15-year-old Tibetan girl Namkyi arrested in China for displaying Dalai Lama portraits.

15-year-old Tibetan girl, Namkyi, and her sister were arrested by Chinese authorities in 2015 for publicly displaying Dalai Lama portraits and demanding 'free Tibet'. Namkyi arrived in India in June 2016 and is studying at an educational institution run by the Tibetan government-in-exile. She claims the Chinese government is showing a different reality of Tibet, while Tibetans face increasing fear and repression.

April 28, 2024
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