What is TINA?
Tibet Initiative Network Australia INC (TINA)Tibet Initiative Network Australia INC (TINA) is advocating for the Tibetan people’s right to self-determination and the protection of human rights in Tibet. Based in Australia, as a non-profit organization, we are politically independent and not affiliated with any religious institutions or political parties.
Tibet Initiative Network Australia campaigns for the freedom and human rights of Tibetan people. TINA will be supported by donors, non-governmental organizations, and stakeholders from all over Australia.
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Working together for a world free From abuse and violence
Thank you for your kindness and generosity we totally rely on the kindness and generosity of people like you to keep us going, keep our struggle strong, give us a network to build on and give us hope - key opportunities for movement to succeed and grow.
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By becoming a volunteer at TINA, you can stand in solidarity with us in promoting freedom of the press, on behalf of the hundreds of Tibetan political prisoners, writers and journalists in Tibet.
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About Tibet
Tibet is comprised of the three provinces of Amdo – now split into Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan -, Kham – largely incorporated into Sichuan, Yunnan and Qinghai -, and U-Tsang, together with western Kham, is today referred to by China as the Tibet Autonomous Region.-
2,500,000+ The total size of Tibet include all three historical provinces is 2.5 million square kilometres or 965,000 square miles.
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6,000,000+ Tibet has an estimated population of about 6 million Tibetans
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1,200,000+ 1.2 million Tibetans had died as a result of the illegal military occupation
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155+ Around 155 Tibetans self-immolated in Tibet since 2009 and 124 of them are known to have died following their protest.
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Statistics: China's invasion of Tibet
Over 1.2 million out of 6 Tibetans have been killed by China (20%)Until 1949, Tibet was an independent Buddhist nation in the Himalayas which had little contact with the rest of the world. It existed as a rich cultural storehouse of the Mahayana and Vajrayana teachings of Buddhism. Religion was a unifying theme among the Tibetans -- as was their own language, literature, art, and world view developed by living at high altitudes, under harsh conditions, in a balance with their environment.
173,221
Tortured to Death:Tibetans died after being tortured in prison.
156,758
China killing of Tibetans: China's genocide and mass murder: Tibetans were executed by the Chinese invaders.
432,705
War of resistance against the Red Chinese invasion:Tibetans mostly members of the National Volunteer Defence Army were killed while fighting Chinese occupation
342,970
Starvation after invasion:Hundreds of thousands of Tibetans have died from starvation or malnutrition during the Chinese occupation of Tibet
92,731
Publicly persecution and torture to death.Tibetans mostly members of the National Volunteer Defence Army were killed while fighting Chinese occupation
9,002
Tibetans committed suicide as act of a protest against the Chinese occupation of Tibet
Rape, murder, and execution in occupied Tibet. One can only imagine what the actual numbers were for this period, and what the numbers were for the years since 1979.
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Although our team of volunteers is currently at capacity we welcome your expression of interest to be a part of our volunteer community.The Facts About Tibet
Tibetans attempted to take back their country in an enormous uprising in March of 1959. The protests were crushed with brutal force.
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