Swiss lawmakers urge China to release Panchen Lama, condemn 30 years of enforced disappearance
May 17, 2025
Swiss lawmakers from the Swiss Parliamentary Group for Tibet have urged China to immediately release the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, and condemned his 30-year enforced disappearance. In a strongly worded joint statement, they criticised China's interference in Tibetan religious succession and called it a violation of fundamental religious freedoms.