[Swprograms] **OT** China execution alert

[atlsvo@xxxxxxxxx (maryanne kehoe)]

Radio content: Radio Free Asia. 

I am posting this because the Tibet rights groups have really been
behind *my* call for broadcaster's rights in 2008.

Those of you who don't care---hit delete.





 
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From: mozescur@xxxxxxxxx(Mozes Valdemar Curiel) Date: Sun, Nov 28,
2004, 1:03pm (EST-3) To: lampofhope@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
anti-deathpenalty-usa-news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lampofhope]
PETITION TO STOP THE EXECUTION OF TENZIN DELEK RINPOCHE Reply to:
lampofhope@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
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Source of the Petition;
http://www.tibet.ca/en/urgentactions/ 
Please forward 
"Since I am a Tibetan, I have always been sincere and devoted to the
interests and well-being of Tibetan people. That is the real reason why
the Chinese do not like me and framed me. That is why they are going to
take my precious life even though I am innocent." 
-Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, in a statement smuggled out of prison that was
published on Radio Free Asia Jan 21, 2003 
A respected Buddhist leader in the Tibetan region of Kham (Sichuan
Province), Tenzin Delek has been targeted by the Chinese authorities
because of his dedication to preserving Tibetan religion and culture,
and his support for the Dalai Lama. He was arrested in April 2002 and
sentenced to death, with a two-year suspension, on 2 December 2002 after
an unfair judicial process. He had been charged, with Lobsang Dhondup,
of "splittist activities" and being involved in "causing explosions." At
least ten (10) other Tibetans were detained in connection with this case
and two still remain in prison. 
China has produced no evidence to support the accusations against Tenzin
Delek Rinpoche. After immense international pressure, governments
expressed their strong concern to the Chinese authorities about these
cases. The Chinese government assured the US and the European Union that
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche and Lobsang Dhondup would receive a fair and open
retrial. 
However, in a shocking development, the Chinese authorities held the
retrial in secret and EXECUTED LOBSANG DHONDUP ON JANUARY 26, 2003. This
is the first known execution of a Tibetan for political crimes in 20
years. Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's death sentence was upheld in this same
secret trial. 
PLEASE TAKE ACTION! Tenzin Delek Rinpoche could be executed as soon as
December 2nd 2004. Pressure must be applied to the Chinese authorities
to remove Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's death sentence and to provide the
opportunity for a free and fair re-trial. This trial should be open to
impartial independent observers and allow Rinpoche to select his own
legal counsel. 
1. Write to the Chinese Government 
Let the Chinese Minister of Justice and the Ambassador to Canada know
that we are watching the events unfolding in Tibet. Ask them to lift
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's death sentence and to conduct an independent
re-trial that could be observed by impartial international observers. 
Download the following letter, sign and send immediately to the Minister
of Justice. 
Download the following petition, get signatures and send immediately to
the Chinese Ambassador to Canada. 
2. Write to the Canadian Government 
You can also help Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's case by writing to the
Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs. Ask Pierre Pettigrew to raise
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's case with China and press for the above
requests. 
Download the following letter, sign and send immediately to the Minister
of Foreign Affairs. Download the following petition, get signatures and
send immediately to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. 
For more information on Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, please visit: 
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/02/06/china7278.htm
http://www.savetenzin.org 
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