The Tibetan Freedom Movement is at a critical moment. Every day, the risks posed by the Chinese government grow — but so do the opportunities to create real change for Tibet. That’s why SFT is launching 108 for Tibet....

2024 was a step into a new era for the Tibetan Freedom Movement and for SFT. For over 65 years, Tibetans inside Tibet have resisted every attempt by the Chinese government to destroy their sense of self. Today, the...

BREAKING: Over 50 international human rights NGOs have come together to condemn transnational repression in a powerful joint statement! On the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China’s founding, activists, advocates, and researchers across the world have come...

YOU’RE INVITED…  This year’s LONGSHO NITE marks the 30th anniversary of Students for a Free Tibet! Saturday, August 24th in NEW YORK!   Mark your calendars to come celebrate 30 years of hard hitting campaigns with SFT’s grassroots network. Hear from...

SFT IS GROWING! The movement for freedom and human rights in Tibet is strong, bolstered by campaigns victories, decisive direct actions, and, most importantly, a rapidly expanding grassroots network. We’re hiring for four new positions at SFT! Please apply...

This month, SFT and Tibet activists took action to make sure Tibet would be in the headlines as Xi Jinping took his trip across Europe. Despite European governments giving Xi a red carpet treatment and directing police to silence...

Recent news reports have emerged that the Chinese government will destroy Atsok Gompa—another sacred Tibetan monastery—and displace over 15,555 people in the surrounding Drakkar, Kawasumdo, and Mangra counties to build another Chinese mega-dam along the Machu or “Yellow River.”...

And that’s a wrap on this year’s SFT Midwest Conference in Minnesota! Youth activists from Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, and Minnesota came together for a weekend of trainings in grassroots mobilization and strategic non-violence! SFT Chicago, SFT Wisconsin, and...

This week, people across the world took to the streets to commemorate the 65th Tibetan National Uprising Day! On this day we honor the sacrifices of thousands of Tibetans who took to the streets of Lhasa on 10 March...

Are you a young person looking to get more involved in the Tibetan Freedom Movement? Eager to learn about how to effectively advocate for Tibet while meeting other young people who are passionate about human rights? If so, be...

Over 1,000 Tibetans have been arrested by Chinese police in occupied Tibet for protesting the Chinese government’s construction of a dam that would displace 2,000+ Tibetans from their homes and further ravage Tibet’s environment. Two Tibetans inside Tibet have...

This year’s SFT Cross-Movement Action Camp will be held in Germany! Participants will develop skills in strategic nonviolent movement building, grassroots mobilization, public speaking, and more. Engage in meaningful dialogue and learn alongside a community of Tibetans, Hong Kongers,...

AMPLIFY Tibetan heroes! Dhondup Wangchen was tortured for over seven years in Chinese prison for filming the documentary Leaving Fear Behind, ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. His documentary interviewed 108 Tibetans inside of Tibet and captured the continued...

SFT’s Pema Doma was invited to the United States House of Representatives for a press conference to speak to Members of Congress and international media outlets about CCP violence against Tibetan youth activists during the 2023 APEC Summit in...

Share this infographic to amplify Dorje Tashi and Gonpo Kyi’s story of resistance! Just TODAY Gonpo Kyi was released from Chinese prisons after eight days of unjust imprisonment. Yet due to China’s media blackout in Tibet, updates on her...

JOIN OUR TEAM TODAY! Want to spend your summer taking action for Tibet? Want to gain valuable skills in grassroots mobilization, campaigns strategy, public speaking and more? Apply to be an SFT intern and take your activism to the...

Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for self-determination. SFT reaffirms its commitment to nonviolence and mourns all civilians whose precious lives have been cut short by the ongoing violence....

This landmark bill recognizes the unresolved nature of the Tibet-China conflict, the Tibetan people’s right to self-determination, and more. Read more on why RTA matters and take action today by clicking this link. And send a letter to your...

Washington, D.C. (Nov. 10, 2023) — Concurrent to the upcoming meeting between US President Joe Biden and CCP General Secretary

WASHINGTON D.C.—Earlier this week, Chairman Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co- chair Senator Jeffrey A. Merkley (D-OR), and the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China wrote to the U.S. Secretaries of Commerce, Treasury ..

Sign our pledge! We, the undersigned students, call on Thermo Fisher to immediately stop their sales of DNA testing kits, sequencers and other related products to police in occupied Tibet.  We write this letter to express our grave concern...

Job Posting: Students for a Free Tibet Programs Coordinator Apply Here! Location: SFT HQ Office (602 E 14th Street, New York City, NY)Hours: 24 hours per weekStart date: September 18, 2023 Compensation: Based on experience level Reports to: Office ManagerApplication deadline:...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken just announced that the State Department will restrict the visas of Chinese government officials for forcing over one million Tibetan children into colonial boarding schools. These coercive policies seek to eliminate Tibet’s distinct...

Recently the United Nations human rights experts have called for transparency from the Chinese government regarding nine wrongfully imprisoned Tibetan environmental human rights defenders. SFT and the Tibet Advocacy Coalition have been relentlessly engaging with the United Nations to raise the...

Location: SFT HQ Office (New York City)Hours: 16 hours per weekStart date: August 21, 2023Compensation: Based on experience levelReports to: Grassroots DirectorApplication deadline: August 6, 2023 (interviews conducted on a rolling basis) APPLY HERE Requirements:  Highly motivated team player...