On April 5th, around the world, people are going to raise their voices for Jigme Sangpo and Phuntsog Nyidron. Be it by sending a fax or letter to the Government of the People's Republic of China or. Be it by gathering many voices and going to the Chinese Government directly with slogans in mind and posters in hand. This message is directed to you as individuals and as groups. If I had each individual address I would write you personally.
Participation can be simple or it can be difficult but either way it can be done.
Jigme Sangpo Jigme Sangpo, a former primary school teacher now 72 years old, is serving one of the longest sentences imposed on a prisoner of conscience in Tibet. In 1988, he received an additional five year term for shouting pro-independence slogans in jail. In December 1991, he was reported to have been beaten for shouting slogans during a visit to Drapchi prison by the Swiss Ambassador to China and to have been subsequently held in solitary confinement for at least 6 weeks. His sentence was again increased, this time by a further 8 years. He remains in Drapchi prison, in Lhasa, Tibet's capital.