Raise Your Voice: Halt Religious Persecution

The Panchen Lama, a leading figure of the Tibetan Buddhist community, has been held in Chinese custody since 1995. You can help press Chinese authorities to release him.

The Dalai Lama, exiled religious and political leader of Tibet, recognized a 6-year-old Tibetan boy in May 1995 as the 11th reincarnation of the Panchen Lama. The Panchen Lama, referred to as "the Precious Great Scholar" by Tibetan Buddhists, is the second most important religious figure of the Tibetan Buddhist faith community.

Soon after the Dalai Lama's announcement, Chinese authorities abducted the boy, Gendun Choekyi Nyima, and chose another young boy as the reincarnated lama. For over a year, the Chinese Government denied knowledge of Gendun Choekyi Nyima's whereabouts. Then the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations stated that the boy had been placed under government protection.

Please write to the Chinese President and request the immediate and unconditional release of Gendun Choekyi Nyima. Enter your name and address, and a sample letter will be automatically generated for you addressed to the Chinese President. You can then copy it into your word processor to send by post or fax. It costs $0.40 to mail a letter from the United States to China.

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