March 10th: I am Tibetan because

Tibetans in NYC on March 10th express their Tibetan pride. Since the “I am Tibetan” video from Amdo, Tibet uploaded to YouTube, Tibetans around the world have been responding with similar videos and messages. Watch SFT India’s video.

An Open Letter by Tibetan Students in the UK

Mao Tsetung once said, “Where there is oppression, there is resistance” and in 2008, Tibetans risked everything to speak out. The Uprising in March has been the strongest message to the outside world from Tibetans inside Tibet since 1959.
The special meeting in Dharamsala from November 17th – 22nd that has been called by His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a unique platform to revitalize the movement. Thus, we Tibetan students in the UK would like to voice our suggestions at this crucial time to the international Tibetan community and the public. (more…)

Roundup of SFT’s high profile Beijing Olympics actions

A roundup of SFT’s direct actions in Beijing and around the world, including footage of the high profile actions at Mt. Everest Base Camp, Great Wall, Golden Gate Bridge, Tiananmen Square, the Olympic Park and many more. In the end 70 people, including 3 Tibetans took part in 9 creative and bold non-violent direct actions from August 7-22 in Beijing to amplify the voices of Tibetans inside Tibet, who braved everything this past Spring to speak out for human rights and freedom. On the eve of the opening ceremonies, Tibetans and their supporters organized high profile actions in solidarity with Tibet in cities worldwide.

Please spread the word and help inspire others to Take Action for Tibet!

A MONTH BEFORE OLYMPICS, CHINA IMPRISONS OVER 1000 TIBETAN MONKS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 7, 2008

Contact: Tenzin Dorjee in New York: +1 917-289-0228

China Holds Lhasa Monks in Faraway Prisons to Prevent Protests During Games

New York – One month before the Beijing Olympics, Chinese authorities are engaged in a campaign of severe repression in Tibet designed to prevent protests during the Games. With the Olympics fast approaching, Tibetans and Tibet supporters worldwide are expressing outrage at China’s continued clampdown in Tibet, the complete failure of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to press for human rights improvements, and the recent decisions of world leaders, including U.S. President George W. Bush, to attend the Olympics opening ceremonies. The Beijing Olympics open one month from tomorrow on August 8, 2008. (more…)

Tibetan monasteries empty as China jails monks to silence Olympic protests

By Jane Macartney, The Times (UK)

Tibetan monks have angered China by taking opportunities to protest to the media. The authorities have cracked down at least until the Olympics

Chinese authorities tightened security around Tibet’s main monasteries and banned visits to a sacred site on the edge of the capital, Lhasa, for fear of a fresh outburst of unrest on the Dalai Lama’s birthday.

Few monks remain, however, in the province’s three most important monasteries. Many have disappeared, their whereabouts a mystery. Chinese officials have deployed troops and paramilitary police around the ancient religious institutions, suspecting these sprawling hillside communities are at the heart of the unrest that has swept the region since early March. (more…)