NEWSFEED: China faces economic pain, sensitive anniversaries: AP ..... Free Tibet wishes to thank its supporters for their help in 2008 ..... China seen facing wave of unrest in 2009: Phayul ..... China reacts to Free Tibet's 'The Tortured Truth' report: Reuters article ..... Click here to read the United Nations' 21 November 2008 report on torture in Tibet ..... Free Tibet raffle draw: check if you have an unclaimed prize! ..... EU-China summit latest victim of China's strong-arm diplomacy on Tibet: Press release ..... China warns France that Dalai Lama meeting could hurt trade: AFP ..... Dalai Lama questions China morality: Al Jazeera ..... China blames Sarkozy for EU sumit withdrawal: Reuters ..... China dismisses UN's report on torture: AFP ..... Tibetans decide against seeking full independence for now: LA Times ..... Tibetans back the Dalai Lama's 'middle way': BBC ..... China welcomes Britain's statement that it believes Tibet is part of China: BBC ..... Click to read Free Tibet's open letter to Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Britain's change of policy on Tibet ..... Humiliation for Britain's Tibet diplomacy as China rejects all calls for autonomy: press release ..... Tibet dreams of autonomy dealt a big blow: Toronto Star ..... China snubs Dalai Lama call for high level of autonomy: Guardian ..... UN panel criticises China over reaction to torture questions: AFP ..... Tibetan independence hopes look over as China refuses to budge: Telegraph ..... Tibetans blamed for failed talks: BBC ..... China's iron fist cracks down to subdue Tibet rebels: Australian ..... UN demands China explains its worsening torture record: press release ..... Read Free Tibet Director Stephanie Brigden's blog on her visit to the UN Committee Against Torture ..... Barack Obama proves change can happen: read his statements on Tibet, and read the Dalai Lama's letter of congratuation to the President-elect ..... UN torture panel to question China on human rights abuses: Reuters .....UK recognises China's direct rule over Tibet: Telegraph ..... Monk who released interview on torture is re-arrested: Times ..... Free Tibet issues report on torture in Tibet to UN ..... China eases restrictions on foreign journalists: VOE ..... 'Leaving fear behind' co-director released: director still in detention ..... China jails Tibetan monks convicted in bomb blast: Herald Tribune ..... Dalai Lama to be released from hospital soon: AP ..... Tension as armed police clamp down in Lhasa: Guardian ..... Row with Chinese police leaves 50 monks injured: Times ..... US Senate approves legislation urging China to begin earnest negotiations with Dalai Lama ..... UN demands answers on Chinese torture: Telegraph ..... Press releases: Chinese armed police renew repression at Kirti monastery, Police used spades and meat choppers on monks ..... Chinese armed police beat Tibetan monks: Reuters

The Year for Tibet: 2009

2009 marks 60 years of Chinese occupation of Tibet
2009 marks 50 years since the Tibetan Uprising of 1959
2009 marks 1 year on from the brutal crackdowns of peaceful protests in Tibet. 
Over 1,000 Tibetans remain unaccounted for.
With your help, we aim to continue working for Tibetan rights throughout the year.

Thank you to our supporters for their help in 2008
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The Tortured Truth

Free Tibet has launched a report revealing the tragic reality of torture in Tibet.

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UK-China dialogue

The next round of the Human Rights dialogue will take place on 12 January, against the backdrop of an escalating human rights crisis in Tibet.
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