WHERE IS THE PANCHEN LAMA?

The present (11th) incarnation of the Panchen Lama is a matter of controversy: the People's Republic of China asserts it is Gyancain Norbu, while the 14th Dalai Lama asserted it was Gedhun Choekyi Nyima on May 14, 1995. The latter vanished from public eye shortly after being named, aged six. Chinese authorities stated that Gedhun had been taken into protective custody from those that would spirit him into exile. However, most believe he is now held in captivity against the wishes of the Tibetan people. Tibetans and human rights groups continue to campaign for his release. 

Today:

The Panchen Lamas 24th birthday.

WHERE IS THE PANCHEN LAMA?

What you can do today:

1, share this post
2. use the picture as profile pic

3. CALL THE CHINESE EMBASSY IN YOUR COUNTRY

yes, a bit of an effort, finding phone numbers, but please MAKE that effort..we need to speak up for what we believe in, not just *like* pictures and photos..

Please
take action today.

Even one call.....

Tibet Self-Immolations Move to Lhasa

Tobgye Tseten, who died from self-immolation in Lhasa this week, was from Xiahe County, or Labrang in Tibetan, the seat of the famous Labrang Monastery. It is one of my favorite places in the world. When I talked with Tibetans in Labrang in 1996 there was obvious discontent over Chinese rule and the situation only has gotten worse. I don't have my photos of Labrang with me in Kuwait but found this wonderful photo on China Mike's website, he seems like a great guy:  http://www.china-mike.com/

Tibet Self-Immolations Moves to Lhasa

By EDWARD WONG (NYT)

The self-immolations were the most significant act of protest to take place in heavily patrolled city of Lhasa since the uprising in 2008.

More Deaths and Anti-Chinese Protests in Tibet

A Tibetan woman outside a monastery in the Sichuan province of China. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/09/another-monk

China: 2 Tibetans Reported Killed in Self-Immolation Protest

By RICK GLADSTONE (NYT)

Chinese security forces shot and killed two Tibetans on Thursday who had been involved in antigovernment protests, the American broadcaster Radio Free Asia reported.

China: Exile Groups Report Another Self-Immolation in Tibet

By IAN JOHNSON (NYT)

The latest report brings the total number of Tibetans who have taken their lives to protest Chinese rule since March 2009 to 20.  

Also see previous posts on Tibet:

William of Arabia: Chinese Police Fire on Tibetan Protesters Again...

Jan 28, 2012

By DAN LEVIN (NYT). Far from the eyes of Beijing technocrats, students learn to write Tibetan and get their first formal introduction to a history, culture and religion that many call embattled. Posted by William Andersen at 3:22 ...

http://williamjandersen.blogspot.com/

William of Arabia: 3 Tibetans Self-Immolate in Anti-Chinese Protest

Feb 06, 2012

Since March 2011, as many as 19 Tibetans have set fire to themselves in Tibet; 7 since 6 January 2012. There was a further self-immolation in 2009. http://standupfortibet.org/ ...

http://williamjandersen.blogspot.com/

William of Arabia: Tenth Tibetan Monk Sets Self on Fire!

Oct 26, 2011

By RICK GLADSTONE (NYT). The group Free Tibet said the self-immolation happened outside a monastery in Garze, and that the monk's identity, condition and whereabouts were not known. For more on Tibet in this blog see ...

http://williamjandersen.blogspot.com/

William of Arabia: China 'disappeared' Tibet's Panchen Lama

Apr 25, 2011

I don't think you will receive this letter. I know that you're being watched, monitored and controlled 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. But deep down I have this stubborn hope that maybe you will hear us. Maybe you'll see us ...

http://williamjandersen.blogspot.com/

William of Arabia: Two Tibetan Monks Set Themselves on Fire in ...

Sep 26, 2011

Lobsang Kalsang and Lobsang Konchok of Kirti Monastery are the 3rd and 4th monks to have self-immolated in the last six months, an act that Tibet had never seen before 2009. The two young monks, both aged 18, called for ...

http://williamjandersen.blogspot.com/

William of Arabia: Chinese security forces opened fire on Tibetan ...

Jan 24, 2012

Police officers opened fire on Tibetan protesters in western China on Monday in the largest violent confrontation in ethnic Tibetan areas of China since 2008. HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR??? Posted by William Andersen at ...

http://williamjandersen.blogspot.com/

William of Arabia: Twelfth Tibetan Self-Immolates in anti-China protest

Dec 03, 2011

A former Tibetan monk set fire to himself on Thursday as an anti-China political protest in Tibet's Chamdo township. Posted by William Andersen at 6:12 PM · Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook ...

http://williamjandersen.blogspot.com/

William of Arabia: Horrifying image of Tibetan nun in flames on street ...

Nov 21, 2011

The image is taken from a video released by protest group Students for a Free Tibet, who smuggled it out of southwest China following the incident. Posted by William Andersen at 7:51 PM · Email ThisBlogThis!Share to ...

http://williamjandersen.blogspot.com/

William of Arabia: 11th Tibetan sets self on fire to protest Chinese ...

Nov 04, 2011

Tibetans-in-exile hold placards showing the monks who had set themselves on fire to protest against the Chinese rule in Tibet during a protest march in Dharamshala. (AFP Photo/Lobsang Wangyal) ...

http://williamjandersen.blogspot.com/

William of Arabia: Petition to Release Tibetan poet Tashi Rabten

Nov 12, 2011

High Peaks Pure Earth, 100 Thousand Poets for Change, Split This Rock, members of the Tibetan community, and human rights/freedom of speech supporters... Posted by William Andersen at 9:09 PM · Email ThisBlogThis!

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William of Arabia: New siege on Tibetan Monastery by Chinese ...

Apr 17, 2011

The current situation prevailing at Kirti Monastery in Ngaba in northeastern Tibet is extremely grim because of the stand-off between the Chinese military forces and the local Tibetans... Posted by William Andersen at 12:19 AM ...

http://williamjandersen.blogspot.com/

lecture at Milwaukee Art Museum: Emperor Qianlong & Tibetan ...

Aug 02, 2011

Lecture: Palace Tantra: Emperor Qianlong's Fascination with Tibetan Buddhism. THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2011, 6:15 PM. Lubar Auditorium of the Milwaukee Art Museum. Free with Museum admission (first Thursdays of the ...

http://williamjandersen.blogspot.com/

William of Arabia: Censorship...

Mar 26, 2009

Although many of the students had very little knowledge of Tibet or the heavy-handed censorship of Tibetan culture and religion in China, they were very interested in censorship, especially of the internet. The Kuwaiti ...

http://williamjandersen.blogspot.com/

William of Arabia: China 22 years later...

Jun 04, 2011

-Tibet Post International. Hong Kong Residents to Hold Vigil Marking Tiananmen...‎ - Bloomberg. Tiananmen Square Anniversary: 22 Years Later - Huffington Post. Tiananmen legacy: Crush any hint of dissent‎ - Vancouver ...

http://williamjandersen.blogspot.com/

11th Tibetan sets self on fire to protest Chinese rule...

Tibetans-in-exile hold placards showing the monks who had set themselves on fire to protest against the Chinese rule in Tibet during a protest march in Dharamshala. (AFP Photo/Lobsang Wangyal)

Tibetan Nun Sets Herself on Fire in Sichuan Province, China

By ANDREW JACOBS (NYT)

Qiu Xiang died Thursday after setting herself on fire in southwest Sichuan Province, becoming the 11th Tibetan to embrace a grisly protest against Chinese rule.

Tenth Tibetan Monk Sets Self on Fire!

Tenth Tibetan monk burns self in west China

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Tibetan Buddhist monk doused himself in fuel and set himself ablaze in far western China on Tuesday, the tenth ethnic Tibetan this ...

Tibetan Monk Said to Set Himself on Fire in Protest

By RICK GLADSTONE (NYT)

The group Free Tibet said the self-immolation happened outside a monastery in Garze, and that the monk’s identity, condition and whereabouts were not known.

For more on Tibet in this blog see:

William of Arabia: Two Tibetan Monks Set Themselves on Fire in Protest

William of Arabia: China 'disappeared' Tibet's Panchen Lama

lecture at Milwaukee Art Museum: Emperor Qianlong & Tibetan ...

William of Arabia: New siege on Tibetan Monastery by Chinese ...

William of Arabia: China Bans Reincarnation Without Government ...

William of Arabia: China 22 years later...

William of Arabia: Opening Reception this Friday, August 27, from ...

Images of the Panchen Lama projected on NYC Chinese Consulate!

Where Is He?

SFT projects the image of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima on the Chinese Consulate in New York and demands to know his whereabouts. Join the global campaign for his release: http://www.freethepanchenlama.org/

China 'disappeared' Tibet's Panchen Lama

Take Action for Tibet's Panchen Lama, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima who turns 22 years old today: http://www.freepanchenlama.org/

Free the Panchen Lama

www.freepanchenlama.org

Students for a Free Tibet : Open Letter to Panchen Rinpoche on the Occasion of his 22nd Birthday

www.studentsforafreetibet.org

I don't think you will receive this letter. I know that you're being watched, monitored and controlled 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. But deep down I have this stubborn hope that maybe you will hear us. Maybe you'll see us typing these words in New York, as you turn 22.