side event in Geneva during the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council on June 27th, organized by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, international experts issued urgent warnings about the growing...