Tibetans are in the midst of the most intense crackdown by Chinese authorities in decades and attacks on Tibetans are likely to increase in the coming months as the Olympic spotlight fades. Send a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao calling for an end to the crackdown and for the immediate opening of Tibet to foreign media and international observers. Show China's leadership that Tibet is an issue of global significance and even after the Olympics, the world is still watching.

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

I join thousands of people around the world in calling on you to immediately end the military crackdown in Tibet and release all Tibetan political prisoners and detainees. Tibet must also be immediately opened to foreign media and international observers.

Last month, you hosted the world during the Beijing Olympics. Instead of using this opportunity to implement positive political change, including increased respect for human rights, you have used brute force to crush any sign of dissent inside Tibet and China. Draconian policies are being implemented in Tibet's monasteries and the country remains under military lockdown.

In the lead up to the Olympics your government announced it was lifting the ban on reporting in Tibet, yet in reality foreign journalists are still barred from most Tibetan areas. Furthermore, disturbing and ongoing reports from Tibet of attacks on Tibet's major monasteries, extrajudicial detentions, beatings and death demand that international observers be allowed into Tibet's prisons and detention centers.

In this post-Olympics period, your actions inside Tibet will impact China's standing in the international community. The occupation of Tibet will continue to be a stain on China's international reputation, as it was during the Olympics, if immediate steps are not taken to restore the Tibetan people's basic human rights and freedom.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
September 05, 2008