If you would prefer to donate via direct deposit, please see bank details below:
Account name: Australia Tibet Council
BSB: 063 147
Account number: 1001 0643
(Please make sure to include ‘EOYA25’ & your name in the reference)
They escaped from Tibet because speaking the truth meant surveillance, arrest, imprisonment, and torture – for asking to see the return of the Dalai Lama, for preserving Tibetan language, for wishing a life with dignity and basic human rights.
And still, here in Australia, the shadow of the Chinese Government looms over them. We cannot allow this repression to cross our borders unchecked.
What is Transnational Repression?
It is governments reaching across borders to silence dissent among diasporas and exiles, including through assassinations, illegal deportations, abductions, digital threats, Interpol abuse, and family intimidation.
It is a daily assault on civilians everywhere – including in democracies like the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia and South Africa.
Freedom House (Independent Human Rights Organisation).
Amplify the voices of Tibetans at risk.
Your support helps ATC identify Tibetan community members willing to share their stories and highlight the reach of Chinese transnational repression in Australia.
Capture the stories of Tibetan-Australians impacted by Chinese transnational repression.
In partnership with leading researchers and Tibetan community, ATC will build a stronger evidence base on the forms of Chinese transnational repression Australians face at home and overseas.
You help us deliver sharper, more relevant insights to the Australian Government.
Your contribution strengthens ATC’s outreach and deepens the information we provide to the Australian Government and Parliament.
Ensure the Australian Government prioritises safety and freedom of Tibetans in Australia.
ATC will press the Australian Government and Parliament to recognise the urgency of Chinese transnational repression and to take meaningful action to protect Tibetan-Australians and their rights.
Our most recent work on Transnational Repression
Tibet Lobby Day 2025
Australia Tibet Council’s annual Tibet Lobby Day for 2025 was held on 1 and 2 September 2025. This year at Tibet Lobby Day our Tibetan community delegates raised Chinese Government’s transnational repression of Tibetans in Australia, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation and the Chinese colonial boarding school system, in their meetings with Parliamentarians and Government to raise concerns of the community directly with Australia’s decision-makers.
ATC and Tibetan Communities of Australia raise Transnational Repression
14 Aug 2025: ATC and Tibetan community leaders raise with the Foreign Minister’s Office rising cases of Chinese transnational repression of Tibetan-Australians.
Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy TCHRD visit Australia
16 Jun 2025: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD)’s Executive Director Tenzin Dawa visited Australia to speak about the Chinese transnational repression of Tibetans, with the Australian Parliament, Government and the Tibetan communities of Australia.
Suspicious Death of Tibetan Religious Leader Trulku Hungkar Dorje
On 8 April, 2025 the Central Tibetan Administration in a media release shared that Tibetan religious leader Trulku Hungkar Dorje had been declared dead in Vietnam under suspicious circumstances, with reports of involvement of Chinese Government officials.
Blog Post: Even in Australia, many Tibetans do not feel free
Transnational Repression for Tibetans occurs when the Government of China monitors, intimidates and tries to control the actions of exiled Tibetans – this can happen here in Australia, or anywhere in the world where Tibetans live in exile.
A Tibet Appeal: Our Voice Our Truth
Despite China's transnational repression, Tibetans in Australia will not be silencedThey escaped from Tibet because speaking the truth meant surveillance, arrest, imprisonment, and torture – for asking to see the return of the Dalai Lama, for preserving Tibetan language, for wishing a life with dignity and basic human rights.
And still, here in Australia, the shadow of the Chinese Government looms over them. We cannot allow this repression to cross our borders unchecked.
If you would prefer to donate via direct deposit, please see bank details below:
Account name: Australia Tibet Council
BSB: 063 147
Account number: 1001 0643
(Please make sure to include ‘EOYA25’ & your name in the reference)
What is Transnational Repression?
It is governments reaching across borders to silence dissent among diasporas and exiles, including through assassinations, illegal deportations, abductions, digital threats, Interpol abuse, and family intimidation.
It is a daily assault on civilians everywhere – including in democracies like the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia and South Africa.
Freedom House (Independent Human Rights Organisation).
Amplify the voices of Tibetans at risk.
Your support helps ATC identify Tibetan community members willing to share their stories and highlight the reach of Chinese transnational repression in Australia.
Capture the stories of Tibetan-Australians impacted by Chinese transnational repression.
In partnership with leading researchers and Tibetan community, ATC will build a stronger evidence base on the forms of Chinese transnational repression Australians face at home and overseas.
You help us deliver sharper, more relevant insights to the Australian Government.
Your contribution strengthens ATC’s outreach and deepens the information we provide to the Australian Government and Parliament.
Ensure the Australian Government prioritises safety and freedom of Tibetans in Australia.
ATC will press the Australian Government and Parliament to recognise the urgency of Chinese transnational repression and to take meaningful action to protect Tibetan-Australians and their rights.
Our most recent work on Transnational Repression
Tibet Lobby Day 2025
Australia Tibet Council’s annual Tibet Lobby Day for 2025 was held on 1 and 2 September 2025. This year at Tibet Lobby Day our Tibetan community delegates raised Chinese Government’s transnational repression of Tibetans in Australia, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation and the Chinese colonial boarding school system, in their meetings with Parliamentarians and Government to raise concerns of the community directly with Australia’s decision-makers.
ATC and Tibetan Communities of Australia raise Transnational Repression
14 Aug 2025: ATC and Tibetan community leaders raise with the Foreign Minister’s Office rising cases of Chinese transnational repression of Tibetan-Australians.
Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy TCHRD visit Australia
16 Jun 2025: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD)’s Executive Director Tenzin Dawa visited Australia to speak about the Chinese transnational repression of Tibetans, with the Australian Parliament, Government and the Tibetan communities of Australia.
Suspicious Death of Tibetan Religious Leader Trulku Hungkar Dorje
On 8 April, 2025 the Central Tibetan Administration in a media release shared that Tibetan religious leader Trulku Hungkar Dorje had been declared dead in Vietnam under suspicious circumstances, with reports of involvement of Chinese Government officials.
Blog Post: Even in Australia, many Tibetans do not feel free
Transnational Repression for Tibetans occurs when the Government of China monitors, intimidates and tries to control the actions of exiled Tibetans – this can happen here in Australia, or anywhere in the world where Tibetans live in exile.