Emergency Situation Inside Tibet!

ITSN is keeping close watch on the developing situation in Tibet and is working with other groups to formulate unified responses.

Visit a special page focused on current events; Protests in Tibet 2008, for more information, how to take action, and useful links.

If you are not already a member of a Tibet Support Group, we urge you to get involved at this crucial time. Tibet really needs your help. Click here for a list of our member organisations by region.

Please also consider making a donation to ITSN; we will use all contributions to help the worldwide movement respond most effectively to these unprecedented events. Thank you.

ITSN Member organisations are making the following demands:
i.) China must halt its crackdown, withdraw military and security forces, release those detained and allow peaceful protest. China must halt house-to-house searches; and authorities must refrain from any further arrests of Tibetan protesters. We call on our Governments to support these demands.
ii.) Governments must support the Dalai Lama's call for a UN team of investigators to go to Tibet as soon as possible.
iii.) China must allow foreign journalists back into all Tibetan areas (TAR and Tibetan areas of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan) immediately.
iv.) The IOC must withdraw all Tibetan areas (TAR and Tibetan areas of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan) from the planned Olympic torch relay route. This includes the planned torch ascent of Mount Everest.
v.) All political leaders and other prominent persons who have accepted an invitation to attend the Olympic Games should withdraw their acceptance.
vi.) Members of the public who wish to support the Tibetans should join Team Tibet (www.teamtibet.org) and join in TSGs' action alerts on the above issues.

Below are links to sites with up-to-date news coverage. Please stay informed and participate in action campaigns to encourage your own government to put pressure on the Chinese government, as well as campaigns directed at the Chinese government itself.

• Students for a Free Tibet
• International Campaign for Tibet
• Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy

Our Mission Statement

The International Tibet Support Network (ITSN) is a global coalition of Tibet-related non-governmental organisations. Its purpose is to maximise the effectiveness of the worldwide Tibet movement, which is dedicated to ending human rights violations in Tibet and to working actively to restore the Tibetan people's right under international law to determine their future political, economic, social, religious and cultural status.

ITSN is committed to non-violence as a fundamental principle of the Tibetan struggle. ITSN regards Tibet as an occupied country and recognizes the Tibetan Government in exile as the sole legitimate government of the Tibetan people. Beyond these principles ITSN respects the variety of views and opinions of its member organisations and believes that diversity strengthens our movement.

ITSN pursues its goals by working to increase the Capacity of individual Member Organisations, through the Coordination of strategic Campaigns and by increased cooperation among organizations, thereby strengthening the Tibet movement as a whole.

ITSN is incorporated in the United States of America, where it holds non-profit 501(c)(3) status.

Note for visitors to this site: Thank you for your interest in Tibet. ITSN is a network for Tibet organisations, and individual membership is not permitted, although we welcome donations towards our work. We encourage all individual supporters to join a Tibet Group in their region. To find the nearest Tibet Group to you, visit ITSN's Membership directory or contact us.