SFT UK magazine
SFT UK’s magazine is packed with news from Tibet, updates on our campaigns and events and resources for grassroots groups. Each issue has an over-riding theme and guest feature writers. It’s available in a limited edition print (which you can pick up free at SFT UK events) and online.
Issue 4: Enough!
The fourth issue covers the spate of self-immolations in Tibet between March and October, plus the launch of the Enough! campaign in November at G20 and around the world.
Articles include:
- ‘Enough!’: Why we’re calling for global action.
- ‘Nomad Rights’: campaign to stop forced resettlement.
- The tech work of the Tibet Action Institute
- Lhakar gathers pace in and outside Tibet
- Obama meets the Dalai Lama
- Wen Jiabao can’t escape Tibet in the UK
Issue 3: Hu’s Next?
The third issue looks at the power of protest and how the ‘Arab Spring’ affects China and Tibet.
Articles include:
- ‘Hu’s Next’: Oppressive regimes in Tunisia and Egypt have fallen to public protest; could Hu Jintao’s CCP be next?
- ’17 Points of Disagreement’: Challenging Chinese state propaganda about Tibet’s occupation
- Crackdown in Ngaba
- Inner Mongolia errupts in protest
-SFT UK’s ‘Pure Earths?’ environment conference
-Come to Free Tibet! Action Camp
You can also download the magazine:
Download the normal resolution magazine here
Issue 2: Cracks in the System
The second issue focuses on how the Chinese state is being challenged from within.
Articles include:
- ‘The Iron Dragon Trembles’: The history of China’s democracy movement, by Shao Jiang
- ‘New Generation’: Young Tibetans using the arts as a protest tool, by Dechen Pemba
- ‘Freedom Through Music’ by Freddy Lim
- Political prisoner focus: Liu Xiaobo
This special extended online edition includes:
- ‘Many Causes, One Struggle’: Networking with other groups affected by the Chinese state
- ‘Tibet’s Environmental Crisis’: How Chinese polices are destroying the Tibetan plateau
You can also download the magazine in 3 sizes:
Read the normal resolution magazine here
Read the low resolution magazine here
or Download the full resolution pdf: right-click ‘save link as’
Issue 1: In Solidarity
The first issue focuses on rangzen and the push for Tibetan independence to be restored. Articles include:
- ‘Why rangzen and why now?’ with posts taken from the blog of Jamyang Norbu
- ‘After the Disasters’: the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake and landslide
- ‘Heavenly Tibet or Hell on Earth?’: Propaganda at he Shanghai Expo
- ‘Tibet: The Third Pole’: SFT UK’s environmental campaign
- Political prisoner focus: Dhondup Wangchen
Or you can download the magazine in 2 sizes here:
Read the low resolution magazine here
or Download the full resolution pdf: right-click ‘save link as’
We’re hoping to continue producing this magazine, but how often we are able to produce it depends on costs. At the present time, the magazine is available as a download which is shareable via Issuu.com. If you want to help fund the magazine or if you run a business which wants to help fund the magazine in return for advertising space, please contact us at gabriel@sftuk.org
You can also read and download SFT UK’s 2011-2012 uni pack here
SFT UK reports
’2011 annual review’
SFT’s annual review 2011
A report on what SFT UK did and the Tibet movement in 2011, including:
-Tibet today
-The Enough! campaign
-Nomad Rights
-The Lhakar movement
-SFT UK’s grassroots, networking and training
-Fundraising
-Finances for 2011
‘Roof of the World’
SFT’s Environment report
All you need to know about the threats to Tibet’s fragile environment, including sections on:
-Nomadic resettlement
-Mining
-Deforestation & soil erosion
-Biodiversity
-Railways
-Water
-Human rights
You can also download the pdf in 2 sizes:
Download the low resolution report here
or Download the full resolution pdf: right-click ‘save link as’
