cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/12451720
Young Tibetans and Tibet activists from across Europe gathered in Brussels from November 2 to 5 for ICT’s 2026 Tibetan Empowerment Days, bringing their concerns over China’s policies in Tibet directly to European policymakers and calling for stronger EU action on Tibet.
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Among the key concerns raised were the increasing transnational repression targeting Tibetans in exile – which China’s new so-called ‘Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress’ risks further intensifying; the devastating impact of the boarding school system and other assimilation policies on Tibetan children, as well as on the Tibetan language, culture and religion; and the importance of the Tibetan Plateau’s fragile environment for the wider region.
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Welcoming the European Parliament’s longstanding support for Tibet, they urged their lawmakers to go further, including through initiatives such as a parliamentary question to follow-up on the Parliament’s 2023 resolution on the boarding schools system or a joint MEPs letter calling for sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for implementing the ethnic unity law.
Members of the European Parliament’s Tibet Friendship Group also welcomed the young advocates at a meeting convened on this occasion by MEP Danuše Nerudová (Czech Republic, EPP), who praised their engagement and stressed their vital role in carrying forward the fight for Tibet’s freedom and preserving Tibetan language and culture.
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