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The exiled Tibetans marked the “30th disappearance day” of 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima recently. Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the political leader of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), said the Panchen Lama’s disappearance is out of the most egregious violations of religious freedom and human rights.
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The Panchen Lama, considered to be second only to the Dalai Lama by Tibetans, was allegedly abducted by China in 1995. Born in China-occupied Tibet on April 25, 1989, he was just six at the time.
“It is troubling that such a grave injustice has persisted in plain sight for three decades. Despite the Chinese government’s attempt to erase his identity through the installation of a state-appointed Panchen Lama, Tibetans around the world continue to uphold their faith in the true Panchen Lama, speak his name, pray for his release and demand justice,” Tsering said in a post on microblogging platform X.
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