The document discusses China's occupation of Tibet and the oppression of Tibetans. It claims that Chinese immigration has made Tibetans a minority in their own country. It states over 1 million Tibetans have died as a result of China's invasion and occupation, and that Tibetans are tortured and imprisoned for opposing Chinese rule. Despite the brutality, Tibetans remain committed to non-violent resistance for their freedom and independence.

1. Tibet: know the facts
Chinese immigration has
made Tibetans a minority
in their own country
Tibet is literally
being wiped off the map
Historical Tibet
(should be the world’s
10th largest nation)
China’s
so-called
Tibet
Autonomous
Region
By controlling Tibet’s
rivers, China controls
half the world
Billions of people
in Asia depend
on fresh water
from Tibet
More than one million
people have died as
a result of China’s
1950 invasion of Tibet 1,000,000 dead (and counting)
China’s occupation of Tibet
800,000 dead
Rwandan genocide
200,000 dead
Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings 1945
Over 100 countries have
achieved independence
in the time that Tibet
has been occupied
China uses torture
and fear to bully
Tibetans into submission
HOW TO GET TORTURED IN TIBET
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Say the phrase
‘human rights’
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Fly a flag Send an email abroad
freetibet.org
Tibet is among the world’s
12 worst countries
for civil rights
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2. “Tibet today is one of the most repressed
and closed societies in the world.” Senator Robert Menendez, Chair of US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
For more than 60 years, Tibetans have endured China’s occupation of their country.
Western leaders submit to China by accepting that illegal occupation. But Tibetans have
never submitted and never stopped believing in and struggling for their freedom. Today,
Tibetans are killed, tortured and imprisoned for their opposition to China’s rule – they
are jailed just for keeping pictures of Tibet’s flag on their mobile phones. Despite China’s
brutality, Tibetans remain committed to non-violent resistance.
To hide its oppression, China bans the international media from Tibet. China wants to
silence Tibetans and silence those who support their calls for justice.
Tibetans can only be free from oppression when they are free to determine their
own future. Their courage deserves the world’s support.
Support peace. Support justice. Support Tibet.
Find out more about Tibet
and our work at:
www.freetibet.org
E: info@freetibet.org
T: 0207 324 4605 (UK) @freetibetorg
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• bringing news of China’s oppression and
Tibetan resistance to the world’s media
• pressuring world leaders to speak up
for Tibet
• challenging corporations profiting
from the occupation
• driving international support for the
Tibetan cause
For 25 years, Free Tibet has been breaking that silence by: