The Panchen Lama Tibet's Stolen Child.

In May 1995, at the age of six, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was recognised by the Dalai Lama as the 11th Panchen Lama. He and his family were then abducted by the Chinese, and have never been seen since.

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Perhaps more than any other political prisoner, Gedhun Nyima's incarceration highlights the nature of the political game that Beijing is playing. Having never been involved in any kind of dissident activity, and abducted purely on the basis of his potential future importance in the Tibetan political arena, this illustrates the cold, calculating logic of the Communist Chinese Government, to whom human rights are of not the slightest concern.

As of April 2010, He is now 21. To commemorate this event we held an information stand in Aberdeen. No-one really knows what he looks like, as no outsider has seen him since the age of a small child. His whereabouts are still unknown. You can help by sending an enquiry about his health and present situation to:

Beijing:

The Panchen Lama
c/o Mr Li Zhaoxing
Waijiaobu (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
225 Chaoyangmenneidajie
Beijingshi 100701
People's Republic of China
Telegram: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Beijing, China

London Embassy:

The Panchen Lama
c/o Mr Zha Peixin
The Chinese Embassy
49-51 Portland Place
London W1N 3AH

If this seems to you a futile operation, then check-out the results of the Ngawang Sangdrol campaign. Public pressure matters to politicians!

For more information, and other campaign ideas, visit the UK-wide campaign site: www.freetibet.org

The Freetibet.org website will also carry a birthday greeting which can be downloaded and emailed to the Chinese Embassy.