{"id":10327,"date":"2026-02-13T14:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T13:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/?post_type=nieuws&#038;p=10327"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:50:08","slug":"estonian-parliament-condemns-chinas-boarding-schools-in-tibet","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/estonian-parliament-condemns-chinas-boarding-schools-in-tibet\/","title":{"rendered":"Estonian Parliament condemns China&#8217;s boarding schools in Tibet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) adopted this week a statement condemning China\u2019s system of compulsory boarding schools for Tibetan children and calling for its immediate abolition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.riigikogu.ee\/tegevus\/eelnoud\/eelnou\/645daf8d-a44a-435d-98a7-5d1d319b308d\/riigikogu-avaldus-tiibeti-laste-kaitseks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement on \u201cthe protection of Tibetan children<\/a>,\u201d which was adopted by a large majority of 67 members in favor and with no opposition, notes that the boarding school system \u201caims to eliminate the distinct linguistic, cultural and religious traditions of Tibetans.\u201d It also urges the Chinese authorities to allow the establishment of private Tibetan schools and calls on the European Commission to request that European diplomats, independent journalists, and international observers be granted access to boarding schools throughout Tibet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-1-1024x774.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10329\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3230064967338682;object-fit:cover;width:500px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Juku-Kalle Raid, Chair of the Estonian Parliament\u2019s Tibet Support Group, presenting the statement during debate on 11 February 2026.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The statement was brought forward by the Riigikogu\u2019s Tibet Support Group &#8211; one of the largest and most active parliamentary groups for Tibet in Europe &#8211; several of whose members visited Dharamshala, the seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile, in the past year, where they met with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and were briefed on the situation inside Tibet. Speaking during the debate on the adoption of the statement on 11 February, Member Margit Sutrop stressed that no child should be used as a tool of dictatorship. \u201cChildren&#8217;s rights are a line that must not be crossed,\u201d she added, noting that even as a small country, Estonia has a responsibility to speak out clearly, knowing \u201chow vulnerable language is.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The full statement by the Estonian Parliament is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.riigikogu.ee\/tegevus\/eelnoud\/eelnou\/645daf8d-a44a-435d-98a7-5d1d319b308d\/riigikogu-avaldus-tiibeti-laste-kaitseks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<br>The video recording of the debate and vote on the statement is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/L_0fAsuPUjQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> (in Estonian), and the transcript <a href=\"https:\/\/stenogrammid.riigikogu.ee\/202602111400#PKP-1167023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Support Tibetans&nbsp;in&nbsp;their struggle for freedom by donating&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) adopted this week a statement condemning China\u2019s system of compulsory boarding schools for Tibetan children and calling for its immediate abolition.&nbsp; The statement on \u201cthe protection of Tibetan children,\u201d which was adopted by a large majority of 67 members in favor and with no opposition, notes that the boarding school system [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10326,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie":[],"news_tag":[643],"class_list":["post-10327","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_tag-europe"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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