International Campaign for Tibet

The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) and the global Tibetan community mark the 37th birthday of the Panchen Lama on April 25, 2026, 31 years after he was recognized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and subsequently kidnapped by Chinese authorities. The Panchen Lama’s enforced disappearance and wrongful detention are continuing symbols of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP...

The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) welcomes the statement released this week by eight United Nations special mandate holders challenging China’s enactment of its “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law” as the latest tool for the Chi...

Past participants of Tibet Lobby Day in Washington, DC.

The International Campaign for Tibet and partner organizations are organizing Tibet Lobby Day (TLD) on June 8 and 9, 2026, when hundreds of Tibet supporters and Tibetan Americans from across the United States will come to Washington, DC to meet with their Members of Congress.

Senator Jitka Svietlova, Vice-President of the Czech Senate, presenting the resolution on 25 March. (Photo: Screenshot from the Czech Senate webcast)

The Senate of the Czech Republic last month adopted a resolution opposing Chinese interference in the succession of the Dalai Lama and affirming the Tibetan people’s right to choose their o...

Professor Dr. Schwarz-Schilling with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, 2013, in Fribourg, Switzerland. (Photo: Manuel Bauer)