July 2, 2025: In a keenly anticipated statement ahead of his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama reaffirmed the continuation of the centuries-old institution of the Dalai Lama—an announcement carrying deep historical resonance and urgent political significance. The English translation...

April 15, 2025: AFI published an edited transcript of Christianity and the Persecution of Christians in China, a live podcast streamed on March 19, 2025. The report can be downloaded from the AFI website. The complete podcast is available...

  March 1, 2025: President Trump on the first day in office issued a raft of Executive Orders including “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid” which called for a “90-day pause in United States foreign development assistance for...

February 11, 2025: Asia Freedom Institute released a report entited China’s National Park Project on The Tibetan Plateau: Conservation or Assimilation? What China Can Learn From Other Countries. The statement accompanying the report said “China’s efforts to protect the landscape,...

November 21, 2024: (Karma Samdrup. Source: The Central Tibetan Administration): Tibetan environmentalist and philanthropist Karma Samdrup was released after serving a 15-year prison sentence with five years of deprivation of political rights effective immediately. Based on media reports from...

November 27, 2024: Gangjong Sherig Norbu Lobling, also known as Jigme Gyaltsen Nationalities Vocational School, was forcibly closed by the Chineses government on July 14, 2024. The school, located in Golok Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, had been operating independently for...

November 25, 2024:  The Christian Science Monitor ran a story wondering if President-elect Trump will let Senator Marco Rubio, his nominee for the Secretary of State, pursue a hard line approach towards China. Here are some excerpts from the...

December 10, 2024: The EU Statement of the EU Delegation in China on the International Human Rights Day said “serious concerns persist regarding civil, cultural, economic, social and political rights” and urged “China to respect, protect, and fulfil human...

Published a position paper written by Kelsang D. Aukatsang, AFI President, titled Reimagining Tibetan Democracy and Governance on September 2, 2024, the 64th anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day. The paper outlines key shifts and issues; recommends a new democracy...

The U.S. State Department’s 2023 International Religious Freedom Report on China, which includes separate section on East Turkestan, Hong Kong, Macau and Tibet, concludes that the Chinese government “continued its multiyear campaign of “Sinicization” to bring all religious doctrine...