Political Quotes

“Yesterday, March 10, marked the 38th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising, at a time when many Tibetan citizens gave their lives to defend their freedom and to prevent the Dalai Lama from being kidnaped by the Chinese Army. For those who stand with the Tibetan people, it is a day to consider what can be done to lend support to their aspirations. The United States Senate will mark the occasion by adopting this resolution Senate Resolution 19, introduced on the first day of the 105th Congress, condemning the egregious prison sentence imposed by the Chinese Government on Hgawang Choephel. Mr. Choephel, a Tibetan ethnomusicologist and Fulbright Scholar, returned to Tibet in July 1995 to prepare a documentary film about traditional Tibetan performing arts. He was detained in August 1995 by the Chinese authorities and held incommunicado for over a year before the Government of the People's Republic of China admitted to holding him, and finally charged him with espionage in October 1996. On December 26, 1996, the Chinese Government sentenced Ngawang Choephel to an 18-year prison term plus 4 years subsequent deprivation of his political rights following a secret trial.”