Central Tibetan Administration (CTA)
13 July 2001 "We deeply regret that Beijing is awarded the 2008 Olympic Games," said Kalon T.C. Tethong, the Kalon for the Department of Information and International Relations of the Central Tibetan Administration, based in Dharamsala [ more ]
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
28 May, 2001 (At the White House media stakeout, one of the questions was about the Dalai Lama's position on China's bid for the Olympics. He seemed pleased to get the question and took time to clarify his position because some of his earlier comments have been taken out of context) [ more ]
International Tibet Support Network (ITSN)
18 March 2007 The premier was asked at a news conference whether China, which is set to host the 2008 Beijing Olympics, would make a goodwill gesture by allowing the Dalai Lama to return. The Dalai Lama is known as the spiritual leader of Tibet and still considered by many to be the political leader of the Tibetan government in exile [ more ]
Students for a Free Tibet (SFT)
April 18th, 2007 Students for a Free Tibet calls on the International Olympic Committee to reject China's plan to run the Olympic torch over Mount Everest and through Tibet. The IOC is currently meeting in Beijing and will make a final decision on China's proposed torch route "including plans to take it through Tibet and Taiwan" by April 26th [ more ]
International Campaigns for Tibet (ICT)
ICT has grave concerns about the International Olympic Committee decision to award the 2008 Olympic Summer Games to China, a communist state that is acknowledged around the world to be a gross violator of human rights. After a half century, China continues to illegally occupy Tibet where its policies are designed to erode the Tibetan national identity and suppress the fundamental freedoms of the Tibetan people [ more ]