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Now that Ngawang is free...
What You Can Do
for Tibetan Political Prisoners
and Prisoners of Conscience

We have succeeded in winning Ngawang’s release, but hundreds of other Tibetans remain imprisoned, many under life-threatening conditions, and Chinese repression and persecution within the occupied nation of Tibet continues. At the same time, exiled survivors of Chinese repression and torture struggle to adjust to life in the “free” world with inadequate support and resources. Please return to this page soon for more information about Tibetan prisoners and support projects for survivors in exile. Meanwhile, below are links to projects and organizations working to free Tibetan prisoners and liberate Tibet.

You don't have to be a student to be on the e-mailing list of Students for a Free Tibet, which is a useful source of information. If you are a high school or college student and would like to connect with the chapter nearest you or start a chapter at your school, Students for a Free Tibet will be happy to provide assistance.

Boycott goods made in China, and urge your municipal and state government to promote human rights through responsible business practices such as those embodied in the Selective Purchasing agreement passed in June by the city of Berkeley, CA. On 11 August 1997, in response to numerous inquiries about the Berkeley legislation, Dawa Tsering, then Representative of HH the Dalai Lama to the US, released the following statement in support of such measures:

As you know, large-scale development projects in Tibet are generally undertaken without meaningful Tibetan participation, and tend to benefit Chinese settlers in Tibet, rather than the Tibetans themselves. The Tibetan Government in Exile therefore supports the efforts to pass local laws which prohibit government bodies from signing contracts with companies doing business in or with Tibet which have no benefit to Tibetans, but help the Chinese policy of population transfer.

The waiver provision in the legislation allows for contracts with businesses whose operations in Tibet follow the sustainable development guidelines of the Tibetan Government in Exile, and are thus deemed beneficial for Tibet by our Exile government.

I hope that the Tibet Support Groups will be able to pass this type of legislation in cities and states around the United States.

Further information about the legislation is available from the Tibet Justice Center (formerly the International Committee of Lawyers for Tibet).

Keep yourself and those around you informed about conditions in Tibet and activities in support of the Tibetan people, culture and nation. The daily news releases of the World Tibet Network are an excellent source of information. See also:

And don't forget to ask: Where is the Panchen Lama?

Free the Panchen Lama!
Twelve years old on April 25th


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