Back Tibetan Youth Congress German Kongreso de Tibeta Junularo Esperanto Congreso de la Juventud Tibetana Spanish کنگره جوانان تبتی Persian Congrès de la jeunesse tibétaine French Tibetaans Jeugdcongres Dutch Kongres Młodzieży Tybetańskiej Polish Congresso da Juventude Tibetana Portuguese 西藏青年大會 Chinese
| Founded | 7 October 1970 |
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| Type | Non-profit |
| Purpose | Political Advocacy For Tibet |
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| Website | tibetanyouthcongress.org |
The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) is an international non-governmental organization that advocates the independence of Tibet from China.[1] With around 30,000 members in the Tibetan diaspora,[2] it is the largest of the pro-independence organizations of Tibetan exiles with 87 branches in 10 countries listed on the organisation's website.[3][4] The current president of the Tibetan Youth Congress is Gonpo Dhundup.[5][6]
The organization claims no particular religious or party political affiliation.
- ^ Wong, Edward (22 November 2008). "At Exile meeting, Tibetans Debate Independence". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ^ Wax, Emily (23 November 2008). "Exiled Tibetans weigh freedom struggle". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ^ Tibetan Youth Congress About/Chapters Archived 2012-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mishra, Pankaj (December 18, 2005). "The restless children of the Dalai Lama". New York Times. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ^ "Tibetan Youth Congress | Current Centrex 2019 – 2022". Tibetan Youth Congress. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Grassroot Tibetan independence body elects new executive committee | Tibetan Review". Tibetan Review. Retrieved 2020-05-20.