sft's campaigns focus on three areas: political, economic, and human rights. sft's political campaigns are focused on generally advocating for tibetan independence by pressuring both chinese officials as well as sft members' government representatives. sft is well known for high-profile protests against chinese dignitaries when they visit foreign countries. sft's human rights campaigns are focused on improving the situation for tibetans in tibet by advocating for increased freedoms and rights, and for the release of political prisoners and dissidents. but its website maintains, "when we say 'free tibet' we don't just mean, 'make things better in tibet.' we mean 'free the nation of tibet from chinese occupation.'"