Phuntsog Nyidron is Free!

Phuntsog Nyidron, the last of the Drapchi 14 nuns to be released from prison, just arrived in San Francisco on a plane from Beijing. Only two months ago, many of you participated in an action alert, calling on the Chinese authorities to allow her to travel abroad to receive proper medical treatment. Although Phuntsog Nyidron was officially released from the notorious Drapchi prison in 2004, she has been under house arrest and suffering from debilitating health problems caused from torture she received during her 15 years in prison. She has been released into the custody of the International Campaign for Tibet, and was greeted at the airport by her former cell-mate Ngawang Sangdrol.

Thank you to each of you who took action on Phuntsog Nyidron’s behalf. Her arrival in the United States, once again, demonstrates that our efforts are being heard by the Chinese authorities and are having an impact on the ground inside Tibet!

To read more about Phuntsog Nyidron’s release and the Drapchi 14 nuns, click here.