
Tibet is a plateau region in Central Asia
and
the
home
to
the
indigenous
Tibetan
people.
The
International
Tibet
Independence
Movement (ITIM)
is
a
movement
to establish
historical
Tibet as
an
independent
state.
Support
for the movement
in
the
current
Tibet
Autonomous Region
is
illegal
within
the
People's
Republic of China. International support for
this
cause is known as the 'Free
Tibet'
movement.