About Tibet |
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Tibet has been changed dramatically by the Chinese occupation.
It was a country the size of western Europe when it was invaded in 1950. Many lives have been lost and Tibetans in Tibet do not enjoy basic human rights.
The Chinese authorities have also introduced policies by which the unique culture, language and natural resources of Tibet are being systematically and irrevocably eroded.
Thinking about traveling to Tibet? Read Free Tibet's guidelines to traveling ethically in Tibet.
 Few of the articles in the UN Declaration of Human Rights apply in Tibet. Tibetans are denied basic freedoms. |  Chinese policies are threatening the future of Tibet's religion, nomadic lifestyle and language. |
 China's Western Development Strategy aims to extract resources and cement control over Tibet. |  This section provides detailed information about political developments since the Chinese invasion of Tibet. |
Chinese policies increasingly marginalise Tibetans in their own country, threatening not only Tibetan's prosperity but also their identity.
The Chinese government is quick to point out the amount of financial investment being pumped into Tibet, and has been using the Shanghai Expo to present a picture of 'Heavenly Tibet'. But in reality, Tibetans are being squeezed out of the economy, the education system and even their own religious institutions as China reaps the rewards gleaned from Tibet's vast store of natural resources.
Read more about how Tibetans are marginalised in their own country:
Economic marginalisation
Education marginalisation
State control of religion
Nomadic resettlement
The Tibetan language
Read Free Tibet's report 'Pushed to the Margins'
