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Mother’s call for their son: Panchen Lama

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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 Women’s Association, has a new initiative, ‘Mother’s call for their son: Panchen Lama’, which includes a postcard action about the Panchen Lama and urges the Chinese government to provide information on Panchen Lama’s wellbeing and whereabouts from a mother’s perspective. The text on the post card is a clear promising message from mothers to their son; who has been abducted for 17 long years, mothers’ attempt to visualize their son’s growth and his well being.

TWA resolves to post 10,000 post cards from all over India and more from regional TWA Nepal and overseas chapters, all signed by mothers.

“Gedhun Choekyi Nyima’s abduction is not only a violation of Tibet’s religious freedom and it is also a human rights violation,” said Tashi Dolma, the newly elected President of Tibetan Women’s Association.

Padma Choling, Tibet’s Chinese appointed Governor, in March 2010, told reporters that “Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his family are now living a good life as ordinary citizens in Tibet.” This statement comes without substantial evidence, Tibetans see no reason to believe in this and thus we urge the Chinese Authorities to prove the truth in it. We have deliberately addressed the post cards to Padma Choling (Pema Thinley) with much anticipation that he will convey the post cards to His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama. According to his statement in March 2010, it is clear that Padma Choling knows very well the whereabouts of the 11th Panchen Lama.

We also have a daylong petition signing campaign addressed to Zhu Weiqun, Vice Minister of the United Front Work Department, China’s official spokesperson for Tibetan affairs, demanding proofs of whereabouts and well being of the 11th Panchen Lama be released immediately.

Please join the movement on 17th May 2012 with our chapters in your locality.
No borders, no race, no cultural differences, just a mother wanting to see her son. Please we urge you all to join and help us find the 11th Panchen Lama. Help us make the Chinese Government give us some answers about him.

Press Contacts:
Samten Chodon, Vice President 09418936118
Pema Choedon, Tibetan Research and Media 08679718481

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