Category Archive: Political prisoners

Apr 25 2013

Commemorating the 24th Birthday of 11th Panchen Lama Gendun Choekyi Nyima

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Although the birthday of the Panchen Lama is meant to be a festive occasion, the current situation is not a cause for celebration. Today, April 25, 2013, is his 24th birthday, but he is forced to celebrate once again under severe restrictions at an unknown place.

 

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Apr 24 2013

Tibetan NGOs call whereabouts and release 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima

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Dharamsala: Four Tibetan NGOs dedicated today’s Lhakar action for the release of 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima whose predecessor 10th Panchen Lama was specifically vocal on Tibetan cultural and identity. Hundreds of Tibetans gathered at Mcleod square wearing Panchen Lama’s face masks demanding his whereabouts and his …

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Mar 24 2013

Today a Tibetan Women Self-immolated in Ngaba

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Today a Tibetan women Self-immolated in Ngaba.

31 years old Kalkyi(Kelsang Kyi) from Yultso village in Dzamthang county self-immolated today around 3:30 pm (Tibet time).

Kalkyi set herself on fire near Zamthang Jonang Monastery in Dzamthang township in Golok Pema, Ngaba in Amdo region, eastern Tibet (Aba …

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May 16 2012

Mother’s call for their son: Panchen Lama

Dharamsala: 17th May 2012, marks 17 years of captivity since 17th May 1995, when Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama and his family went missing. For the last seventeen years, no definitive, credible information has surfaced about their whereabouts and wellbeing.

The Central and the Regional Tibetan …

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May 10 2012

Tibetan farmers boycott in protest for prisoners

Dharamshala, May 10th. Defiant Tibetan protesters have announced a farming boycott, in support of their fellow brothers and sisters who are still being imprisoned after a brutal crackdown last month from Chinese authorities.

The move comes after a protest featuring almost 200 women from all over Ngaba County, …

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