Dharamshala, India —Belgian and Scottish parliamentarians and over 30 members of the European Parliament, joined the global call for unconditional release of the 11th Panchen Lama to mark the 25th anniversary of his enforced disappearance. The authoritarian-communist regime kidnapped the Buddhist monk at the age of 6 on May 17, 1995.
Monk's disappearance is a crime perpetrated by China against all Tibetans: Slovak lawmakers
Bratislava —Some 22 members of Slovakia's parliament led by deputy speakers of the parliament, Gabor Grendel, and Juraj Seliga strongly condemned the Chinese communist-authoritarian regime over the enforced Monk's disappearance is a crime perpetrated by China against all Tibetans: Slovak lawmakersof 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima.
Estonian MPs: China can't be regarded as a civilised nation if destruction of Tibet continues
Tallinn – Estonian Parliamentary group for Tibet said that the communist-totalitarian regime in China cannot be regarded as belonging to the family of civilised nations as long as the destruction of the people and culture of Tibet, and the suppression of the aspirations of Tibetans for self-determination, continues.
Italian lawmakers say the abduction of 11th Panchen Lama by China is a serious human rights issue
Rome – Members of the Italian Parliament expressed serious concern over the continued abduction of Tibet’s 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima by China which is “a serious human rights issue, in particular, the violation of Tibetan people’s right to freedom of religion and belief.”
Czech senators call upon China to release Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, Panchen Lama of Tibet
Prague — While joining the growing international call for the release of 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, a group of senators of Czech Republic have reiterated their calls to China “to respect the rights of Tibetan people and their unique cultural identity” and called upon China to “reveal the whereabouts and the well-beings of the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet.
Lithuanian MPs call on President to press China on Panchen Lama’s whereabouts
Vilnius —Some 14 Lithuanian lawmakers, 1 MEP, 92 public supporters, and TSG members strongly called on the Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and Foreign affairs Minister Linas Linkevičius to press the Chinese government to reveal reliable information about the Panchen Lama’s wellbeing.
Decisive transformation for the sake of the right to reliable information: RSF
Paris — Big tech, unchecked, threatens news survival, the International Commission on Information and Democracy says these big companies are "dizzy" with own power. "We call for decisive transformation by Messrs. Pichai, Zuckerberg, Cook, Dorsey, Bezos, and others for the sake of the right to reliable information."