On May 17, 1995, just three days after the Dalai Lama recognised him, the six-year-old Panchen Lama and his family were abducted by the Chinese Communist Party. Subsequently, Beijing appointed another child as the Panchen Lama in a clear and illegitimate attempt to exert its control over Tib
American senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who serve as the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on the 30th anniversary of the People's Republic of China's kidnapping of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama.
On the 30th anniversary of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima's enforced disappearance, the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, Italian Senator Andrea De Priamo, who serves as the President of the Italian Tibet Interparliamentary Group, has released a powerful statement urging the Chinese government to free him a
German Commissioner for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Frank Schwabe, has urged the Chinese Government to free the 11th Panchen Lama, Jetsun Tenzin Gedhun Yeshi Trinley Phuntsok Pal Sangpo, also known as Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, and to cease its interference with the religious practices of Tibe
Swiss lawmakers from the Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet have urged China to immediately release the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, and condemned his 30-year enforced disappearance. In a strongly worded joint statement, they criticised China's interference in Tibetan religio
The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), based in Washington, urged governments worldwide and the international community to insist that China liberate the Panchen Lama and disclose his location and health, according to the RFA report.
Tibetan activists, including members of the Tibetan Youth Congress, gathered to protest against China to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the abduction and disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedun Choekyi Nyima.
The conference held on Wednesday gathered environmental specialists, policy advocates, and European representatives to assess the extensive impacts of China's hydropower initiatives on the Tibetan Plateau, as reported by CTA.
In a recent news release, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that on May 17, 1995, just three days after being recognised as the 11th Panchen Lama by the Dalai Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was taken by Chinese authorities and has not been seen publicly since.
On the solemn anniversary of a disappearance that has stirred global concern for decades, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has renewed calls for transparency and accountability over the fate of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama, who vanished from public view 30 years ago to
The Central Tibetan Administration has launched a month-long campaign marking the 36th birthday and 30th anniversary of the disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama, urging the international community to demand verifiable information from China.
Tibetans-in-exile in Shimla observed the 36th birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, with special prayers and offerings. They also paid homage to the victims of the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.