{"id":403,"date":"2025-05-22T15:03:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/?page_id=403"},"modified":"2025-10-22T22:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T20:41:46","slug":"european-countries-and-tibet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/our-programs\/tibet-advocacy\/european-countries-and-tibet\/","title":{"rendered":"European Countries and Tibet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Keeping Tibet on Europe\u2019s Political Agenda<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>From Paris to Prague, European countries play a vital role in defending Tibet\u2019s freedom and human rights.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\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\">Across <strong>Europe<\/strong>, Tibet\u2019s future is on the agenda &#8211; thanks to coordinated action in <strong>13 countries<\/strong>. From <strong>Brussels to Berlin<\/strong>, we make sure <strong>Tibet\u2019s struggle for freedom and human rights<\/strong> cannot be ignored.&nbsp;<\/p>\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\">In <strong>Tibet<\/strong>, repression is systematic: <strong>language, religion, and identity are under attack<\/strong>. The Chinese authorities punish Tibetan voices, while trying to silence international attention. Europe must respond.&nbsp;<\/p>\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\">The <strong>International Campaign for Tibet<\/strong> keeps Tibet visible in European politics. Our team provides <strong>evidence-based reports<\/strong>, organises <strong>briefings for diplomats<\/strong>, and ensures that the EU raises cases of <strong>Tibetan human rights defenders and political prisoners with China<\/strong>. We also push for stronger measures, like the adoption of sanctions under the <strong>EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime<\/strong>, to hold Chinese officials responsible for human rights violations in Tibet accountable.&nbsp;<\/p>\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\"><em>We are currently active in <\/em><strong><em>13 European countries<\/em><\/strong><em>: <\/em><strong><em>Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How we work across Europe<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Monitoring &amp; reporting<\/strong> &#8211; Sharing <strong>credible updates<\/strong> from inside Tibet with policymakers.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Diplomatic briefings<\/strong> &#8211; Bringing <strong>Tibetan voices<\/strong> to European embassies and ministries.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Accountability<\/strong> &#8211; Pushing for <strong>sanctions<\/strong> against Chinese officials responsible for abuses.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/donate\/\"><strong>\ud83d\udc49 You can help keep Tibet on Europe\u2019s agenda. <em>Donate now<\/em><\/strong> <strong>to strengthen our advocacy &#8211; and ensure European governments continue to stand up for Tibet.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><br>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping Tibet on Europe\u2019s Political Agenda&nbsp; From Paris to Prague, European countries play a vital role in defending Tibet\u2019s freedom and human rights.&nbsp; Across Europe, Tibet\u2019s future is on the agenda &#8211; thanks to coordinated action in 13 countries. 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