US FY2026 budget preserves crucial Tibet funding

3 months ago

The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) welcomes the retention of Tibet-related foreign assistance in the fiscal year 2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 7148), which passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law by President Trump on February 3, 2026. The bill’s preservation of Tibet funding at the traditionally appropriated levels clearly reaffirms enduring bipartisan US support for the Tibetan people.

The bill also restores Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia (RFA) by funding the US Agency for Global Media, thereby reviving VOA and RFA’s essential broadcasting and reporting activities.

“ICT thanks the members of the Appropriation Committees and their staff for their dedication to supporting the Tibetan people and is glad to see that Congress remains firmly committed to providing these vital funds,” said ICT President Tencho Gyatso. “We hope to see the swift resumption of VOA and RFA Tibetan-language broadcasts. Their closure dealt a harsh b...

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