Students for a Free Tibet UK

Take Action: Call for Rungye Adak’s release!

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:20:51 +0000

Tibetans, supporters call for Runggye Adak’s release

Three years after his arrest, footage of Runggye Adak’s bold protest speech at the Lithang Horse Racing Festival has been publicly released. Adak is serving an 8-year prison sentence for simply denouncing China’s policies in Tibet and calling for the return of the Dalai Lama. Take action for Runggye Adak’s release.

Read the joint press release marking the anniversary of his arrest.

Free Runggye Adak from ITSN on Vimeo.

UK Foreign Secretary Hague visits China

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:16:17 +0000

UK Foreign Secretary Hague will visit China this 14th July to co-chair the Sino-British strategic dialogue.

Take Action! Call on Hague to broker a real and lasting resolution for the Tibetan people during his visit to China.

Come Join us this summer in a range of festivals!

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 11:26:48 +0000

This June 3rd HH The Dalai Lama’s 75th Birthday will be celebrated in a joyous mood filled with range of activities and performances by various artists from around the world. Read More>>

(photo: www.dalailamabirthday.org.uk)

From 23rd July – 25th July SFT UK will be taking part in the most anticipated festival of summer – WOMAD. we will have special stalls with our range of new summer merchandise and many more. Read More>>

(photo:www.womad.org)

US Secretary Clinton Leads High Level Delegation to China

admin — Sat, 22 May 2010 14:23:58 +0000

US Secretary Clinton and hundreds of American officials will attend the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue next week in Beijing. Clinton’s China visit will also include a stop over at the Shanghai Expo.

Read SFT’s press release calling on Clinton to raise Tibet as a core issue in US-China relations.

Take Action: Call on Clinton to raise the case of imprisoned filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen who was recently transferred to a Chinese labor camp. Read the appeal from his family.

Take Action: Chinese Police Open Fire On Tibetans Over Cement Factory Protest

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 16:35:20 +0000

On May 15th, Chinese police opened fire on Tibetans protesting pollution caused by a local cement factory; 15 injured. >>Take Action Now

For more ways that you can take action to condemn China’s violent attack, visit SFT’s blog

Heavenly Tibet? or Hell on Earth?

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 03:27:46 +0000

The Chinese government is trying to use the “Heavenly Tibet” Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo to whitewash its human rights abuses in Tibet.

Join the Global Call to Shut Down China’s propaganda pavilion.

The Shanghai World Expo, which runs from May 1st to October 31st, is yet another multi-billion dollar propaganda spectacle. Through its “Heavenly Tibet” Pavilion, the Chinese government is trying to whitewash its human rights abuses in Tibet.

Heavenly Tibet? or Hell on Earth?

Just last year the Dalai Lama stated that 60 years of Chinese occupation have turned Tibet into “hell on earth.” Tibetans inside Tibet are risking everything to tell this truth to the world.

Spread the word and help shut down China’s propaganda pavilion:

1. Post & Share this image on your Facebook, blog, website, and other social networking sites.

2. Write to your government leaders urging them to speak out against the Tibet Pavilion and to refuse to visit it if they attend the Shanghai Expo. Click here for a sample letter.