Students for a Free Tibet, Inc. Petition
Petition for the Release of Tibetan Filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen
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About this Petition:

December 10th is International Human Rights Day http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/60... , a day set aside to recognize the inherent rights of every individual and to take action for those who have been denied their rights. This Human Rights Day, please take action for the release of Tibetan filmmaker, Dhondup Wangchen (read more)

The Desired Outcome of this Petition:

The immediate release of Dhondup Wangchen and all charges dropped against Jigme Gyatso!

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Page 910 Signatures 29998 – 30025

To: Wu Aiying, Chinese Minister of Justice

We petition that…

Dhondup Wangchen has been detained and imprisoned by Chinese authorities for filming interviews with Tibetans. Both Dhondup Wangchen and his cameraman Jigme Gyatso were detained in late March 2008 in Siling in eastern Tibet (Ch: Xining, Qinghai Province). Dhondup Wangchen is reportedly being held without charge at Ershilipu Detention Center in Xining Kachu town (Ch: Linxia, Gansu Province) and Jigme Gyatso was released "temporarily" in October 2008.

Jigme Gyatso was beaten and tortured before being released from detention in October 2008. Dhondup Wangchen and Jigme Gyatso are not guilty of any crime. They simply documented the opinions of a variety of Tibetans, exercising the right to freedom of speech recognized by Premier Wen and enshrined in international law.

Therefore…We, the undersigned, call on you to immediately release Dhondup Wangchen and drop all charges against Jigme Gyatso.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned

30,025 Signatures

Name City State / Region Country
29,998. Stacie Pazura Sandy Utah United States
29,999. Penny Wheeler Orange Nsw Australia
30,000. Claudia Carla Carnevale Picton Ontario Canada
30,001. David Chubb Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
30,002. Megan LaBrecque Chicago Illinois United States
30,003. Jamie Dunn Jecheon Cheungbuk Korea, Republic Of
30,004. Yvonne Downie McDuffie Augusta Georgia United States
30,005. Simone Stemper South Deerfield Massachusetts United States
30,006. Alan Vu Euless Texas United States
30,007. Daniel Zambas Manchester Old Trafford United Kingdom
30,008. Sarah Leithauser French Greensboro North Carolina United States
30,009. Laura Howard Las Vegas Nevada United States
30,010. Ben Hiron Perth WA Australia
30,011. James Sweeney Hope Alaska United States
30,012. Aspen Jones Nampa Idaho United States
30,013. Julius Paka Jakarta Dki Jakarta Indonesia
30,014. Petter Schiller Helsingborg Skåne Sweden
30,015. Marc Solomon Montreal Quebec Canada
30,016. Himani Reddy Bedford Texas United States
30,017. Mardi Artist Roberts Creek British Columbia Canada
30,018. Philip Niren Toelkes Sequim Washington United States
30,019. Hongyan Lu Edmonton Alberta Canada
30,020. Lucia Fochesato Recoaro Terme VI Italy
30,021. John Allee Syracuse New York United States
30,022. Donald E. Boyd Mt Vernon Ohio United States
30,023. Fortunat Heuss Zurich Zurich Switzerland
30,024. eva electro Norwich Norfolk United Kingdom
30,025. Deborah Fulkerson Boise Idaho United States
 
 
 
 
 
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