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2008

• November 6, 2008 TWA president attends the 41st session of the UN Committee against Torture The forty-first session of United Nations Committee against Torture is of paramount importance and of political significance to the Tibetan Human Rights advocators since China readies to submit its Fourth Periodic Report
• November 8, 2008 TWA president attends the 20th anniversary of Swiss Tibetan Women’s Association 8th November, 2008: TWA Switzerland invited the president of Central Tibetan Women’s Association as the chief guest to mark the 20th anniversary of Tibetan Women’s Association, Switzerland.
• September 8, 2008 Tibetan Women's Association calls for constructive talks on Tibet As the two Asian giants meet to hold talks on numerous issues including; trade ties, border dispute, bilateral issues and issues of national and global importance, in a bid to bring about peace and stability in the region, it is of paramount importance that both these members of the international community concede to the fact that peace and stability in Asia can be achieved only when the issue of Tibet is resolved.
• July 22, 2008 Statement of the Tibetan People's Uprising Movement We are today at the crossroad of historic moment in the Tibetan people's struggle for freedom, truth and justice. Our unity in action and focus in purpose during the following months will not only define the long and strategic preparations that we have made for the 2008 Beijing Olympics but more importantly to realize the true political aspirations of our brothers and sisters who made great sacrifices in Tibet...
• June 24, 2008 TWA makes an earnest and an urgent appeal letter to the Prime Minister of Nepal. We are making an earnest appeal to seek your intervention regarding an urgent crisis that befalls the Tibetans in exile. The recent arbitrary arrests of the President of the Regional Tibetan Women’s Association, Mrs. Ngawang Sangmo, the Vice-President of the Regional Tibetan Women’s Association, Mrs. Tashi Dolma and the Director of the Tibetan Reception Center, Mr. Kelsang Chung on Thursday, 19 June 2008 and their sentence of 90 days in detention is highly unacceptable...
• May 17, 2008 TWA marks the 13th year in captivity of the 19 year old 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet May 17th 2008: Tibetan Women’s Association marks the thirteenth year of the abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet. The then six-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima along with his family were abducted by the Chinese authorities just three days after His Holiness the Dalai Lama recognized him as the 11th Panchen Lama...
• May 02, 2008 Tibetan Women’s Association seeks the release of the 30 Tibetans sentenced to imprisonment In yet another unprecedented and unfair move, The Intermediate People's Court in Lhasa on 29th April, 2008 convicted 30 Tibetans and doled out a harsh and unjust punishment by sentencing them to a term of three year to life imprisonment for their alleged role in the recent riots in Lhasa...
• April 25, 2008 TWA marks the 19th Birthday of Tibet’s Panchen Lama Today the 25th of April, 2008, is a day of great joy as the Tibetans all the over the world mark and celebrate the 19th Birthday of H.H the 11th Panchen Lama. At the same time it is a sad day for us as this precious golden boy of Tibet at the age of six, was abducted by the Chinese government...
• March 18, 2008 An earnest and an urgent appeal to the Human Community We call upon all the World Leaders of governments, religions, businesses, and all organizations not to condemn us with your silence. Please support us, as we feel helpless. Without your support we are handicapped. Please ask the Chinese ministry to stop this mass massacre of Tibetans who are dumped into pits, sliced into pieces and bathed in blood...
• March 15, 2008 Urgent Statement from TWA Tibet today is in shambles, as after two decades, the world witnesses the biggest and the largest mass protest by the Tibetans in Tibet. Hundreds of Tibetans have been killed and many critically wounded. Hunger strike, suicide attempts, burning down of shops, Chinese flags and police cars have been the highlight of the demonstration...
• Jan 04, 2008 The Tibetan People’s Uprising Movement The Tibetan people stand at an important crossroads as two historic moments approach; the Beijing 2008 Olympics in China and the 50th commemoration of the March 1959 uprising against China’s occupation of Tibet...

2007

• December 25, 2007 – The Invisible Visible
• December 10, 2007 – 59th International Human Rights Day
• November 25, 2007 – Day for Elimination of Violence against Women
• September 24, 2007 – Four Teenagers Still Held in Tibet
• August 31, 2007 – O'dho and Apha Bhomo Released
• August 31, 2007 – TPM Condemn China's Order No. 5
• August 27, 2007 – Release O'dho and Apha Bhomo
• August 20, 2007 – Detail Developments in Rongye Adak's Case
• August 7, 2007 – Release Rongye Adak
• August 2, 2007 – Clearance Denied for JN Stadium
• July 31, 2007 – India-Tibet Football Match - TPM
• July 23, 2007 – Clarification - TPM
• July 20, 2007 – Get Involved! Tibetan People's Movement
• June 29, 2007 – Bring Tibet to the 2008 Beijing Olympics - TPM
• June 22, 2007 – Road to Everest: What's at Stake?
• May 17, 2007 – 12th Anniversary of Panchen Lama's Disappearance
• April 23, 2007 – "Wisdom of Women's Words" Essay Competition
• March 12, 2007 – Tibetan Women's Uprising Day Statement

2006

• 17 May 2006 – Panchen Lama 11th year of detention
• 5 May 2006 – ITSN Olympics Conference
• 25 April 2006 – Panchen Lama 17th birthday
• 12 March 2006 – Women's Uprising Day Statement

2005

• 12 March 2005 – Women's Uprising Day Statement

2004

• 12 March 2004 – Women's Uprising Day Statement

2003

• 27 June 2003 – TWA Shocked and Anguished by PM Vajpayee's China Declaration
• June 2003 – TWA calls the Prime Minister to talk on Tibet with China
• 12 March 2003 – Women's Uprising Day Statement

2002

• 25 November 2002 – International Day for Eliminating Violence against Women Statement
• 25 April 2002 – Panchen Lama 13th birthday
• 12 March 2002 – Women's Uprising Day Statement

2001

• November 2001 – International Day for Eliminating Violence against Women Statement 2001
• 25 April 2001 – Panchen Lama 12th birthday
• 12 March 2001 – Women's Uprising Day Statement

2000

• November 2000 – International Day for Eliminating Violence against Women Statement 2000