World Leaders: Help stop the shootings in Tibet

kardze shooting

On August 12th, Chinese forces fired on a group of unarmed Tibetans in Tibet. At least 5 have died and many others are critically injured and remain without medical access.

The group was peacefully protesting for the release of their village leader Wangdak, who had been arrested on August 11th for defending the rights of the Tibetans to celebrate their traditional horse festival and speaking out against the harassment of Tibetan women by senior Chinese officials.

China's crackdown in Kardze is tense and residents remain under heavily armed surveillance while Tibetan men (aged 12 and above) are being arrested.

Sign the Petition to urge the world's top 20 most democratic governments to call on China to end the violence in Kardze and take joint action to resolve the crisis in Tibet.

Recipients

Honorable Lilja Alfreðsdóttir
Honorable Julie Bishop
Honorable Børge Brende
Honourable Stephane Dion
Honorable Sigmar Gabriel
Honorable Kristian Jensen
Honourable Boris Johnson
Honorable Bert Koenders
Honorable Sebastian Kurz
Honorable Murray McCully
High Representative Federica Mogherini
Honorable Didier Reynders
Honorable Timo Soini
Honorable Sushma Swaraj
Honorable Margot Wallström
Honorable Lubomír Zaorálek

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Please urge China to stop shooting Tibetans in Kardze (Ganzi)

Dear [Decision Maker],

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I am deeply saddened to share the news of the deaths of five Tibetans who were shot indiscriminately by Chinese authorities in Loshu Township in Sershul county in Kardze (Chinese: Luoxu, Shiqu, Ganzi) on August 12th.

According to sources from Tibet, other critically injured Tibetans have been detained and have not received medical treatment for their injuries.

The group was peacefully protesting for the release of their village leader Wangdak who had been arrested on August 11th for defending the rights of the Tibetans to celebrate their traditional horse festival and speaking out against the harassment of Tibetan women by senior Chinese officials.

China's crackdown in Kardze is tense as residents remain under heavily armed surveillance while at least 200 Tibetans including young Tibetan men (aged 12 and above) have been arbitrarily arrested.

I urge you to call on the Chinese government to immediately release the detained Tibetans and village leader Wangdak, provide medical treatment to the injured and remove the armed troops in Kardze.

I also urge you to adopt a new multilateral approach to address the devastating human rights crisis in Tibet. When governments speak out individually on Tibet, China reacts punitively and shuts down the discussion. But when like-minded governments join together, the Chinese government has no choice but to listen. Joint action will pressure China to roll back its most repressive policies in Tibet.

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