Statements & Press Releases

TWA welcomes the arrival of Phuntsok Nyidron, at San Francisco, U.S.A. She was arrested and imprisoned for 15 long years in Drapchi prison from October 14, 1989 to February 26th 2004, for merely exercising her freedom of expression.

Your Excellency, Namaste! May we introduce ourselves; we are three Non-governmental organizations - Tibetan Youth Congress, Students for a Free Tibet and Friends of Tibet (India).

On this solemn day of remembrance and reflection on the 1959 uprising of the Tibetan people against Chinese occupation, we mourn once again the loss of so many Tibetan lives in that heroic resistance.

Each year at this time we are reminded of the tragic and unacceptable situation in Tibet. Tibetans are still unable to freely celebrate their culture, practice their religion or enjoy the basic fundamental rights

with you here today as you again come together to mark the anniversary of the tragic events of March 10, 1959. Today we remember the estimated 87,000 Tibetan men, women and children who were killed or

Today on the 10th of March, Tibetans all over the world, once again commemorate for the 47th year, our national uprising day, the day we re-asserted our Independence, the day we demanded China to quit Tibet and the day we launched an

Dear Fellow Tibetans and Friends in the US and Canada, I join you in solidarity in our commemorations of the 47th Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day.

Today MPs and peers, including Harry Cohen and Barbara Keeley, laid a wreath at the memorial for Victims of Torture, Westminster Abbey in memory of the 100,000s of Tibetans who have lost their lives

Tibetans and local friends of Tibet will join in Seattle Downtown (front of Westlake Mall from 3-6pm) to commemorate the 47th Anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day on Friday, March 10, 2006 in solidarity with demonstrations around the world.

Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters to hold rally in Ottawa to ask Canada to play an active role towards the realization of meaningful negotiations on the Tibetan issue