On September 30, 2006, Chinese forces opened fire on a group of Tibetans escaping over the Nangpa Pass into Nepal. A 17-year old nun was shot dead, and many others were detained for months and later released. Click here to learn more.

As we remember the tr­agic events that took place two years ago, please join us in taking action for the release of Tibetan filmmakers Dhongdup Wangchen and Gogok Jigme. Their brave actions aimed at bringing the Tibetan people's voice to a global audience resulted in their detention in March 2008.

Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao was in NYC from September 22-25 for the ope­ning of the United Nations General Assembly. Tibetans and their supporters staged protests, creative political theatre, and a nighttime projection action on the hotel where he was staying.

Thank you to all who joined us to make sure our voices for Tibetan freedom and human rights ring loud and clear!

Click here to view pictures and read more about the protests.
Click here to read SFT's press release.

WATCH Lhadon's video message to Tibetans and supporters, followed by a short music video of the Olympic uprising for Tibet.

DONATE today to help build on the momentum of this historic year and support SFT's work in the next critical phase of the Tibetan freedom struggle.

Support SFT in the post-Olympic period leading up to the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan national uprising.

Thank you to everyone involved in making sure Tibetan voices were heard loud and clear during this historic Olympic year. To view photos and watch videos of SFT's Olympic actions from inside Beijing and around the world, visit www.freetibet2008.org and freetibet2008.tv.

Help keep the pressure on: send a message now to Chinese President Hu Jintao telling him to immediately stop the crackdown inside Tibet.

Spread the word: Help build on the momentum gained during the Olympics campaign by signing up your friends and family to SFT's online action network.

Two members of Students for a Free Tibet held an open-air press conference in Beijing today at 2:35 pm outside the Jianguomenwai diplomatic compound. Briton Alice Speller, 25, and American Ginger Cassady, 30, vowed that the global movement for Tibetan freedom will continue until China ends its brutal military occupation of Tibet.

The press conference capped two and a half weeks of protests by Tibetans and their supporters in Beijing and a seven-year global campaign since Beijing’s Olympic bid to make China’s ongoing and brutal occupation of Tibet a critical issue for the current and future Chinese leadership. READ MORE HERE