Tibetan activists demand immediate release of 11th Panchen Lama on 30th anniversary of enforced disappearance

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, May 17: Activist group, the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress Dharamshala, marked 30 years since the abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama by the Chinese Communist Party on Saturday. The NGO renewed its call for the immediate release of the Panchen Lama and full disclosure of his whereabouts, condemning China’s installation of a fake Panchen Lama, accusing Beijing of using him to echo Chinese Communist Party propaganda.

Speaking to Phayul, Tibetan writer and activist Tenzin Tsundue remarked, “The fact that China is keeping the Panchen Lama under Chinese cont...

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