Tibet Oh Tibet

November 29th, 2004

Not many of you know that the region that we refer to as the roof of the world i.e., Tibet. It is under the unjust control of Chinese Government. Many people talk about Kashmir issue, Israel-Palestinian conflict or the Iraq war but nobody seems to mention this place. I think it is because of cunning tactics on the part of Chinese government they seem to be good in censuring things and keeping them under the rug.

Tibet is a small country which is now under the control of China. The Tibetian Government in Exile now has its capital inside India from where it runs its “government.” The head of the government is Mr. Tenzin Gyatso who is referred to as Dalai Lama.

Human rights voilations galore but the thing that irks me most is how far the Chinese government has gone with its agenda that it has detained a young boy who is only 8 years old. He is the youngest political prisoner. His name is Gedhun Choekyi Nyima.

His crime is only that he has been nominated as Panchen Lama by the Dalai Lama. You can visit Free the Panchen Lama website to read more about him. You can also try FreeTibet.org if I have been able to arouse your interest in this problem.

 

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