PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Birthday of Panchen Lama, Gedhyn Choekyi Nyima (25 April 2023)

That this House celebrates the 34th birthday of the Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, which was 25 April; urges the Government to engage with Chinese counterparts as to the whereabouts and safety of the Panchen Lama and his family following his abduction by the Chinese Government in 1995; notes that the succession of the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama should not be a concern of the Chinese Government; further urges the Chinese Government to refrain from interfering in the succession of the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama; and renews calls for freedom of religion or belief for Tibetans to be upheld and attacks against Tibetan culture to cease.

Sponsored by:
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)