Free Tibet was established in 1987 as Tibet Support Group UK. It was renamed to Free Tibet Campaign in 1996 and was further renamed in 2008 to Free Tibet. In 2020 it merged with Tibet Society which was founded in 1959. Free Tibet is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation. and funded entirely by its supporters from all over the world. Its mission is to support the Tibetan people in its fight for justice, freedom and peaceful resistance.