BREAKING: Over 50 international human rights NGOs have come together to condemn transnational repression in a powerful joint statement! On the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China’s founding, activists, advocates, and researchers across the world have come together to send a clear message: No government should be allowed to silence, intimidate, or harass ..read more

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YOU’RE INVITED…  This year’s LONGSHO NITE marks the 30th anniversary of Students for a Free Tibet! Saturday, August 24th in NEW YORK!   Mark your calendars to come celebrate 30 years of hard hitting campaigns with SFT’s grassroots network. Hear from talented musical artist and inspiring activists from around the world. Don’t miss out on the biggest ..read more

SFT IS GROWING! The movement for freedom and human rights in Tibet is strong, bolstered by campaigns victories, decisive direct actions, and, most importantly, a rapidly expanding grassroots network. We’re hiring for four new positions at SFT! Please apply and share widely to anyone who would be interested. Anyone and everyone is encouraged to apply! Applications close on June 30th. Interviews conducted on a rolling basis. Grassroots Coordinator JOB DESCRIPTION: Students for a Free Tibet is seeking two dedicated and passionate Grassroots Coordinators to join our team, one based in Europe and o ..read more

This month, SFT and Tibet activists took action to make sure Tibet would be in the headlines as Xi Jinping took his trip across Europe. Despite European governments giving Xi a red carpet treatment and directing police to silence Tibet protestors, our message reached international news outlets across the world. Our goal was simple: whenever Xi Jinping and the Chinese economy are mentioned, so too will be China’s genocidal occupation of Tibet ..read more

If you haven’t heard already from the SFT network, this year’s Cross-Movement Action Camp will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany from August 4th to August 11th! Register to join today! Our annual Action Camp is an opportunity like no other to develop youth leaders who will both shape the Tibetan Freedom Movement for years to come as well as contribute to the freedom movements in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and East Turkistan. This one-week intensive training will engage participants in an enriching curriculum that will equip them with the vital skills to become better activists and advocates for freedo ..read more

Recent news reports have emerged that the Chinese government will destroy Atsok Gompa—another sacred Tibetan monastery—and displace over 15,555 people in the surrounding Drakkar, Kawasumdo, and Mangra counties to build another Chinese mega-dam along the Machu or “Yellow River.” China is advertising this dam in international media as a feat of engineering because it will be the world’s largest 3D-printed structure at over 590 feet tall and controlled by AI. 

But they ignore the fact that this dam will destroy another sacred Tibetan site and displace thousands of Tibetans who have stewarded thi ..read more

This week, people across the world took to the streets to commemorate the 65th Tibetan National Uprising Day! On this day we honor the sacrifices of thousands of Tibetans who took to the streets of Lhasa on 10 March 1959 and called for Tibet’s independence and the removal of the occupying Chinese military forces. They were met with a brutal crackdown over the following weeks that killed thousands and saw the entire city of Lhasa, including the Potala Palace, bombed relentlessly by mortar fire. Over the course of the 65 years of Chinese occupation, Tibetan National Uprising Day represents an un ..read more

Are you a young person looking to get more involved in the Tibetan Freedom Movement? Eager to learn about how to effectively advocate for Tibet while meeting other young people who are passionate about human rights? If so, be sure to register for this upcoming introductory training TODAY! This year’s Midwest Conference in Minnesota will take place from April 6-7. It will offer participants with trainings in Grassroots Mobilization, Strategic Non-Violence, and more! REGISTER HERE! Priority deadline: Sunday, March 17th 2024 Registration fee: $25   Please email grassroots@studentsforareetib ..read more

Over 1,000 Tibetans have been arrested by Chinese police in occupied Tibet for protesting the Chinese government’s construction of a dam that would displace 2,000+ Tibetans from their homes and further ravage Tibet’s environment. Two Tibetans inside Tibet have risked their lives to send out recordings of the situation in Dege. With their permission, we share them here today. Hundreds of Tibetans in Kham, Dege have been brutally attacked and arrested by Chinese police for protesting against a dam construction that will destroy six monasteries and at least two villages. The dam would destroy the ..read more