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 fled Tibet after years of surveillance, arrest, imprisonment, and torture for daring to speak the truth: calling for the return of the Dalai Lama, for Tibetan language rights, or simply for a future where Tibetans can live with dignity.
But even here in a democracy they trusted to keep them safe the shadow of the Chinese state follows them.
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).
You can help amplify the voices of Tibetans at risk
Your contributions to this appeal will help ATC identify Tibetans who are willing to share their experiences and bring to light how pervasive Chinese transnational repression is 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 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 Government and Parliament.
Ensure the Australian Government prioritises safety and freedom of Tibetans in Australia
ATC will lobby the Australian Government directly and through the Parliament, to ensure the government understands the pressing nature of the Chinese Government’s transnational repression in Australia. We will pressure the government to take concrete actions to ensure the safety of the Tibetan communities in Australia, and to protect their freedoms as Australian citizens.
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.
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 fled Tibet after years of surveillance, arrest, imprisonment, and torture for daring to speak the truth: calling for the return of the Dalai Lama, for Tibetan language rights, or simply for a future where Tibetans can live with dignity.
But even here in a democracy they trusted to keep them safe the shadow of the Chinese state follows them.
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).
You can help amplify the voices of Tibetans at risk
Your contributions to this appeal will help ATC identify Tibetans who are willing to share their experiences and bring to light how pervasive Chinese transnational repression is 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 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 Government and Parliament.
Ensure the Australian Government prioritises safety and freedom of Tibetans in Australia
ATC will lobby the Australian Government directly and through the Parliament, to ensure the government understands the pressing nature of the Chinese Government’s transnational repression in Australia. We will pressure the government to take concrete actions to ensure the safety of the Tibetan communities in Australia, and to protect their freedoms as Australian citizens.
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.
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.