Former Tibetan political prisoner testifies against China’s persecution of faith in Washington D.C.

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Tsering Dhundup

DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 1: Former Tibetan political prisoner Namkyi testified at the “Faith Under Siege: Confronting Religious Persecution and Oppression in China”, conference held at the U.S. Capitol, on the eve of China’s 76th National Day, as survivors of persecution, activists, U.S. lawmakers, and international rights advocates gathered to confront the Chinese Communist Party’s escalating assault on religious freedom.

Namkyi, recounted her 2015 protest in Ngaba County with her sister, Tenzin Dolma, which led to their arrest and torture. “We were forced into solit...

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