NED honours imprisoned 11th Panchen Lama with Democracy Service Medal
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 5: The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) presented its 2025 Democracy Service Medal to Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama, whose enforced disappearance by Chinese authorities in 1995 remains one of the most enduring symbols of religious repression in Tibet. The medal was accepted on his behalf by Zeekyab Rinpoche, […]