Panchen Lama’s monastery urges China to make his whereabouts known ahead 35th birthday
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 24: Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe Tibetan settlement in South India, the spiritual and cultural seat of the Panchen Lama in exile, has issued a poignant statement urging the general public to demand accountability for the enforced disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama Gedun Choekyi Nyima. This appeal coincides with […]
Secretary Blinken urged to raise Tibet, Panchen Lama ahead of his visit to China
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, April 24: Ahead of the US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s visit to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on April 24-26, the Washington-based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has urged the senior US official to address “deteriorating” situation in Tibet both “privately and publicly” with his Chinese […]
Gonpo Kyi assaulted again, phone holding evidence of police brutality destroyed
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, April 24: Gonpo Kyi, the sister of Tibetan businessman Dorjee Tashi, who was wrongly sentenced to life by Chinese authorities, faced another instance of violence at the hands of Chinese authorities on April 19. The incident occurred following her latest protest outside the Tibet Higher People’s Court in Lhasa, where she reiterated […]