Students for a Free Tibet
Transforming our world
through nonviolent action

Amplifying the Voices of Tibetans in Tibet

We work in solidarity with the Tibetan people in their struggle for freedom and independence. We are a chapter-based network of young people and activists around the world. Through education, grassroots organizing, and nonviolent direct action, we campaign for Tibetans’ fundamental right to political freedom.

Who We Are

Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) was founded in New York City in 1994 by a group of Tibetans and young students and supporters.

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What We Do

Through education, grassroots organizing, and nonviolent direct action, we campaign for Tibetans’ fundamental right to political freedom.

Our Work

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Start a chapter, intern/volunteer with us, attend our trainings and workshops, donate and raise your voice for those who have none.

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Latest Updates

SFT IS GROWING! The movement for freedom and human rights in Tibet is strong, bolstered by campaigns victories, decisive direct actions, and, most importantly, a rapidly expanding grassroots network. We're hiring for four new positions at SFT! Please apply and share widely...

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This month, SFT and Tibet activists took action to make sure Tibet would be in the headlines as Xi Jinping took his trip across Europe. Despite European governments giving Xi a red carpet treatment and directing police to silence Tibet protestors, our...

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If you haven’t heard already from the SFT network, this year's Cross-Movement Action Camp will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany from August 4th to August 11th! Register to join today! Our annual Action Camp is an opportunity like no other to develop...

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Recent news reports have emerged that the Chinese government will destroy Atsok Gompa—another sacred Tibetan monastery—and displace over 15,555 people in the surrounding Drakkar, Kawasumdo, and Mangra counties to build another Chinese mega-dam along the Machu or “Yellow River.” China is advertising...

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And that’s a wrap on this year’s SFT Midwest Conference in Minnesota! Youth activists from Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, and Minnesota came together for a weekend of trainings in grassroots mobilization and strategic non-violence! SFT Chicago, SFT Wisconsin, and SFT Minnesota board...

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This week, people across the world took to the streets to commemorate the 65th Tibetan National Uprising Day! On this day we honor the sacrifices of thousands of Tibetans who took to the streets of Lhasa on 10 March 1959 and called...

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