Joint Statement: Resisting China’s Occupation

As China’s leaders marks 1 October with celebrations of the founding of the People’s Republic of China; for Tibetans this is a day of resistance, and continued struggle against the Chinese Communist Party’s authoritarian rule. We, a coalition of over 145 organisations from across the world, have come together to challenge China’s propaganda and call attention to what this day truly represents for millions: decades of occupation, repression, and systematic violence.

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Occupied for over seven decades, China’s rule in Tibet is one of the last remnants of 20th-century colonialism. In February 2025 Freedom House gave Tibet a global freedom score of zero out of a hundred, lower than North Korea, underscoring the catastrophic worsening of conditions caused by China’s failed policies. 

Tibetans continue to be disappeared, tortured, or killed simply for speaking their truth, practicing their faith, or protecting their land. Despite these risks, monks, writers, singers, nomads, students, and countless Tibetans continue to find ways to protect their culture and challenge China’s rule, even under the watch of one of the world’s most intrusive surveillance states.

Gonpo Kyi who has tirelessly campaigned for the release of her brother, businessman Dorjee Tashi, has faced repeated harassment and violence. In August 2025, after enduring relentless surveillance and obstruction of her rights, she attempted to protest by jumping from the second floor of her brother’s hotel in Lhasa. Dorjee Tashi is currently serving a life sentence on fabricated charges, maintaining his innocence despite torture during interrogation.

Asang, a young Tibetan singer, was detained in July 2025 by Chinese authorities after posting a re-recorded version of the song “The Prince of Peace” on Chinese social media platform Kuaishou, in tribute to His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the days before his 90th birthday. Though now released, he remains barred from public performances and social media platforms.

In August 2025 Shersang Gyatso, a respected scholar monk, took his own life at his monastery in Ba county, following an intensive crackdown, including raids, searches for Dalai Lama images, and a ban on traditional religious ceremonies in the weeks preceding His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday. 

Environmental activist Tsongon Tsering was detained in October 2024 for exposing illegal mining activities and, although now released, remains under strict surveillance. Activists such as Go Sherab Gyatso, A-Nya Sengdra, Gonpo Tsering, Namkyi, Karma Samdrup, Jampa Choephel, Rinchen Kyi, Yeshe Choedron, and Tashi Wangchuk have all faced imprisonment, intimidation or torture for peacefully defending Tibetan language, traditions, and the environment. Yet despite harsh punishments and threats to life Tibetans continue to resist and challenge China’s brutal occupation. 

On this 1 October, while the Chinese regime celebrates its power and suppresses dissent, we stand unyielding with the Tibetan people in their courageous resistance. 

We will not rest, we will not be silenced, and we will never stop fighting until Tibet is free. 

Bod Gyalo!

Aide aux Refugies Tibetains

Alaskans for Tibet

Amigos de Tibet, Colômbia

Amigos de Tibet, La Unión Chile

Amigos del Tibet, El Salvador

Amigos del Tibet, Santiago de Chile

Anterrashtriya Bharat - Tibbet Sahyog Samiti

Asociación Cultural Peruano Tibetana

Asociación Cultural Tibetano Costarricense

Association Cognizance Tibet, North Carolina

Association Drôme Ardèche-Tibet

Associazione Italia-Tibet

Australia Tibet Council

Balijara Foundation - Maharashtra

Bay Area Friends of Tibet

Bharat Tibbat Sahyog Manch

Bharat Tibbat Samanvay Sangh

Bharat Tibet Sangh - India

Bharat Tibet Sangh - Jammu

Bharrat Tibbat Samvad Manch, India

Briancon05 Urgence Tibet

CADAL

Canada Tibet Committee

Casa del Tibet – Spain

Casa Tibet México

Centro Cultural Columbo Tibetano

Centro De Cultura Tibetana, Brazil

Centro para la Apertura y el Desarrollo de América Latina

Circle of Friends (Philippines)

Comite de Apoyo al Tibet (CAT)

Committee of 100 for Tibet

Core Group for Tibetan Cause, India

Czechs Support Tibet

Dream for Children, Japan

EcoTibet Ireland

Finnish Tibet Committee

Foundation for Universal Responsibility of H. H. the Dalai Lama

France-Tibet

Free Indo-Pacific Alliance

Free Tibet

Free Tibet Fukuoka

Friends of Tibet Costa Rica

Friends of Tibet in Bulgaria

Friends of Tibet in Finland

Friends of Tibet New Zealand

Ganasamannay Kolkata

Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities

Grupo de Apoio ao Tibete, Portugal

Himalayan Committee for Action on Tibet - Kinnaur

Human Rights Network for Tibet & Taiwan

India Tibet Friendship Society

India Tibet Friendship Society - Bihar

India Tibet Friendship Society - Dashthrathpuni

India Tibet Friendship Society - Delhi

India Tibet Friendship Society - Muzaffarpur

International Society of Human Rights - Munich Chapter

International Tibet Independence Movement

Israeli Friends of the Tibetan People

Jal Kalyan Seva Samiti, Rajasthan

Japan Association of Monks for Tibet (Super Sangha)

Latvia for Tibet

Le Club Français, Paraguay

Les Amis du Tibet Luxembourg

Liberté au Tibet (Colmar, France)

Lions Des Neiges Mont Blanc, France

LUNGTA – Actief voor Tibet

Maison des Himalayas

Maison du Tibet – Tibet Info

National Campaign for Free Tibet Support, India

National Democratic Party of Tibet

Objectif Tibet

Passeport Tibetain

Phagma Drolma-Arya Tara

RangZen:Movimento Tibete Livre, Brasil

RBA Réseau Bouddhisme et Action, France

Roof of the World Foundation, Indonesia

RTYC Minnesota

Sakya Trinley Ling

Santa Barbara Friends of Tibet

Save Tibet, Austria

Sierra Friends of Tibet

Students for a Free Tibet

Students for a Free Tibet - Austria

Students for a Free Tibet - Belgium

Students for a Free Tibet - Taiwan

Students for a Free Tibet – Canada

Students for a Free Tibet – France

Students for a Free Tibet – India

Students for a Free Tibet – Japan

Students for a Free Tibet – UK

Swedish Tibet Committee

Swiss Tibetan Friendship Association (GSTF)

Taiwan Friends of Tibet

Tashi Delek Bordeaux

The Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities

The Norwegian Tibet Committee

The Youth Liberation Front of Tibet, Mongolia and Turkestan

Tibet Action Group of Western Australia

Tibet Action Institute

Tibet cesky (Tibet in Czech)

Tibet Committee of Fairbanks

Tibet Friendship and Cooperation Society

Tibet Group, Panama

Tibet Initiative Deutschland

Tibet Justice Center

Tibet Lives, India

Tíbet Patria Libre, Uruguay

Tibet Rescue Initiative in Africa

Tibet Society of South Africa

Tibet Solidarity

Tibet Support Association Hungary

Tibet Support Committee Denmark

Tibet Support Group – Netherlands

Tibet Support Group Adelaide - Australia

Tibet Support Group Ireland

Tibet Support Group Kenya

Tibet Support Group Kiku, Japan

Tibet Support Group, Costa Rica

Tibetan Association of Germany

Tibetan Association of Ithaca

Tibetan Association of Northern California

Tibetan Association of Philadelphia

Tibetan Community Austria

Tibetan Community in Australia (Queensland)

Tibetan Community in Britain

Tibetan Community in Denmark§

Tibetan Community in France

Tibetan Community in Ireland

Tibetan Community in Japan

Tibetan Community of Australia (Victoria)

Tibetan Community of Italy

Tibetan Community Sweden

Tibetan Cultural Association – Quebec

Tibetan Programme of The Other Space Foundation

Tibetan Women's Association

Tibetan Youth Association in Europe

Tibetans of Mixed Heritage

Tibetisches Zentrum Hamburg

TIBETmichigan

TSG – Slovenia

U.S. Tibet Committee

V-TAG - Austria

V-TAG - United Kingdom

Voces de Tibet, México

World League for Freedom and Democracy

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