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Journey of the Federal President to Communist China: Clear Advocacy for Tibetan Rights!
Media release by GSTF and TGSL On the occasion of Federal President Maurer's China trip next week, Tibet organizations in Switzerland are calling for their explicit commitment ...
Responses to the article "Autonomy and Prosperity" of the Chinese Ambassador, World Week (4, April 2019)
The counter-speech of the GSTF in the Weltwoche | reaction Kelsang Gyaltsen | reaction TFOS | Wolf Altorfer with word and image | reaction ...
Klosterinstitut Yachen Gar is sealed off, nuns mistreated
The monastery institute Yachen Gar, which has been affected by instructions and demolitions, is now systematically sealed off by the police. The authority responsible for Yachen Gar ...
Tibetans mistreated after house search for Dalai Lama photo
In July, in the district of Palyul in Kardze Prefecture, in the east of Tibet, house searches were carried out on publicly subsidized homes for resettled nomads ...
High reward for viewing unwanted internet content
As it has now become known, the authorities in the Tibet Autonomous Region have been offering high rewards to those who have unwanted content on the Internet since February.
Letters to Federal President Ueli Maurer on his state visit to China in spring 2019
GSTF sent the following letters to the Federal Council on the occasion of Federal President Maurer's visit to China. 18. April 2019: Federal President Maurer's state visit ...
60 Years of Exile Tibet: Upcoming Events
In connection with the annual motto "60 years of exile Tibet", further events are taking place to show that the Tibetans are not ...
Exile Tibetans in Switzerland complain of increased pressure from China
Intelligence confirms influence Tibetan organizations in Switzerland complain that they are increasingly being monitored and systematically intimidated by the Chinese government. In two…
Pizza Hut opens branch in Lhasa
In June, the American fast food chain Pizza Hut opened a branch in Lhasa. It is located right next to an offshoot of the Kentucky Peace ...
Disowned monks and nuns of Yachen Gar are "transformed"
The approximately 3500 monks and nuns, who were deported from the Buddhist center in May and June, are now forced to receive a "reeducation". Like informants ...
Satellite imagery shows rapid melting of glaciers in Tibet
According to a Columbia University study published in the journal Science Advances, the rate of glacial meltdown in Tibet has ...
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In April 1983 the Society Swiss-Tibetan Friendship, GSTF for short, was founded.
The GSTF is today the largest non-governmental organization for Tibet in Switzerland and is a member of 1'600 members. It is divided into 7 sections headed by the board elected by the members. The branch manager supports the executive board and the sections in the various fields of activity and ensures that the GSTF can be effective, direct and uncomplicated for the cause of Tibet.
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Klosterinstitut Yachen Gar is sealed off, nuns mistreated
The monastery institute Yachen Gar, which has been affected by instructions and demolitions, is now systematically sealed off by the police. The authority responsible for Yachen Gar ...
Tibetans mistreated after house search for Dalai Lama photo
In July, in the district of Palyul in Kardze Prefecture, in the east of Tibet, house searches were carried out on publicly subsidized homes for resettled nomads ...
High reward for viewing unwanted internet content
As it has now become known, the authorities in the Tibet Autonomous Region have been offering high rewards to those who have unwanted content on the Internet since February.
Pizza Hut opens branch in Lhasa
In June, the American fast food chain Pizza Hut opened a branch in Lhasa. It is located right next to an offshoot of the Kentucky Peace ...
Disowned monks and nuns of Yachen Gar are "transformed"
The approximately 3500 monks and nuns, who were deported from the Buddhist center in May and June, are now forced to receive a "reeducation". Like informants ...
Satellite imagery shows rapid melting of glaciers in Tibet
According to a Columbia University study published in the journal Science Advances, the rate of glacial meltdown in Tibet has ...