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Free Tibet launched 'The Tortured Truth' in November 2008. The report reveals the tragic reality of how China uses torture as a weapon to suppress the Tibetan people. Despite China's claims that torture is prohibited, 'The Tortured Truth' exposes how torture is routinely practiced in Tibet.
The UN Committee Against Torture agreed with the evidence presented by Free Tibet, stating:
"The Committee remains deeply concerned about the continued allegations, corroborated by numerous Chinese legal sources, of routine and widespread use of torture and ill treatment."
Click here to read more about Free Tibet's work on torture in 2008
Don't turn your back on Tibet
In March 2008, knowing the eyes of the world were on China in the run up to the Olympics, thousands of ordinary Tibetans made a courageous stand for freedom, taking to the streets in protest. The Chinese government's response was to throw all journalists and foreigners out of Tibet and bring in tens of thousands of troops to quash all demonstrations and hide the truth abbout Tibet from the critical eyes of the world.
As the Olympics took place, Tibetans were still languishing in prison, facing torture for simply possessing a photo of the Dalai Lama and living in an environment were freedom of expression was severely limited.
Click here for information about the Olympic campaign
Click here for the Olympic news archive
Click here for photos and videos from the Olympic protests
The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama visited the UK in May 2008, teaching large crowds in London, Nottingham and Oxford about Buddhism and other topics.While he was in the UK, His Holiness also met Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Lambeth Palace, following a campaign to persuade the British leader to speak to him about the recent crisis in Tibet.
Hundreds of Tibet supporters also took part in our 'I Stand with the Dalai Lama' slideshow campaign, asking Mr.Brown to demand action to solve the lingering problems in Tibet.
Click here to view the slideshow and read more about the Dalai Lama's visit
A campaign designed to highlight the fact that athletes and supporters were being prevented from speaking up about Tibet or flying the flag during the Olympics.
The T for Tibet hand signal is a quick, easy way to send a clear message:
It’s time to free Tibet!
Supporters across the world joined in and send photos of themselves doing the 'T' sign for Tibet.
Free Tibet Campaign has long been concerned about the effects of China's occupation on the unique natural environment of Tibet.
As the world becomes more and more environmentally conscious, it becomes increasingly apparent that we must protect places like Tibet, where mineral resources are mined at an alarming rate and initiatives such as the Gormo-Lhasa railway and plans to build around Mount Kailash leave the future of beautiful landscapes of Tibet hanging on a kinfe-edge.
Our campaigns focussed on companies such as Bombardier, Shell, Sino Gold and Orchid have asked the right questions about these issues, and we will continue to fight for the environment of Tibet in the future.
Free Tibet Campaign deplores Google's capitulation to political pressure from China to provide a web-based search engine for the Chinese market that prohibits access to information about Tibet and other sensitive political issues, such as the protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
The Stop the Torture campaign marked a drive to highlight the cases of a number of Tibetan political prisoners serving lengthy sentences in some of the toughest Chinese jails within the 'autonomous region' of Tibet.
These prisoners had been detained on various charges, largely amounting to 'splittism'; a term used to villify those who peacefully call for greater freedoms.
Following on from the UN's report on torture being 'widespread' in such prisons, and the personal testimony of those who had lived through it, the campaign was successful in prompting some prisoners to be released early, and Free Tibet continues to focus on such cases, which remain commonplace today.
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