Sydney — Bagdro, the former political prisoner staged a solo protest in front of the Chinese consulate in Sydney to mark the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, who has not appeared in public since the PRC government abducted him in 1995, at age six.
Canadian MP urges Canada to do more for Tibet, calls China as a ruthless regime
Ottawa — Claiming the CCP under the Xi-Jinping is a ruthless and totalitarian regime, David Sweet, Members of Parliament, has raised Tibet issue at the House of Commons of Canada and calls on Canada to do more than just hoping for dialogue to resolve issues of Tibet.
SA's Inkatha Freedom Party joins global call for release Panchen Lama of Tibet
Pretoria — To mark the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of 11th Panchen Lama, the President of the Inkatha Freedom Party, a political party in South Africa said his party supports the continuous call by human rights organisations throughout the world for the release of Tibet’s Gendun Choekyi Nyima, who went missing at the age of six.
Taiwan deserves full-fledged affiliation with WHO: Tibetan President to Taiwanese President
Dharamshala, India — President of the Central Tibetan Administration previously known as the Government of Tibet, Dr Lobsang Sangay has called for Taiwan’s inclusion in the WHO as a full-fledged member while congratulating the Taiwanese President Dr Tsai Ing-wen on the commencement of her second term.
Australian Parliamentary Group for Tibet calls for the release of 11th Panchen Lama
Canberra — Criticising China's repressive policies against Tibetans in Tibet and the gross violation of human rights in the region, the Australian Parliamentary Group for Tibet has joined the global calls for the immediate release of the 11th Panchen Lama.
Canadian lawmakers support for an independent fact-finding mission to Tibet
Ottawa — Calling Canada’s strong support to release the 11th Panchen Lama and his family, over 20 Members of Parliament and Senator from Canada said they support for an independent fact-finding mission to assess the human rights violations perpetrated against Tibetans in Tibet and other regions in China.
Make Panchen Lama's whereabouts public: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Washington, D.C. — To mark the 25th anniversary of the Panchen Lama’s disappearance, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday demanded the Chinese government to immediately make public whereabouts of the 11th Panchen Lama chosen by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, 25 years after the six-year-old was seized.