In 1993, Topgyal, together with Sholpa Dawa, decided to do something concrete to make the world aware of the situation in Tibet. They began the task of putting together a list of current and former political prisoners in the Lhasa area. It was the hope of both Tibetans, both elderly men, that they would be able to somehow get the…
In 1993, Topgyal, together with Sholpa Dawa, decided to do something concrete to make the world aware of the situation in Tibet. They began the task of putting together a list of current and former political prisoners in the Lhasa area. It was the hope of both Tibetans, both elderly men, that they would be able to somehow get the…
Sholpa Dawa’s strong pro-independence beliefs have resulted in his arrest on three occasions and a current prison sentence of 16 years. He has gone to great lengths to print material on Tibetan independence and record the experiences of Tibetan people under Chinese occupation so as to distribute it amongst fellow Tibetans. Dawa is a 56 year old Tibetan tailor from…