We recommend that your letter contains these 3 points:

   1. That the brutal repression in Tibet must cease immediately.

   2. A request that the Chinese authorities in Tibet enter into peaceful dialogue with the Tibetan people to restore normalcy.

   3. A request that Australian government representatives inform themselves of the true situation in Tibet by sending a high-level delegation to investigate the matter.

Please feel free to use the sample letter below, or you can write your own letter with the above mentioned 3 points.

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Dear (insert name)

 

I am writing to ask you to make urgent representations to the Chinese Government to help ease the present situation in Tibet.

 

As you are no doubt aware, the Chinese authorities in Tibet have cracked down on the Tibetan people following region-wide demonstrations that opposed the repressive policies of the Chinese Government.

 

At this time the situation has deteriorated and the Tibetan people are subject to intense and brutal repression in the wake of the protests. There have been reports that Chinese armed forces have arrested, detained, beaten and shot at Tibetan protesters across the Tibet region.

 

I respectfully request you to make representations to the Chinese Government, as follows:

 

1.      That the brutal repression of the Tibetan people in response to the protests be immediately suspended.

 

2.      As a means of restoring normalcy in Tibet, that the Chinese Government enter into peaceful dialogue with the Dalai Lama or the Tibetan Government in Exile to address issues of concern to the Tibetan people (who do not have the freedom to enter into frank dialogue themselves).

 

3.  I urge the Australian Government to discover the truth about the unrest in Tibet by sending a high-level delegation to investigate the issue and report to the Australian Parliament.

 

The Chinese authorities have claimed that the current unrest has been masterminded by the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in Exile (TGIE). This is untrue. In fact the protests are a manifestation of the long-held and deep-rooted resentment of the Tibetan people under the present governance; governance that is characterized by brutal repression of the Tibetan people, their culture and their freedom of religion.

 

 

Thank you for your urgent attention to this matter.

 

Sincerely,

 

(your name and contact details)

 

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Please send letters to the following people. Their postal address and fax numbers are given in case you can't send the letter by email.

1. The Hon Kevin Rudd MP
Prime Minister

PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Fax: (02) 6273 4100
Email: To send an email to the Prime Minister you need to go to the following web page: http://www.pm.gov.au/contact/index.cfm

You will be asked to give your name and address. The sample letter fits easily into the space provided.

 

2. The Hon Julia Gillard MP
Deputy Prime Minister; Minister for Employment and Workplace
Relations; Minister for Education; Minister for Social Inclusion.

PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Fax: (02) 6273 4115
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3. The Hon Stephen Smith MP
Minister for Foreign Affairs; Deputy Leader of the House.
PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Fax: (02) 6273 4112
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4. The Hon Simon Crean MP
Minister for Trade.
PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Fax: (02) 6273 4128
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Thanks for your support and please also tell everyone who is concerned about Tibet.